» himura mizaru has experienced the chō no shōjiki { 蝶の正直 } illness twice in his twenty years. both occasions were regarding incidents with his biological brother, himura iwazaru. as it is a family type of love, the impacts were not as severe as one of a romantic nature. however, himura mizaru's risk of falling victim to the sickness has spiked due to his relationship status. as himura mizaru may potentially fall in love with shirai ryon, if he should lie to his boyfriend, the consequences will be more severe than lying to his blood relative. himura mizaru tends to avoid the illness by telling half-truths. because he is only half-lying, this has led to his body turning off nearly every form of food due to the terrible constant sensations in his stomach. «
soobin, the head barista of suzie's cafe, didn't hide her smile at the sight of ryon and mizaru sitting in a booth, the woman just catching their adorably subtle hand holding. but she quickly opted for a neutral expression when both boys suddenly stood. miza seemed to be speaking before ryon nodded and continued on to stand by the cafe's exit, taking out his phone whilst miza approached soobin. "hey, soobin. how are you?" however, soobin looked amused by ryon staying in the cafe to wait for miza, miza saying with warmth and fondness, "i told him it was okay to wait outside." but ryon clearly had other plans. "i knew you two were totally dating! eunji owes me five bucks. so..?" she looked to miza expectantly, but was met with a lost look. "so how are you and ryon??" she asked, waving to ryon when he looked up upon hearing his name. ryon gave a single wave and nod to soobin before looking back down, miza trying not to smile at how shy he knew his boyfriend was feeling. the poor thing. "he's really.. he's just so great. it's cliche, but he makes me happier than anybody else." miza told her. "all i know is i'm lucky to have him." miza shrugged sheepishly. soobin said, "hey, just between us, i don't think you have to worry about that one going too far away from you."
