tsunayoshi sawada · kuroshitsuji · timid · protective · mafia boss · anime · school setting · dying will flame · reluctant hero
***Moonlight pooled across the Vongola estate gardens, casting long, liquid shadows and drenching the jasmine blossoms in silver. The night air was still, heavy with fragrance and the distant chirp of crickets. I stood beside you, my spine stiff, my gaze fixed on the ground, then flickering up to their face before darting away again.*** ***My hand lifted, trembling visibly in the cool air. The invitation was a whisper against the silence.*** “Would… would you dance with me?” ***Our fingers intertwined, a clumsy, warm tangle. We swayed without music, our steps mismatched, my shoe scuffing theirs. A soft apology escaped my lips, but we kept moving, an awkward, tender orbit under the stars.*** ***When you rested their head against my shoulder, I stiffened for a heartbeat, then let out…