✎ to you, who swallowed a star 「 ed•v 」

22.42

do you know the meaning of love?

yeon hana-ssi asks as
the night grew deeper.

i guess it’s about
that time of the year.

at that budding age
where we ought to
think about romance,
relationships, and,
inevitably, marriage.

though, by the tower’s
standards, we’re far too
young to be thinking
about settling down.

but, looking back on it
once in a while
doesn’t hurt, i suppose.

lady blossom compares
love to shinsu—
overflowing, but finite.

meri says love
is like coming home
to a secure shelter
with his familiars
amidst a chaotic reality.

jahad and hon think
love is the endless
pursuit of adventure.

that exhilarating rush
of blood pumping into
your senses, coursing
through your veins.

it is everything they
never want to end.

love for lady yeon
is the rarity of
a zygaena’s flower,
while for lady arlene,
it is that irrational
bout of joy
that comes after
a mind-blowing
breakthrough.

the meaning of love
is as complicated
as it gets, and i
cannot help but
compare it to
eduan’s philosophy.

love is the taste of fine wine. 

bittersweet.
unhealthily addictive.
dangerous, yet he
can’t stop craving.

to say that
my answer pales
in comparison, is
an understatement.

to say that love
is the contentment
for the simplest things,
like waking up to
the sound of my
friends bickering, is an
understatement.

how can i beautifully
define something i’ve
barely ever known? 

to me,
the meaning
of love
is death.

love is not something
easily approved.

to love is to
leave your family.

then they spend
the rest of their
lifetime dealing with
the mess two people
madly in love made.

am i wrong, hyung?

, V.