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

Jake approached the fence with hesitant steps before jumping over it. He stopped to look up at the window of her room. The light was left on, but he was biting his lip, nervously standing in front of the fence for a few minutes, not daring to go any closer.

What if she doesn’t want to meet me?

He was battling himself, not knowing if he should go to her room or just leave. His cold hands were trembling slightly, and the lip hurt from all the biting, yet he didn't want to stay and didn't want to leave. In the end, Jake simply remained frozen in place.

Somewhere near the corner of the garden, a wooden swing seat swayed gently, almost in harmony with the swaying of the snowflakes in the wind. The nervous Jake had failed to notice that his Ry was sitting there, calmly looking at him.

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