"I hate you."
"I love you too."
...
"Promise me something."
"Anything."
"Catch me-"
"When I fall."
I finished the sentence, swiping away the welling tears which started to spill across such an angelic face.
"Do you-"
"Promise? Of course, angel. Till death do us part."
"I love you..."
The silence grew louder as I savored our embrace. I want those words to be true, so very badly.
"Are you sure?"
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
-Any art used throughout the story or in the cover of this book does NOT belong to me and was obtained through the use of the internet
-Any music, songs, or brand names used in this story DO NOT belong to me
-ALL characters in this story belong to Kōhei Horikoshi, the author of MHA
-Grammar mistakes or typos could be in the story
-I will try my hardest to make regular updates, 2-3 chapters a week will be most common
-contains violence, explicit language, attempted suicide, and depression
-I am not a professional author, writing is a hobby of mine, so feel free to leave suggestions in the comments
-I am aware kacchako most likely isn't cannon. I just enjoy the thought of this ship dynamic and izuocha is a relevant ship in this story, along with todomomo, mina x kiri, kamijirou, tokoyami x tsu, and iida x mei
-I'm not Japanese, so I do not know much about the culture there
-Enjoy!
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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