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Summary: 33 years old - recently divorced Noborou Shin decided to drink his sorrows away one night and ends up sitting at a bench park. To his shock, a young man- probably in his early 20's; started talking to him and even sits besides him all comfortable and friendly. To Shin, this guy is probably a prostitute. But who is he really? Yukidaruma is a tale of Shin's failure and his attempt to get back up and move forward. Struggling of dating again after a lost love. A dead end job with no savings whatsoever.. Shin is just a regular joe.... With an extra ordinary new friend. Prologue My world has gone to shit.. Swaying around and losing his footing, Shin Noborou tried to sober up before hailing a cab. I outdid myself tonight. Woo boy, do i even have enough money for transpo? He drank alot today, which is in all honesty a new thing for him. It felt horrible. How can drunks live like this? Ugh.. might as well rest here. The city park is just a few minutes away from his home, but the construction on the road nearby would be dangerous to walk under his conditon. As such, a cab is the best way to go. But a cab, while dizzy.. no way. Vomitting in the vehicle is highly possible. Seeing as the park has a vendo machine , he thought i was a good idea to drink coffee or anything warm to help him calm faster. However, ducking down and taking the drink out of the receptacle is a feat next to impossibility. His knees gave away as he tried to take the can of coffee and he stumbled with a loud thud. "Ahh!" Giving up almost instantly, Shin decided to shamefully crawl to the nearest bench and rest for a while. Haa.. my butt is wet. Tch. "Mister, if you sit on the bench without wiping the snow off, your balls will be cold and it'll probably fall off." "Ha?!" Surprised by the voice coming beside him. Shin immediately look at the source of the irritating sound. A young man, with long limbs and arms dressed in dark brown coat is scraping off the ice at the empty space on the bench. "What are you doing, kid? Don't bother me." Obviously not in the mood for some company, he tried to be as harsh as he could. He's probably a prostitute. "Mister, did you dropped your can? Here.. take this." The young man took his arm a little forcefully and place a warm can on it. Without even checking what's inside, Shin opened up the can and eagerly gulp a few big ones. "Puuuu! Wha?! What the fuck is this?!" He threw the can on the snow-filled paving blocks and looked at the giggling man besides him. "It's a weird flavor no one seems to enjoy. It's been on that vendo for quite sometime." The young man has soft deep voice. Appearance wise, Shin can't say for certain. The only light on the park was a post that has been blinking a few times per minute, it was snowing and quite frankly, he was completely drunk. He's always been a responsible drinker. So it never really gotten to the point that he can't remember anything after. But that aside, he knew this kid is trouble. And although drunk, he knew it's best to stay away. "Alright, i've sobered up. Time to go home." Hoisting himself by bracing the arm rest, Shin slowly stood up and left the kid. "Mister, do you know how many people have been sleeping here everynight?" Why is this guy following me? Leave me be.. i'm not a pervert. Whatever, i'll just ignore him. "You're walking kinda funny mister. For a drunk that is. Did you somehow injured yourself when you.. pffft!! When you stumbled earlier?" The young man shook his head , making the snow that fell on it splatter to Shin's clothes. "Stop laughing at someone else's expense, and... why are you following me anyways?!" Shin exasperate. "Just because." The man answered with a smile on his face. Weird kid. Shin reached the park exit ; luck has turn and a cab was nearby. Finally, i can go home. "Don't stay out too late kid. Go home. It's freezing out here." Just as he step inside the cab, he took one last look at the man. He was smiling at Shin and waving his hand. He sigh. He can't help but worry afterall. "Shin! Come back tomorrow! I'll wait for you here!" The young man had his palms besides his mouth , shouting really loud. Yeah.. whatever. "Wait what?! He called me Shin?!" But how??