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00:00Over the year, my dragon boyfriend, Ethan, was away training. I dropped from 250 pounds to 130 pounds.
00:13Today is the day he returns from his training journey. I picked fresh flowers, waiting nervously for him at the
00:18forest edge.
00:21Ethan promised to make me his dragon queen upon his return. Back then, I'd believed him.
00:25Ethan and I are childhood sweethearts. As a kid, I was too heavy to fly and got mocked often, but
00:30he'd chase those people off.
00:36He'd train and run alongside me. That was when I'd fallen for him.
00:41As the years passed, his attitude toward me grew strange. At home, he'd eat my cooking and tend to my
00:46wings.
00:47Yet out in public, he'd act like he didn't know me. Even when we passed each other face to face,
00:51he'd only give me a faint nod. I asked him why.
00:54Hank! I don't want my friends making jokes about you.
01:02I'd believed him again. Over this past year, I've cut out sweets entirely and run every morning and evening.
01:08Now I can finally fly.
01:10Strong winds swept through the forest as Ethan flew in from afar. He looked stronger, his wings broader behind him.
01:15I was about to fly up to surprise him when a girl with white wings darted forward first and threw
01:19her arms around him.
01:20Ethan tilted his head and kissed her familiarly.
01:24I knew that girl, Marnie. My feet felt nailed to the floor.
01:28Where's your chubby childhood friend? Didn't she come pick you up?
01:32She doesn't know I'm back today.
01:34Didn't she cling to you non-stop?
01:36If our parents weren't old friends, I would have cut her off ages ago.
01:40He jangled the communication necklace around his neck.
01:42Before I left, I gave her my friend's contact, lying that it was mine.
01:48Guess what? They've been chatting for a whole year.
01:53Marnie froze for a second, then doubled over laughing.
01:56She talked to him for a whole year and never figured it out?
02:01She was overjoyed just to get replies.
02:04The bouquet slipped from my grasp. Right then, my comm device lit up.
02:07That alternate account that had chatted with me every day sent a new message.
02:10Honey, you up? Did you eat breakfast?
02:12So all those honey texts night after night for an entire year had never really come from Ethan.
02:17I spread my wings and sat by the river.
02:19Right from the start, that so-called new number had belonged to Ethan's friend.
02:23Everything finally clicked into place.
02:25At the very beginning, he barely replied at all.
02:27How was your training? Did you run into any danger? Fine.
02:30Have you eaten? No.
02:31Sometimes he would read my messages and leave them unanswered for days.
02:34I told myself Ethan was just worn out.
02:36Still, I kept reaching out time and time again.
02:40Then one night, I sent,
02:41I know I'm a nuisance. I just miss you. Please don't be mad at me.
02:44An hour later, a reply popped up.
02:46You're not a nuisance. I'm sorry. I'll do better at replying from now on.
02:50Everything shifted after that message.
02:54The one on the other end of the comm seems like a completely different person.
02:57He started checking in on my daily life.
02:59He'd carefully teach me all kinds of wilderness knowledge.
03:02He was the first to wish me a happy birthday.
03:04On my birthday.
03:04Happy birthday.
03:05I hope you'll always be happy, Winnie.
03:07Ethan's account had not a single message.
03:09That was the night I made up my mind to lose weight.
03:11I thought Ethan was finally starting to care about me.
03:13I believed if I became prettier, he would finally be willing to make us public.
03:17I once thought that if I became more beautiful, he would eventually make me his dragon queen.
03:21Looking back now, none of that tenderness had ever belonged to Ethan.
03:24I flicked my tail and pulled up my photo album.
03:26This was a photo taken a year ago.
03:28In it, I was eating an extra large strawberry cake.
03:30Cream smudged on the corner of my mouth.
03:32My face round.
03:33I sent that photo to him.
03:34Good morning.
03:35One minute ticked by.
03:36Five minute.
03:36My comms device stayed dark all the time.
03:38I pulled a bitter smile.
03:40Figures.
03:40The affection spoken face to face was nothing but empty words.
03:43No one would have liked me seeing how I used to look.
03:45I was about to delete the contact when my comm lit up.
03:48He sent a photo.
03:49A man stood before the mirror.
03:50Massive black dragon wings spreading behind him.
03:53He had a tattoo on his forearm.
03:54Right after that came a text message.
03:56It's me.
03:56Are you satisfied, Winnie?
04:00Heat flooded my cheeks.
04:01Why would you send me this?
04:03Didn't you ask if I'd still call you honey?
04:04I will.
04:05Even if you gained another hundred pounds, I still will.
04:08Tears burned my eyes.
04:09I stared at the photo for a long while and saved it without thinking.
04:12Handsome men sure know how to spin pretty lies.
04:14I was hesitating whether to delete it.
04:16A figure closed in on me.
04:17Scared, I spread my wings and flew into the air.
04:20Winnie?
04:20Ethan's voice came from behind me.
04:22He seemed to recognize me.
04:23I'd already been humiliated enough today.
04:25I would not let him see how much he'd gotten to me.
04:27I took a deep breath, folded my wings, landed, and turned to face him.
04:31Hey.
04:31He froze.
04:32His gaze dragged slowly over my face, my hair, my dress.
04:36Sorry.
04:38I mistook you for someone else.
04:40Your wings look alike.
04:41I stared at him.
04:42He hadn't recognized me at all.
04:43Ethan turned to leave, but glanced back at my bracelet and frowned.
04:45Wait.
04:46This looks like a gift I custom made.
04:49For Winnie.
04:50How did you get it?
04:53Ethan.
04:55It's getting late.
04:56Let's go.
04:57You promised we'd celebrate alone.
04:59Ethan hesitated.
05:00Marnie tugged him away.
05:01He glanced back at me one last time.
05:03I stared at my reflection in the river and gave a bitter smile.
05:06I'd imagined countless times how Ethan would react upon seeing me like this,
05:09but in the end, he didn't recognize me at all.
05:12Back home, Mom handed me a gift box.
05:14Ethan came by earlier.
05:16He brought you a gift.
05:17My heart raced.
05:18For dragons, the spoils of their first hunt
05:20are for their beloved.
05:21I opened the gift box, revealing a pretty silver moonflower inside.
05:25I'd once mentioned in conversation that silver moonflowers were my favorite.
05:28I frowned.
05:29The silver moonflower looked wilted.
05:30At that moment, my communicator lit up,
05:32and Marnie's new post popped up.
05:34The photo showed a whole bouquet of silver moonflowers,
05:36fresh and beautiful.
05:37Ethan's hand rested on her waist.
05:39Her caption read,
05:40I received the spoils from my beloved's first hunt.
05:43I stared at the single silver moonflower in the box, feeling only bitter amusement.
05:47Ethan hadn't remembered what I liked.
05:48Those flowers were meant for Marnie.
05:50He tossed me the only wilted one.
05:53Do you like it?
05:54I snapped the lid shut.
05:56No, I don't.
05:57A tear dropped onto the box.
05:59I walked outside and tossed the whole box into the trash can.
06:02I'd spent a full year fighting to become good enough for Ethan.
06:05He wouldn't even spare a full bouquet for me.
06:08I was still staring at the discarded box when Mom came outside.
06:12Winnie?
06:13She glanced at the discarded box, then at my face.
06:16What happened?
06:17Did you fight with Ethan?
06:18I wiped my cheeks.
06:20No.
06:21I walked past her and locked myself in my bedroom.
06:26Minutes later, the doorbell rang.
06:28Just then, my communicator lit up.
06:30That account sent a message.
06:31Check your front door.
06:34My heart skipped.
06:35I rushed downstairs.
06:41A golden gift box sat on my doorstep.
06:46It held 99 silver moonflowers.
06:50I carried it upstairs and snapped a photo.
06:52Did you send this?
06:54I saw you liked them months ago.
06:55Thought they might cheer you up.
06:56Why are you so nice to me?
06:58Because I like you.
06:59My breath caught.
07:00Even when I weighed 250 pounds?
07:02Even if you gained another hundred, I could still carry you.
07:05I laughed through my tears.
07:06My first real laugh of the whole terrible day.
07:09I grabbed the flowers and headed toward the kitchen.
07:11Mom?
07:13Oh, Winnie, you look much better.
07:15I almost forgot to mention.
07:17Ethan said he and Luca are treating everyone to dinner tonight.
07:23Sure.
07:24I'll be there on time.
07:25Somewhere at that dinner sat the man who'd called me honey every night for 12 months.
07:30Tonight, I was going to find out who he was.
07:33Over the year, my dragon boyfriend, Ethan, was away training.
07:36I dropped from 250 pounds to 130 pounds.
07:46Today is the day he returns from his training journey.
07:49I picked fresh flowers, waiting nervously for him at the forest edge.
07:54Ethan promised to make me his dragon queen upon his return.
07:57Back then, I'd believed him.
07:59Ethan and I are childhood sweethearts.
08:01As a kid, I was too heavy to fly and got mocked often.
08:03But he'd chase those people off.
08:05Oh, boy!
08:06What the hell are you?
08:09He'd train and run alongside me.
08:13That was when I'd fallen for him.
08:15As the years passed, his attitude toward me grew strange.
08:17At home, he'd eat my cooking and tend to my wings.
08:20Yet out in public, he'd act like he didn't know me.
08:23Even when we passed each other face to face, he'd only give me a faint nod.
08:26I asked him why.
08:27Hey!
08:30I don't want my friends making jokes about you.
08:35I'd believed him again.
08:37Over this past year, I've cut out sweets entirely and run every morning and evening.
08:41Now I can finally fly.
08:43Strong winds swept through the forest as Ethan flew in from afar.
08:46He looked stronger, his wings broader behind him.
08:48I was about to fly up to surprise him when a girl with white wings darted forward first and threw
08:53her arms around him.
08:54Ethan tilted his head and kissed her familiarly.
08:57I knew that girl, Marnie.
08:59My feet felt nailed to the floor.
09:01Where's your chubby childhood friend?
09:03Didn't she come pick you up?
09:05She doesn't know I'm back today.
09:07Didn't she cling to you non-stop?
09:09If our parents weren't old friends, I would have cut her off ages ago.
09:13He jangled the communication necklace around his neck.
09:16Before I left, I gave her my friend's contact, lying that it was mine.
09:21Guess what?
09:23They've been chatting for a whole year.
09:26Marnie froze for a second, then doubled over laughing.
09:29She talked to him for a whole year and never figured it out?
09:34She was overjoyed just to get replies.
09:37The bouquet slipped from my grasp.
09:38Right then, my comm device lit up.
09:40That alternate account that had chatted with me every day sent a new message.
09:44Honey, you up?
09:45Did you eat breakfast?
09:45So all those honey texts night after night for an entire year had never really come from Ethan.
09:50I spread my wings and sat by the river.
09:52Right from the start, that so-called new number had belonged to Ethan's friend.
09:56Everything finally clicked into place.
09:58At the very beginning, he barely replied at all.
10:00How was your training?
10:01Did you run into any danger?
10:03Fine.
10:03Have you eaten?
10:04No.
10:04Sometimes he would read my messages and leave them unanswered for days.
10:07I told myself Ethan was just worn out.
10:09Still, I kept reaching out time and time again.
10:13Then one night, I sent,
10:14I know I'm a nuisance.
10:15I just miss you.
10:16Please don't be mad at me.
10:17An hour later, a reply popped up.
10:19You're not a nuisance.
10:20I'm sorry.
10:21I'll do better at replying from now on.
10:23Everything shifted after that message.
10:27The one on the other end of the comm seems like a completely different person.
10:30He started checking in on my daily life.
10:32He'd carefully teach me all kinds of wilderness knowledge.
10:35He was the first to wish me a happy birthday.
10:37On my birthday.
10:38Happy birthday.
10:38I hope you'll always be happy, Winnie.
10:40Ethan's account had not a single message.
10:42That was the night I made up my mind to lose weight.
10:44I thought Ethan was finally starting to care about me.
10:47I believed if I became prettier, he would finally be willing to make us public.
10:50I once thought that if I became more beautiful, he would eventually make me his dragon queen.
10:54Looking back now, none of that tenderness had ever belonged to Ethan.
10:57I flicked my tail and pulled up my photo album.
10:59This was a photo taken a year ago.
11:01In it, I was eating an extra large strawberry cake.
11:04Cream smudged on the corner of my mouth.
11:05My face round.
11:06I sent that photo to him.
11:07Good morning.
11:08One minute ticked by.
11:09Five minutes.
11:10My comms device stayed dark all the time.
11:11I pulled a bitter smile.
11:13Figures.
11:13The affection spoken face-to-face was nothing but empty words.
11:17No one would have liked me, seeing how I used to look.
11:19I was about to delete the contact when my comm lit up.
11:21He sent a photo.
11:22A man stood before the mirror.
11:24Massive black dragon wings spreading behind him.
11:26He had a tattoo on his forearm.
11:27Right after that came a text message.
11:29It's me.
11:29Are you satisfied, Winnie?
11:33Heat flooded my cheeks.
11:34Why would you send me this?
11:36Didn't you ask if I'd still call you honey?
11:38I will.
11:38Even if you gained another hundred pounds, I still will.
11:41Tears burned my eyes.
11:42I stared at the photo for a long while and saved it without thinking.
11:45Handsome men sure know how to spin pretty lies.
11:48I was hesitating whether to delete it.
11:49A figure closed in on me.
11:51Scared, I spread my wings and flew into the air.
11:53Winnie?
11:54Ethan's voice came from behind me.
11:55He seemed to recognize me.
11:57I'd already been humiliated enough today.
11:58I would not let him see how much he'd gotten to me.
12:01I took a deep breath, folded my wings, landed, and turned to face him.
12:04Hey.
12:05He froze.
12:05His gaze dragged slowly over my face, my hair, my dress.
12:09Sorry.
12:11I mistook you for someone else.
12:13Your wings look alike.
12:14I stared at him.
12:15He hadn't recognized me at all.
12:16Ethan turned to leave, but glanced back at my bracelet and frowned.
12:19Wait.
12:20This looks like a gift I custom made.
12:22For Winnie.
12:24How did you get it?
12:26Ethan.
12:29It's getting late.
12:29Let's go.
12:31You promised we'd celebrate alone.
12:33Ethan hesitated.
12:34Marnie tugged him away.
12:35He glanced back at me one last time.
12:36I stared at my reflection in the river and gave a bitter smile.
12:39I'd imagined countless times how Ethan would react upon seeing me like this,
12:42but in the end, he didn't recognize me at all.
12:45Back home, Mom handed me a gift box.
12:48Ethan came by earlier.
12:50He brought you a gift.
12:51My heart raced.
12:51For dragons, the spoils of their first hunt are for their beloved.
12:55I opened the gift box, revealing a pretty silver moonflower inside.
12:58I'd once mentioned in conversation that silver moonflowers were my favorite.
13:01I frowned.
13:02The silver moonflower looked wilted.
13:04At that moment, my communicator lit up, and Marnie's new post popped up.
13:07The photo showed a whole bouquet of silver moonflowers, fresh and beautiful.
13:11Ethan's hand rested on her waist.
13:12Her caption read,
13:13I received the spoils from my beloved's first hunt.
13:16I stared at the single silver moonflower in the box, feeling only bitter amusement.
13:20Ethan hadn't remembered what I liked.
13:22Those flowers were meant for Marnie.
13:23He tossed me the only wilted one.
13:26Do you like it?
13:28I snapped the lid shut.
13:29No, I don't.
13:30A tear dropped onto the box.
13:32I walked outside and tossed the whole box into the trash can.
13:35I'd spent a full year fighting to become good enough for Ethan.
13:38He wouldn't even spare a full bouquet for me.
13:41I was still staring at the discarded box when Mom came outside.
13:46Winnie?
13:46She glanced at the discarded box, then at my face.
13:49What happened?
13:50Did you fight with Ethan?
13:51I wiped my cheeks.
13:53No.
13:54I walked past her and locked myself in my bedroom.
14:00Minutes later, the doorbell rang.
14:01Just then, my communicator lit up.
14:03That account sent a message.
14:04Check your front door.
14:07My heart skipped.
14:08I rushed downstairs.
14:14A golden gift box sat on my doorstep.
14:19It held 99 silver moonflowers.
14:23I carried it upstairs and snapped a photo.
14:26Did you send this?
14:27I saw you liked them months ago.
14:29Thought they might cheer you up.
14:30Why are you so nice to me?
14:31Because I like you.
14:32My breath caught.
14:33Even when I weighed 250 pounds?
14:35Even if you gained another hundred, I could still carry you.
14:38I laughed through my tears.
14:40My first real laugh of the whole terrible day.
14:42I grabbed the flowers and headed toward the kitchen.
14:45Mom?
14:46Oh, Winnie, you look much better.
14:49I almost forgot to mention.
14:50Ethan said he and Luca are treating everyone to dinner tonight.
14:56Sure.
14:57I'll be there on time.
14:59Somewhere at that dinner sat the man who'd called me honey every night for 12 months.
15:03Tonight, I was going to find out who he was.
15:06Over the year, my dragon boyfriend Ethan was away training.
15:09I dropped from 250 pounds to 130 pounds.
15:19Today is the day he returns from his training journey.
15:22I picked fresh flowers, waiting nervously for him at the forest edge.
15:27Ethan promised to make me his dragon queen upon his return.
15:30Back then, I'd believed him.
15:32Ethan and I are childhood sweethearts.
15:34As a kid, I was too heavy to fly and got mocked often.
15:37But he'd chase those people off.
15:42He'd train and run alongside me.
15:46That was when I'd fallen for him.
15:48As the years passed, his attitude toward me grew strange.
15:50At home, he'd eat my cooking and tend to my wings.
15:54Yet out in public, he'd act like he didn't know me.
15:56Even when we passed each other face to face, he'd only give me a faint nod.
15:59I asked him why.
16:00Hey!
16:04I don't want my friends making jokes about you.
16:09I'd believed him again.
16:10Over this past year, I've cut out sweets entirely and run every morning and evening.
16:14Now, I can finally fly.
16:16Strong winds swept through the forest as Ethan flew in from afar.
16:19He looked stronger, his wings broader behind him.
16:22I was about to fly up to surprise him when a girl with white wings darted forward first
16:25and threw her arms around him.
16:27Ethan tilted his head and kissed her familiarly.
16:31I knew that girl.
16:32Marnie.
16:32My feet felt nailed to the floor.
16:34Where's your chubby childhood friend?
16:36Didn't she come pick you up?
16:39She doesn't know I'm back today.
16:40Didn't she cling to you non-stop?
16:42If our parents weren't old friends, I would have cut her off ages ago.
16:46He jangled the communication necklace around his neck.
16:49Before I left, I gave her my friend's contact, lying that it was mine.
16:55Guess what?
16:56They've been chatting for a whole year.
16:59Marnie froze for a second, then doubled over laughing.
17:03She talked to him for a whole year and never figured it out?
17:08She was overjoyed just to get replies.
17:10The bouquet slipped from my grasp.
17:12Right then, my comm device lit up.
17:13That alternate account that had chatted with me every day sent a new message.
17:17Honey, you up?
17:18Did you eat breakfast?
17:19So all those honey texts night after night for an entire year had never really come from
17:23Ethan.
17:24I spread my wings and sat by the river.
17:26Right from the start, that so-called new number had belonged to Ethan's friend.
17:30Everything finally clicked into place.
17:31At the very beginning, he barely replied at all.
17:34How was your training?
17:35Did you run into any danger?
17:36Fine.
17:36Have you eaten?
17:37No.
17:37Sometimes he would read my messages and leave them unanswered for days.
17:40I told myself Ethan was just worn out.
17:42Still, I kept reaching out time and time again.
17:46Then one night I sent,
17:47I know I'm a nuisance.
17:48I just miss you.
17:49Please don't be mad at me.
17:50An hour later, a reply popped up.
17:53You're not a nuisance.
17:54I'm sorry.
17:54I'll do better at replying from now on.
17:56Everything shifted after that message.
18:00The one on the other end of the comm seems like a completely different person.
18:04He started checking in on my daily life.
18:06He'd carefully teach me all kinds of wilderness knowledge.
18:08He was the first to wish me a happy birthday.
18:10On my birthday.
18:11Happy birthday.
18:12I hope you'll always be happy, Winnie.
18:13Ethan's account had not a single message.
18:15That was the night I made up my mind to lose weight.
18:17I thought Ethan was finally starting to care about me.
18:20I believed if I became prettier, he would finally be willing to make us public.
18:23I once thought that if I became more beautiful, he would eventually make me his dragon queen.
18:27Looking back now, none of that tenderness had ever belonged to Ethan.
18:31I flicked my tail and pulled up my photo album.
18:33This was a photo taken a year ago.
18:34In it, I was eating an extra large strawberry cake.
18:37Cream smudged on the corner of my mouth.
18:38My face round.
18:39I sent that photo to him.
18:41Good morning.
18:41One minute ticked by.
18:42Five minutes.
18:43My comms device stayed dark all the time.
18:45I pulled a bitter smile.
18:46Figures.
18:47The affection spoken face to face was nothing but empty words.
18:50No one would have liked me seeing how I used to look.
18:52I was about to delete the contact when my comm lit up.
18:54He sent a photo.
18:55A man stood before the mirror.
18:57Massive black dragon wings spreading behind him.
18:59He had a tattoo on his forearm.
19:01Right after that came a text message.
19:02It's me.
19:03Are you satisfied, Winnie?
19:06Heat flooded my cheeks.
19:08Why would you send me this?
19:09Didn't you ask if I'd still call you honey?
19:11I will.
19:11Even if you gained another hundred pounds, I still will.
19:14Tears burned my eyes.
19:16I stared at the photo for a long while and saved it without thinking.
19:19Handsome men sure know how to spin pretty lies.
19:21I was hesitating whether to delete it.
19:23A figure closed in on me.
19:24Scared, I spread my wings and flew into the air.
19:27Winnie?
19:27Ethan's voice came from behind me.
19:29He seemed to recognize me.
19:30I'd already been humiliated enough today.
19:32I would not let him see how much he'd gotten to me.
19:34I took a deep breath, folded my wings, landed, and turned to face him.
19:38Hey.
19:38He froze.
19:39His gaze dragged slowly over my face, my hair, my dress.
19:43Sorry.
19:45I mistook you for someone else.
19:46Your wings look alike.
19:47I stared at him.
19:48He hadn't recognized me at all.
19:49Ethan turned to leave, but glanced back at my bracelet and frowned.
19:52Wait.
19:53This looks like a gift I custom made for Winnie.
19:57How did you get it?
19:59Ethan.
20:02It's getting late.
20:03Let's go.
20:04You promised we'd celebrate alone.
20:06Ethan hesitated.
20:07Marnie tugged him away.
20:08He glanced back at me one last time.
20:10I stared at my reflection in the river and gave a bitter smile.
20:12I'd imagined countless times how Ethan would react upon seeing me like this, but in the end,
20:16he didn't recognize me at all.
20:18Back home, Mom handed me a gift box.
20:21Ethan came by earlier.
20:23He brought you a gift.
20:24My heart raced.
20:25For dragons, the spoils of their first hunt are for their beloved.
20:28I opened the gift box, revealing a pretty silver moonflower inside.
20:31I'd once mentioned in conversation that silver moonflowers were my favorite.
20:35I frowned.
20:35The silver moonflower looked wilted.
20:37At that moment, my communicator lit up, and Marnie's new post popped up.
20:40The photo showed a whole bouquet of silver moonflowers, fresh and beautiful.
20:44Ethan's hand rested on her waist.
20:45Her caption read,
20:46I received the spoils from my beloved's first hunt.
20:49I stared at the single silver moonflower in the box, feeling only bitter amusement.
20:53Ethan hadn't remembered what I liked.
20:55Those flowers were meant for Marnie.
20:57He tossed me the only wilted one.
21:00Do you like it?
21:01I snapped the lid shut.
21:02No, I don't.
21:03A tear dropped onto the box.
21:05I walked outside and tossed the whole box into the trash can.
21:09I'd spent a full year fighting to become good enough for Ethan.
21:11He wouldn't even spare a full bouquet for me.
21:15I was still staring at the discarded box when Mom came outside.
21:19Winnie?
21:19She glanced at the discarded box, then at my face.
21:22What happened?
21:23Did you fight with Ethan?
21:25I wiped my cheeks.
21:27No.
21:27I walked past her and locked myself in my bedroom.
21:33Minutes later, the doorbell rang.
21:35Just then, my communicator lit up.
21:36That account sent a message.
21:37Check your front door.
21:40My heart skipped.
21:42I rushed downstairs.
21:47A golden gift box sat on my doorstep.
21:52It held 99 silver moonflowers.
21:56I carried it upstairs and snapped a photo.
21:59Did you send this?
22:00I saw you liked them months ago.
22:02Thought they might cheer you up.
22:03Why are you so nice to me?
22:04Because I like you.
22:05My breath caught.
22:06Even when I weighed 250 pounds?
22:09Even if you gained another hundred, I could still carry you.
22:11I laughed through my tears.
22:13My first real laugh of the whole terrible day.
22:16I grabbed the flowers and headed toward the kitchen.
22:18Mom?
22:20Oh, Winnie, you look much better.
22:22I almost forgot to mention.
22:24Ethan said he and Luca are treating everyone to dinner tonight.
22:29Sure.
22:30I'll be there on time.
22:32Somewhere at that dinner sat the man who'd called me honey every night for 12 months.
22:36Tonight, I was going to find out who he was.
22:39Over the year, my dragon boyfriend, Ethan, was away training.
22:42I dropped from 250 pounds to 130 pounds.
22:53Today is the day he returns from his training journey.
22:56I picked fresh flowers, waiting nervously for him at the forest edge.
23:01Ethan promised to make me his dragon queen upon his return.
23:04Back then, I'd believed him.
23:05Ethan and I are childhood sweethearts.
23:07As a kid, I was too heavy to fly and got mocked often.
23:10But he'd chase those people off.
23:16He'd train and run alongside me.
23:19That was when I'd fallen for him.
23:21As the years passed, his attitude toward me grew strange.
23:24At home, he'd eat my cooking and tend to my wings.
23:27Yet out in public, he'd act like he didn't know me.
23:29Even when we passed each other face to face, he'd only give me a faint nod.
23:33I asked him why.
23:34Hank!
23:37I don't want my friends making jokes about you.
23:41I don't want my friends making jokes about you.
23:42I'd believed him again.
23:43Over this past year, I've cut out sweets entirely and run every morning and evening.
23:47Now I can finally fly.
23:49Strong winds swept through the forest as Ethan flew in from afar.
23:53He looked stronger, his wings broader behind him.
23:55I was about to fly up to surprise him when a girl with white wings darted forward first and threw
23:59her arms around him.
24:00Ethan tilted his head and kissed her familiarly.
24:04I knew that girl, Marnie.
24:06My feet felt nailed to the floor.
24:08Where's your chubby childhood friend?
24:09Didn't she come pick you up?
24:12She doesn't know I'm back today.
24:14Didn't she cling to you non-stop?
24:15If our parents weren't old friends, I would have cut her off ages ago.
24:20He jangled the communication necklace around his neck.
24:22Before I left, I gave her my friend's contact, lying that it was mine.
24:28Guess what?
24:29They've been chatting for a whole year.
24:33Marnie froze for a second, then doubled over laughing.
24:36She talked to him for a whole year and never figured it out?
24:41She was overjoyed just to get replies.
24:43The bouquet slipped from my grasp.
24:45Right then, my comm device lit up.
24:47That alternate account that had chatted with me every day sent a new message.
24:50Honey, you up?
24:51Did you eat breakfast?
24:52So all those honey texts night after night for an entire year had never really come from Ethan.
24:57I spread my wings and sat by the river.
24:59Right from the start, that so-called new number had belonged to Ethan's friend.
25:03Everything finally clicked into place.
25:05At the very beginning, he barely replied at all.
25:07How was your training?
25:08Did you run into any danger?
25:09Fine.
25:09Have you eaten?
25:10No.
25:11Sometimes he would read my messages and leave them unanswered for days.
25:14I told myself Ethan was just worn out.
25:16Still, I kept reaching out time and time again.
25:19Then one night I sent,
25:21I know I'm a nuisance.
25:22I just miss you.
25:23Please don't be mad at me.
25:24An hour later, a reply popped up.
25:26You're not a nuisance.
25:27I'm sorry.
25:28I'll do better at replying from now on.
25:29Everything shifted after that message.
25:33The one on the other end of the comm seems like a completely different person.
25:37He started checking in on my daily life.
25:39He'd carefully teach me all kinds of wilderness knowledge.
25:41He was the first to wish me a happy birthday.
25:43On my birthday.
25:44Happy birthday.
25:45I hope you'll always be happy, Winnie.
25:47Ethan's account had not a single message.
25:49That was the night I made up my mind to lose weight.
25:50I thought Ethan was finally starting to care about me.
25:53I believed if I became prettier, he would finally be willing to make us public.
25:57I once thought that if I became more beautiful, he would eventually make me his dragon queen.
26:01Looking back now, none of that tenderness had ever belonged to Ethan.
26:04I flicked my tail and pulled up my photo album.
26:06This was a photo taken a year ago.
26:08In it, I was eating an extra large strawberry cake.
26:10Cream smudged on the corner of my mouth.
26:12My face round.
26:13I sent that photo to him.
26:14Good morning.
26:14One minute ticked by.
26:15Five minute.
26:16My comm's device stayed dark all the time.
26:18I pulled a bitter smile.
26:19Figures.
26:20The affection spoken face to face was nothing but empty words.
26:23No one would have liked me seeing how I used to look.
26:25I was about to delete the contact when my comm lit up.
26:28He sent a photo.
26:28A man stood before the mirror.
26:30Massive black dragon wings spreading behind him.
26:32He had a tattoo on his forearm.
26:34Right after that came a text message.
26:36It's me.
26:36Are you satisfied, Winnie?
26:39Heat flooded my cheeks.
26:41Why would you send me this?
26:42Didn't you ask if I'd still call you honey?
26:44I will.
26:45Even if you gained another hundred pounds, I still will.
26:48Tears burned my eyes.
26:49I stared at the photo for a long while and saved it without thinking.
26:52Handsome men sure know how to spin pretty lies.
26:54I was hesitating whether to delete it.
26:56A figure closed in on me.
26:57Scared, I spread my wings and flew into the air.
27:00Winnie?
27:00Ethan's voice came from behind me.
27:02He seemed to recognize me.
27:03I'd already been humiliated enough today.
27:05I would not let him see how much he'd gotten to me.
27:07I took a deep breath, folded my wings, landed, and turned to face him.
27:11Hey.
27:11He froze.
27:12His gaze dragged slowly over my face, my hair, my dress.
27:16Sorry.
27:18I mistook you for someone else.
27:19Your wings look alike.
27:21I stared at him.
27:21He hadn't recognized me at all.
27:23Ethan turned to leave, but glanced back at my bracelet and frowned.
27:25Wait.
27:26This looks like a gift I custom made.
27:29For Winnie.
27:30How did you get it?
27:32Ethan.
27:35It's getting late.
27:36Let's go.
27:37You promised we'd celebrate alone.
27:39Ethan hesitated.
27:40Marnie tugged him away.
27:41He glanced back at me one last time.
27:43I stared at my reflection in the river and gave a bitter smile.
27:46I'd imagined countless times how Ethan would react upon seeing me like this, but in the end,
27:49he didn't recognize me at all.
27:52Back home, mom handed me a gift box.
27:54Ethan came by earlier.
27:56He brought you a gift.
27:57My heart raced.
27:58For dragons, the spoils of their first hunt are for their beloved.
28:01I opened the gift box, revealing a pretty silver moonflower inside.
28:04I'd once mentioned in conversation that silver moonflowers were my favorite.
28:08I frowned.
28:08The silver moonflower looked wilted.
28:10At that moment, my communicator lit up, and Marnie's new post popped up.
28:13The photo showed a whole bouquet of silver moonflowers, fresh and beautiful.
28:17Ethan's hand rested on her waist.
28:19Her caption read,
28:20I received the spoils from my beloved's first hunt.
28:23I stared at the single silver moonflower in the box, feeling only bitter amusement.
28:27Ethan hadn't remembered what I liked.
28:28Those flowers were meant for Marnie.
28:30He tossed me the only wilted one.
28:33Do you like it?
28:34I snapped the lid shut.
28:36No, I don't.
28:36A tear dropped onto the box.
28:39I walked outside and tossed the whole box into the trash can.
28:42I'd spent a full year fighting to become good enough for Ethan.
28:45He wouldn't even spare a full bouquet for me.
28:48I was still staring at the discarded box when Mom came outside.
28:52Winnie?
28:53She glanced at the discarded box, then at my face.
28:55What happened?
28:57Did you fight with Ethan?
28:58I wiped my cheeks.
29:00No.
29:01I walked past her and locked myself in my bedroom.
29:06Minutes later, the doorbell rang.
29:08Just then, my communicator lit up.
29:10That account sent a message.
29:11Check your front door.
29:14My heart skipped.
29:15I rushed downstairs.
29:20A golden gift box sat on my doorstep.
29:25It held 99 silver moonflowers.
29:30I carried it upstairs and snapped a photo.
29:32Did you send this?
29:33I saw you liked them months ago.
29:35Thought they might cheer you up.
29:36Why are you so nice to me?
29:37Because I like you.
29:38My breath caught.
29:39Even when I weighed 250 pounds?
29:42Even if you gained another hundred, I could still carry you.
29:45I laughed through my tears.
29:46My first real laugh of the whole terrible day.
29:49I grabbed the flowers and headed toward the kitchen.
29:51Mom?
29:53Oh, Winnie, you look much better.
29:55I almost forgot to mention.
29:57Ethan said he and Luca are treating everyone to dinner tonight.
30:03Sure.
30:03I'll be there on time.
30:05Somewhere at that dinner sat the man who'd called me honey every night for 12 months.
30:09Tonight, I was going to find out who he was.
30:13Over the year, my dragon boyfriend, Ethan, was away training.
30:16I dropped from 250 pounds to 130 pounds.
30:26Today is the day he returns from his training journey.
30:29I picked fresh flowers, waiting nervously for him at the forest edge.
30:34Ethan promised to make me his dragon queen upon his return.
30:37Back then, I'd believed him.
30:38Ethan and I are childhood sweetheart.
30:40As a kid, I was too heavy to fly and got mocked often.
30:43But he'd chase those people off.
30:49He'd train and run alongside me.
30:52That was when I'd fallen for him.
30:54As the years passed, his attitude toward me grew strange.
30:57At home, he'd eat my cooking and tend to my wings.
31:00Yet out in public, he'd act like he didn't know me.
31:03Even when we passed each other face to face, he'd only give me a faint nod.
31:06I asked him why.
31:07Hey!
31:08I'm loud.
31:10I don't want my friends making jokes about you.
31:15I'd believed him again.
31:17Over this past year, I've cut out sweets entirely and run every morning and evening.
31:21Now I can finally fly.
31:23Strong winds swept through the forest as Ethan flew in from afar.
31:26He looked stronger, his wings broader behind him.
31:28I was about to fly up to surprise him when a girl with white wings darted forward first and threw
31:32her arms around him.
31:33Ethan tilted his head and kissed her familiarly.
31:37I knew that girl, Marnie.
31:39My feet felt nailed to the floor.
31:41Where's your chubby childhood friend?
31:43Didn't she come pick you up?
31:45She doesn't know I'm back today.
31:47Didn't she cling to you non-stop?
31:49If our parents weren't old friends, I would have cut her off ages ago.
31:53He jangled the communication necklace around his neck.
31:55Before I left, I gave her my friend's contact, lying that it was mine.
32:01Guess what?
32:02They've been chatting for a whole year.
32:06Marnie froze for a second, then doubled over laughing.
32:09She talked to him for a whole year and never figured it out?
32:14She was overjoyed just to get replies.
32:17The bouquet slipped from my grasp.
32:18Right then, my comm device lit up.
32:20That alternate account that had chatted with me every day sent a new message.
32:23Honey, you up?
32:24Did you eat breakfast?
32:25So all those honey texts night after night for an entire year had never really come from Ethan.
32:30I spread my wings and sat by the river.
32:32Right from the start, that so-called new number had belonged to Ethan's friend.
32:36Everything finally clicked into place.
32:38At the very beginning, he barely replied at all.
32:40How was your training?
32:41Did you run into any danger?
32:42Fine.
32:43Have you eaten?
32:43No.
32:44Sometimes he would read my messages and leave them unanswered for days.
32:47I told myself Ethan was just worn out.
32:49Still, I kept reaching out time and time again.
32:53Then one night I sent,
32:54I know I'm a nuisance.
32:55I just miss you.
32:56Please don't be mad at me.
32:57An hour later, a reply popped up.
32:59You're not a nuisance.
33:00I'm sorry.
33:01I'll do better at replying from now on.
33:03Everything shifted after that message.
33:07The one on the other end of the comm seems like a completely different person.
33:10He started checking in on my daily life.
33:12He'd carefully teach me all kinds of wilderness knowledge.
33:15He was the first to wish me a happy birthday.
33:17On my birthday.
33:17Happy birthday.
33:18I hope you'll always be happy, Winnie.
33:20Ethan's account had not a single message.
33:22That was the night I made up my mind to lose weight.
33:24I thought Ethan was finally starting to care about me.
33:26I believed if I became prettier, he would finally be willing to make us public.
33:30I once thought that if I became more beautiful, he would eventually make me his dragon queen.
33:34Looking back now, none of that tenderness had ever belonged to Ethan.
33:37I flicked my tail and pulled up my photo album.
33:39This was a photo taken a year ago.
33:41In it, I was eating an extra large strawberry cake.
33:43Cream smudged on the corner of my mouth.
33:45My face round.
33:46I sent that photo to him.
33:47Good morning.
33:48One minute ticked by.
33:49Five minutes.
33:49My comm's device stayed dark all the time.
33:51I pulled a bitter smile.
33:53Figures.
33:53The affection spoken face to face was nothing but empty words.
33:56No one would have liked me seeing how I used to look.
33:59I was about to delete the contact when my comm lit up.
34:01He sent a photo.
34:01A man stood before the mirror.
34:03Massive black dragon wings spreading behind him.
34:06He had a tattoo on his forearm.
34:07Right after that came a text message.
34:09It's me.
34:09Are you satisfied, Winnie?
34:13Heat flooded my cheeks.
34:14Why would you send me this?
34:16Didn't you ask if I'd still call you honey?
34:18I will.
34:18Even if you gained another hundred pounds, I still will.
34:21Tears burned my eyes.
34:22I stared at the photo for a long while and saved it without thinking.
34:25Handsome men sure know how to spin pretty lies.
34:27I was hesitating whether to delete it.
34:29A figure closed in on me.
34:30Scared, I spread my wings and flew into the air.
34:33Winnie?
34:34Ethan's voice came from behind me.
34:35He seemed to recognize me.
34:37I'd already been humiliated enough today.
34:38I would not let him see how much he'd gotten to me.
34:41I took a deep breath, folded my wings, landed, and turned to face him.
34:44Hey.
34:44He froze.
34:45His gaze dragged slowly over my face, my hair, my dress.
34:49Sorry.
34:51I mistook you for someone else.
34:53Your wings look alike.
34:54I stared at him.
34:55He hadn't recognized me at all.
34:56Ethan turned to leave, but glanced back at my bracelet and frowned.
34:58Wait.
34:59This looks like a gift I custom made.
35:02For Winnie.
35:03How did you get it?
35:06Ethan.
35:08It's getting late.
35:09Let's go.
35:11You promised we'd celebrate alone.
35:12Ethan hesitated.
35:13Marnie tugged him away.
35:14He glanced back at me one last time.
35:16I stared at my reflection in the river and gave a bitter smile.
35:19I'd imagined countless times how Ethan would react upon seeing me like this, but in the end,
35:23he didn't recognize me at all.
35:25Back home, Mom handed me a gift box.
35:27Ethan came by earlier.
35:29He brought you a gift.
35:31My heart raced.
35:31For dragons, the spoils of their first hunt are for their beloved.
35:34I opened the gift box, revealing a pretty silver moonflower inside.
35:38I'd once mentioned in conversation that silver moonflowers were my favorite.
35:41I frowned.
35:42The silver moonflower looked wilted.
35:43At that moment, my communicator lit up, and Marnie's new post popped up.
35:47The photo showed a whole bouquet of silver moonflowers, fresh and beautiful.
35:50Ethan's hand rested on her waist.
35:52Her caption read,
35:53I received the spoils from my beloved's first hunt.
35:56I stared at the single silver moonflower in the box, feeling only bitter amusement.
36:00Ethan hadn't remembered what I liked.
36:02Those flowers were meant for Marnie.
36:03He tossed me the only wilted one.
36:06Do you like it?
36:07I snapped the lid shut.
36:09No, I don't.
36:10A tear dropped onto the box.
36:12I walked outside and tossed the whole box into the trash can.
36:15I'd spent a full year fighting to become good enough for Ethan.
36:18He wouldn't even spare a full bouquet for me.
36:21I was still staring at the discarded box when Mom came outside.
36:25Winnie?
36:26She glanced at the discarded box, then at my face.
36:29What happened?
36:30Did you fight with Ethan?
36:31I wiped my cheeks.
36:33No.
36:34I walked past her and locked myself in my bedroom.
36:39Minutes later, the doorbell rang.
36:41Just then, my communicator lit up.
36:43That account sent a message.
36:44Check your front door.
36:47My heart skipped.
36:48I rushed downstairs.
36:53A golden gift box sat on my doorstep.
36:58It held 99 silver moonflowers.
37:03I carried it upstairs and snapped a photo.
37:05Did you send this?
37:07I saw you liked them months ago.
37:08Thought they might cheer you up.
37:09Why are you so nice to me?
37:11Because I like you.
37:12My breath caught.
37:13Even when I weighed 250 pounds?
37:15Even if you gained another hundred, I could still carry you.
37:18I laughed through my tears.
37:19My first real laugh of the whole terrible day.
37:22I grabbed the flowers and headed toward the kitchen.
37:24Mom?
37:26Oh, Winnie, you look much better.
37:28I almost forgot to mention.
37:30Ethan said he and Luca are treating everyone to dinner tonight.
37:36Sure.
37:37I'll be there on time.
37:38Somewhere at that dinner sat the man who'd called me honey every night for 12 months.
37:43Tonight, I was going to find out who he was.
37:46Over the year, my dragon boyfriend, Ethan, was away training.
37:49I dropped from 250 pounds to 130 pounds.
37:59Today is the day he returns from his training journey.
38:02I picked fresh flowers, waiting nervously for him at the forest edge.
38:07Ethan promised to make me his dragon queen upon his return.
38:10Back then, I'd believed him.
38:12Ethan and I are childhood sweethearts.
38:14As a kid, I was too heavy to fly and got mocked often.
38:16But he'd chase those people off.
38:18Move, move, move, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go,
38:21go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go,
38:21go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
38:22He'd train and run alongside me.
38:26That was when I'd fallen for him.
38:28As the years passed, his attitude toward me grew strange.
38:30At home, he'd eat my cooking and tend to my wings.
38:34Yet out in public, he'd act like he didn't know me.
38:36Even when we passed each other face to face, he'd only give me a faint nod.
38:39I asked him why.
38:40Hey.
38:44I don't want my friends making jokes about you.
38:48I'd believed him again.
38:50Over this past year, I've cut out sweets entirely and run every morning and evening.
38:54Now I can finally fly.
38:56Strong winds swept through the forest as Ethan flew in from afar.
38:59He looked stronger, his wings broader behind him.
39:01I was about to fly up to surprise him when a girl with white wings darted forward first and threw
39:06her arms around him.
39:07Ethan tilted his head and kissed her familiarly.
39:10I knew that girl, Marnie.
39:12My feet felt nailed to the floor.
39:14Where's your chubby childhood friend?
39:16Didn't she come pick you up?
39:18She doesn't know I'm back today.
39:20Didn't she cling to you nonstop?
39:22If our parents weren't old friends, I would have cut her off ages ago.
39:26He jangled the communication necklace around his neck.
39:29Before I left, I gave her my friend's contact.
39:31Lying that it was mine.
39:34Guess what?
39:36They've been chatting for a whole year.
39:39Marnie froze for a second, then doubled over laughing.
39:42She talked to him for a whole year and never figured it out?
39:47She was overjoyed just to get replies.
39:50The bouquet slipped from my grasp.
39:52Right then, my comm device lit up.
39:53That alternate account that had chatted with me every day sent a new message.
39:57Honey, you up?
39:58Did you eat breakfast?
39:58So all those honey texts night after night for an entire year had never really come from Ethan.
40:03I spread my wings and sat by the river.
40:06Right from the start, that so-called new number had belonged to Ethan's friend.
40:09Everything finally clicked into place.
40:11At the very beginning, he barely replied at all.
40:14How was your training?
40:14Did you run into any danger?
40:16Fine.
40:16Have you eaten?
40:17No.
40:17Sometimes he would read my messages and leave them unanswered for days.
40:20I told myself Ethan was just worn out.
40:22Still, I kept reaching out time and time again.
40:26Then one night I sent,
40:27I know I'm a nuisance.
40:28I just miss you.
40:29Please don't be mad at me.
40:30An hour later, a reply popped up.
40:33You're not a nuisance.
40:34I'm sorry.
40:34I'll do better at replying from now on.
40:36Everything shifted after that message.
40:40The one on the other end of the comm seems like a completely different person.
40:44He started checking in on my daily life.
40:45He'd carefully teach me all kinds of wilderness knowledge.
40:48He was the first to wish me a happy birthday.
40:50On my birthday.
40:51Happy birthday.
40:51I hope you'll always be happy, Winnie.
40:53Ethan's account had not a single message.
40:55That was the night I made up my mind to lose weight.
40:57I thought Ethan was finally starting to care about me.
41:00I believed if I became prettier, he would finally be willing to make us public.
41:03I once thought that if I became more beautiful, he would eventually make me his dragon queen.
41:07Looking back now, none of that tenderness had ever belonged to Ethan.
41:10I flicked my tail and pulled up my photo album.
41:13This was a photo taken a year ago.
41:14In it, I was eating an extra large strawberry cake.
41:17Cream smudged on the corner of my mouth.
41:18My face round.
41:19I sent that photo to him.
41:20Good morning.
41:21One minute ticked by.
41:22Five minutes.
41:22My comms device stayed dark all the time.
41:25I pulled a bitter smile.
41:26Figures.
41:26The affection spoken face to face was nothing but empty words.
41:30No one would have liked me seeing how I used to look.
41:32I was about to delete the contact when my comm lit up.
41:34He sent a photo.
41:35A man stood before the mirror.
41:37Massive black dragon wings spreading behind him.
41:39He had a tattoo on his forearm.
41:40Right after that came a text message.
41:42It's me.
41:43Are you satisfied, Winnie?
41:46Heat flooded my cheeks.
41:47Why would you send me this?
41:49Didn't you ask if I'd still call you honey?
41:51I will.
41:51Even if you gained another hundred pounds, I still will.
41:54Tears burned my eyes.
41:55I stared at the photo for a long while and saved it without thinking.
41:58Handsome men sure know how to spin pretty lies.
42:01I was hesitating whether to delete it.
42:02A figure closed in on me.
42:04Scared, I spread my wings and flew into the air.
42:07Winnie?
42:07Ethan's voice came from behind me.
42:08He seemed to recognize me.
42:10I'd already been humiliated enough today.
42:11I would not let him see how much he'd gotten to me.
42:14I took a deep breath, folded my wings, landed, and turned to face him.
42:17Hey.
42:18He froze.
42:18His gaze dragged slowly over my face, my hair, my dress.
42:22Sorry.
42:24I mistook you for someone else.
42:26Your wings look alike.
42:27I stared at him.
42:28He hadn't recognized me at all.
42:29Ethan turned to leave, but glanced back at my bracelet and frowned.
42:32Wait.
42:33This looks like a gift I custom made for Winnie.
42:37How did you get it?
42:39Ethan.
42:42It's getting late.
42:43Let's go.
42:44You promised we'd celebrate alone.
42:46Ethan hesitated.
42:47Marnie tugged him away.
42:48He glanced back at me one last time.
42:49I stared at my reflection in the river and gave a bitter smile.
42:52I'd imagined countless times how Ethan would react upon seeing me like this, but in the
42:56end, he didn't recognize me at all.
42:58Back home, Mom handed me a gift box.
43:01Ethan came by earlier.
43:03He brought you a gift.
43:04My heart raced.
43:05For dragons, the spoils of their first hunt are for their beloved.
43:07I opened the gift box, revealing a pretty silver moonflower inside.
43:11I'd once mentioned in conversation that silver moonflowers were my favorite.
43:14I frowned.
43:15The silver moonflower looked wilted.
43:17At that moment, my communicator lit up, and Marnie's new post popped up.
43:20The photo showed a whole bouquet of silver moonflowers, fresh and beautiful.
43:24Ethan's hand rested on her waist.
43:25Her caption read,
43:26I received the spoils from my beloved's first hunt.
43:29I stared at the single silver moonflower in the box, feeling only bitter amusement.
43:33Ethan hadn't remembered what I liked.
43:35Those flowers were meant for Marnie.
43:36He tossed me the only wilted one.
43:39Do you like it?
43:41I snapped the lid shut.
43:42No, I don't.
43:43A tear dropped onto the box.
43:45I walked outside and tossed the whole box into the trash can.
43:48I'd spent a full year fighting to become good enough for Ethan.
43:51He wouldn't even spare a full bouquet for me.
43:54I was still staring at the discarded box when Mom came outside.
43:59Winnie?
43:59She glanced at the discarded box, then at my face.
44:02What happened?
44:03Did you fight with Ethan?
44:05I wiped my cheeks.
44:06No.
44:07I walked past her and locked myself in my bedroom.
44:13Minutes later, the doorbell rang.
44:14Just then, my communicator lit up.
44:16That account sent a message.
44:17Check your front door.
44:20My heart skipped.
44:22I rushed downstairs.
44:27A golden gift box sat on my doorstep.
44:32It held 99 silver moonflowers.
44:36I carried it upstairs and snapped a photo.
44:39Did you send this?
44:40I saw you liked them months ago.
44:42Thought they might cheer you up.
44:43Why are you so nice to me?
44:44Because I like you.
44:45My breath caught.
44:46Even when I weighed 250 pounds?
44:48Even if you gained another hundred, I could still carry you.
44:51I laughed through my tears.
44:53My first real laugh of the whole terrible day.
44:56I grabbed the flowers and headed toward the kitchen.
44:58Mom?
44:59Oh, Winnie, you look much better.
45:02I almost forgot to mention, Ethan said he and Luca are treating everyone to dinner tonight.
45:09Sure.
45:10I'll be there on time.
45:12Somewhere at that dinner sat the man who'd called me honey every night for 12 months.
45:16Tonight, I was going to find out who he was.
45:19Over the year, my dragon boyfriend, Ethan, was away training.
45:22I dropped from 250 pounds to 130 pounds.
45:33Today is the day he returns from his training journey.
45:36I picked fresh flowers, waiting nervously for him at the forest edge.
45:40Ethan promised to make me his dragon queen upon his return.
45:43Back then, I'd believed him.
45:45Ethan and I are childhood sweetheart.
45:47As a kid, I was too heavy to fly and got mocked often.
45:50But he'd chase those people off.
45:56He'd train and run alongside me.
45:59That was when I'd fallen for him.
46:01As the years passed, his attitude toward me grew strange.
46:04At home, he'd eat my cooking and tend to my wings.
46:07Yet out in public, he'd act like he didn't know me.
46:09Even when we passed each other face to face, he'd only give me a faint nod.
46:12I asked him why.
46:13Hank!
46:17I don't want my friends making jokes about you.
46:22I'd believed him again.
46:23Over this past year, I've cut out sweets entirely and run every morning and evening.
46:27Now I can finally fly.
46:29Strong winds swept through the forest as Ethan flew in from afar.
46:32He looked stronger, his wings broader behind him.
46:35I was about to fly up to surprise him when a girl with white wings darted forward first and threw
46:39her arms around him.
46:40Ethan tilted his head and kissed her familiarly.
46:44I knew that girl, Marnie.
46:46My feet felt nailed to the floor.
46:48Where's your chubby childhood friend?
46:49Didn't she come pick you up?
46:52She doesn't know I'm back today.
46:53Didn't she cling to you non-stop?
46:55If our parents weren't old friends, I would have cut her off ages ago.
46:59He jangled the communication necklace around his neck.
47:02Before I left, I gave her my friend's contact, lying that it was mine.
47:08Guess what?
47:09They've been chatting for a whole year.
47:12Marnie froze for a second, then doubled over laughing.
47:16She talked to him for a whole year and never figured it out?
47:21She was overjoyed just to get replies.
47:23The bouquet slipped from my grasp.
47:25Right then, my comm device lit up.
47:26That alternate account that had chatted with me every day sent a new message.
47:30Honey, you up?
47:31Did you eat breakfast?
47:32So all those honey texts night after night for an entire year had never really come from Ethan.
47:37I spread my wings and sat by the river.
47:39Right from the start, that so-called new number had belonged to Ethan's friend.
47:43Everything finally clicked into place.
47:45At the very beginning, he barely replied at all.
47:47How was your training?
47:48Did you run into any danger?
47:49Fine.
47:49Have you eaten?
47:50No.
47:50Sometimes he would read my messages and leave them unanswered for days.
47:53I told myself Ethan was just worn out.
47:55Still, I kept reaching out time and time again.
47:59Then one night I sent,
48:00I know I'm a nuisance.
48:01I just miss you.
48:02Please don't be mad at me.
48:03An hour later, a reply popped up.
48:06You're not a nuisance.
48:07I'm sorry.
48:07I'll do better at replying from now on.
48:09Everything shifted after that message.
48:13The one on the other end of the comm seems like a completely different person.
48:17He started checking in on my daily life.
48:19He'd carefully teach me all kinds of wilderness knowledge.
48:21He was the first to wish me a happy birthday on my birthday.
48:24Happy birthday.
48:25I hope you'll always be happy, Winnie.
48:26Ethan's account had not a single message.
48:28That was the night I made up my mind to lose weight.
48:30I thought Ethan was finally starting to care about me.
48:33I believed if I became prettier,
48:35he would finally be willing to make us public.
48:36I once thought that if I became more beautiful,
48:38he would eventually make me his dragon queen.
48:40Looking back now,
48:41none of that tenderness had ever belonged to Ethan.
48:43I flicked my tail and pulled up my photo album.
48:46This was a photo taken a year ago.
48:48In it,
48:48I was eating an extra large strawberry cake.
48:50Cream smudged on the corner of my mouth.
48:52My face round.
48:52I sent that photo to him.
48:54Good morning.
48:54One minute ticked by.
48:55Five minutes.
48:56My comm's device stayed dark all the time.
48:58I pulled a bitter smile.
48:59Figures.
49:00The affection spoken face to face was nothing but empty words.
49:03No one would have liked me seeing how I used to look.
49:05I was about to delete the contact when my comm lit up.
49:07He sent a photo.
49:08A man stood before the mirror.
49:10Massive black dragon wings spreading behind him.
49:12He had a tattoo on his forearm.
49:14Right after that came a text message.
49:15It's me.
49:16Are you satisfied, Winnie?
49:19Heat flooded my cheeks.
49:21Why would you send me this?
49:22Didn't you ask if I'd still call you honey?
49:24I will.
49:25Even if you gained another hundred pounds,
49:27I still will.
49:28Tears burned my eyes.
49:29I stared at the photo for a long while
49:30and saved it without thinking.
49:32Handsome men sure know how to spin pretty lies.
49:34I was hesitating whether to delete it.
49:36A figure closed in on me.
49:37Scared, I spread my wings and flew into the air.
49:40Winnie?
49:40Ethan's voice came from behind me.
49:42He seemed to recognize me.
49:43I'd already been humiliated enough today.
49:45I would not let him see how much he'd gotten to me.
49:47I took a deep breath, folded my wings,
49:49landed, and turned to face him.
49:51Hey.
49:51He froze.
49:52His gaze dragged slowly over my face,
49:53my hair, my dress.
49:56Sorry.
49:58I mistook you for someone else.
49:59Your wings look alike.
50:01I stared at him.
50:01He hadn't recognized me at all.
50:03Ethan turned to leave,
50:03but glanced back at my bracelet and frowned.
50:05Wait.
50:06This looks like a gift I custom-made
50:09for Winnie.
50:10How did you get it?
50:12Ethan.
50:15It's getting late.
50:16Let's go.
50:17You promised we'd celebrate alone.
50:19Ethan hesitated.
50:20Marnie tugged him away.
50:21He glanced back at me one last time.
50:23I stared at my reflection in the river
50:24and gave a bitter smile.
50:25I'd imagined countless times
50:27how Ethan would react upon seeing me like this,
50:28but in the end,
50:29he didn't recognize me at all.
50:31Back home,
50:32mom handed me a gift box.
50:34Ethan came by earlier.
50:36He brought you a gift.
50:37My heart raced.
50:38For dragons,
50:38the spoils of their first hunt
50:40are for their beloved.
50:41I opened the gift box,
50:42revealing a pretty silver moonflower inside.
50:44I'd once mentioned in conversation
50:46that silver moonflowers were my favorite.
50:48I frowned.
50:48The silver moonflower looked wilted.
50:50At that moment,
50:51my communicator lit up
50:52and Marnie's new post popped up.
50:53The photo showed a whole bouquet
50:55of silver moonflowers,
50:56fresh and beautiful.
50:57Ethan's hand rested on her waist.
50:58Her caption read,
51:00I received the spoils
51:01from my beloved's first hunt.
51:02I stared at the single silver moonflower
51:04in the box,
51:05feeling only bitter amusement.
51:06Ethan hadn't remembered what I liked.
51:08Those flowers were meant for Marnie.
51:10He tossed me the only wilted one.
51:13Do you like it?
51:14I snapped the lid shut.
51:15No, I don't.
51:16A tear dropped onto the box.
51:19I walked outside
51:20and tossed the whole box
51:21into the trash can.
51:22I'd spent a full year
51:23fighting to become good enough for Ethan.
51:24He wouldn't even spare
51:25a full bouquet for me.
51:28I was still staring
51:29at the discarded box
51:30when Mom came outside.
51:32Winnie?
51:32She glanced at the discarded box,
51:34then at my face.
51:35What happened?
51:36Did you fight with Ethan?
51:38I wiped my cheeks.
51:40No.
51:41I walked past her
51:41and locked myself in my bedroom.
51:46Minutes later,
51:47the doorbell rang.
51:48Just then,
51:48my communicator lit up.
51:49That account sent a message.
51:51Check your front door.
51:53My heart skipped.
51:55I rushed downstairs.
52:00A golden gift box
52:01sat on my doorstep.
52:05It held 99 silver moonflowers.
52:10I carried it upstairs
52:11and snapped a photo.
52:12Did you send this?
52:13I saw you liked them months ago.
52:15Thought they might cheer you up.
52:16Why are you so nice to me?
52:17Because I like you.
52:18My breath caught.
52:19Even when I weighed 250 pounds?
52:22Even if you gained another 100,
52:23I could still carry you.
52:25I laughed through my tears.
52:26My first real laugh
52:27of the whole terrible day.
52:29I grabbed the flowers
52:30and headed toward the kitchen.
52:31Mom?
52:33Oh, Winnie,
52:34you look much better.
52:35I almost forgot to mention,
52:37Ethan said he and Luca
52:38are treating everyone
52:38to dinner tonight.
52:43Sure, I'll be there on time.
52:45Somewhere at that dinner
52:46sat the man who'd called me honey
52:47every night for 12 months.
52:49Tonight, I was going to find out
52:50who he was.