#they were chill with it tho :) i think this is called like cupiosexual?? wanna have a relationship even if you aro???

[raineandsky]

#35

“I’m in love with you.”

The words weren’t meant to come out. They just did.

The villain managed to push the hero into a wall, pinning her steadily to the surface, and something in their closeness made the words tumble out without her usual filter. The hero’s staring at her like she just got stabbed—startled and hurt.

“What?”

It’s too late to take it back. “I’m– I’m in love with you. I think.”

The villain’s confession is met with stark silence. She can hear the whirring of rush hour traffic blitzing down the road behind her, louder than either of them dare to be. She can hear it so well that she momentarily thinks the hero might’ve stopped breathing.

“I can’t love you back,” the hero says into the quiet after a moment.

“No, I know, but—”

“No, no, I can’t.” The hero’s voice rises slightly in despair. “You don’t get it, [Villain], you never will—”

A nervous laugh escapes the villain accidentally. “No, I do get it, I don’t know why that came out.”

“Just shut up a second, please,” the hero cries, and the villain backs off slightly in surprise. “It’s not because of what you think. You– I think you’re genuinely really nice. I do. Redeemable, even. I just physically can’t.”

The villain frowns slightly, completely lost as to what she’s getting at. “So it’s… not a difference in morality?”

The hero snorts, almost amused. “No, it’s not that.” She heaves a deep breath, equally tired and anxious. Her eyes lower to the ground at her feet. “I don’t like people. I’m aromantic. It’s not just you.”

Her confession doesn’t get a reply for a moment. When she finally finds the courage to glance at the villain she’s staring past her, the slightest crease in her brow. “Okay…” she says slowly after a moment, and the hero feels like admitting anything was the wrong choice. “So you don’t… date people.”

How is she meant to explain this to someone who doesn’t understand? “Well, I do, but I always want to make sure people know what to expect from me. I like doing the relationship stuff but I don’t get feelings beyond, like, intense affection.”

The villain lights up slightly. “So you would theoretically go on a date with me?”

The hero can’t help but laugh. “Yeah, I guess.”

Her nemesis nods quickly, clearing her throat like she’s about to monologue like she always does. “Okay, then, [Hero],” she opens dramatically, “I was hoping I could take you out sometime. Beyond taking you out in dark alleyways, at least.”

The hero hums like she’s thinking, but a slight, traitorous smile cracks on her face. “I’d like that.”

#writing #creative writing #writing community #writers on tumblr #writblr #heroes and villains #hero x villain #aromantic #aro #so. this may or may not have been inspired by a conversation with someone im talkin to #they were chill with it tho :) i think this is called like cupiosexual?? wanna have a relationship even if you aro??? #i wrote this in mid may so im excited to see where were at by the time this posts lmao #update: i got ignored for 3 days then messaged me several times when i didnt reply immediately so. excitement over lmao