Eva Lieng

“Taiwan is just an island across the sea,” Grandma says. Wei must stay in Fuzhou, China, and do everything he can to stop his cousin from going to Taiwan.

Fang’s home is cramped and chaotic—not even a dining table to gather around. One day, she visits her friend Qi’s birthday party and, for the first time, sits at a real table to share a meal. That simple moment awakens a longing she never knew she had.

After their parents’ divorce, a brother and sister grew up living apart in Taiwan and Malaysia. During the pandemic, their mother passed away suddenly. Reunited in Taiwan after so many years apart, how should the two of them face and get through this long-silent day together?