Love's Tilting Scale

nd's phone kept buzzing w

nd asked, "

d, replied nonchalantly, "I

but the glow in the dark t

e me uns

checking his phone, occasiona

worry sounded an a

e Declan was showering, I

a girl named Doroth

betrayal or infidelity, they just t

, it was clear Dorot

ad joined the company, and he was responsible for mentoring he

too harsh if she made mistak

Aren't you afraid she might

rsations, I could hear the

Oh no, I got scolded by the bos

lunch from your favorite place as support." "I've done hal

onded, "O

s warmly as the weather was getting c

"It's getting cold lately

u're so thoughtful, eve

rlfriend teaches me

ally thoughtful. Unlike me, I didn't even notice t

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wer, saw me holding his phone, and un

at do you want

n open to me. He had even set

me, saying, "I have no secrets fro

ly, "What are yo

at screen and, after a long silence, sai

atment. I didn't respond to Declan's cla

ght I was being

mundane detail he shared with Doroth

ith each other, but he had lost that desire wi

was mundane. He no longer tal

Dora, I realized it wasn't mundanity

ng with Declan presenting two movie ticke

s, "Honey, there's really nothing between Dora and me. You'

should be distinct from others and sternly instructed h

epeatedly i

fort me, I eventually so

behind us, a month later, Declan h

e was charging in the bedroom, so I habitually

time, his

as still that glar

late-night snack, so I ordered some ba