‹ 🥀 › TO THOSE WE LOVE . ♡ – : ❝ i told the stars about you . ❞ ( @devilfleur . )
surely , this is meant to be some sort of cosmic fluke . a lapse in the laws of the universe , a kind of unlikely mistake of some sort . there's no other plausible explanation for it , for the way that n'diya holds her , like sumire is something made from glass & paper . because in no universe does she deserve this , deserve the feather - light touches that ghost over her jaw as n'diya tilts her chin up to press kisses to her lips , deserve to bask in the warmth of n'diya’s love & affection like sumire is a girl worthy of it . because in no universe does sumire deserve to be loved so tenderly .
❛ i told the stars about you , ❜ n'diya says , a quiet confession whispered to only the skies & sumire alone . her thumb brushes over sumire's cheek , cradling her face in her calloused hand & sumire sighs against her skin . she's a paper flower under n'diya's touch , peeling open the layers , folding & unfolding her , softening her edges , & it’s only in her girlfriend’s arms that she truly blooms .
stupid , ugly , useless , monster girl , a voice at the back of sumire’s head snarls ------ whose voice , her father’s or someone else’s , she’s not sure ------ you don’t deserve her love . you’re not worth enough , you aren’t enough . it’s only then that she realizes she’s been squeezing her eyes shut & she opens them , meeting n’diya’s gaze & something catches in sumire’s throat , the choking of butterfly wings fluttering in her chest . there is something in n’diya red eyes that she doesn’t think she’s ever seen before , something whole & adoring & yes , she’s sure now ; it’s love , love , love .
❛ did you ? ❜ sumire smiles as she pulls away , the tips of her fingers resting atop n’diya’s shoulders , a grounding force , keeping her tethered to the earth with the light , airy feeling in her tummy threatening to float her up to the heavens . the gymnast stands up on the tips of her toes to reach n’diya’s lips , pressing a chaste kiss there , punctuated by the gentle exclamation of , ❛ chu ! ❜ she’s beaming as she leans out .
❛ ... what did you tell them , lulu ? ❜
you don’t deserve this , something hisses from between sumire’s lungs . just for now , she decides to quiet it with the soft hum of n’diya’s voice in her ear . i do , i do .