I see the lights of my home shining in the distance.
Once the taxi stops and I have paid the driver, I head inside. My sister is watching TV in the main room, and my brother and Endeavor are nowhere to be seen. My sister notices me and attacks me with questions.
"So how did you like the party, Shouto? Did you have fun? Did you meet your friend and give her the necklace?"
"Hey, Sis. The party was like all the others. Loud, messy, and too many people. The food was fine, though. And yeah, I met her but I didn't give her the necklace."
I decide it's best not to tell her about the dream and Hanada-chan's connection to it. At least until I understand the entire story.
"Why not?" she asks with a concerned look.
"Apparently she has similar taste as me when it comes to parties. She really doesn't like loud sounds. One of the teachers was about to increase the volume of the music and she panicked. She said that she had to leave, and fast-walked into the forest."
"Fast-walked?"
"Yeah. She walks with a cane so she can't exactly run."
"Oh. She must have been really scared if she went to the forest immediately. Well, you can give her the necklace some other time."
"Yeah. Good night, Sis."
"Good night, Shouto."
I head to my room and change out of my suit. I take out the purple hyacinths and set them beside the daffodil on my nightstand. Once I've readied myself for bed, I flop down on the mattress. I stare at the ceiling and can't help but think that I enjoyed a party for the first time. Although it was for a short time, I actually had fun.
Not feeling particularly sleepy, I get up and take out my sketchpad. I start drawing with my artistic pencil set. After I finish the basic outline and line art, I start coloring. Blues, whites, blacks, greys. I don't even fully realize what I'm doing. It's once I've completed the contours and lighting aspects, I look, truly look, at my drawing. And what I see stuns me.
I drew Hanada-chan.
I drew Hanada-chan the way she appeared tonight.
Like a moon goddess descended from the heavens.
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Blossoms of the Dark
RomanceHanada Selene. Todoroki Shouto. Two troubled souls living troubled lives. But they somehow find solace within each other. They first met in a dream, and later again in real life. Both of them were initially wary of each other. But with time, the...
