21 parts Complete MatureY/N's eyes searched his, looking for any sign of deceit. But all she found was a mirror to her own pain. "Theodore," she whispered, "you're not just my rival. You're...you're more."
For a moment, he wavered, the walls he had built around his heart threatening to crumble. Then, with a shake of his head, he stepped back. "It doesn't matter," he said, his voice cold. "We are from different worlds, Y/N. We can never be more."
The silence that followed was deafening, the only sound the distant tick of an ancient clock. The air in the library grew thick with unspoken words and the echoes of what could have been. Y/N's eyes filled with unshed tears, her voice trembling as she spoke.