“You come here often?” “Well, I work here. So I think I’d have to say ‘yes’.” w teovy or dan~chan? :3
A/N: hi hello I hope u know I cried while writing this because I cannot do fluff for this one reason that im emotional. i wrote this while being in a fever dream so i hope u enjoy it anyways. dan-chan rights.
A dark evening already started to lock in outside, the windows of the shops along the road starting to light up with neon signs, soft and welcoming, or cold, bright, imagery that caught a wandering eye. Alongside the street that now started to scarcely have walk-byers, cars rushed past, and rather than the ambiance of chatter, the sound of engines speeding by filled his ears. He grew familiar with it, after the last few months of volunteering to close down. There was nothing for him waiting at home, and the extra pay worked as some kind of motivator, one duty he had left.
He lingered on that word. Duty. What was his place in the world, now left nothing but a whisper in maybe one or two minds? How many responsibilities did he have, as a friend, a person? Would anyone notice the lack of his presence? But that was impossible, after all, he was a protector, the head guard of the largest port town in all of Ru'aun, his sword acting forever as a shield to those that mattered most.
He let a small laugh leave him at that. His own delusions, brought in dreams, were interfering with his own train of thought once more, and he needed to focus on what came in front of him, not a distant world where each memory held a bittersweet taste. Grabbing the keys, he took haste steps out of the store, turning off each light with a flick of the switch, grabbing his backpack and lazily throwing it over his shoulder, his hands already working on the front door’s lock.
“You come here often?” He heard a voice behind him. Hesitant and feminine, the dropped temperatures of coming mid-fall doing nothing to help with the anxiety that hung in the air.
He took a turn around, his shock written into his features, almost dropping the keys he still held onto valiantly in his grip, and relief hit him first. And then the first touch of happiness in his heart in over the months, the sight of the familiar shade of pink hair, and amber eyes. He felt a smile form on his cheeks, his hands shaking from his own hesitancy to finally feel her in his embrace.
“Well, I work here. So I think I’d have to say ‘yes’.”
And with that, she made the first move. He felt her arms around him, squeezing him as though he was about to vanish in front of her eyes. He pulled away from her, despite ever part of him being reluctant to do so, and took her hands in his. Leaning in, and kissing her, he knew. She loved him, and he loved her, and nothing could ever change that. He would protect her, like his duty, until his own heart stops beating.