Love Me Not

Was it devotion? Mere loyalty? Does he fear for his own safety which is why he complies? Or does he find pleasure in being used? It really doesn't matter what the reason is. The truth remains the same: Deneb Rowan Delgado will do anything that his master tells him to... like how a dog is supposed to act.

That was why when Deneb was told to break Hayden's heart, he obliges without a single complaint. However, he didn't expect the task to be as hard as it became.

The stroke of a paintbrush. The smell of white roses. Whispered exchanges. Similar circumstances. A smile that can move mountains. The beating inside his chest.

That golden-haired boy was someone he always used to ignore. Hayden was a bird kept in a cage for his master to prod, so how was he the one who broke the chains around his heart?