│ Continued from : x
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The other gently, somewhat awkwardly, extending one hand. Glancing up at long last then, realizing just how long he must have been idly gazing at those slender digits. Yet the man stead of pulling away in ire or annoyance had seemed to only merely humor Rui, allowing him to take inordinate amounts of time peering at the hand offered to intensely study it.
Azure hues finally flickering up. To meet the other’s puzzled, curious, gaze. .
A heavy beat of silence then.
The weight of the air suddenly akin to a tomb, suffocating. Taken aback by the unexpected question. That struck right down to his very core, so very easily pushing past all of his defenses. Unable to help the soft flinch upon his face, yet still not drawing away. Merely inching closer to that strange human still...
Wavering hues tumbling down, quietly peering at the gloved digits once more.
Quaking digits, porcelain pale, ghosting upon that offered palm, surprisingly warm even through the thin fabric. Free hand clutching heavily the front of his thin yukata, just above his heart.
How had it come to this?
It had been such a simple wish to start. Kind, unfettered. Not wanting to see the gentle pity, the worry, that echoed within his parent’s warm eyes every. Single. Time. Every time he collapsed, wheezing softly upon the cold floor. Every time delicate hands brushed at damp bangs from a fevered brow...
Just wanting to be....stronger...
❝ R-Rui. ❞