smitten ੈ✩‧₊ childe

iv.

THE light from the moon illuminated every corner of her room beautifully, serving as natural light shining straight at (name) as she laid peacefully on her fluffy bed in her chamber.

glistening droplets poured down her cheeks, her glossy eyes reflecting the moonlight. however, those same eyes held nothing but emptiness. the light it usually held was dimmed, barely even noticeable; considering the fact that it once shone so brightly that it competed the stars' shine.

she found herself unable to even lift a finger even after multiple attempts, the mere power of the balladeer was enough to render her immobile effortlessly.

this angered her immensely.

even though her appearance was somewhat calm; it contradicted the internal battle she was fighting. the turmoil in her head and heart made it harder for her to think, to process everything that was happening.

the palpitation of her heart rang loudly on repeat like a broken recorder, tearing through her eardrums torturously. she forced her eyes shut in extreme pain. it was as if all her senses were heightened, until..

she felt a hand.

a hand caressing her forehead gently, the warmth of their fingers seeped out of their skin and onto (name). her pain vanished instantaneously. the sudden warmth caused her eyes to shoot open in confusion, eyes trailing up to meet childe's soft gaze.

"you are okay, i promise. you will be fine. don't cry (name). i hate seeing these tears littering your skin as much as it compliments your features," childe said, letting out a breathy chuckle as he worriedly wiped her tears with his thumb.

(name)'s heart was set ablaze by the searing inferno of infatuation that threatened to consume her heart whole. causing her face to slightly burn crimson red from the warmth she felt exploding in her chest. what is happening to me?

she didn't know what was going on with her, as soon as the ginger was present. she felt the need to be presentable, look good, fight to impress and she didn't know why.

why she had the symptoms of the princesses in most of the fairy tale books she adored reading; the sickness that they felt towards their significant other. true love, was it? and to prove their love, they must kiss. that's how the story always goes.

being oblivious to the subject of infatuation or love — since most of her life was spent in the palace isolated from any form of love — she never understood how weird it was to just mutter out an "i love you," especially when she was getting eyeballed by a certain ginger who had 'perplexed' written all over his face from her lack of response.

(name) mustered all her strength to squeak out 3 words although it wasn't as strong as 'i love you' it was something.

"i like you,"

childe almost fell flat on his face onto (name)'s limp body as he bent over her bed. he felt his cheeks heat up in record time.

"erm. i think i heard you wrongly princessa, what did you just say?"

"you heard me right,"

"shut up, what? YOU DO? i mean- i like you too.."

"i didn't say i like you? what are you blabbering about childe," a stoic expression was painted on her face as she replied in a rather monotone tone. her response caused childe to choke out a sob.

"oh. i mean, i like you - r mom."

"the tsarita? seriously childe? i like you too, by the way,"

"wait no- WAIT WHAT YOU DO?"

the bicker continued for awhile before she decided to seal it with a small peck on his cheek causing the poor man to malfunction for a good second. he never fails to put a smile on her face every time she was in great pain. he was her missing puzzle piece, so was she his missing piece.

unbeknownst to them that this was just the beginning of their fairy tale. unfortunately, not all fairy tales have their little happy ever afters and theirs was no different.

━━━━━━━━━━━

author's note: i want to thank you guys so much for all the reads, it means so much to me knowing that there are people who actually notice my works. i love reading the comments especially, it just motivates me to continue publishing, updating and proofreading so that each chapter would be better than the last (even though thats not the case). the point is, each and every reader on this book is appreciated. i love you guys so much and i hope you guys enjoy reading this book as much as i find joy in writing every chapter! happy reading ^^!