Love Pollen, Weekly Short-Short Note, 410 characters

I suffer from severe hay fever, so I don't go out in the spring. Actually, not just in the spring; I've always been a shut-in.

While watching the news on my smartphone, I saw that a beautiful researcher named Ruka Sakurai had developed a miracle cure for hay fever. Surprisingly, the cure was pollen itself. And the flower that carries this pollen has a reproductive power greater than that of weeds, and it has already been scattered all over the world.

I tried opening the window, and it was fine.
A video of Ruka was playing on my smartphone.

"What I created is love pollen. It doesn't just cure pollen allergies; it has the effect of making you fall in love. I think if everyone falls in love, the world will become a happy place."

I tried going outside. A beautiful woman is walking right in front of me.
My heart is pounding. Until now, I was only interested in 2D girls... Is this what love is?

No, something is wrong. Red rashes have appeared on my skin. My eyes are itchy.

A warning appears on my smartphone screen.

"Allergic reaction to love occurring in people with little romantic experience. Those who are aware of this should not go outside."

I'm having trouble breathing. An ambulance... an ambulance... someone...

(410 characters)

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This is a first-person story using 'I' (boku), but it is fiction. I am not 'I' (watashi). I am not a shut-in (lol).