I'm Falling for My Straight Ex-Boyfriend Again

[Next up: "But Bourbon Calls Me Big Sis," currently in the works. Please add it to your collection. Synopsis at the bottom.]

I had an ex-boyfriend who was perfect in every way except that he couldn't read the room.

The mood was just right when we were kissing, but he called me out for sneaking a garlic-flavored candy and said the smell was too strong, then dragged me to the washroom to brush my teeth.

When we played a shooting game, I finally hit a balloon for the first time and was feeling pretty pleased with myself. He snatched the gun from my hands, complained about my terrible aim, and showed off by hitting every single target.

One day, he carefully held a gift from his first love and locked it in a drawer so I couldn't see it. I finally snapped, grabbed my suitcase, and stormed out.

He looked confused and asked, "Huh? Are you going on a business trip soon?"

Me: "..."

What an idiot!

We broke up, and later we met again.

My ex-boyfriend had fair skin and a gorgeous face. He strode over to me on those long legs of his. He was even more charming than before, radiating the hormones of a mature man.

I calmly glanced at him and pretended not to know him.

But I couldn't sleep that night.

- Why, after all these years, does this infuriating man still fit my type so perfectly?!

*

Matsuda's monologue:

I feel like I can't figure out how my ex-girlfriend feels.

She sneaks candy when she has a toothache, brushes her teeth several times thinking I won't notice, and I take her to brush her teeth. Then she gets mad?

At the amusement park, she got interested in the shooting game. It took all her strength to pull the trigger, and it even left red marks on her finger. So I took the gun and fired the rest of the toy bullets for her. Then she seemed to get mad again?

I asked a sister I'm close to get me a ring from overseas, then locked it in a drawer where she saw it. The next day, she left with her suitcase. I asked whether she was going on a business trip, and she seemed to get mad?

Then she broke up with me, and later we met again.

My ex-girlfriend is even more charming than before, radiating the hormones of a mature woman.

I couldn't calm down that night. I kept checking her social media posts, and my childhood friend has been teasing me for three years now, saying I still can't forget a woman.

Me: "..."

Tch. Like I'd ever admit I look at her photos every night before bed!

*

Spoiler from a certain sister-obsessed guy: In the end, he still fell into my sister's hands.

-Reader's guide-

1. Writing a sweet little romance makes me feel so much better. This is a sweet little romance.

2. The hero and heroine fall for each other mutually.

3. Third-person narration. A very cliche story about exes reuniting after a breakup.

4. Around 100,000 characters in total.

Synopsis for "But Bourbon Calls Me Big Sis":

The day American actress Mia received an assignment from the Organization and returned to Japan, she spent her first night with a handsome young man with blond hair and dark skin.

He had a great physique and gentle manners. He was a fan of hers, and even called her "Big Sis" in a sexy voice.

She happily flirted with him under her "actress" persona.

Then later, she saw that blond, dark-skinned man in the Organization. He was decisive and believed in keeping things secret. His sharp, intimidating gaze was almost on a par with that of the workaholic Gin.

Vermouth told her that he was Bourbon Whiskey, one of the Organization's hottest intelligence operatives.

Mia: "...Well, well."

This man had some acting chops. What a shame he never went into show business.

*

Officer Furuya never told anyone, but he was a fan too. His favorite was the American actress Mia Christian.

Her superb acting could make him cry while watching late-night dramas, and her singing could miraculously soothe his frayed nerves.

One day, after his idol came to the restaurant where he worked part-time and they spent a night together, he began earnestly pursuing a secret relationship with her as an "ordinary salaryman."

Then later, in the Organization he had infiltrated, he met a female executive who looked exactly like his secret lover.

Vermouth told him her codename was "Tita."

Officer Furuya: "..."

What kind of mindset should he have while sending his woman to jail?

*

Some day later, Mia, who had been in show business for fifteen years, announced her relationship on social media. Her partner was a senior official in Japan's Public Security Bureau.

"Is that why you chose to make your relationship public today, because it's your birthday?"

In response to the host's question on an interview show, the beautifully made-up woman smiled openly and said, "Today is the anniversary of our first night together."

That day, Nippon TV's ratings reached a new high. Whenever Officer Furuya's name came up during the interview, the comments filled with: "A role model for us all!"

-Reader's guide-

1. Let's have the entire police academy group survive. I don't want to write a rescue arc because I'm sick of writing them (sigh JPG).

2. If you think Zero is out of character... you're right, he very well might be, given the one-night stand and all (throwing away my brain JPG).

3. In my personal setting, neither Akai and Akemi nor Akai and Jodie have romance arcs.

4. The heroine is one year older than Zero.

Theme: Don't wait until you've lost something to learn to cherish it.