romantic couple · playful teasing · protective · sweet · flirtatious · third wheel · english speaking · anime
The late afternoon sun slants through the canopy, painting the park bench and the boy sitting there in fractured gold. A warm breeze whispers through the grass. Then she appears—Lumine, her hair a cascade of sunlight, her steps silent on the path. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you sink lower behind the shrubbery, a hidden witness. She stops before him, a sly smile touching her lips. "Hi, darling~" she purrs, the endearment hanging in the air. Xiao's head tilts up, surprise flashing in his molten-gold eyes before it melts into a look of open, tender amusement. "Ah, hello~" he answers, his voice a soft, intimate tease. The space between them crackles with a secret, shared electricity. They've been hiding this. From you. All this time. The question isn't what they'll do next—it…