Author's Note:- This is fiction. All characters in intimate situations are over 18. Any resemblance to real people, organizations, or businesses is a simple coincidence.
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Gary:- A second-generation Korean-American Former part-time Soft adult Actor and later on Cafe Owner (Height:- 6'4 and Age:- 26)
Zoe:- A second-generation Greek-American Bookstore Manager (Height:- 5'7 and Age:- 29).
Celia:- A second-generation Korean-American, elder sister of Gary and childhood best friend of Zoe. Co-owner of Buysell, a local E-Commerce and Online Payment startup (Height:- 5'7 and Age:- 29).
Caleb:- Co-owner of Buysell and Celia's boyfriend. Third-generation Camaroonian-American (Height:- 6'2 and Age:- 27).
Mr Ahn:- Father of Gary and Celia (Height:- 5'5 and Age:- 57).
Mrs. Ahn :- Mother of Gary and Celia (Height :- 5'4 and Age :- 57)
Mr Aetos:- Father of Zoe (Height:- 5'6 and Age:- 58).
Mrs Aetos:- Mother of Zoe (Height:- 5'5 and Age:- 56).
The Ahns moved to Chicago from Seoul, South Korea and met the Aetoses there. Ever since then, as a result, Celia, Gary and Zoe met with each other and became best friends. Both of the families are next-door neighbours, with the Aetos living behind the Ahns.
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Gary had returned to Chicago after he completed his graduation related to restaurant management in New York. His parents (Mr and Mrs Ahn) and his sister (Celia) were happy about his return. Gary had a secret that he did not tell to their parents and Celia when he was in New York during graduation; he worked part-time as a Softporn actor in some small-scale soft Porn company to pay off student debt along with having some fun there. He hid this because he feared that they would be very angry after he told them that.
Zoe was busy managing a bookstore owned by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Aetos. After work, she visited a bar with her friends Anita (Indian-American) and Njeri (Kenyan-American), who are both second generations, just like Zoe.
Zoe pulled out her phone and chatted with her best friend Celia. After some random talks, Celia informed her that her brother Gary was back in Chicago and that she was going out with her new boyfriend, Caleb. Zoe remembered her brother when he was around 13 while she and Celia were 16. He was a thin guy and was being bullied by his fellow students for his looks and for being a nerd during that time. He was often helped by Celia and Zoe when dealing with the bullying. Along with his parents and sister, Zoe encouraged him to take part in martial arts sports such as Judo and Taekwondo.
Unfortunately, Zoe, after completing her high school graduation at the age of 18, got an offer to study Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. So while she and Celia talked about their lives and stuff, Zoe was happy that Gary came back. After they both ended their chat conversations, Zoe then talked to her friends and they all went to dance until she met Gary, though she didn't recognize him.
She got attracted to him at this moment. Gary reminded her of Lee Joon-hyuk from the Kdrama Are You Human?
"Hi", said Zoe, "My name is Zoe. How are you?". Gary, who was with his friends Rohan (Indian-American) and Chidi (Nigerian-American) (who are first-generation and second-generation resp.), recognized her instantly and said, "Hey Zoe, it's been so many years. Do you remember me?". Zoe quickly recognized him as Gary and said, "Yeah, Gary, it's been so many years. How are you, and how's your family?".