*I say we need more fluff so here you go
The world was bright and dazzling from the place he stood. It’s lights glowing from afar as choruses of laughter bounced off the walls of the hideout.
Norman stood still on of the top of the staircase, the veranda on his right offering a lonely view of the world he lost.
The details of his plan swivelled inside his head as 2 sides battled it out in his consciousness. Freedom was his goal, but at what cost?
A familiar suffocating weight dropped in his stomach as panic wheld up inside making him hold onto the wooden pillar tightly for support as his vision dimmed into the darkness.
“Norman?”, A small voice asked, concerned and he felt his spine go rigid, cursing himself for that moment of weakness but as he lifted his eyes off the floor, he felt himself relax slightly.
“Emma” He smiled as he let his guard drop in front of his personal perception of the sun.
Emma shuffled slightly from her spot on the stairs as she she studied him closely, her green eyes caring and steadfast.
“Vincent told me where to find you” Emma mumbled quietly as she joined him in his spot on the veranda, “Pretty quiet here, don’t you think?” She observed as she stared at the glimmering lights in front of her.
“It lets me think” He offered shyly which made him frown slightly at the way his heartbeat quickened when she gave him attention.
All this power and it only took a glance from her to set his composure ablaze.
A chuckle interrupted his thoughts as she leaned further into the veranda, “You always liked thinking” she laughed, a bitter smile spread against her lips. “Both you and Ray have that self-sacrificing tendencies that it scares me sometimes–” She stopped and her attention turned back to him; her eyes sharp as concern and unease mixed into one.
“You can rely on me yknow”
A silver of panic grew in his chest and he had physically restrain himself from running away from Emma.
Her words where too close to his doubts
She was standing too close
The anxiety he kept hidden where close to bursting
And he was so close to losing control.
The Emma in front of him is familiar but isn’t. She has the same bright glow as when they were children but her eyes is jaded and wary.
It scares him how willing he is to sell his soul to the devil if it bought him her love.
“You should learn how to think about yourself”
A frigid air breezed past them and Emma shuddered at the cold but Norman said nothing as her words hanged in the air.
Suddenly, Norman leaned into her; his face close as his breath tickled her face yet his eyes never left her lips.
“So you’re saying” he drawled lowly as he bent down, “I can be selfish?”
A burn of guilt ran through him but he couldn’t find it in himself to pull away.
A few seconds passes as the silence weighed heavily in the air. Norman flicked his eyes to meet her own; the confused expression on her face a clear enough rejection that it had him drawing back as of burned.
“Sorry-” The blue eyed teen muttered as he ran a hand through his hair, a false smile plastered on his face as he waved his hand around like a scolded child.
Without warning, he felt his elbow pulled from underneath him as he found himself bent down against the red head in front of him with something warm and soft puckered against his cheek.
That was the only clear moment where his brain refused to function properly as his head short circuited because before he could react Emma jumped back like a scared bunny; her face burning as bright as her hair.
“Sometimes, it’s alright to be selfish, Idiot!” She yelled out haughtily as she tried to hold on to her composure before failing miserably; her face the same old red and awkward as when they were children.
He would found it incredibly endearing if he wasn’t so worried he’ll have a heart attack any second now.
Emma fidgeted for a couple more seconds as excuses raced around her head, she stilled for a bit before she flashed him another one of her blinding smiles before proceeding to race down the stairs like her life depended on it, clearly still mortified about what she just did.
“ByeNormanIGottaHelpRayFinishDinner-Sorry” She practically screamed as she disappeared from view, leaving a rather flustered teen in her place.
Then Norman had to stay in bed cause he had a fever
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