If you only hug once in your life, will you still choose to love?
6-year-old Xiao Feng goes to her grandfather's house in the countryside every summer, and she likes to go alone to play in the nearby woods, and on this day, Xiao Feng got lost in the woods.
She couldn't find an exit when she turned around, and remembering that there were many monsters here in the legend, Xiao Feng cried in fear, and just when she was crying exhausted, a voice from Qingyue came from the forest.
A teenager poked his head out from behind a tree not far away, wearing a strange mask on his face. Hearing someone talking, Xiao Feng felt that she was saved.
She pounced all the way over, but the teenager seemed very nervous, desperately dodging, and let the little firefly that pounced on her fall to the ground. He hurriedly said sorry in a somewhat cramped manner.
On the way, he explains to Hotaru that he is a youkai and will disappear if he touches a human. But the teenager in front of him was obviously like a big brother, so Xiao Ying was not afraid at all.
The teenager picked up a wooden stick and led the bouncing little firefly all the way to the mountain gate. Before leaving, Xiao Ying knew that the teenager's name was Ah Yin, and Xiao Ying made an appointment with him to meet again the next day to send him a thank you gift.
Ah Yin didn't say anything, Xiao Feng was afraid that he would refuse, so he immediately ran away and acquiesced. But when she turned back, she found that Ah Yin had disappeared behind the mountain gate at some point.
Xiao Feng, who walked out of the mountain forest, met her grandfather who came to look for her. Curious, she asked her grandfather if there were really monsters living in this forest.
Grandpa said that he had never seen the appearance of a yokai in person, but when he was a child, he and his friends had mistakenly entered the celebration held by the yokai.
When she went to bed at night, the voice of the teenager constantly echoed in Xiao Feng's ears, and she couldn't wait to close her eyes, looking forward to the arrival of tomorrow.
At dawn, Xiao Feng jumped up the mountain with gifts, and the teenager really sat there waiting. They were walking together in the forest, but on the way they met a big monster.
The demon fierce god said to Xiao Ying viciously, don't touch Ah Yin, otherwise you will eat Xiao Ying. Ah Yin thought that he had scared Xiao Ying, and hurriedly said that it was his friend.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Feng shouted happily, and really saw the monster, so powerful. Every day after that, Xiao Feng would come to the forest, and the teenager would wait in front of the mountain gate.
They eat popsicles together, walk, enjoy flowers, play, and feel inexplicably happy about even the most boring little things.
Once, Ah Yin slept on the grass, and Xiao Feng couldn't help but unmask him.
Qingjun's face under the mask is very good-looking, just like his voice. Xiao Ying asked Ah Yin why he wore a mask all the time?
Ah Yin said carelessly that his ordinary face, if he did not wear a mask, would not look like a monster.
One day, while walking in the forest, another tree monster grandfather appeared, and he was worried that Ah Yin and the human child would disappear one day.
Similarly, he also warned Xiao Ying not to touch Ah Yin. And Xiao Feng is always eccentric and often teases Ah Yin. Once, the trickster little firefly hung upside down on a tree, but accidentally fell down.
Ah Yin subconsciously reached out his hand to pick her up, but he still didn't have time to receive it. The little firefly fell to the ground, and the tears hurt out.
However, she smiled sadly and happily, fortunately, Ah Yin did not receive herself, and told Ah Yin that no matter what happened in the future, she should not touch herself.
Because, like Grandpa Big Tree and other youkai in the forest, she didn't want Ah Yin to disappear, and hoped that Ah Yin could exist forever.
In the summer after that, and every summer after that, Xiao Feng would go to that forest, and Ah Yin would always sit in front of the mountain gate and wait.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ying was already in junior high school, she had grown a lot taller, and Ah Yin seemed to grow very slowly, no different from when she first met.
They walked in the forest as usual, flying kites, the breeze was gentle, Ah Yin took off his mask rarely, and looked at the face that had not changed much since the first time they met, and the carefree little firefly had a little concern.
One day, I will surpass Ah Yin's age.
Summer is coming to an end again, and before leaving, Xiao Feng accidentally learned from her grandfather that the monsters in the mountains are most afraid of winter.
So, she prepared a scarf early for Ah Yin...
In winter, heavy snow covered the street, and a fellow male classmate reached over and pulled Xiao Feng to prevent her from falling. Because she found that Xiao Feng had been in a daze lately.
The temperature from the palm of her hand made Xiao Ying think of Ah Yin again, it was not summer, but she wanted to see Ah Yin right away. I want to touch Ah Yin, I want to know if Ah Yin's hand is also so warm.
And Ah Yin, who is far away in the mountain forest, wrapped around the scarf sent by Xiao Ying, is also thinking of the girl, and can no longer be satisfied with meeting in the summer. Winter also wants to see you, spring also wants to see you, autumn also wants to see you.
When I saw Ah Yin again, Xiao Ying had already come out of nowhere. She told Ah Yin that she wanted to find a job near her grandfather's house in the future, so that no matter whether it was spring, summer, autumn or winter, they could meet.
Ah Yin was silent on the side, and then asked Xiao Ying if she wanted to hear her own story.
It turned out that Ah Yin was an abandoned baby who should have survived in this deep mountain forest.
The kind mountain god lord cast a spell to keep him, and from then on, Ah Yin was like a ghost, living in the forest with the youkai. However, he can't touch humans, otherwise the spell will disappear and Ah Yin will dissipate with it.
Ah Yin understands that Xiao Ying is growing up day by day, and he can't promise her any future. And Xiao Feng also thought that maybe one day he would separate them.
But until that moment comes, let's be together like this. Even if you can't hold hands, you have to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ah Yin.
The legendary youkai summer celebration is coming, and Ah Yin invites Xiao Feng to participate. All the youkai took on the form of humans, and the celebration was very lively, and Ah Yin tied Xiao Feng to himself with a ribbon to prevent him from separating.
The two walked side by side on the forest path, desperately restraining their desire to hold hands. I can't touch you, so that I can see you all the time; when I see you, I want to touch you.
The repressed feelings of the two were about to overflow their hearts.
They walked all the way to the quiet lake, and in the moonlight, Ah Yin took off his mask and covered Xiao Feng's face. Then, through the mask, he kissed Xiao Feng lightly.
Xiao Feng thought to herself, this is probably the kiss of parting.
But before she could look back, the two bear children suddenly jumped out from behind them and almost fell, and Ah Yin pulled one of the children in a hurry.
Unexpectedly, these two children were not monsters transformed into human beings, but human children who had mistakenly entered the celebration.
Xiao Feng smiled and said goodbye to the bear children, then turned around to find that Ah Yin's body was gradually dissipating from the fingers.
But Ah Yin was not sad, because he could finally not restrain himself, and finally he could hug his sweetheart!
He stretched out his arms to Xiao Feng, smiled and said warmly:
"Come on, I can finally hug you..."
Xiao Ying looked at the still handsome teenager, she did not cry, but happily threw herself into her arms.
The first and last time...
The miracle did not appear after all, the warmth in his arms gradually disappeared, leaving only Ah Yin's coat on the ground... Xiao Feng could no longer control her emotions and cried bitterly as she hugged her clothes.
Vaguely, she seemed to hear Ah Yin say, "I like you!" Xiao Feng said without hesitation, "Me too!" ”
The monsters in the forest are sad about Ah Yin's departure, but they are happy for him because he has a human who wants to touch for the first time.
In the deep green forest, the stars and fireflies glowed with a faint halo, and they guided the little fireflies out of the forest...
Maybe for a long time, Xiao Feng will no longer look forward to the arrival of summer. However, the residual temperature in the hand, as well as the memories of summer, will accompany Xiao Feng all the way down...
The movie ends here, "Forest of Fire" is a very healing love short film, every time you revisit it, you will feel warm and sad.
There is a very touching line:
"One day, time will tear you and me apart." But even so, let's stay together until that time comes. ”
Many times, the people we meet may not be able to accompany us to the end. They appeared, left, and finally returned to the sea of people, as if they had never existed.
But what we can think of is his or her gentle gaze, his or her shallow smile, and those lingering warm memories, who can say that he or she does not exist.
The hug that will never be forgotten is the best gift left by the person in the memory, which is probably the meaning of two people who are doomed not to be together, but they meet.
Because meeting you was the best thing that ever happened in my life...