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[hwangmimi]

[ 𝐓𝐎𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋 ]

𝐊𝐈𝐌 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐄, Seoul, SK Late March, 2024 w. 𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐘𝐄𝐉𝐈

The days are getting longer. Mimi notices it from the way the sun stretches across the street outside the large shop windows, glowing orange across the grey concrete. He leans his chin in his palms as he stares out at the people passing by. That one's having an affair with a married man... And that one just got a promotion, but sort of hates the line of work she's in. It keeps his mind occupied; a 'hobby' he'd picked up from his time on the street, when his phone was out of charge, and he had no money for the bathhouse. He'd conjured up entire life stories for the people who'd passed by hours before, and he often wondered if people looked at him and saw the truth of his life, or made up something better for him, or worse. Did they think he'd turned to drugs or alcohol, lost all his money, and had been forced to take to the streets, or that perhaps he'd fallen on hard times of no fault of his own. He was too pretty to be evil, after all. A girl at church had told him that once.

He's thinking about her, and her pretty, long, dark, shining hair when the bell above the door tinkles. Forget church girl, he thinks as his eyes fall on the customer. She's frankly the hottest woman Mimi had seen in months, if not ever. Well, it feels a little mean to say that given he'd genuinely thought he was going to marry his ex-girlfriend, before she dumped him when he became homeless. She didn't want to be 'tainted'. Well, Mimi certainly wanted to be tainted by this woman. He puts on his best customer service hat and steps out from behind the counter, hoping his somewhat slightly taller than average height helps him out here.

"Hi there, can I help you with anything?" A relaxed, friendly smile finds a home on his lips as he walks over, keeping a comfortable distance. Mimi had never been insecuer about his looks, in fact if there was one thing he'd never particularly worried about, it was looking good. So, he likes his chances. That is if this woman goes for men; he doesn't like to assume.