I had feared this had died, so nice to see something new.

Ye, looks like chapters are going to pick up in speed again

What ever happened to the plot line of after their kiss after the birthday party?

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_10122017_update#2

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_22122017_update

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_ch168

Seems like we were gonna see what happens when they met up again, but Sun Jing didn't show up, and then...? Did I miss anything?

What was the chapter number for the story of body pillow that is in this chapter?

It's chapter 100.

Faust posted:

What ever happened to the plot line of after their kiss after the birthday party?

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_10122017_update#2

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_22122017_update

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_ch168

Seems like we were gonna see what happens when they met up again, but Sun Jing didn't show up, and then...? Did I miss anything?

Multiverse and time traveling...

Cute. I'm happy to see that Their Story is continuing.

What was the chapter number for the story of body pillow that is in this chapter?

It's chapter 100.

Thank you!

The first page of this chapter made me quite sad, but the second page ended in a really cute way.

Aww, little Qiu Tong is adorable

Ye, looks like chapters are going to pick up in speed again

Oh, good! I was pretty much resigned to this having been dropped.

So, Qui Tong's "Daddy" didn't have what it took to be real father... So he walked out on her? Well, that's why she has Sun Jing in her life, who'll never abandon her.

What ever happened to the plot line of after their kiss after the birthday party?

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_10122017_update#2

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_22122017_update

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_ch168

Seems like we were gonna see what happens when they met up again, but Sun Jing didn't show up, and then...? Did I miss anything?

Sigh—this thread really needs a sticky FAQ for this question.

This has basically turned into two different series because of external events, mostly political ones.

Others here know the details more fully than I do, but my understanding is that the author was on the verge of publishing a print volume when a governmental crackdown in China on LGBQT media content derailed everything.

That initial continuity-heavy ensemble-ish story has been replaced by a SOL story focusing on scenes of SJ & QT being cute* together while treading very, very carefully concerning any content that might attract negative attention from the authorities.

And who can blame them?

*Very, very cute.

I want more

Ye, looks like chapters are going to pick up in speed again

Oh, good! I was pretty much resigned to this having been dropped.

She works with different stories and illustrations as well as i see on her website, and she has to be careful with this story because it could actuallt make her end up in Jail...Σ੧(❛□❛✿)

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What ever happened to the plot line of after their kiss after the birthday party?

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_10122017_update#2

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_22122017_update

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_ch168

Seems like we were gonna see what happens when they met up again, but Sun Jing didn't show up, and then...? Did I miss anything?

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_26012018_update

This is the next time they met up after that. (Notice QT still has SJ's jacket at that point) So it turned out to be a non-event between them. What really got dropped is Sun Jing's interaction/shooting down of Mo Xiaonan. After that we got this:
https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_ch158

where SJ is teasing QT about the kiss and what it means for them, but we didn't really get back to a clear narrative of any sort until the amusement park date. We did get to see here

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/their_story_ch168

that Mo is unhappy, so either she's upset that SJ shot her down, or SJ ditched her to go catch up with QT. Either way, it doesn't seem like we're going to get that bit filled in anytime soon.

Like Blastarr said, the going theory is that the crackdown on LGBT media and the ensuing fallout affected the artist for awhile, but that is pretty much just speculation, we don't really know why she ditched the plotline.

So, Qui Tong's "Daddy" didn't have what it took to be real father... So he walked out on her? Well, that's why she has Sun Jing in her life, who'll never abandon her.

Yeah, yuri works have to include some kind of dark traumatic past lol.

My interpretation was that the dad died but that's very likely my own biases

My interpretation was that the dad died but that's very likely my own biases

Dad is alive.

In Chap. 60 QT describes playing basketball with her dad as a little kid but just being able to toss the ball back and forth, and that later, "he didn't have time."

In Chap. 66, Dad calls and cancels dinner plans on a night when SJ is visiting.

Chap. 104, QT says that her Mom and dad separated when she was young.

So he's not dead, just mostly absent.

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I wanna say this is worth reading even if it regressed into subtext, for how cute it is, but I despise the idea that she was forced to dial it back because of government interference. May it consume me as much as it will, it changes nothing.

Hopefully Tanjiu can give her vision form in a careful manner.

Others have disagreed (vehemently) with me on this, which is fine, but I really think Tanjiu's strength is creating strong individual scenes rather than working a large-scale narrative, and the previous cast was rather extended, with a lot of characters to service (and--the part where I get pushback--I didn't care much about those other characters except for Mophead anyway).

So I'd prefer more of a focused story if I could get it, but this does play to what I see as the author's strengths.

(Autocorrect wants "Hophead" rather than "Mophead," which is definitely not OK.)

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Others have disagreed (vehemently) with me on this, which is fine, but I really think Tanjiu's strength is creating strong individual scenes rather than working a large-scale narrative.

I see what you mean actually. Whenever I think of this story I have trouble remembering any real arcs or character development, but I do rermember really strong moments. Or scenes if you will.
Tanjiu is good at conveying a mood and clearly has a real talent for framing moments.

PS: At least it wasn't Bophead.

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I wanna say this is worth reading even if it regressed into subtext, for how cute it is, but I despise the idea that she was forced to dial it back because of government interference. May it consume me as much as it will, it changes nothing.

Hopefully Tanjiu can give her vision form in a careful manner.

Woah, hey, a plotline may have been dropped, but it is -not- subtext. They've been repeatedly shown that they end up living together, and the most recent storyline made reference to them dating, had QT hop in SJ's lap, involved them sharing their second kiss, and had Sun Jing explicitly refer to herself as Qiu Tong's girlfriend.

Even this latest strip, while not explicitly romantic, speaks to the importance SJ holds to QT.

Their relationship is text, and there's no sign that Tan Jiu has backed off on that.

The theory that matches the fact pattern is that she ditched the sad storyline because life was depressing, not that she's censored the story itself. Unless you have another source of info that I haven't seen.

The theory that matches the fact pattern is that she ditched the sad storyline because life was depressing, not that she's censored the story itself. Unless you have another source of info that I haven't seen.

It’s worth remembering, though, that SJ & QT were far from the only thread the “narrative” version of the story had going. Off the top of my head there was:

• Mophead and That One Girl
• The Guy Who Was Gay
• The Basketball Rivalry
• The Angst of the Really Big Guy

To say nothing of Mopey Mo and Tattletale, who barely survived the Narrative Implosion.

Others have disagreed (vehemently) with me on this, which is fine, but I really think Tanjiu's strength is creating strong individual scenes rather than working a large-scale narrative, and the previous cast was rather extended, with a lot of characters to service (and--the part where I get pushback--I didn't care much about those other characters except for Mophead anyway).

So I'd prefer more of a focused story if I could get it, but this does play to what I see as the author's strengths.

(Autocorrect wants "Hophead" rather than "Mophead," which is definitely not OK.)

I think Tan Jiu has the talent for large narratives but seems unfocused and impatient. She jumps around and backs up to fill out backstory like someone who has a good eye for how to structure a narrative, but lacks the patience to finish out plans and execute them.

The theory that matches the fact pattern is that she ditched the sad storyline because life was depressing, not that she's censored the story itself. Unless you have another source of info that I haven't seen.

It’s worth remembering, though, that SJ & QT were far from the only thread the “narrative” version of the story had going. Off the top of my head there was:

• Mophead and That One Girl
• The Guy Who Was Gay
• The Basketball Rivalry
• The Angst of the Really Big Guy

To say nothing of Mopey Mo and Tattletale, who barely survived the Narrative Implosion.

I mean, the Basketball rivalry was dealt with in the short term, the big guy -is- the gay guy, and he's an upperclassman and wouldn't be involved in the class trip, and I think the girl is an underclassman, so she probably wouldn't be around for it either. And that also was at a point where nothing specific was happening.

Mo was straight up derailed. The others could just be on the backburner while the A story goes.