Chapter 7 Paper Man 07 "Then from today on, you are mine...
You looked around, carefully confirming that there was nothing strange, and then reluctantly opened the door.
The friend who came to visit was a typical e-person. As soon as the door opened, he gave you a big hug very warmly.
"My dear, I haven't seen you for a long time. I missed you so much!"
You are often frightened by her enthusiasm, but you know she means no harm, it's just her nature, and you hug her back out of habit.
"Just come, why bring gifts?"
You accepted the gift your friend brought and led her into the house.
"The more courtesy you give, the less blame you will get. Even though I've been abroad, I still understand this principle."
A friend really admires your home's decor and keeps praising you: "Your aesthetic is amazing! Did you draw all these paintings yourself?"
“No, no,” you denied hastily. “Some of them I drew myself, and some I collected.”
"Oh, I see." The friend stopped in front of a painting. "This one looks like a photo. Is it your boyfriend?"
You took a look and saw that it was Mars who had moved his painting frame out of the bedroom. Your heart almost jumped out of your chest when you saw the man in the painting winking at you playfully while your friend lowered his head.
"So handsome, is he a model?" my friend exclaimed, "He actually eats so well without telling his sisters!"
“…”
You quickly denied: "No, this is...um, my OC."
"Huh? OC?" My friend looked confused. "What does that mean?"
You said seriously, "It's an original character I drew."
From a certain perspective, there is nothing wrong with it. The human form of Mars was indeed designed by you.
My friend nodded, not quite understanding: "I see."
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Don't you want to watch a movie together? Let's go to the living room." You said as you pulled your friend and quickly walked towards the living room.
But you forgot that there is also a painting hanging in your living room.
Because I found raising fish troublesome, I just drew a picture myself. The picture shows a thriving aquarium.
A black ball with four eyes is floating in the water. As if it doesn't think it's conspicuous enough, it swims around in the painting to attract your attention.
Luckily, your friend didn't pay much attention, and you breathed a sigh of relief.
She pulled you to sit on the sofa and started chatting with you. The main content was that she was going to have a wedding in the second half of the year and invited you to be a bridesmaid.
Given your relationship, this invitation was obviously not out of place, so you accepted it without thinking.
“By the way, you’re single now, right?” Your friend poked your waist with his elbow.
You blinked in confusion: "...I'm single all the time, right?"
"Isn't that just in case you're secretly single? It would be awkward for me to introduce him to you. I have a handsome brother I'd like to introduce to you. Is he nice..."
Before you could politely decline, you heard your friend scream.
"It looks like there's a snake in your house!"
There's no way there's a snake in your house, but you immediately guess what's going on.
"No, you must be dazzled." You quickly stood up to comfort your friend.
"Really..." My friend was still in shock, tears welling up in his eyes. "I felt like a snake was crawling across my shoe just now."
This is obviously intended to scare people.
"Mas!" You were a little angry.
Your friend looks at you confusedly: "Who are you calling?"
"..." Although you really want to settle the score with Mars now, it's obviously not the right time. You can only grit your teeth and say: "Well... the pet's name."
My friend was even more confused: "You have a pet? Why didn't you tell me? Where is it now?"
"...It's quite shy and has hidden itself away."
You quickly said something else to change the subject, then used the excuse of going downstairs to buy milk tea to take your friend out.
It wasn't until dark that you finally went home.
As soon as you open the door, you see a bunch of eyeballs staring at you, tears welling up in those eyes.
You originally wanted to settle the score with Mars, but after seeing this scene, you couldn't get angry anymore.
"The meal is ready."
The man in the painting looks at you cautiously.
"...I've eaten." You sighed helplessly, your tone softening a bit: "Didn't I tell you not to run out before? And you deliberately scared me."
"Who told her to say anything about giving it to you..."
Introducing a boyfriend
You didn't expect that Mars was trying to scare people for this reason, and your face felt a little hot for some reason.
You tilted your head slightly awkwardly: "What's wrong with her wanting to introduce me to a boyfriend? Can't I find a boyfriend yet?"
"Can't!"
"Why?" You stared straight at the person in the painting.
"Anyway, it just won't work."
Looking at Mas acting like a spoiled brat, you still think he is quite cute.
You wanted to tease Him, so you deliberately turned around and said, "I'll find it, right now."
Just as I took a step forward, I felt something pulling at the hem of my clothes.
"I was wrong. I won't scare anyone again next time."
"Please don't go."
The eyeballs on the tentacles stare at you pitifully.
You have always been soft-hearted and have no way to deal with the little monster. Just when you were about to say that you would not bother with it, you saw the new words appearing on the drawing paper.
"Wouldn't it be nice for us to just live together?"
The man in the painting had a serious look in his eyes, and it was obvious that he was very nervous. Even his fingers were unconsciously clenched, and the tentacles no longer swayed, but just curled up.
You were stunned.
The point that you had previously deliberately ignored finally resurfaced.
Mas...Is He developing feelings for you?
But one thing you know very well is that you are not even the same species.
What does He like about you?
In comparison, I can find many reasons for your liking.
Although Mars is a paper man, his appearance was designed by you, so you must like it. His personality is also very cute, and he is very considerate in doing things. Because he is a monster, you don’t even have to deal with complicated interpersonal relationships.
When I think about it this way...it seems like it wouldn't be bad to find a partner from a different dimension.
It only took two minutes to convince yourself.
But in order to prevent yourself from being too sentimental, you still carefully confirmed with the paper man in front of you.
You looked at Mars seriously: "Before I answer your question, I need to confirm one thing."
"What?"
"Why do you want to live with me? Why not someone else? You must have seen many humans in the art museum, so why me?"
You thought the little monster would think about this question for a long time, but you didn't expect Him to answer it right away.
"Seeing other people without feeling"
Now you were stunned, and stumbled back, "What does it feel like?"
"that is……"
The man on the drawing paper showed a distressed expression.
"It's hard to explain, Mars, but I just feel that you are different from other humans. I want to keep looking at you, I want to touch you with my tentacles, and when I see you smile, I feel happy. I feel very comfortable when I am with you."
"Okay, okay, stop talking." Your face was already red, and you tilted your head slightly: "Okay, I promise you, we will live together."
"No other humans?"
"No one else."
As soon as you finished speaking, you found yourself tied up by a bunch of tentacles.
"?" You looked at Mars in confusion.
"Your friend hugged you like this before."
Okay, so this is Mars’ hug. People who don’t know would think you were acting in a horror movie.
You can't help but laugh and cry at the monster's clumsiness.
It seems like He is learning to express His affection for you in human ways.
"Don't you like it?"
Mas must have noticed your stiffness and asked hesitantly.
You shook your head, raising your hands to rest on the soft tentacles, responding to this special hug.
"Then from today on, you are my boyfriend."
"Boy friend?"
Mars was confused, He did not understand the word.
“It’s… lovers.” You blinked, “You should know this word.”
Mars's understanding of humans all comes from paintings. Fortunately, everything can be painted, so he actually knows quite a lot about humans.
You felt a cool touch on your cheek, and you looked into the eyes of the people in front of you, and you could see that they were filled with smiles and love.
As if you thought of something, you raised your hand and touched the drawing paper in front of you.
"Can I still go in?"
Although Mars' tentacles are physical, you still want to meet his human form.
Since His human form cannot come out, you can enter the painting, just like you did in the art gallery before.
Mars shook his head.
"It's so messy in there, I'm not sure if I can find the exit."
"Okay." You sighed with some regret, then looked at Mas with some curiosity: "Shouldn't you be happy that I can't come out? I can stay with you in the painting forever."
The handsome young man frowned in dissatisfaction.
"You can't think like that."
"I've figured it out a long time ago. If you're not happy, then there's no point in keeping you in the painting."
You are still a little touched in your heart, but another question comes to your mind.
"But I will grow old, and you can't feel the passage of time at all. What will you do if I die in a few decades?"
Compared to beings like Mars, human life is undoubtedly insignificant and short.
For extramarital affairs, the theory of life span is an unavoidable proposition. You are very curious about what Mars thinks about this issue.
As soon as you finish your words, you see several red exclamation marks filling up the white area of the drawing paper.
"Don't say that!"
Well, His view is this - running away is shameful but useful.
You quickly soothed him, "Okay, then I'll ask some other questions."
"Excuse me, Mr. Mars, are you interested in going out on a date with me?"
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