Wishing for More - Peri X Reader

Chapter 10: Unwritten Stars

Y/N POV:

The morning light streamed through my curtains, casting soft patterns across the room. I lay there, tangled in the sheets, my thoughts a chaotic whirlwind. The conversation from the night before—Peri's parents' worries, the questions about our future—had left me unsettled. Peri's feelings for me were clear, and I couldn't deny my own feelings for him. But was it love? Was it even possible for us to make it work? The uncertainty gnawed at me.

When Peri arrived, I was still lost in my thoughts. He seemed to sense my hesitation and concern. As he appeared in my room, his usual cheerful demeanor was tempered by a look of concern.

"Hey, Y/N. Mind if we talk?" he asked softly.

I nodded, trying to steady my emotions. "Sure, Peri. What's up?"

We sat together on the edge of my bed, the silence between us heavy with unspoken feelings. Peri took a deep breath before speaking. "I know things have been a bit intense lately. I've been thinking a lot about what my parents said and about us. I want to understand how you really feel."

I looked down, feeling a mix of relief and anxiety. "I like you a lot, Peri. More than I've liked anyone before. But it's so confusing. I'm scared about what people might think, about whether we should even try. It feels so... complicated."

Peri reached out, gently touching my hand. "I see how you feel, Y/N. I know it's not easy. But what I see in you—what I feel—is real. I can't ignore it, and I don't want to. I know we're in a difficult situation, but I want to be with you."

I blushed at his words, feeling a mix of warmth and uncertainty. "It's not that I don't want to be with you. It's just... what if it doesn't work out? What if we're just setting ourselves up for heartbreak?"

Peri's gaze was earnest, his eyes locking onto mine. "I can't promise that everything will be perfect. But I can promise that I'll be honest with you and that I care about you deeply. I want us to figure this out together."

After Peri's words, a silence settled between us, but it wasn't uncomfortable. Instead, it felt like the calm before a storm—like there was something we weren't yet ready to face. I could sense the depth of what we were feeling, but there was an unknown lurking in the background, something that made the whole situation even more complicated than I realized.

I shifted slightly, breaking the quiet. "But what happens if we do this? If we really try to be together? It's not like we're just any couple, Peri... You're a fairy. I'm human. Can we even make it work?"

Peri's brows furrowed, and he gave a half-smile. "I don't know. But I don't see why not. People fall in love across all sorts of boundaries. This isn't that different... right?"

I wanted to believe him, but something tugged at me—an unease I couldn't shake. "But what about the magic? What if your powers... I don't know, get in the way? Or worse, what if I get in the way of your powers?"

Neither of us knew it at the time, but there were dark, ancient tales buried deep within fairy lore—cautionary whispers that had been forgotten, lost to time. These weren't just stories told to scare young fairies; they were warnings, rooted in the very fabric of the magical world. Legends spoke of fairies who had dared to fall in love with humans, only to find that such love didn't just cross boundaries—it shattered them.

It was said that when a fairy gave their heart to a human, their magic began to rebel, like it was rejecting the unnatural union. The stronger the love grew, the more the fairy's powers would wither, like a dying flame, left powerless, mortal, and forever cut off from the world of magic.

But for the human? The price was even steeper. Some whispered that humans, drawn too close to the intoxicating allure of fairy love, would begin to change, morphing, their souls torn between two worlds. They would be forced into an impossible choice: to surrender their humanity and embrace the eternal life of a fairy, or to remain human and lose the one they loved forever. And the transformation wasn't without its risks. It was said that some humans, unable to handle the shift, became lost in the void between the two worlds, neither fairy nor human, doomed to wander the realms as nothing more than an empty spirit.