Waiting for you | Wriolette

Chapter Ⅰ

"I love you Neuvillette"

The sound of Wriothesley's voice rang in the hydro dragons mind. Never stopping, never giving him peace.

It had been a week since the emissaries confession. He remembers the moment so clearly. Specifically how his heart broke hearing those words and not being able to say them back.

It wasn't that he didn't love Wriothesley, it was simply that he couldn't love him. He wouldn't allow himself to. It went against everything for him. He didn't have room for another loss. Watching countless people he'd loved die was brutal. Those were just friends and acquaintances. He couldn't burden himself with the pain of losing a lover.

"I'm sorry.." a mix of rain and tears falling from his face. "Neuvillette.." Wriothesley looked at him heartbroken but also a hint of worry in his eyes.

"I can't be in a relationship with you. No matter how much I want to." Although Wriothesley didn't understand what he meant by that, he was sure of one thing. "No matter how much you want it..? So you do love me."

Neuvillette looked up at him only to be more shocked as Wriothesley seemed as happy as ever. "Wrio.. I'm rejecting you. We cannot be together." Despite hearing those words the smile from the missionaries face never dropped. "It's okay. I'll wait for you" Wriothesley said wiping the tears from Neuvillette's face, his hands cold and wet from the seemingly neverending rain "However long you need my beautiful dragon. I'll wait for you."

Neuvillette blushed red thinking about those words. What a mess he'd gotten himself into..

He wasn't sure what to do. Should he just act as if nothing and hope Wriothesley gets tired of "waiting" and gives up. Or shall he try to reject him again and hope Wriothesley gets it this time? Though it didn't work very well last time.

Wriothesley's confession had caught him completely off guard. Sure they'd been spending more time together over the last year and grown quite close, their feelings for each other growing stronger in the process.

But he'd never have guessed the feeling would be mutual. He's well aware how emotionally oblivious he is.

Despite having felt every feeling there is to feel, done everything there is to do, he still remains as clueless as ever when it came to the romance department.

He simply didn't have space in his heart for another love then Fontaine, the law and the hydro archon. He wasn't quite sure if he had it in him to be in a relationship.

He's had feelings and attractions to people in the past but never tried experimenting with them. And they never seemed to be mutual or to have lasted that long.

So this wasn't something he was used to. It was scary but in a good way. He was anxious about what could happen next between him and Wriothesley but excited too.

And as if on queue, a knock was heard from his door. He recognized the knocking pattern. "Come in." Neuvillette quickly composed himself before turning to look at the taller male making his way into the room.

"What do you need Wriothesley?" Hearing the duke's voice despite everything that had happened just a few days prior was comforting, though he wasn't sure as to why. "I'm just checking in to see if you're okay."

Neuvillette hummed, "You didn't need to come all this way just to check up on me, I assure you I'm quite alright." Wriothesley smiled which made the judges heart skip a beat.

"The weather outside begs to differ." Neuvillette's attention turned to the window which showed the harsh wind and heavy rain going on outside his home.