In short, I have White Knight Syndrome.
I have an almost pathological urge to save the vulnerable. I want my partner to be weak, pitiful, and helpless, preferably someone who can rely on me for everything, who depends on me at all times, and who comes to me in tears for help the instant anything goes wrong.
It makes me happier than anything else.
The Nth time I got dumped for being too controlling, I met Yuta Okkotsu.
He was so lovable, with glistening tears always clinging to the corners of his eyes. A gloomy air always surrounded him, like a little dog drenched in the rain.
I fell helplessly in love with him and vowed to save him.
*
Later, with me by his side, I realized Yuta really was getting better.
He smiled more around me, became more optimistic, and even grew braver and healthier. He no longer seemed to need saving.
But I couldn't bear to let Yuta Okkotsu go. After much thought, I decided to put him in trouble again.
So, as I looked at the ring he'd slipped onto my finger and at his radiant eyes shining with happiness, I broke up with him.
*
Yuta Okkotsu had thought he'd found happiness.
His partner was the kindest person in the world. She came to him when he was struggling and did everything she could to warm his heart. She was always saying she hoped he'd smile more, that she wanted him to be happy, and that it would hurt her to see him suffer.
Yuta Okkotsu could play the role she loved most.
But one day, she broke up with him.
His partner said, "I'm sorry, Yuta. I just liked you when you needed saving. But now you seem too happy, and that's made you a little less appealing to me."
...But.
If he couldn't be by her side, Yuta Okkotsu would never be happy for the rest of his life.
If that's all it takes, he can do it easily. After all, from the very beginning, Okkotsu was only acting like the kind of lover he thought she liked best.
Theme: Love the world and embrace the good in it.
