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Moving again for love would’ve been a no-brainer.

But Elle didn’t share the same conviction.

In hindsight, it was a necessary wake-up call. He should never have forgotten that Elle was a passerby, someone who could never belong to him.
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Ch 10 - "Permanently Out"
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Long distance is hard, and even harder when it’s uncertain. Who will move? Who will uproot their life? Who will risk it all?

Elle remembers Naoki’s offer to move. At that moment, she felt her heart swell in her chest, yet her mind caught up straightaway, ending the fantasy.

Love conquers all is just nice to throw around, but it’s not realistic. So long as there is an end in sight, their relationship is going to be a matter of when, not if.
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Ch 9 - "Act Normal"
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Zoe’s mouth downturns. “You’ve changed a lot.”

The comment hangs in the air for a moment, the silence broken only by the chiming bells of the café entrance.

Elle gazes out the window. “Life happened.”

She doesn’t feel the need to elaborate. She and Zoe agree that life can be unpredictable and messy and can fuck a person over. It’s the way it is.
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Ch 8 - "I Deserve It"
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She is here. It makes sense since this is her hotel room, but he can’t help the panic from clawing its way into his chest.

And he is correct to be anxious, anyway. Just as he’d thought, the little bubble that had lifted him up has burst, and he’s crashed back down to earth.
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Ch 7 - "A Losing Battle"
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He can read what she’s thinking. That it’s always going to be like that. There will always be a countdown when it comes to him.
It doesn’t have to be that way is the knee-jerk response that crowds his tongue, the same argument he tried to tell her when she ended everything. But it didn’t work before, and it sure as hell wouldn’t work this time.

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Ch 6 - "Saying Goodbye"

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“Do you want to sleep with me?”

Naoki glances down at their linked hands.
“Why?”


“Because we only have one night.”
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Ch - "Hostage"
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As a numbers guy, all the variables should have repulsed him from the get-go. There must be a bug in his system. Caring this much for a girl he barely knows? Nuts.

But each person should be allowed to do a few stupid things in their lifetime—his stupid thing only happened to be that he was attracted to a woman who is merely passing by.

A woman he absolutely can’t have.
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Ch 4 - "For Now"

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Love at first sight and meet-cutes weren't his style. Add to that the reality that she was leaving in a few days? It was not meant to be. He had better things to do with his time.

The moment their eyes reunited, however, Naoki surrendered to the part of his brain that did not make any sense.

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Ch 3 - Her Tragic Finale
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He clears his throat. This is the first time they’ve met, and he has barely said a word to her. The most shocking part of it all is that he’s aware that his face is a natural people-repellent. Like he wants everyone to disappear. How is she coming on to him like this?
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The Third Act Ch2 "Three Sharp Breaths" is out!
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"He hesitates, then catches her companion subtly glancing at him. One eyebrow raised, the man whispers something to her. She stiffens slightly before sipping her drink, lightly slapping his shoulder.
A huff of exasperation escapes him. He should really stop watching them for his own sake, but for whatever masochistic reason, he can’t pull away.




How can he, when she was everything he’d ever wanted?"
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The Third Act (Previous title: Never Forget Me) is back! This is a spin-off from the Tokyo Series that centers around Naoki and Elle.


Enjoy!


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