Another example of the opera influence is with Yang Ying’s aunt, in which her entire look is based on the elderly woman archetype:
https://youtu.be/aWI6WhRdk4o?si=KGH6ylLCe85kpGZ5&t=1248
Just to be clear, although I do take a lot of design inspirations from Chinese opera, this story will not read like one. The similarities are only in terms of aesthetics.
Yang Ying has heard those words one too many times already. Those are the words that follow blatant mockeries spat at his face. Those are the words that are supposed to lessen the pain of the bullying, but never do. Those are the words that supposedly wiser and worldlier adults use to justify their harassment of a small child.
This is a short story about trauma, and how it lingers.
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