her index finger gently traced fragile stems, sliding against the curve ever so softly. the imagery seemed akin to a lover caressing their partner’s throat, seemingly loving however one wrong move and life could so easily be snatched. the action is done carefully as if by her mere corrosive touch the delicately wrapped bouquet of jacob’s ladder (otherwise known as lily in the valley) would have wilted to their impending death. despite this, her amorous gaze was fixated on them laid upon her lap, comfort and pride sprouted inside like weeds in a vacant garden. not because she is a florist assistant, oh no. the flowers reminded her of a game she played in her free time-- animal crossing: new leaf. well into being an adult yet nari had too many child-like tendencies that rendered her unable to progress from girl to woman at the age of twenty-two. nonetheless, the flower is reminiscent to the one in the game. which is why she brought it, to surprise her friend. a fellow mayor like herself. their meeting was in the game and eventually in real life, nothing special although interesting.
friend, how cute is that term? (friends who only know each other for surface value, for town value!) nari had yet to show him her ugly insides and instead revealed the pious and umblemished town under her ownership, where all flowers were in an ordered fashion and her villagers were nothing but amicable. molded by the palms of once holy hands and church-yard fingers that have long lost their virtue, in other words created by a fraud-- a con-artist! the town itself exemplified what she so achingly, desperately wished to personify: clean, clean and so---- clean.
lost in her feelings of self-disgust and pride until a breeze brushed against her face, her attention drawn back to the present. a reminder that she was alone and that the boy had yet to arrive; she wondered if he forgot. with that in mind, her free hand dug out the phone from her pocket, a few taps of her fingers against the screen unlocking it before quickly going to her messages to inquire where he was.
[ SMS → DJ MOON ] // 1:35PM
┈ DJ, DJ ! where are you?
┈ remember it’s at Cheonggyecheon Stream.. i’m sitting near the water with a red coat.
┈ ｡ﾟ(ﾟ∩´﹏`∩ﾟ)ﾟ｡ it’s a little cold so please do come soon
┈ i have a gift. (´∀｀)♡
