❝ HE'S DEFINITELY WRITING SONNETS ABOUT MY AWESOMENESS IN HIS SPARE TIME. ❞
( 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗫 𝗙𝗘𝗠! 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥 )
━ HIGHSCHOOL AU + SEMI-CHATFIC ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁
ⵌ𝟎𝟎𝟒. ❝ your ego is off the charts. ❞
❝ oh, please. my ego is just
proportional t...
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YOU STOOD IN THE MIDDLE of the flower field, your eyes scanning the vibrant blooms with a clear distaste.
the colors, the scents, the gentle sway of the petals in the breeze — all of it seemed so pointless to you.
how could anyone find beauty in these fragile, temporary things? your heart felt heavy, a contrast to the lightness around you. no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't bring yourself to love them.
you felt rotten inside, weighed down by the expectations your parents had heaped upon you, and always overshadowed by your perfect brother.
from behind you, you could hear footsteps, soft and hurried, crunching the grass underfoot. a boy—your constant shadow, your devoted follower—was never far.
he always seemed to hover near, like a faithful puppy, eager for your attention, your approval. you didn't bother to turn around.
his presence was as familiar to you as the overbearing expectations of your parents, the constant overshadowing by your perfect brother.
"look!" he says, offering the flowers to you with a smile that could light up the darkest room. "aren't they beautiful?"
you finally turned, just as he bounded up to you, a bundle of flowers clutched in his small hands. his eyes sparkled with innocent delight, a smile spread wide across his face as he held them out to you.
you looked at the flowers, then back at him. "why do you care about these so much?" you asked, your tone sharper than you intended.
"they're just flowers."
his smile faltered slightly, but he didn't back down. instead, he stepped closer, closing the gap between you.
"because they're special," he said softly. "just like you."
