𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 & 𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄 ━ girl meets world²

11│KOI NO YOKAN

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❛ ʟᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀ & ʟᴀᴄᴇ​​​​​​​​​​. ❜ ° . ༄
- ͙۪۪˚   ▎❛ 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 ❜   ▎˚ ͙۪۪̥◌
»»————- ꒰ ᴋᴏɪ ɴᴏ ʏᴏᴋᴀɴ ꒱


❝ DO YOU HAVE ANY
PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS? ❞

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As a man of science, Farkle Minkus believed in facts as one might believe in religion or god. Facts were the hard, unequivocal truth in a constantly changing world. (That is, of course, unless the facts themselves changed, which was entirely possible as more data was discovered.)

FACT #1: 13.8 billion years ago, the Big Bang created the stars, the planets, the galaxies. Compared to the lifespan of the universe, human lives begin and end in a single day.

Compared to the vast expanse of space and time, Farkle's own human life was insignificant. Except for the few family and friends he had, there would be no real impact to show that he'd lived. It was part of the reason why he was so set on world domination; at least, if his name went down in history, he would be able to leave some mark behind.

FACT #2: of the 7.2 billion people in the world (as of 2014), there were exactly nine (9) people who would be affected if something were to happen to him.*

It was a daunting thought that he could count on two hands the number of people who cared about him. Two of them were his parents so they were sort of obligated to do so. Four of them were somehow related to his best friends (he wasn't sure if Maya's mom counted considering she was hardly there for her own daughter.) The last three were his best friends: Riley, Maya and Miya, the former two he was in love with. (Don't get him wrong— he loved Miya too, just not like that. . . at least, not yet.)

FACT #3: Farkle had always had a hard time making friends. Whether it was because of his name or his genius intellect, he didn't know, but very few people were willing to get to know him. Riley and Maya had been among the first to see him for who he was and when he noticed them in return, he'd seen how beautiful their souls were.

He'd been in class with Riley and Maya for several months before he had the courage to go up to them, projecting confidence into what would be the first of many 'ladies.' The perfect opportunity had presented itself with Riley's difficulty in understanding the apple bobbing game that had been set up. (Seriously, who thought a bowl of water that you put your head into would be a good game for first graders?) And, although Maya had laughed at his name (thus cementing that particular fear), he promised to love them 'both the same'— a promise which he continued to keep.

FACT #4: he (officially) met Riley and Maya at 9:33 am on Wednesday, October 31st, 2007. The first time he met Miya was at 9:33 pm on Saturday, December 22nd. As someone who took great interest in recognizing patterns, he often wondered if the next significant event in his life (that is, regarding the three girls) would take place at 9:33. . .

His father had known Miya's mother, Juliet, during his school days. They hadn't kept in touch until just a few years before Farkle was born when Juliet had reached out to Stuart to rekindle their friendship. They'd been trying to find a time for his father to come to England (as Juliet refused to set foot in the United States for unknown reasons) and on his third visit, Stuart had brought his young son with him to attend the Christmas concert that his friend was performing in.

December 22nd, 2004

As he'd only been three years old at the time, Farkle didn't remember much about the concert even with his excellent memory. (After all, the age of reason is believed to be around eight years old.) The most he could recall was cheerful music and a darkened room, though that might've been him projecting concerts that he actually did remember. In any case, the important event of the night took place after the recital.