[Weekly Short-Short Note] Fashion When in Rome

"Takuya. Get me a cigarette."

Takuya no longer felt any attraction toward Shizuka.

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Back when Takuya was still just starting out, Shizuka was an absolute idol. He was stunned by the sight of her singing with her brown hair teased up and wearing a suit with purple shoulder pads.

Trying to get even a little closer to such a Shizuka, Takuya also grew his hair out. Strangely enough, as his hair grew, Takuya's popularity also became unshakable.

"Takuya. Won't you marry me?"
Shizuka said it out of the blue in a love hotel that looked like the driver's seat of a decorated truck.
Takuya was flustered.
Shizuka was his senior, and he was not in a position to say anything.
"Marry me."
Takuya shuddered.
The only words he could say now were "Yes," "Understood," "Certainly," or "As you wish."
Takuya chose the most cynical one: "As you wish."

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Even today, Shizuka heads out with her brown hair teased up and wearing a suit with shoulder pads.

Takuya convinced himself that this world has its own rules.

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