Bullet proof

"If I told you about the darkness inside of me, would you still look at me like I'm the sun?" The words left his lips as he looks a me with desperation. How could I not? I let out a breathy chuckle as I smile in the glow of the setting sun. "Perhaps I won't." I say. His face falls as he looks away, his brown eyes looking golden in the sunlight "because to me, you will always shine brighter."