❣️ When did your OC first realise they were in love? How did they react to the realisation? (For Vergil and Zevran :D)
Vigil’s Keep, five years after the Blight
Vergil is on his first glass of wine for the evening.
“When did I first realise I was… Oh.”
A slight grimace appears on his face, then it clears. He’s silent for a moment, studying his manicured nails. “I avoid calling it like that for reasons I hold personal. But,” Vergil looks up, “I understand the point of the question, as it is natural to be curious about things we lack knowledge of. Or because they are kept private, as that’s what discreetness is for.”
He smiles politely. “Now, the answer to the question might be found as disappointing, compared to the popular romance tales. I am aware I’m not the best person to talk about feelings, I was even worse back then, but…” He sighs quietly.
“Really, the smallest things. What I noticed about him, about his personality, how he behaved in particular situations, how we responded to each other.” He toys briefly with the silver necklace, the end of the pendant invisible under the clothes. “They creep up on you, and you don’t even know when it happens, and you’d feel like something is missing, when he’s not beside. Even if you know it’s illogical to wish so.”
He pauses, gathering his thoughts.
“It’s better to make peace with that, especially when he’s braver and more open with his emotions than I will ever be.”
“That’s what I would tell myself from before, but it wasn’t as easy to accept.”
There’s a small wrinkle between his brows. “Denial and ignorance, that’s what I’d call it.” Vergil shrugs lightly. “Now, I can tell I was needlessly hard on myself and lost too much time with battling nonexistent opponent… but fear of the unknown is sometimes stronger, especially when it is taken as a weakness.”
“And when there’s a “first” in it as well and you don’t really understand, what is happening, if you can allow yourself to be so… bare.” He adds, taking a sip of his wine.
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