An Indonesian woman and a Turkish man met by chance on a dating app. The woman, a Taurus, was labeled an extrovert by her personality test though deep down, she felt more like an Otrovert.
“Taurus like to discover, cute, talkative, and kind,” said the Turkish man, a Scorpio, two weeks after their first conversation. He thought she looked younger than her age.
Their talks began with light topics, jokes, and bits of playful flirting, gradually unfolding into more personal stories that are usually hard to share. Taurus appeared mature and spoke calmly about being eight years older. She believed they could never be more than friends, given the age difference and distance. Scorpio agreed.
Yet, in a short time, they grew closer. Taurus asked about his family, his daily life things often unseen by the outside world. She was impressed when she found out Scorpio could write poetry in just ten to fifteen minutes, as if it were effortless.
The man, with hazel eyes, curly brown hair, and a height of 170 cm, was used to restraint an introvert with a touch of narcissism. Still, he couldn’t deny the sudden sense of comfort that surrounded him. He began asking back about the films Taurus watched, about the rain she loved. Small things, yet deeply meaningful for two people separated by borders.
When the rain finally came, Taurus recorded a short video and sent it to him proof that she hadn’t lied. Scorpio admired the way she expressed herself, calm, attentive, honest, and endlessly talkative. Taurus, in turn, was fascinated by Scorpio’s mysterious aura, as if he carried a small world inside him and allowed her only a glimpse.
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Sometimes, emotional intimacy grows without agreement. Scorpio felt seen, accepted something he rarely experienced. Then came the pattern, disappearing for four days, returning for one, as if to make sure she was still there. Taurus neither complained nor demanded. She greeted each return with a soft smile. She knew well the breadcrumbing game being played by the queen of drama. Not because she was used to it, but because, in some moments, she saw herself reflected in Mr. Hazel her nickname for him.
“Hey,” a message appeared in Taurus’s direct messages.
Perhaps Scorpio didn’t realize that it was her calmness that drew him in even more. When the closeness began to scare him, he pulled away not out of hatred, but fear of losing control.
One day, Scorpio posted his IQ test results the same test Taurus had asked him to take on his Instagram story. Taurus saw it but didn’t comment.
“Why just seen?” he asked curiously.
“I know you’re smart,” she replied confidently.
That simple answer silenced him. He added quietly, “No, I’m not.”
Maybe he wanted praise, but Taurus didn’t flatter him. It wasn’t empty admiration and somehow, that made him feel completely exposed.
Days passed. Scorpio slowly withdrew. His replies became delayed, then stopped altogether. Taurus didn’t chase him. She knew someone like him needed space, not pressure.
Two weeks later, Scorpio blocked her on the app where they first met. Taurus stared at her phone screen in silence.
Time went on.
Scorpio still viewed her Instagram stories, occasionally leaving a like as if to make sure she was okay. Taurus let him. A month later, he removed her from his close friends list and hit unfollow. Taurus understood and did the same calmly, without pain. Not out of indifference, but respect for someone fighting his own silent battle.
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They walked different paths but carried the same pause within them a quiet space where each other’s names still passed by gently, without anger.
They did not end up together. Just a moment to remember, in messages never deleted, and in a feeling that didn’t need to be possessed to remain real.


