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After confronting a barista off their shift whoās been staring at you from across the cafe, they reveal that they are the God of Love, Cupid, and they ask you a few questions about what love means to a simple human. (~1100 words)
Somehow inspired by Taylor Swift's Blank Space, the misheard lyric "got a long list of Starbucks loversā¦" during a class free-write and snowballed. Also the fact Iām aromantic and asexual (aegoromantic/sexual) and my special interest is romance. (Do people actually read these notes?) What is love? Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more.
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FADE IN
INT. QUIET DAY AT A COZY CAFE- MIDDAY.
Scribbling away in a notebook in their own little world, CUPID sits alone at a table. The LISTENER grows curious about what they are doing and approaches them with a friendly smile, asking if they are drawing something.
CUPID
H-huh? No, they arenāt drawings.
[...]
CUPID
Well, I wasā¦ journaling. Itās private.
(coldly)
Why are you talking to me anyway? Iām off my shift, you have no reason to.
[...]
CUPID
(flustered)
Huh?! I was not staring! I glance around the room a lot to collect my thoughtsā¦ for journaling. So I wasnāt specifically staring at you. Look- I wasnāt trying to be weird or anythingā¦
(pause, normal)
Actuallyā¦ if youāre this curious, why donāt you have a seat and Iāll just show you?
The listener sits down in a seat across from them.
CUPID (CONTāD)
Take a look.
[...]
CUPID
Correct, all names. But not just names. Caitlyn x Violet. Sebastian x Abigail x Samson. They are names, people, paired together.
[...]
CUPID
Excuse me?! No, Iām not āshippingā people! Here, look. Iāll write down Michael, the boy over there with the freckles and dark curly hair, see him? Heās been eyeballing the one named Arthur, the one with pastel rose gold hair and glasses. They sneak glimpses at one another but somehow never make eye contact.
(annoyed groaning)
This has been going on for an agonizing two weeks.
(normal)
Now, Iāll write their names together and place an āxā between their names.
(confident, smug)
Now in three, two, oneā¦ there they go. Michael finally has the guts to talk to him and is now walking over and Arthur miraculously stands up to speak with him as well.
(normal)
I work as a barista and collect everyoneās names, then I set out to do what I do best.
(pause, annoyed)
Donāt you get it? Let me spell it out to you, Iām Cupid, your God(dess) of Love.
[...]
CUPID
(mockingly)
Youāre right! I have absolutely no need nor reason to bestow my secrets to you, but guess what?
(cold)
Itās because Iām bored, you lowly human.
(smug)
And besides, no one. Will. Ever. Believe you~.
(normal)
And donāt get any ideas, my pen and notebook arenāt magical whatsoever. As long as Iām the one writing their names together then it will come true. And I donāt make them fall in love or whatever, I just give them the nudge to set out what they want, I canāt promise they will be together forever, breakups happen and you live and learn, and yada yada.
(serious)
But I wanted to take this chance to ask you something. Donāt you ever grow bored of romance, lowly human?
(pause, normal)
Let me elaborate. Itās the same thing over and over. Meeting one another, pining, confession, etc. Sure, throw in some angst and backstory and call it your ownā¦ but in the end, itās all the same thing, isnāt it? Iām intrigued to hear your answer. Arenāt you bored of love?
[...]
CUPID
(smug)
Oh really? What a romantic outlook on life itself. But itād only make sense since you humans have such a short lifespan, you can only love so much after all.
(uninterested)
Iāve seen it all in infinite structures and storylines, and Iāll be honest, itās grown bland to me.
[...]
CUPID
Tch, you think I can just drop my position whenever I want or something? Itās not like I can hand my job as a God(dess) to someone else. I pay this world a visit every now and then. Iāll stay a few days, maybe a month, and then find entertainment elsewhere. Hereās another question. What does love mean to you, what purpose do you believe it serves?
[...]
The listener rambles passionately and Cupid gives small āmhmmsā as they listen.
CUPID
I see. Do you really believe that despite the ups and downs, it's all worth it in the end? Does it not grow tiring or boring?
[...]
CUPID
(repeating the listenerās words, thinking out loud)
āFeelingsā¦ can never grow boring,ā huh? Iā¦
(snapping out of their trance)
Hmmph. I didnāt think Iād spend my day being lectured by some human.
(softly)
Butā¦ I just havenāt thought about it that way in a long time. What doesā¦ love feel like to you?
[...]
More rambles.
CUPID
I see. Iām so used to the skeleton structure of every love story that I guess Iāveā¦ become too focused on the whole confession climax, so much thatā¦ I forgot that thereās actual love in love, love to love.
(after a sigh)
Look, I was staring at you because I was figuring out who to pair you with. A name wasnāt coming to mind. People have soulmates, of course, numerous ones, in fact. They vary between platonic or romantic and such. And sometimes fate can change and your soulmate can too to adjust to the pursued choices you make in your life. But your romantic soulmate wasnāt registered at all.
(chuckling)
Itād be a shame if such a firm believer in romance had no one to be with.
(normal)
Itād be cruel to leave you with that information, so instead, think of it this way.
(genuinely)
Your fate lies in your own hands, whether romantic or pursuing your goals.
(normal)
I can still help you with a nudge, the first step in inciting a romance. So feel free to choose anyone here and Iāll scribble your names down.
[...]
CUPID
(chuckling)
Curious, arenāt you? Oh please, my dating life is nonexistent.
(normal)
Iāve been infatuated with a human every now and then but nothing too serious. Letās not focus on that now.
(teasing)
Donāt be shy, tell me who piques your interest.
(normal)
Of course, you donāt have to make up your mind right now-
[...]
CUPID
Youā¦ youāre joking. But I was cold to you and I called you a ālowly human.ā How did that intrigue you?!
[...]
CUPID
(flustered)
D-donāt start calling me those sorts of things. Iām a God(dess). I donāt react to such compliments. Youāre the cute one with your hopeless romantic attitude and optimism!
(normal)
But youāre right, to be fair, we did jump into a deep discussion right away. Andā¦ Iād be lying if I said I wasnāt interested in you too. Heh, Iāve been writing otherās romantic stories for so long, and yet I didnāt realize the clues of my own.
(shyly)
Wellā¦ Iād like to be with you if thatās what you want too.
[...]
CUPID
Then for onceā¦ Iād like to go without the paper and pen and try something newā¦ as long as itās with you.
FADE OUT
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