「 O s k a r 」

• although he writes, he only lets Victoria hold and read the books and stories he wrote
• can't eat sweets - any sweets - even if Victoria makes them
• every night he reads a good night story to Victoria, always ending on a clifhanger
• let's Victoria stand on his feet when they dance together

Victoria | rain | smell of books | coffee | dew | unique-looking pens
sweets | heat | humidity | noisy and nosy persons | humans

born from a pen, Oskar was around humans from his very first breath. place he found himself in - alongside his other fragilius companion - was an office of a retired author. while the old human never paid them much attention - too absorbed in his own world that he created - his grandson was another thing. since the smaller human became aware of their existence Oskar and his friend had to find places to hide and evade the boy but without disturbing the old man. it worked, until the boy finally got a hold of the other. what Oskar had witnessed had left a deep scar on him. he could never trust another human. having made his escape and narrowly avoiding death, he set out to get as far away as he possibly could from humans. for a while he was able to stay away from humans and met another one of his kind. however, the same fate befell this poor soul as had with his previous friend. then he ran again. and another had narrowly escaped capture. it seemed wherever he would go - humans would follow. absolutely devasteted by thinking this is to be his life. Oskar had decided he would then lead every human he comes across as far away from others as he could. he kept at this for years, making himself isolated from the others and an ache in his heart. then he met her. when they first met her, Oskar was dismisive and brash with her - trying to make her leave him - in between his acts of kindness to her - at any cost. yet the young lady was insistant and kept to his side - ever since he rescued her from a lake. she kept pushing him to the brinks of his sanity to the point when he finally gave in. being sure that she will now leave after seeing him at his most pityful state and for the ill fortune he really is, Oskar let her do as she pleased. but to his surprise, Victoria stayed. she expressed her wish to stay with him. that he felt like home. touched by the kind heart and grieving from loneliness, it was too much for Oskar to pass out. even knowing it was selfish of him to keep her by his side, he had vowed to protect her with all he has. he will protect the good in this world. maybe he can finally start believing his life is not doomed to an enternal solitude like he had thought.