The Side Character's Obsession
Copyright© 2026 by HMaster
Chapter 1: Break up
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As the door opened, the dark and murky room was greeted with a fresh wave of sunlight and air.
The only resident of the apartment flat shielded his face, having sunlight striking him harshly.
“Ugh, man! It was a curse letting you know my passcode.” The boy grumbled as he saw his friend entering his room while carrying a roof freshener and some meds.
The said friend sprayed the room freshener like he entered some kind of toxic lab, and without the spray, it was nearly impossible to stay within the walls.
“Goddamn, what’s with the smell of ramen and honey? What kind of shit mix are you consuming these days?!” The short brown-haired boy sat down after making some space on the couch and looked at the person, once a handsome guy, now looking nothing more than a homeless hippy.
“No one invited you, Harry.” The said hippy grumbled before he pulled another slice of pizza and roughly stuffed it inside his mouth.
The other one, named Harry, looked at his friend before signing, “Seriously dude? Just a break up it all took for you to get detached from the world and play emo? I mean, it wasn’t the first time you had a break-up, Luke.”
Luke scoffed, “It’s not just break up, man, it was all too fucked up back home. It was getting hectic so I decided to take a break.” Luke responded as he focused back on his game.
Harry cringed upon seeing what Luke was playing, “You really are playing some otome now? At least go for some RPG or something.”
Luke heaved a sigh, “Tried and finished most of it. This one is slightly different and annoying. The number of characters it offers, without letting them become monotonous, is intriguing.”
Harry shook his head, “But still dude? It’s basically all romance in the game. Are you that desperate?”
Luke smirked, “Couldn’t find love in real life, so satiating fantasies through fiction type of shit.”
Harry chuckled before asking, “Are you coming with me for the reunion?”
Luke raised his brows before pausing the game and asking, “This sudden reunion?”
Harry looked exasperated, “How can you forget, man? Miss Milli is retiring today.”
Luke’s eyes widened before he turned his eyes toward the calendar ... and found the months hadn’t switched.
He took his phone and looked at the date, and indeed today was the day.
Luke looked at the game ... he was just about to reach the finish. But well, not like he was playing for the last time, and looking at Harry, he knew if he didn’t get up now, a mini battle arc might begin.
Luke got up and said, “Wait for me. It will take twenty minutes.”
Harry grumbled before he laid down over the bundle of clothes and tissue paper lying on the couch.
Wait ... tissue papers?!
After about half an hour, Luke came out of his room, his beard shaved, hair combed, and instead of oversized clothes, he wore a formal suit now.
“Man, talk about transformation.” Harry couldn’t help but compliment as he looked at the hippy who now seemed a little presentable.
They soon left the apartment and headed toward the venue where the gathering was arranged. It wasn’t very far away, that’s why they reached before time.
“Hey, Luke. Long time, mate.” There were many who recognized Luke, given he was on the rugby team and someone who had friends in each section.
He wasn’t extremely popular, but from each group, at least one could recognize him.
“Hey, guy. How is it going, Eric?” Luke then got busy chatting with others, and most of them were asking where he was and all.
Just before high school graduation, Luka disappeared, and now, six months later, he showed his face.
Many people knew the reason and that was his break up. However, naturally, no one mentioned it.
Until...
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