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sweetarethediscords · 1 month
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It’s Slow Burn. It’s tedious trust turning into certain loyalty.
It’s deals made in desperation becoming unbreakable bonds.
It’s noticing, focusing, the subtle shift of light in their eyes, the shifting wrinkles that show in different smiles.
It’s bearing the sting to taste fleeting sweetness.
It’s careful words and cautious actions despite the ticking clock.
It’s holding back a hand to save their suffering.
It’s watching as the pain works its way through their bones.
It’s knowing that the smile you wish to give them, the kind words, would only lead to anguish.
It’s finding other ways to love them.
It’s endlessly searching for ways to relieve their agony and give them the adoration they deserve.
May it take days, or months, or decades. You’ll keep your devotion in a bottomless jar hoping someday they will drink from it, greedily, happily, sore throat eased from your efforts.
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brandyschillace · 3 months
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petite-phthora · 3 months
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Please don't shake the cat
[DP x DC fic]
[Love at first... murder? - part 13]
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Part 1
Ao3
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Private chat nicknames:
RedHood = Jason
Danny = Danny
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Private chat
RedHood: *picture*
RedHood: this yours???
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Seeing the picture of Ellie clamped onto Red Hood’s arm Danny lets out a sigh while rubbing his forehead. He takes a few seconds to look at the picture while deciding on how to reply.
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Private chat
Danny: you don’t happen to be in Mexico right now by any chance, do you?
RedHood: No.
RedHood: I was out patrolling when I was suddenly bitten by her.
RedHood: Thought it might have been a criminal or stray cat or something like that at first.
RedHood: I was not expecting a feral teenager, but I can’t say this is the first time it’s happened.
Danny: damn, she was supposed to be in Mexico 😕😥
Danny: I guess this is what she was trying to tell me with that cryptic message she sent me huh
Danny: and the stray cat analogy isn’t too far off to be perfectly honest 🤔
RedHood: So you know her?
RedHood: Can you help me get her off? I’ve tried prying but she’s got some sick ass jaw strength.
RedHood: Which would have been pretty cool any other time, but it’s currently not really working in my favor.
Danny: I’m so sorry about her 😓 😓
Danny: we’ve been trying to teach her to ask for consent first
Danny: but it’s still a work in progress 😅
Danny: of course I'll help you get her off!! 😊🙃
RedHood: Great! You’re at your apartment, right?
RedHood: I’ll be there in two shakes.
Danny: please don’t shake the cat 😰
Danny: she’ll get grumpy and might latch on even tighter
Danny: I’ll come to you instead 🙃
Danny: you said you were patrolling, so crime alley, right? 🤔🤔
RedHood: Well, yes, but I doubt you’ll be able to get up where I am right now.
RedHood: Let me at least come down to the ground first and I’ll tell you how to get here.
RedHood: Danny?
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Jason looks down at his unread messages with a slight frown. He puts his phone away and looks back at the teenager on his arm.
He gives his arm a small shake, causing her to growl at him which immediately makes him stop.
Right… No shaking the cat.
Jason lets out a weary sigh before looking down over the edge of the building to the ground below. He’s trying to think of the best way to get down with only one functional arm when a voice breaks him out of his reverie.
“Hey, Hood. I’m here!”
He turns around, slightly alarmed that there’s a second person who managed to sneak up on him tonight.
Damn, he’s getting rusty
Though from anyone whom he had been expecting to see, he had not been expecting to see the guy he messaged a minute ago standing behind him on the roof.
“How did you get here so quickly? And for that matter, how did you even get up here?” Jason asks confused.
“Oh, I flew” is Danny’s casual response, which gives Jason more questions than have been answered. But before he can decide whether he should bother asking for clarification Danny already moves on to the next topic.
“Anyway, let’s see what we can do about this,” he says, approaching Jason’s arm and the girl that’s hanging off of it.
“Good luck,” Jason says, holding out his arm a little better and watching bemused as Danny and the teen have a stare-down.
“Ellie, what did we say about biting others?”
The teen, Ellie, narrows her eyes and growls at him. Danny just crosses his arms and gives her an unimpressed stare.
“Nah-ah, you have to let him go. We ask before we bite someone. It’s called consent. Don’t make me get Jazz to give you another lecture”
It’s clear to Jason that Danny’s attempt at talking to her isn’t working when the teen proceeds to glance at Jason calculatingly before giving Danny a challenging look and biting down harder.
Apparently, it’s clear to Danny as well, as the next thing he does is let out a put-upon sigh before declaring “Well, I gave you a chance. Guess we’ll have to do this the hard way”
Danny then grabs a hold of her and tries pulling her off of him.
What is his life? Jason thinks as he’s standing there while Danny tries to physically pull the teenage girl, who decided his arm looked like a nice snack, off of him.
Though luckily for him, it seems to work as not a few seconds later Danny has pulled her off of his arm and is now holding the teenage girl with a bloody mouth up by her armpits.
Danny sets her down with a sigh but before he can speak up, the teen crosses her arms and levels Jason with a sharp look that makes him straighten up.
“Thou winneth this round, Red-Helmed Knight of the Night. Though thou should be prepareth, as the upcoming trials will be even more toilsome” Ellie declares while pointing at him, uncaring of the blood on her face.
“And I,” She points a finger back at herself for emphasis, ”Sir Ellie of the Infinite Realms, will—” she gets cut off when a fly enters her mouth.
Danny moves to help her but she holds up a hand to stop him, using her other hand to thump on her chest a few times.
She spits the dislodged fly out onto the floor and glares at it.
“Curse you! Foiling my monologuing once again!” she yells after the fly as it flies off.
Right…
Jason turns to Danny.
“So is she your sister?” he asks curiously. And totally not trying to fish for more information about Danny and his family.
Instead of Danny answering the question though, Ellie cuts him off.
“I’m his love child with the mayor of our town.”
Danny gives her a disgusted look.
“Ellie—”
She looks back at Danny with a shit-eating grin on her face.
Yeah, definitely siblings.
“I love my dads!” she says proudly, her eyes still on Danny.
Danny gives her a deadpan look in response before it changes to a more mischievous one.
“Oh, I’m sure Vlad would love to hear all about how you reclaimed him as a father figure—”
“Oh Ancients, no. Don’t even joke about that” She fake gags at him before turning back to Jason.
“Can I change my answer? I’m his bodyguard” She says, pointing her thumb at Danny.
That makes both Danny and Jason raise an eyebrow at her, though Jason’s can’t be seen through the helmet. They speak up at the same time.
“A bodyguard, huh?”
“No, you’re not, that’s Frighty”
Danny’s statement makes Jason pause and turn to look at him.
He’s got a bodyguard?
Ellie shakes her head happily.
“Nope! I took over the position. My knightly title isn’t just for show, y’know? I earned it fair and square!”
“When did this even happen? And why was I not told?” Danny asks, bewilderment covering his face.
Jason stays silent as he tries to make sense of the conversation.
“About…” Ellie takes a moment to think about it “3 months ago? I think it was when you were dealing with some time chores. And I thought it’d be a nice surprise, so… Surprise!” she exclaims, doing some jazz hands at the end of the sentence.
“What did you even do?”
“I snuck up on him and threw a Fenton Wii remote at his head which knocked him out cold. It counted as a win so I earned the position by right of conquest and gained my knighthood” She says with a shrug.
“Huh… think that would’ve worked for Pariah Dark as well? Would’ve made things so much easier…”
Ellie gives another careless shrug as Danny lets out a small reminiscent sigh. Meanwhile, Jason stands awkwardly to the side.
“Well, either way, I’m proud of you. Do you have a video?”
“Tucker filmed it for me, yeah”
“Nice”
They high-five with grins on their faces. At this point, Jason lets out a small cough which has the Fenton siblings turn around startled and proceed to then give him identical sheepish smiles.
They really look like they could be twins…
“Ah, sorry Red Hood. And again, I’m sorry for Ellie.” Danny says, rubbing the back of his neck with a small blush on his face.
“I’ll take her back home. And uhh… see you next time?”
Jason gives him a smile from under his helmet.
“Sure, if you’re still up for that next date?” Jason trails off with some hope.
His words make Danny’s blush darken.
“Ah uh, yeah! Yeah, of course! The next date! Uhmm, I’ll text you! Or you can text me. That’s fine too!”
Next to him, Ellie rolls her eyes and makes some fake gagging motions. She then grabs Danny by his arm and starts dragging him away.
“Come on, Loverboy. You can and your paramour can flirt later. When I’m not there… and after he’s passed my trials” she says, muttering the latter part low enough that Jason can’t hear. But, judging by the way Danny’s head snaps back to her and how his brows furrow, he did hear.
Just as Jason goes to reply, giving them a thank you and a goodbye of his own, perhaps even an offering to help them get down from the roof, he picks up on movement behind him.
Quickly turning around has him regretting not leaving the rooftop earlier, as he watches the Bats (and birds) land.
Fuck.
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haru-natsuka · 2 months
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Second Male Leads Are all Yanderes but I Won't Rest Until I Win My Love Back (Female Reader x OCs)
CHAPTER 1
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Story will start from below synopsis
Every second male lead who appeared in this world had a hidden yandere side that can emerge at any moment and turn them into a twisted and obsessive villain.
As someone with a severe case of the "second male lead syndrome", you are determined to pursue your love for the second male lead, leaving the original male lead to become the second.
While you were busy chasing after the second male lead, the original male lead kept on bothering you and trying to get you to choose him instead.
"Don't you dare to come any closer!" You snap at the original male lead, your tone sharp and firm.
"Oh, and who's going to stop me? You?" The yandere stares at you, a menacing look in their eyes, as their body slowly moves closer.
"Too close! Step back!"
"Your words mean nothing to me. You can't control me. I will come as close as I please, you can't stop me."
As if a yandere was not enough, when you chose to ignore the original male lead, another second male lead suddenly entered your life, further complicating the situation.
The yandere and the upcoming second male lead both seem determined to have you for themselves, and they were both very possessive and pushy in their approaches to you.
You just wanted to be happy with your true love. Yandere or not, you would stick with your crush!
CHAPTER 1: THE CONFESSION
How would you determine for a man to be the first or second male lead? From behind a bush, you secretly watched a famous young knight professed his love to the most esteemed lady at the academy.
Confessions of love are a natural thing, it was everyone's right to develop such a feeling. However, how could you confess when you were hanging out with your best friend who had a crush on the same girl? We should talk about the timing there! 
There was a clear idiot word displayed on the knight's forehead in your eyes. His look also looks a bit stupid with a dump grin as he passionately confessing his love, forgetting his bestfriend altogether. Self-centeredness and idiocy were not a nice combination.
The girl appeared shyly glancing at him while softly playing with her eyelashes, deeply engrossed in the moment. Their surroundings were filled with a colorful display of flowers, bathed in the gentle rays of sunlight. What a truly perfect match.
'Hey, Liesel and Cyrus! My man over there, yeah, the one who is being ignored and neglected by you guys is having a moment of deep sadness and heartbreak right now. If you could please be the best friends that you're supposed to be and show some compassion and support, that would be greatly appreciated.'
You sighed with disappointment as both of them cannot hear your thoughts. It appeared that you were the one who must take action to save your man. Your crush hung his head low, using his glistening silver hair to shield his face from the painful scene unfolding before him. Hiding behind this wall of silvery locks, you could witness him hiding his tears. 
That was the difference between the male lead and the second male lead. One was a courageous figure, while the other merely existed in service of the female protagonist, loving and watching her from the sideline. As if she deserved such a title.
Despite the apparent contrast between the male lead and the second male lead, you found your true interest in the latter. You preferred him who was not as bold or confident, but who was always considerate of others' feelings. Even though all his paintings related to that famous girl, you still would like to declare that,
'My man finally is officially available!'
You made your way to your man, his head still bowed, tears still streaming down his face. You reached out a reassuring hand and quickly pulled him away from the scene. He appeared confused, and you flashed a triumphant glance in his direction, a bright smile upon your face.
"It's alright Adrian. My love is only for you"
>> CHAPTER 2
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leannareneehieber · 9 days
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GOTHIC & DARK ACADEMIA ENTHUSIASTS!
DARLINGS! Just noticed the double-volume revised edition of STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL via @torbooks is on super-eBook-sale right now. 684 pages! For only $3.99! Via Kindle, Kobo & Apple Books! Includes THE STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL TALE OF MISS PERCY PARKER and THE DARKLY LUMINOUS FIGHT FOR PERSEPHONE PARKER + extra scenes & content.
This book of my heart is: GOTHIC. It's Jane-Eyre-Meets-Dark-Academia+Hot-For-Teacher+GHOSTS+Greek-Mythology+Jack-the-Ripper+Found-Family
YES, there is a paperback omnibus edition, available via Bookshop.org (my favorite link to send folks to, it supports local bookstores!), B&N and any physical store can order it in. It's on sale too!
Please share? Thank you!
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laylakingwrites · 5 months
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Hey! I am an author who has just finished writing their first book and I want to know if it’s something people will read, so let me give you guys the low down on here!
♡ High fantasy romance!!!
♡ Follows the perspective of the morally gray male rather than the female.
♡ Gambling raccoon??? (Like come on! Hell yeah!)
♡ LGBTQ and all inclusive!!!!!!
♡ Villain gets the girl?
♡ You don’t know who’s lying until the very end!
Basic Synopsis:
Morally gray guy is tasked by a nobleman he doesn’t like to bring runaway girl back home. However, after meeting this girl he starts to realize that her father has sinister plans for her and she is not who she says she is either. Our morally gray guy also isn’t sure he can turn her in anymore.
Our working title is The Prince of Lies!
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sanamwrites · 3 months
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To play the demo of 107k words, go here
Welcome to the cozy world of a truthkeeper, you'll either fall in love or die trying.
Play as a truthkeeper, a messenger soulbound into secrecy, as the world around you comes crashing down due to conflict. But before that, you’re a depressed bastard who hates the cards you’ve been dealt, and who longs to become the hero of legends you’ve read about.
Perhaps it’s fate, perhaps it’s just a Tuesday morning, it’s time to make the best of a shitty situation and become the only one who can prevent the war between Heaven, Hell, and Earth.
And while you’re at it, might as well romance the other depressed bastards in your life as well.
The Truthkeeper is an interactive novel where you can become the main character. Play as who you are with a character customization system, become one of five different monsters or remain human, and choose between 9 available romance options or keep to yourself.
To find out more about The Truthkeeper, go here
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unpretty · 2 years
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asdhdsns i saw a post expressing dismay at popular books by a specific author being formulaic and tropey and having similar covers and then i realized it was a romance novel and that's the funniest criticism i can imagine
like damn
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you've really unearthed a scandal here
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how will the culture at large recover from this worrying new trend in publishing
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jessread-s · 8 months
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✩ 💜🐸Book Fanart:
📖: Trystan and Evie from “Assistant to the Villain” by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
This post is in collaboration with my sister @binjobo.0, who drew this lovely masterpiece as a birthday gift to me 🤩
Please click this link to show their art account some love.
Cross-posted to: Instagram | Amazon | Goodreads | StoryGraph
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alexis-royce · 1 year
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NonPlatonic Forms is an 18+ Horror Romance Visual Novel about a stubborn man who finds himself locked into a desperate game with a dying god. Will the dread deity scoop out Lee's free will, and make the human into a sycophantic member of his eternal audience? Will Lee emerge victorious and slay the god? Or will they, you know... …kiss?
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Play the free demo over on itchio!
You can also support me there to get an early access build, or back me on patreon to help fund development of the game and test fresh builds before anyone else!
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bimbo-graphic-novel · 15 days
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sweetarethediscords · 26 days
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It’s Hurt/Comfort. It’s listening beyond hearing. Seeing beyond sight.
It’s finding ways to treat the wound, be it salve or bandage, kisses or quiet.
Salt to cleanse a festering sore.
Honey poured down a throat cried raw.
It's...
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It’s limbs entangled in the dark of night, fingers knotted in hair, breath and heartbeats slowing into a steady rhythm, a reminder that you’re both still here, both alive, together.
It’s gentle lips pressed against old, deep scars. Silent prayers of gratitude whispered into the gnarled flesh.
It’s the years past the pain, when you’re both old and happy, but the nightmares still come. Far and few in-between nowadays but just as feverish and frightening as they were back when their cause was fresh. The hand that rests on your shoulder gently. The reverent, patient whisper of your name becoming a lighthouse beacon. Waking you, saving you. Thumb brushing the tears off your cheeks as tender as if it were the first time.
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mintjeru · 22 days
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it probably wasn't the smartest decision to start an ongoing 1000+ chapter webnovel when i know it'll consume my every waking thought but here we are
open for better quality | no reposts
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xwitchaestheticx · 4 months
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Chapter 2! (OUT NOW)
Greetings, Adventurers!
Surprise, surprise! The wait is over, and Chapter 2 of "The Lost Heir" is now available for your enjoyment. I couldn't contain the excitement, so I went into overdrive to bring this chapter to you ahead of schedule—blame it on those Virgo moods!
Get ready for a bunch of changes and fixes that will enhance your experience. Here are some highlights: a brand new character creation segment, a revamped layout and UI, and numerous pronoun fixes for the mixed route and all-women route. I worked tirelessly through the night to bring you this chapter, but if you happen to spot anything I missed, please do share screen shots so I can swiftly address it.
I hope you dive into Chapter 2 with enthusiasm and find yourself immersed in the unfolding story of "The Lost Heir." Your feedback is invaluable, and your continued support is the driving force behind these updates.
Happy adventuring!
- Izumi ♥
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haru-natsuka · 29 days
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Second Male Leads Are all Yanderes but I Won't Rest Until I Win My Love Back (Female Reader x OCs)
CHAPTER 3
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Story will start after the synopsis
Every second male lead who appeared in this world had a hidden yandere side that can emerge at any moment and turn them into a twisted and obsessive villain.
As someone with a severe case of the "second male lead syndrome", you are determined to pursue your love for the second male lead, leaving the original male lead to become the second.
While you were busy chasing after the second male lead, the original male lead kept on bothering you and trying to get you to choose him instead.
"Don't you dare to come any closer!" You snap at the original male lead, your tone sharp and firm.
"Oh, and who's going to stop me? You?" The yandere stares at you, a menacing look in their eyes, as their body slowly moves closer.
"Too close! Step back!"
"Your words mean nothing to me. You can't control me. I will come as close as I please, you can't stop me."
As if a yandere was not enough, when you chose to ignore the original male lead, another second male lead suddenly entered your life, further complicating the situation.
The yandere and the upcoming second male lead both seem determined to have you for themselves, and they were both very possessive and pushy in their approaches to you.
You just wanted to be happy with your true love. Yandere or not, you would stick with your crush!
CHAPTER 1 << CHAPTER 2 <<
CHAPTER 3: FLOWERS
Adrian was the second male lead in his life, never getting the spotlight for himself. He lost to Cyrus in winning Liesel heart but it was one of the reason you to pay attention to him. It was out of pity at first. With time past by, the pity grown to a feeling called love until you followed Adrian around even after your graduation...
"I'm an excellent Adrian fan! No one is as successful as me!"
You proudly talked to yourself as a source of motivation to start the new day. In your hands there were several fresh flowers of blue Myosotis, ready to be presented to your love. After taking a deep breath to collect yourself, nervously you knocked several times on the door, strengthening your heart for the upcoming view.
The door opened from inside, and a sleepy Adrian appeared in front of you, rubbing his eyes and as he did so, you tried your best to resist the temptation from ogling at him. The top three buttons of his white shirt remained undone, which your eyes naughtily stopped particularly on his chest that was exposed at the gap of his cloth. You should pour holy water in your eyes after this and repent!
Adrian's chest was not overly muscular, nor was it so bulky that it puffed out of his body proportion. The firm shape of his chest complemented his overall soft look and delicate demeanor, as his tall body gave him a distinguished aura. Overall, his body proportion was trillions out of ten.
His bed hair appeared to be slightly messy, with several strands of his bangs covering his eyes, while others poking out of place. What a cutie pie. A very adorable guy and this guy was the love of your life.
'Stay strong my heart. You should already prepare yourself. This is not the first time for you to witness such heavenly scene! Yeah, it's a scene from heaven, there is no need of holy water'
"Y/N? Is it morning already?..." Adrian mumbled sleepily, leaning his body against the door frame, with his arms crossed which just exposed more of his chest. Di-did he just flexing his chest to you?!
"Sorry, for greeting you this way..." He apologised, his eyes still having a sleepy look to them as they drowsily wandered over to you.
No no no, this was Adrian, the soft, gentle guy that ever existed. Before you could droll over the sight any further, you trembly closed your eyes. Adrian deserved a respect especially on his privacy.
"Mo-morning, Adrian. Sorry for disturbing your sleep. I am much earlier than the other days. I've got to go to the market after this."
Maintaining your closed eyes, you held out the bouquet of flowers towards him. "This is the flowers for the person I always love. I handpicked it myself early this morning to give you only the best. With all my heart, I love you, Adrian." Again, you confessed to him for the uncountable times with no expectation for reciprocation.
"Thank you, Y/N. I appreciate your feelings"
Adrian was about to take the flowers from you, but he noticed how you kept closing your eyes without looking at him properly. Your actions were unusual, as you usually had maintained solid eye contact with him during your interactions. His hands halted in mid-air as he observed your behavior, not knowing what was going on.
"Why are you closing your eyes, Y/N?" It was a genuine question that was out of concern and yet you flinched in panic as you could not bear to share your abnormal thoughts with your crush.
'Seeing Adrian in the morning is already a challenge but to view such a scene is something I'm never prepared to'
"It's for my own mental and physical health. There is no need to worry." Indeed, the best answer for the current situation was to make it as vague as you could, hoping that he would accept this explanation and not dig any deeper. However, Adrian was not such a guy to simply brushed everything off.
"Are you sick, Y/N?" Detecting a warm breath on your face, you instinctively opened your eyes and saw Adrian right in front of your face, looking at you worriedly. Immediately, you raised the flowers to filled the gap between both of yours faces as you took multiple steps back.
"I'm fine! Please, take this" Adrian's eyes widened, and he seemed surprised that you were literally blocking his view of you.
'No, I'm not! Ahhh, this is an opportunity to be closed with Adrian. Why did I take step backs out of reflection. You will get a punishment today legs.'
His fingers lightly graze over yours as he confusedly took the flowers while trying to figure you out. When he brought it closer to his chest, did you look at him properly back. He looked down at his chest area and found nothing odd at all.
Before you could bid him goodbye and take care of your pitiful throbbing heart, he asked a seemingly harmless question that triggered a terrible response from your heart.
"Y/N, could we go to the market together?"
Boomb! You heart had exploded from excitement.
>> CHAPTER 4
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yumemiruuuu · 4 months
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New Year art of TGCF from BiliBili
They’re so babies 🥺
Look at Qi Rong and Mu Qing
And Shi Qingxuan showing off their new outfit to our Beef Boi
AND HUALIAN BEING THEIR ADORABLE SELVES AAAAA
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