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salem

Summary:

"i want to be loved like a person , not like a dog"
the story of someone thinking they're unlovable , and someone loving them like breathing .

Notes:

(See the end of the work for notes.)

Chapter 1: grumpy

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he hears her laugh at first , her strange and loud and contagious laugh and groans ; feeling like those grumpy old men who hate seeing teenagers having fun , and reprimands himself for feeling like that and thinks “ they're laughing loudly and bothering people , surely i would be doing a public service by putting an end to it also who in their right mind is laughing at 9 am ?” he turns to glare at the person but as he sees her, he feels all the annoyance and grumpiness evaporate off him , because why shouldn’t she laugh when looking like miss sunshine personified ? As he scans her he notices her elegant neck that was adorned with necklaces ,not one matching the other , fingers also filled with rings of multiple shades of gold and silver and as he raised his eyes he felt his heart skips a beat , she wasn't a supermodel by any means or had any outrageous feature that turned heads, but she was simply beautiful . she had olive skin that gave her a tan look even in the deep of cold winter , short wavy dark hair that looked golden in a certain light , brown eyes that looked like dripping honey with a ring of pure black that looked warm and kind , she had fine features and he felt the itch to sculpt her , with a small nose that gave her a youthful look , cat-like eyes that were accsuntuated with her sharp eyeliner looked , a small but plump mouth that was painted in dark red lipstick that gave her an edgier look with her youthful appearance . she was wearing one of those three piece suits that a lot women wear in office settings but she made it look casual enough for uni , how ? he didn't know . He felt this need to know her and to make her laugh again and he almost gave himself a slap and thought "god this is creepy and cheesy as hell what am a i , an 80s romcom main character ?" suddenly she looked directly at him , certainly having felt the intensity of his gaze and just stared at him , no smile or scowl in sight just a spark of curiosity in her eyes and he certainly didn't want to flatter himself that much to think that it was more than simple curiosity (even though he wanted it to be more) , but as her friends spoke with her , alerting her of the time ; she all too quickly cut the connection between them and started to rise , suddenly he felt panic at the idea of her leaving without him at least knowing her name or a way to see her again , but he felt frozen , unable to move from his seat as he watched her leave . after losing sight of her he sighed , head deep in his head as he tried not to rip his hair from frustration from being such a coward thta was affraid of rejection no that he didn't even try and at least and converse with her , if she wasnt intrested then he would respect that and leave her alone , it would sting of course , but at least he could get over this feeling of having failed and letting the most gorgeous girl he had ever had seen slip from him . (or so he thought ....)