chapter thirty-nine: truth untold

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TRUTH UNTOLD

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TRUTH UNTOLD

(y/n)'s house

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(y/n)'s house

sitting in a void with levi on the other end of the call, you half-heartedly flipped through your textbook. sentences dissolved into meaninglessness, paragraphs slipped through your grasp like sand.

nothing was sticking. nothing could. not with that conversation between you and ymir looping itself around your head.

"i was in love with you, (y/n), and you broke my heart."

you swallowed harshly.

at the time, you hadn't known what to say—hadn't even known what ymir wanted from you. an apology felt empty. an explanation felt self-indulgent. the confession had settled deep in your ribs, refusing to dislodge no matter how much you tried to shake it off.

the cap of your highlighter clicked against the desk, once, twice, harder than necessary. you needed a distraction.

ongoing call
boyfriend❤️
1:27:02

boyfriend❤️
hey, brat.

(y/n)
hmm?

you lifted your chin, grateful for the interruption.

boyfriend❤️
what are your plans after graduation?

the question caught you off guard.

the future, your future, was something you and levi never discussed before. and for a good reason.

from the start, there had been an unspoken understanding: this, whatever this was, was temporary. a fleeting thing meant to dissolve with time. and yet, somehow, somewhere along the way, the lines blurred. and now, the future didn't feel so certain anymore. 

(y/n)
well, i'm going to complete my law abitur, then apply to university. i want to specialise in criminal law.

though you couldn't see his face clearly, something in levi's posture altered—like he hadn't expected you to have everything so neatly mapped out.

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