Love in the Maze of Misunderstandings:

essed his fee

ering morbid sweet nothings. My rose-ti

to seriously reevalu

made my living fulfill

an aloof, strikingl

er frame stood nearly 190cm tall. But it was those attentive ey

my heartstrings t

d compensate for his constan

mple. "Traditional an

ative freedom

d, "It needs

lright-the satisfying feeling

is suggested he knew his d

ise my standards

aybe I

tised myself fo

t accepted, I was committed to s

faction e

, then disarm me with dimpled

mooth op

ssions blurred until I nearly for

entially writing off the final payment. Clearly,

ght was pure s

at after all this time, he migh

other client requested hom

months after gradu

pink blossoms adorned the paths, couples fille

a familiar-lo

y crushes; the woman, my a

ing to get a closer

eceiving Nina?" Billy's

ns. Nina referred

Billy deceiv

ruth yet. This is not the right t

ed - what right did I have? He'd ne

, I mourned my

ll those lingering gazes, those meaningful gla

me, I thought we shared a silent un

fool I'

p to conclusions, I i

y enough to bump into a junior

ly gathered all

junior, the department celebrity who'd already s

shatter

e they had witnessed countless relics to inspire them. How c

deposit while s

it, the more I couldn't swallow

mes? Fine, I'll

red my shop, I ra

didn't exist, radiating an unw

sliding over a folder. "Take

priceless. I would give him

in the drama

That was no

wisely approved the draft and transf

ting paid was alway

husiastically recommending a tattoo pa

capture his desperate attempts t

him, such an expressi

oed lady, and her skills are top-

cloud-patterned temporary tatto

nguish real tattoos from stick

said, "If you don't like this place, I

illy sudden

thing baring its teeth at you. A wolf in sheep's cloth

lty and mumbled an apology, "Sorry, I di

ology, "It's okay, d

blus

k, like an angel from above descending for m

lowed

d myself, "it was ju

mantra I knew, I snapped the portfol

e sharpened, "let's visit the parlors in person. W

s face was priceless. I near

personally tattoo 'liar' across yo

mingly innocent man posses

his retreat, Billy launched

Why couldn't he acc

never valued what came too

ly, he pe

ockwork. Tongue-tied, he'd adopted the

nal gestures earned

door, then leaning against the frame, ev

be admirable... if no

take a hint? No won

me? The risks outweigh

urtis, I delightedly gave a thu

their father's restaurant chain f

e inherit ten more sib

nd Billy waited as usual, this time clutchi

ndard "you bring me

I love winter snow, summer rain, and y

excu

e continued, "Carry my ashes. If danger comes, scatter them. Agai

cy words emerge

me, his morbid poetry continued. I

the flowers - beating him a

poem!" I chased him insid

ard romance? This wasn't

ally enlightened Billy a

heek, he offered s

eckage and Billy comfortably se

infiltrated

en outma

held the innocence

itched inv

ved awards. Had he tak

relentles

ts were wasted o