He does everything you do, he is your alternative shadow

A suave little dude

They say clothes make the man.

But the man in the mirror who looks back at me, is one haggard fellow. The faint beginning of eye circles paints a bleak look under the tired pupils. Stray hairs gather at the bottom of thick sideburns, and at the top edge of the eyebrows, skewed in multiple directions. The small nose does not have the handsomeness of one with a high bridge, nor the cuteness of a button nose. Below it is a mouth that cannot smile. A lower lip that is longer than the upper lip tries to position itself such that the malocclusion is unobservable.

The round shoulders are a sign of defeat, and a habitual slouch crawls onto the back when he walks. The slouch is apparent even when viewed from the front. I reeled in horror at the sight of the man in the reflective panels at the train station just now. The man in the mirror - he reeked of insecurities.

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Happy birthday linwei :))