Story Blurbs (one-shots)

Fireworks

Fireworks fill the dark void that is the sky, The 'sissing' sound each one makes before they fill the air is the only sound aside from some people whispering around us. They explore one after another mesmerizing the crowd and drawing me out of my head for once. I'm engulfed by the moment. His body next to mine. The scent of him, a mix of a clean laundry-like scent and a hint of campfire. It suits him.

Boom! A huge orange firework bursts into the sky, I jump a little from the sound. Raine snorts thinking I can't hear him, I nudge his arm, hard.

If I'm honest, I've always been frightened by fireworks. They're so stunning yet noisy, younger me couldn't handle the loud crackles they made. I can barely handle it now. When each on goes off I resist the feeling to cover my ears and collapse into the grass. It's happened before when I was little. Me and my family were watching them in a park like this and I was frightened so badly I bolted. I ran through streets as my parents called my name, I keep going until I reached another large patch of grass where they were barely audible.
There was another time were me and my mom hid in the gift shop once cause I still couldn't handle the noise. I still hot to see them from afar which was more than fine by me.

Now I still feel that same urge to sprint away from here. But I know I won't. It's going to be okay, as long he's here, I feel safe.
I take a moment to blink, my eyes are so dry from staring at the lights. I look at Raine, a sight for sore eyes indeed. He has a small smile on his face, barely visible but certainly there. I sigh, in a 'I can't believe this man love sme as much as I love him'. I rest my head on his shoulder suddenly feeling exhausted. He doesn't take his eyes off fireworks, instead he places on head on mine as our fingers interlock. A pink heart-shaped firework fills my vision and I couldn't agree more.