MaryJHollands

 chapter one Before living in Berlin, [Name] had spent a few years in London. And before that, she had been in Mexico City and few other, less densely populated places. Every time she moved to another city to stay there for more than just the holidays, she had prepared to live there independently. Meaning she had saved enough money to sustain herself and taken classes to adapt to the culture and language. This time, however, she had a mere week to prepare for her next destination. And out of all the places she could have 'chosen' to spontaneously move to, it had to be Tokyo. Japan's capital is, compared to Germany's one, overwhelming. A

 prologue Berlin, Germany, 8:32 PM. It's the 24th of December, meaning Winter has officially arrived. The sun has long set to make room for the stars and the moon to shine. Yet it is only the latter one which is barely visible due to the airport's lights. Despite it being Winter, no snow has fallen as of yet, which she is deeply thankful for since it would only delay her flight. Still, there seem to be some who can't see the lack of snow as anything positive. "I hate it!", a boy in front of her complains to his mother in German. "It doesn't feel like Christmas at all without the snow!" His mother looks up from the newspaper in her hands a

 You're hard to hug, tough to talk to And I never fall asleep when you're in my bed 3:27 AM. In less than four hours you're expected to be present at a world meeting. Fully present, meaning capable of functioning both mentally and physically. Yet there you lie, wide awake without the slightest intention of resting a bit. Not while he's there. All you give me is a heartbeat Slowly, you inch closer to Tim. His back is facing you, giving you a perfect view of his rising and falling muscles as he sleeps calmly, not bothered at all by your insomnia. You really should follow his example, turn away from him and close your eyes for at least thr