Love everyone, peace & love. If I write about your faves, please don't come after me, I beg you. I'll portray every real person featured in this story in a positive light.
An original female lead story. You can roast me for it, okay?
Inspired by the masterpiece DtMF
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Money turns people into devils, yet Los Angeles, a place steeped in greed, is called the City of Angels.
She doesn't even know whether she's selling her soul against her will, or whether she's always been the kind of person who loves putting on a show.
It isn't until he speaks every forgotten name, until he says love is more powerful than hate, that she sees what this man is really like. Beneath his seemingly frivolous "romance" and "womanizing" lies the world's most exuberant vitality and strongest sense of belonging.
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Bo Er tried to burn all her memories away. She failed. Not only could she not forget, but she accidentally thrust them both into the spotlight.
Her endorsements were suspended, and Benito's career suffered as well.
They had a huge fight, then shut the door. Six months later, the masterpiece Farewell Los Angeles appeared out of nowhere, and a topic that had been dormant for half a year was trending again.
A reporter asked her, "Are you saying farewell to your ex?"
She said, "Next question."
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Benito regrets having the knack for staying friends with every one of his ex-girlfriends. Now his current girlfriend, Bo Er, has put him on the trending list. No, she should be his ex now, because she just dumped him.
Even worse, he accidentally managed to offend Bo Er's mysterious new boyfriend.
All right, all right. Who hasn't taken a few hits in the entertainment business?
Six months later. The first stop on the Farewell Los Angeles tour is Puerto Rico. His hometown.
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This is a world steeped in fame and fortune. Everyone who comes here shows their animal nature and forgets their original dreams.
Only he remembers forever the island once devastated by a hurricane. Even his sweat carries the coconut rum of that place.
At last she understands: behind this exuberant, forceful vitality is a fear of being forgotten. They have names. They stand together. They were born in the richest land in the world.
Puerto Rico should not be forgotten. Latin America should not be forgotten.
Content warning: Neither lead is sexually inexperienced; this isn't a realistic portrayal, and everyone is messy, okay? Okay, I really like writing messy relationships.
This might just be pure smut. I read Chai Huai Tu's works, not Artisan* Heh.
Theme: The only thing more powerful than hate is love.
