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prologue

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sweet like honey
prologue
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After the many 'thank you's that were uttered within the last six hours of my shift, I could nearly feel the extraordinary relief as my eyes fell upon the wall clock on the far right of the café. Just beside the golden, yellow neon sign that gave this special café the vibes that drew me in years ago. "The Lights", the cute little café that rested amongst a wide variety of shops and restaurants in this rather tranquil portion of the city. And with the very last caramel macchiato that left my hand, it was time to close up the café with yet another happy customer. Glancing at the wall clock once more, I grinned;

"Right on time."

Discarding my black apron, that I knew all too well I'd have to wash again, I tossed it to the side. 6:30pm was the closing time for The Lights, and with it being the end of my rather stressful shift, it was now time to close up and clean. Not the best part of my shift. But I was aware of something special that occurred towards the very end of all my shifts. Every Saturday, at exactly 6:30pm, the boy with the dark hair and the ink kissed hands waltzed out of the tattoo parlor across the street.

"Kuro79" was what the shop went by. And it lived up to its name very well. The brick that sheltered in the tattoo parlor was painted a thick, midnight black—trimmed with eye catching gold where brick met pavement. If chemistry taught me anything useful, it was the iconic atomic number for gold. 79. Kuro 79. Black gold. It wasn't news to me to see such a tall figure, exiting through the large doors to the small tattoo parlor. But for a second, just for a second, my heart began to beat an unfamiliar rhythm that not only had me frozen in place, but had me wishing I locked up sooner. And then the bell attached to the front doors to The Lights jingled. And with stammering words, I welcomed the new customer.

"H-Hello. Welcome to The Lights."
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all scenarios and characters formulated
(other than bts members)
in this story are of my own creation.
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