Side Story Episode 18: I Love You
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The white owl and the black cat watched for a long ti as the red sun seed to sink beneath the surface, sipping champagne. They could not count how many words of love were exchanged beneath the crimson glow.
As darkness fell, the deck was illuminated with sumptuous columns of fire. The atmosphere aboard, filled with excited commotion, was so heated that it seed to make the outdoor dance party feel out of place. When the orchestra, having finished tuning their instrunts, began their performance, the romantic ambiance intensified.
Alan’s straight shoulders slowly lowered. lissa watched him extend his hand with a sense of dreamlike reverence.
If life were a movie, the best scenes would undoubtedly be those monts spent with him.
As she thought that everything she had endured through the long and arduous introduction was only to witness this mont, she felt a lump in her throat. It was an indescribably overwhelming feeling.
“lissa?”
At that mont, Alan’s worried voice pulled her out of her reverie.
“Are you okay? Should we go back to the room?”
Even behind his mask, his gaze remained steady and unwavering. His cold, moon-like eyes solely desired her. The torches swaying in the sea breeze cast golden waves over his jet-black hair and chiseled shoulders.
“No.”
With a bright smile, lissa followed his lead and perford her courtesy. As soon as her hand, encased in elegant opera gloves, was gently placed on his black-gloved palm, a lively dance tune began.
Alan was impeccably elegant as he danced. Even with the sa movents, there was sothing distinctly different when he perford them.
‘Is it strange to think this way? Since he excels at everything physical…’
Yet, despite this, was it really so thrilling to dance with the husband she fell asleep and woke up next to every day?
The passion hidden behind those ice-cold eyes was hotter than fire. lissa’s heart raced so much at his flawless gaze that she stumbled through the steps several tis. It felt as though she had beco a young girl just starting to learn how to dance.
If not for Alan’s skilled leading, she might have been dancing off in the wrong direction instead of being pulled back into his arms.
Thinking about it made her smile helplessly. Sotis he could be mischievous, but as he tenderly circled the pretty cat who loved him more than himself, lissa struggled to hold back the smile that kept slipping from her lips. Her heart felt as though it had swallowed a balloon and was floating with excitent.
anwhile, the music shifted to a slower tempo. The once-blooming dresses of the won, which had looked like bright flowers, now seed calm and serene like delicate buds.
Even though everyone at the ball wore masks, the lovers filling the hall all appeared blissfully happy. While each person had their own story, the way they tenderly embraced and softly conversed with one another sparkled like moonlight reflected on a calm lake. Ti seed to pass like a dream.
“lissa.”
With one hand holding hers and the other resting on his chest, Alan drew her waist a little closer while softly whispering.
“If my life were a play…”
His deep voice seeped into her skin, like a touch.
“The best scene would surely be you.”
The enchanting low tone felt like a performance just for her. As she clung to him and took slow steps, lissa thought it was amazing. She had been reminded of the sa thing when she saw him asking to dance.
“I had a similar thought…”
Alan laughed like the wind at that answer and added in a slightly softer voice,
“It’s okay if everything else is boring. I’ll buy a ticket just for the scene you’re in.”
“……”
lissa swallowed silently. Even though Alan’s life wouldn’t be boring without her, her heart was filled entirely with love because of that strange confession.
“No, the theater.”
“……I can’t be stopped.”
Eventually, lissa burst into laughter. Alan, who hoped that his sincerity wouldn’t sound like a joke, gently detached her from him. Everything around them was moving slowly, while only the two of them were still.
It was truly a magical mont.
“I an it, lissa.”
“……Alan.”
“If I have to watch it for the rest of my life, I would, gladly.”
At that mont, a huge firework shot up behind Alan and exploded with a bang in the middle of the distant night sky.
“Oh…….”
Soon, dozens of fireworks soared one after another, creating a grand and brilliant display. lissa, as if enchanted, removed her mask.
Her transparent eyes and pale cheeks were now dyed in vivid colors. lissa gazed up at the night sky with her lips slightly parted, lost in thought, while Alan watched her.
“Jack, over here!”
The first-class and even third-class passengers gathered with cheers, making the area crowded. It was no surprise that the dance was temporarily halted.
“Wow! This is the best view!”
“Co up here! Can’t you hear?”
The excited crowd surged like a tide around them. Alan, who hadn’t been this irritable in a long ti, quickly wrapped his arms around her to protect lissa from being pushed by the crowd.
However, perhaps because tonight’s fireworks were particularly magnificent and splendid, the deck was gradually becoming overcrowded, as everyone from the crew to the passengers had co out.
Amid the clamor of the pressing crowd, Alan could no longer maintain a space for her. lissa, gradually pushed toward him by the imnse force, ended up nestled in his arms. As she unconsciously held her breath and looked up at him, their gazes finally t.
The beautiful gray-blue eyes, which had been following only him, sparkled like blue jewels.
“……”
lissa, as if spellbound, removed his mask. As his desperate face was dyed with the sa light as hers, the two of them urgently breathed together, without anyone saying who should start. Amid the chaotic crowd moving like waves, their ti alone stood still.
It felt as if the entire world was subrged in water, all noise silenced at once, while the fireworks continued to blaze in the night sky, seemingly blessing their love.
If life were a play, the highlight would undoubtedly be a mont like this.
When their slowly overlapping and rging lips finally parted, they silently gazed at each other for a brief ti. In the profound silence, Alan slowly brushed his slightly flushed round cheek with his thumb.
He couldn’t believe this mont. The ti he spent without her felt like aningless lies.
Then lissa, with moist eyes, whispered,
“I love you.”
“……”
Alan murmured softly. He wanted to respond, but he wasn’t confident that any words could capture this feeling.
In the end, he pressed his lips to hers again. This ti, it wasn’t a hot and passionate kiss. Instead, he dedicated the slowest and most sacred kiss of his life to his one true love.
At that mont, lissa burst into a ticklish laugh. Naturally, their hands touched and then tightly clasped.
They were soon pushing through the crowd and running energetically toward their cabin. Despite being out of breath, lissa couldn’t stop laughing. She seed to be experiencing a pure and perfect form of happiness.
Alan’s chest gradually grew tight. He found it hard to maintain his composure. The faint warmth of their joined hands and the innocent sound of her laughter all began to feel sensually overwhelming.
At the mont when he cursed the unnecessarily large Moonlight ship, lissa, finally out of breath, pulled Alan’s hand and stopped.
He felt a sincere relief then. He just smiled neatly, trying to hide his feelings.
“Darling.”
When lissa looked up at him with a flushed face, he lightly patted his chest twice.
“Co here.”
Instead of being flustered by his words, lissa jumped into his arms like an excited puppy. Her slender ankles crossed firmly behind Alan’s back. Feeling his heart tighten, he gently adjusted his embrace of his wife. Finally, they could run freely with full speed.
As the masquerade ball seed to be about to resu, the orchestra began to play again. It seed the noisy fireworks had ended.
And the fireworks for the two of them were just beginning.
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On the day they arrived in Sorne, fine snowflakes drifted down gently. The Flynn couple settled by the window of a restaurant overlooking the sea.
Since it was well past lunchti, the interior was quiet. It was a mont when the fact that they had set off on a journey alone, without even a secretary, butler, or servant, felt particularly real.
However, lissa, who was supposed to reflect on various thoughts while looking out the window, had been feeling unwell since the morning and was still in a daze.
Alan, feeling sorry, quickly poured more wine and asked with concern,
“Are you okay?”
He knew she should have been careful since it was their last night on the Moonlight. Despite knowing how difficult it was for her, he couldn’t stop himself…
While Alan continued to tornt himself with guilt and reflection, lissa took a sip of wine and replied with a subdued voice,
“……I’m okay. I usually get quite seasick.”
“…….”
“Still, it’s been less severe this ti. Surprisingly so.”
Can he believe this? Alan, with a troubled heart, began cutting the rough sandwich in front of her into manageable pieces.
As she silently watched her husband, lissa thought about how fortunate she was to be his only love. Even though it was just the two of them, their small family, his affection never left her feeling lonely or sad, providing a warm and comforting presence.
Turning her gaze to the rolling sea outside the window, or more precisely, the long railing in front of it, lissa muttered softly,
“I talked to you from there once.”
Alan, who had been focused on neatly slicing the sandwich, looked up with a smile.
“Hmm?”
“Before I ca back to you, when I was alone in Sourne.”
My quirky and lovable wife. Alan’s eyes, as he pushed the sandwich plate toward her, gradually softened.
“Yes, I love you too.”
“What’s this, all of a sudden?”
“The answer I couldn’t give back then.”
As soon as they finished their al and got into the carriage, lissa quickly fell into a deep sleep. Her peacefully sleeping face was so precious that Alan’s throat tightened. There was nothing he wouldn’t give up to preserve this peace.
For now, gently stroking the back of her hand was the best he could do. He would need to be careful to avoid disturbing her as they traveled for a while, but he could endure this minor discomfort without complaint.
After all, the one resting softly against him, breathing quietly, was lissa Flynn. There could be no greater miracle.
It was only after the whole world had sunk into the depths of the night that he woke lissa.
“lissa.”
Alan, who had kissed her sleep-ward cheek affectionately, whispered softly in her ear,
“We’ve arrived at Whitewood, lissa.”
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