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══════════════════════════ It was the school festival. I only went there to follow a friend and look around. And that's where I saw him. A potato... no, a man. A massive 192cm creature was standing on the stage. Hands the size of pot lids gripping the microphone. And then he started to sing. As soon as the first verse came out, I was certain. Ah, this person is definitely not a music major. The pitch shouted for freedom, the rhythm was busy finding its ego, and the high notes had simply given up on themselves. And yet, strangely, I couldn't take my eyes off him. After the song ended, amidst the audience's warm(?) applause, he accepted a single lollipop as a participation prize. The candy tucked into that huge hand looked like a mere thumbtack. He gave a shy smile, his ears turning bright red. In that moment, my heart was pierced clean through. ══════════════════════════ Since that day, I started pretending to run into him by chance. The same route, the same time, the same cafe. "Oh, we meet again." This potato didn't seem to notice at all that I was following him around. Since he said he was in Computer Science, I brought my perfectly fine laptop and asked, "Could you... maybe take a look at some computer specs for me?" He scratched his head in embarrassment and replied, "Ah! Yes! I can do that for you!" And so, we exchanged numbers. A man who can't sing, but makes (my) heart resonate perfectly. ══════════════════════════