Horizonyi Used to Be Lovers

Part 1: I'm dying to make you wait

"I don't want to say anything unnecessary."

"Kaycee."

"Is the chassis okay? What about the coolant? Want me to help open the hood?"

Daniel Flagrak, in his early forties, sat in the driver's seat of the G-Wagon—

—he looked terribly uneasy, as if he had countless stories and countless years of wear and tear behind him.

A bright, brisk woman's voice came from beneath the car. Kaycee Gerrard, also in her forties, poked her head out and wriggled free on a creeper, shouting:

"Give it a rev!"

Daniel started the engine, waking the old car that was more than forty years old.

"The three-way catalytic converter's acting up, but it won't affect anything. At worst, someone from the Environmental Protection Bureau will hit you with a fine." Kaycee wasn't in a particularly good mood. She took off her work jacket, revealing a filthy tank top. She hadn't even gotten off the creeper; half her body was still under the car. She raised a leg and kicked the door, then called out to the man who had once been the heart of their club. "Duo Hun! Hey! Duo Hun! Look over here!"

She wanted to knock on the window and get her former lover, former sweetheart, former comrade-in-arms, former—

former everything good in her life, to roll the window down a little and take a proper look at her.

Mr. Daniel Flagrak slowly lowered the window, turned off the engine, and opened the door.

They looked at each other, both a little awkward—

—to tell the whole story, they had to go back to the 2037 Best Moon God Cup. That year, they attended Hao Bro's wedding, and that same year, they caught Xiao Min's bridal bouquet. They had both grabbed it at