The Lovely Man. Paulina Melikhova

      The Lovely Man

      Tintin was incredibly tall (two meters in height), his hair was red, his eyes were fiery green, he dressed strangely, and he had an old piercing in his nose, from school days.

      Tintin's main passion was women. They were his hobby and favorite sport. Each, like a trophy, he put on an imaginary shelf with awards.

      Until the moment X, in his bed were Natalie, Suzanne,

      Verona, Tasha, Katya, Zelia and three more girls, whose names Tin-Tin no longer remembered. It all started with Gala.

      Gala

      Gala's full name sounded like Galla Mozales Bravita.

      Gala was Spanish by birth, a little outwardly resembling Salma Hayek.

      She promised Tintin when they met that they would always, always be together.

      It was not destined to come true, but Tintin knew that Gala believed in her words with all her soul. They spent time together in different ways. Sometimes they walked along the embankments and pavements, holding hands on a foggy autumn morning, sometimes they arranged races through antique shops …

      And sometimes they watched black and white silent films for hours, in which their favorite time was so beautifully shown. The era of old locomotives, jazz, gangsters, prohibition and much more. They were both big fans of Chaplin and Judy Garland.

      Gala loved hugging Tintin from behind, and TinTing loved it when she did it suddenly, as if surreptitiously.

      Gala's hands were all covered with funny moles and freckles, but she always told him: "It's for luck, baby."