Waning Moon

Three years ago, he ran rampant in Africa, undeniably the King of Soldier Kings. Three years later, he returned to the city, carless, houseless, and constantly in trouble. 
Applying to be a security guard at a company, switching from the battlefield to the office, he's low key, clever, with depth. Even security guards can have their moment in the spring.
Every time someone asked him, why are you always the unlucky one?
Basil Jaak would shyly say, it's just because I'm too obviously handsome!
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Close body King of Soldiers

Basil Jaak opened the door to see the living room shrouded in darkness and Xenia Wendleton's bedroom door tightly shut. He tiptoed inside without turning on any lights, slowly heading toward the bathroom. His plan was to take a quick shower and then head to bed.


But much to Basil's surprise, as soon as he opened the door, a blinding flash of white light seared his eyes. Once he managed to blink the stars away, he was dumbstruck: a gleaming silhouette was tucked behind a curtain of cascading water, like a water nymph emerging from a lily.


Basil previously never understood why ancient authors described a woman's body parts with the prefix 'jad'- he felt these clichés were trite and unimaginative. However, the sight before him completely overturned his previous thoughts as he struggled to find a word more fitting than 'jade'.


It's harmonious, harmonious, harmonious, harmonious, harmonious...


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