❝𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐌𝐄, 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓?❞
❝𝐈 𝐖𝐎𝐍'𝐓.❞
Lies.
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"I love you..." You whispered and leaned close, pressing a soft kiss to his lips. It caught him by surprise, but he quickly kissed back. It was supposed to be a sweet...
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▍japan, jaku city 𝐎 𝐒 𝐇 𝐔 𝐍 𝐢. 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐲𝐚 74. ✿ ↬
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𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐒𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 best kiss is the one that has been exchanged between the eyes a thousand times before it reaches the lips. When someone looks into the eyes of the one they are certain they are in love with before the word 'love' is even exchanged. Gazing into the abyss where their soul ties with their heartbeat. The words 'I love you' being said through their hearts and eyes a million times faster than their mouths could ever move to speak.
In order to know when you truly love someone, you must fall in love with their mind first. To have someone understand your mind is a different kind of intimacy. To have someone touch beneath the surface of your skin and capture the attention of your soul is a new bond. That's true love.
The saying 'love at first sight' is often misguided. Love cannot be determined or established at merely one sight, not even the first meeting. Infatuation and limerence perhaps, but love cannot be brewed so quick. However, what can be determined at first meeting is that you are capable of falling for someone. Whether they will or not, whether they deserve it or not, whether it works out or not— none of that is guarantee or predetermined from just one glance or first few words exchanged. A conversation perhaps, but not an introduction.
Nevertheless, one could say that was the case for Izuku when he first met you. Calling it 'love' would be a far stretch for a four year old boy and five year old girl first meeting, especially since at that age he associated 'love' with his mom, sweets and All Might. So for that adorably young and freckled boy, it was much different from love at first sight.
You were known as the quiet foreigner who never spoke because you didn't speak the language. And because of this you were always alone and bullied for it, amongst other reasons. However, you excelled academically and athletically, eventually being placed in advanced classes despite being held back originally. So with all these things attached to your name, imagine his surprise when his first ever encounter with you was being saved by bullies.
It was the first time he had ever met you, only seeing you in passing. You didn't have the same class, only shared a school. And yet, you cared enough to stand up to Kacchan and his friends just for him. You had not done the same for anyone else, only him. How kind and brave.
He felt seen and special, two things he had never felt before until that point. How could he not when you, the smart girl who never spoke or gave anyone any of your time, not even your bullies— deemed him worthy of your attention and help? Call him young and naive, two things he's always been, but looking up at you defending and protecting him, he decided right then and there the best and most important decision he would ever make. Izuku wanted you in his life.
