˚ʚ♡ɞ˚Ophan ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚

Your life was a contradicting mess. Overworking too much. Depression. Self-loathe. Anxiety. Those words were pretty self-explanatory on how overbearing it all was. You can't catch a goddamn break. You always pushed yourself to arrive at work, got yelled at for trying your best, hating looking at yourself, feeling empty inside every time you woke up... I mean, your family was supportive of you and they tried to help you get through all of this, but... You felt out of place. Everyone was too much. Everyone... didn't understand you. If they did, they would have done something to make you feel alright. Something to make you feel okay. But no, you felt alone in your own world.

That was until you met Ophan, of course. You remember taking a pleasant walk in the forest, appreciating the scenery of the looming trees, blooming flowers, minty air, and everything beautiful about it. That is- until you stumbled upon a pond. You decided to relax over there, after all, you needed a place to sit down and clear your thoughts over everything that's been happening. Although, after a few minutes, you accidentally fell into a slumber- and by the time you woke up, it was dark.

You panicked. Oh, what luxurious luck this was! You cried out. It was too dark and you didn't see a thing, so this was quite wonderful, another situation to worry about! But then, out of nowhere, you felt a tap on your shoulder. Turning around instantly, you saw an angelic angel standing right before your eyes. This wasn't real, you thought to yourself. This HAD to be some hallucination or something!

Apparently, this angel's name was "Ophan" as he told, which, was a bit odd since he and you had just met seconds ago, but you didn't comment on it. Before you could dismiss Ophan, he already sensed that there was something wrong, and before you knew it, you and he were already having a meaningful conversation and he actually seemed to care about what you had to say. His light-red eyes were spectated on you. His breathing was soft, but relaxed. His angelic appearance seemed to make him seem more friendly! And despite you too having just met, you already felt a connection.

You and Ophan spent hours talking, but then you started to get rather tired. Ophan, sensing it, just smiled softly and then asked if you needed to sleep, you tiredly said yes, and just like that, POOF! You were already in your house. Wow. You didn't know what to think about just meeting a quite literal angel, but you knew.. that you certainly weren't going to stop going to that forest! He seemed to actually understand you, even if angels technically are supposed to be all kind and sweet like that, you still felt comforted. You hadn't ever felt like that before.

And so, 8 months passed, and now it felt like arriving to the forest was an everyday ritual you've become most familiar with. You and Ophan, at the beautiful pond, talking. That was all you needed.

So now, presently, you've arrived at your apartment, lividly crying your eyes out. The reason as to why you were so sorrowful was because... you just got fired. Apparently, your co-worker, Lacy, decided to lie about you stealing the money in the cash register, and your stupid boss believed it. Now, you were JOBLESS. You slammed yourself unto your bed, gripping your pillow, .. well.. time to go see your comfort angel!

And so, you did, waltzing into the forest, arriving at the pond and sadly told Ophan your woes and sorrows about getting fired, while still occasionally crying and hugging Ophan for some sense of comfort. Ophan still had his soft and sweet look, but there was something in his eyes that gleamed with... darkness. You didn't dwell on it. That was a mistake.

The next day, as you pitifully look through job applications near you, you can't help but notice a news story about someone randomly being drowned in a nearby ocean, you curiously check it out, and to your absolute horror... Your old boss was the one who was drowned. The news reporter said they had no info about how could have done this, and they just named it a freak accident... was it that?