A Dictonary to say "I love you"
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Tsundoku: Japanese term referring to the act of buying books, or other reading materials, and letting them pile up in one's home without actually reading them.
This time it's taken with a bit of freedom from the author but I felt like it was essentially the same.
Carlotta works at a library and Brant is a regular customer, they bond over little conversations.
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- Part 1 of A Dictonary to say "I love you"
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La Douleur Exquise: poetic expression from french meaning "exquisite pain" referring to the intense, heartbreaking anguish of loving or desiring someone you cannot have. It describes a specific, bittersweet, and unrequited longing.
Brant and Carlotta only share some nights and that's all the Captain's heart can ever hope for.
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- Part 2 of A Dictonary to say "I love you"
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Lethologica: the temporary inability to remember a specific word, name, or phrase, commonly known as having a word on the "tip of the tongue".
Ruan Mei knew that wasn't supposed to happen. She didn't know how to word it, it was for the better or so she thought.
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- Part 3 of A Dictonary to say "I love you"
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Mamihlapinatapai: From Yagan language, it describes the look shared between two people who want to initiate an action but neither of them dare to take the first step.
Mornye and Lynae have been sharing moments together and stealing glances from the other which seemingly tell more than a thousand words.
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- Part 4 of A Dictonary to say "I love you"
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Furusato: From Japanese, translated as "Hometown" or "Birthplace" describes the longing or feeling one has for their homeland, there where they feel safe. But it also describes a feeling of nostalgia, that said, it doesn't always have to be one's birthplace.
Hiyuki feels homeless after failing to save Ashinohara. She has a house, not a home anymore. However, sometimes, a home can be found in someone's embrace, in other places.
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- Part 5 of A Dictonary to say "I love you"