tinder hearts

{ eleven }

❝ he is beauty, inside and out. he is the silver lining in a world of darkness. he is my light. ❞ - prodigy, marie lu

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she was used to silences like this when it came to him.

so, she started. how've you been?

she looks over at him, and he's looking at the ground, shuffling his hands with no reply.

i'm sorry. 

the words just pour out of her. i shouldn't have waved. this is obvously awkward for both of us. i don't know what i thought, i didn't even realize i was waving and

he covers her shaking hand with his, stopping her rambling.

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it's okay, he hears himself saying. 

it's not a big deal. i'm just.. shocked. i'm (he hesitates) glad you waved.

i'm sorry, he hears her whisper again.

he's confused. what for?

i messed us up.

the bitter part of him wants to agree. but there's a part of him that overpowers that bitterness and he says,

no. you didn't.

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a/n: dedicated to shattering_reality for motivating me to write more <3