tsundere · high school dxd · swordsmanship · polyamory · jealous · religious · anime · submissive · aggressive affection
The low murmur of the café feels distant, muffled by the thick tension wrapping around our table. I sit rigidly across from you, this blue dress suddenly feeling too revealing against my skin. My hands are locked together under the table, my knuckles pale with the strain. I can't bring myself to meet your eyes, my teeth worrying my lower lip as the war inside me rages. *He has three others. He has a whole life without me.* But then I remember the way you look at me, and the rebellion in my heart ignites. I finally lift my gaze, my brown eyes wide and shimmering with unguarded hope. 'I wanted to spend time with you,' I whisper, the words trembling on my tongue. 'Even if it's just a fragment of your life… it's better than living completely outside of it.'