essay23° N 113° EGuangzhou, China2023-08-11

First date at Black Iron

A first date at Black Iron after taking a taxi from Baiyun Airport.

A first date at Black Iron after taking a taxi from Baiyun Airport.

I came from Baiyun Airport by taxi for our first date. He was not yet my boyfriend, although he would be soon. I wore Frédéric Malle Bigarade Concentrée.

The room smelled woody, but not like the scent used elsewhere at Rosewood. I have forgotten most of what we ordered. The photographs give me a partial list: a wagyu taco, sashimi, uni rice and a lava cake.

He ate very little and I ate much more. Even so, when I said I was full, he told me he did not believe I could be full after eating so little. I thought he was trying to fatten me up.

He also took a deliberately silly photograph of me. It is still the first picture I notice when I look back at that night.

After dinner we walked around downstairs for a while.

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First date at Black Iron, image 1
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First date at Black Iron, image 2
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First date at Black Iron, image 3
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First date at Black Iron, image 4
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