★ LOVE GURU ៸៸ okkotsu yuta 乙骨 憂太

三 :: UNREQUITED

CHAPTER 3
UNREQUITED

you had convinced yourself that your motivation for engaging in this line of work was purely for professional purposes. however, as time went on, you couldn't help but notice the growing abundance of personal stories shared with you by your clients. the mere thought of uncovering intimate details about their lives became increasingly alluring, and before you knew it— you found yourself living for the gossip.

as a guardian angel to your clients, you've encountered love problems that even you couldn't have imagined solving. one client came to you with the dilemma of being cheated on and seeking revenge by seducing the mistress, while another was grappling with the heartbreak of rejection from a crush and attempting everything to win them back. you were also tasked with resolving complex love triangles, and some you even had to monitor the intimate details of their sex lives.

as you looked back on your career, you couldn't help but acknowledge the truth that many of your successful operations bordered on being sinful. after all, the contract explicitly stated that you were authorized to take drastic measures if necessary, and you had certainly not shied away from doing so. as you celebrate your victories, you did your best to hide the twinge of guilt. you firmly believed that it was better to celebrate success and forced yourself that you had a clear conscience, after all.

having grown accustomed to the chaotic lives of the people you worked with, you have already prepared yourself on the possibility that you will embark on yet another wild ride with okkotsu.

...but everything seems to be okay so far?

you encouraged him to story tell his innermost thoughts, to unravel the secrets between their relationship. in anticipation of what you imagined would be a distressing litany of woes, to your surprise, his words were not the dark confessions you had braced yourself for. rather, they were suffused with a tenderness and sincerity that caught you off guard.

"i remember i was diagnosed with pnuemonia. i was a sickly child back then." yuta narrates as you have requested. his hands clasped. "i liked roaming around the hospital, i couldn't be bothered to stay in bed forever." he chuckles. "—my mother would always lecture me because of that."

a sickly child?

a context clue that made your ears ring. to think there was such a rarity of connection forged in the innocence of childhood and maintained through adulthood. imbued their love with an intensity that made you felt as though you had stumbled upon a rare treasure. you felt as though you had been given a rare opportunity to witness something truly special— a love story that was waiting for you to craft its happy ending.

you could see it in his eyes, hear it in his voice— the defining moment is about to begin, one that had shaped the course of his life in ways that he could never have imagined. this was the time he felt the sensation of his heart pounding in his chest. it was the beginning of love.