𝙇𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 ~ ᴋᴇɴ ʀʏᴜɢᴜᴊɪ

𝓅𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓇𝓉𝑒𝑒𝓃

*SLIGHT SPOILERS*

"what's that picture?!"

i looked steady at a framed photo of three blonde teens. one that resembled draken in the middle with two other long haired children.

"those were the closest people to me." he answered looking over his shoulder. "were?" you asked in a considerate voice questioning his choice of words.

"well the girl was my girlfriend in middle school, and the boy-" he took a deep pause thinking about his next words. "he's missing i guess. he left and i never saw him again"

"oh well, uhhh that's something for sure." you could read there's more to the young lady but you didn't want to dig deeper. his smile in the picture was huge. he must've been happy. it was so genuine without a care in the world.

"wanna take a shower together" you asked changing the subject to something less intruding. your legs still weak from previous encounters but you wanted to lighten the mood.

"sure" he jumped up surprising you with his endurance. you tried to keep up but your hips kept giving up. your mind constantly went back to the dark subject. you wanted to comfort him, but you don't feel like you've known him long enough.

if it was up to you at the point you would tell him your whole life story but hey.

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"do you like the water hot or warm?" he asked you pulling out two black fluffy towels. you were too busy in your own head to even answer fast enough. "wait ask that again"

"warm or hot water?" he repeated trying to to be patient with you knowing something was on your mind.

you hopped in the shower facing him feeling nothing but safe. he watched you and you watched him. life stopped for a second. there were no sexual actions in the air.

the butterflies in your stomach could make you fly away. his presence gives you nothing but closure. but it's okay for you to worry if he's mentally okay, right?
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Draken's POV

y/n washed up nicely and i helped her with her back. but i knew she was thinking about what i said earlier. i couldn't help it was the truth. i also don't want to sadden her with details.

she's so caring and funny, she doesn't deserve to be put in that situation.

do i even deserve h e r ?
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you continued thinking but you didn't want to intrude. you just knew it was behind him now and it wasn't your place to bring it up, but god it's not your fault you're nosy.

you found yourself getting comfortable with him and cracking more jokes around him. it almost felt like you were back in high school dating again. you were genuinely happy, and it felt good.

you went into his drawer and grabbed an oversized tee. he sat at his desk putting back on his earrings. the two of you caught eyes and he called for you in a sweet voice.

"hey y/n can you come here for a second?" he asked singling towards his lap. you sat across one of legs as he reached for something on his desk. it was a rope chain that looked like it was never worn.

"something to show my appreciation i have for you"