Insomnia, depression and what's worse, he had absolutely no appetite. Things couldn't get any worse for him.

Yet when life had already made him hit rock-bottom, there was nothing left to lose anymore. Thrown into such situation, a young man who wasn't in the best mental condition, suddenly got nicknamed Midnight and found himself visiting the same girl over and over again every night in her backyard. The girl being the same one he had had a crush on years ago. 

The problem is... This girl has no idea who he is, nor did he have any intention to let her know. In such situation a question arises:

How do I make her like me back?

Midnight Smiles

/"Midnight, you asshole. You did that on purpose!/" Ryder cursed at him, punched his arm and tried to push herself away from him, but it was useless. However, she felt relief wash over her body, seeing him behave like this. Earlier in front of the bookstore, he sounded tired and downcast. It wasn’t obvious, but Ryder could tell. Unable to see his face, his voice had become the center of her focus. It was impossible not to tell if something was wrong with him or not as long as he said two words. But Midnight was trying to hide it. So, Ryder could only respect his choice and not make him feel uncomfortable.

/"Mhm. Are you warm now?/" Jake didn’t even try to deny it.

Ryder bit her lower lip, not replying right away. Warm? Her heart was boiling! /"… I’m still cold./" The thick face of this girl even surprised her herself.

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