People come and go.
There are times when the world seems to have lost all its colors and the melody of life has turned into agonizing silence.
There are times when your knees feel weak every morning while getting out of bed, and the repetative tune...
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Libero´s eyes penetrated right through you. And once again you feared you have crossed the boundaries before they were even set. . . . what? At first, he thought you were just messing around. However, seeing the serious expression you wore assured him you truly meant your question. As if you could not believe someone might want to get to know you and become your friend. Without any particular reason. Just because. Did he really need a reason for such? If so, what was his reason?
Hesitation took over the small figure before he was able to answer. He was used to sputtering out every stupid thought that came to mind, but he would never forgive himself if whatever flew out of his throat would end up hurting you. So, he tried hard to think about his words before saying them out loud. The silence became tense for a moment.
“I…I don´t know.”
Really? Is this the best you can do? Aw man, you fucked up! Look, she seems almost disappointed now!!
“Oh.” Not expecting anything more you almost wandered off into the depths of your mind again, but Nishinoya continued his speech. His voice pulled you back to reality by the collar.
“I guess… it´s because you seem like a really interesting person. And- I know there´s so much you have to say and show, b-but there´s something stopping you... I wanted to get to know the girl hiding behind camera lens and the one I knocked to the ground the first time we met. And- I thought that maybe… you would like to have a friend.” Once his mouth began to form letters into words and words into sentences he could not have been stopped.
Is this happening to me?
Your eyes widened, heart almost stopped beating as you listened to his energetic tone. You gazed at his figure, as he panicked and spat out one statement after another. You almost couldn´t comprehend what he was trying to say. Was it actually so hard to believe?
You turned your flustered face away, expecting anything but such answer. Your mind was a complete mess. Thoughts swirling around like a tornado. Impossible to stop as it swept through your head, pounding on the sides of your skull.
“Whyyy… did you agree though?” And now it was his turn to ask.
Have I lost all my defenses?
You rubbed the back of your neck as you took a deep breath in. Trying to pull out at least a single thought from the hurricane. Then you sighed and slowly, very carefully laid your head on the short boy´s shoulder. You gave him enough time to pull away. But he didn´t.
Should I wait around and see
Nishinoya froze in his spot as he felt the gentle pressure of your head on his body. He would have never moved out of the way even if he got paid for it. The contact, no matter how small, had such a value to him he could not explain in words. And he didn´t understand why.
