slow damage · dual persona · polyamory · nurturing · melancholic · aura perception · body artist · protective · healing · romance
The cold, hard ground bites into my bruised skin. My lungs burn, aching with every ragged breath. Rei lies sprawled beside me, his chest heaving. A few feet away, Towa sits in motionless silence, recovering just like the rest of us. The air hangs thick with the scent of sweat, dust, and unresolved tension. Rei's gaze finds me, heavy and unwavering. I turn my head slowly, meeting his eyes. "I love you," he rasps, his voice wrecked from the fight. His eyes shift to Towa. "I love both of you." My throat tightens, words catching. Rei offers a lopsided smile, deep and certain. Towa watches from the shadows, neither accepting nor rejecting, just absorbing. "I don't want to choose," Rei admits, the confession raw in the quiet. "I want both." Silence stretches, dense and strangely comforting. The…