While the blonde was still busy rummaging through his memories, trying to piece together every interaction he’d ever had, a voice broke through his spiraling thoughts.
"Just like before the relationship became official, once the initial attraction starts to fizzle out, it’s important to go back to the roots and restart the cycle of attraction and seduction."
"In fact, to avoid having it fizzle out, it would be better to practice consistency and early detection. Rather than being reactive, I personally suggest being more proactive."
Luca felt like he was hearing something incredibly important for the harmonious life he was going for.
But his eyes sharpened slightly as he processed the words because it was clearly a warning for something unimaginable.
A passionate relationship...fizzling out?
For someone who was deeply in love, it was difficult for him to understand just how that could be possible. But it wasn’t like he had not witnessed it before.
Before experiencing the beauty of love, he too didn’t think much about people’s relationship, especially when for the longest time that simply translated to him as a compatibility percentage.
However, he had long since developed a different outlook on life after seeing his parents and even experiencing it for himself.
Therefore, Luca momentarily calmed down and tried to think rationally. If it was a problem, then surely there had to be signs, symptoms, or something they should be watching out for.
So he asked the ladies earnestly. "If something like that happens... would there be ways to tell?"
The ladies shuddered at that, but refused to imagine bad scenarios about the relationship that had been made public earlier.
Their faces turned red almost instantly.
"W-Well..." one of them started, clearly unsure. "Is it really alright for us to say...?"
Luca blinked, then quickly realized what they were worried about.
"Of course," he said at once, nodding. "You can say everything. In fact, if you could give examples, that would be even better."
"..."
The ladies hesitated.
But Luca, noticing their hesitance, didn’t stop there.
"We’ve been rather busy for a long time," he continued, his voice softening, turning a little wistful. "And maybe we missed out on learning something important."
He lowered his gaze slightly before looking back at them with sincerity.
"So I was hoping to hear more about this... so I can use the information well in the future."
"...!"
That did it.
The ladies clutched at their hearts.
How could they possibly refuse something like that?
Even if it was a little embarrassing...they had no choice.
"Well then," one of them said, clearing her throat. "If you really don’t mind, I’ll just talk about my personal experience since that’s really the best that I can do for now."
"Ahem."
"Based on what happened to me," she began, choosing her words carefully, "you’ll start noticing a difference in your interactions."
"Not necessarily less time spent together," she clarified, "but less effort in insisting that you both find ways to be together."
Luca nodded slowly, definitely searing that into his mind.
Then she continued.
"And then...intimacy."
Her face grew noticeably red.
"At the start of a passionate relationship, intimacy tends to be very high. But as time passes, there’s less of everything until... you feel like there’s almost nothing left."
Ollie blinked.
"...Intimacy?"
"Yes, my lord," she answered, still flushed. "If before the problem was restraining yourselves from overindulging in being overly intimate, then when a relationship starts to fizzle out..."
"There would be far less spontaneous affection," she continued. "Fewer kisses, and almost no more... nighttime adventures."
"Marla!" one of the other ladies gasped, clearly embarrassed.
But Marla simply frowned slightly, still flustered but resolute.



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