tradesecret | OVERFLOW POST!!

[ No, it isn't the reaction she wants. She wriggles up to get nose to nose with him. ]

I'm serious.

[help]

I know you are. And... you probably like us for different reasons, right? So I don't gotta get insecure or anything.

[ Even though she hesitates at that, she's still internally screaming, unable to calm down or sit down ]

Well. Yes. But I understand that even if one understands that rationally, it's all too easy to feel like it isn't true...

...Yeah. That part might be hard. But I'm really happy for you, so it's worth it.

I just really want to make you happy. I'm so sure that I'm going to fail.

I don't really know how to give you tips there, but... I think wanting it is a strong start.

And there really isn't anything to worry about. Chrys' other important person was literally made for him.

[ this is not a joke ]

...Sounds t'me like you're the one worried about being a replacement or less important...?

No— it's fine, really— the whole reason I was willing to accept being forgotten at all was because I knew that's how things are...

But that's not how it's going. So are you prepared for seeing that kind of thing when it actually involves you?

True Love seeks nothing in return, so I'm happy with whatever I'm given.

If they get to the point where expresses affection for Izanagi, that's their business.

Okay. But remember you can talk to me if things get stressful, 'kay?

You're not just a sounding board for my other relationship worries, either.

[ but she'll sink back down after making that point ]

I know. But I wanna be able to support you, too. For everything you let me.

[ hugging him ]

That goes both ways.

[holds]

Yeah. An' I'm grateful.

You know... I have been remiss in saying this, so I hope you'll forgive me for neglecting to give the most important response to your feelings:

[ she takes a deep breath, and while making eye contact, she uses a firm, clear voice to say: ]

I love you.

[is he tearing up a little? maybe. but he's also just. pulling her closer. a tight hug!!]

Thank you.

[ well she saw that, and it's making her teary-eyed too. ]

No, thank you for making me believe it was possible in the first place.

[he chuckles softly.]

Always happy to help. And... so, so glad.

[ she loves the sound of that, making a pleased hum in response, as she snuggles him more.

Wait. ]

Weren't we supposed to read a book?

[ but her hands don't leave his sides, quite comfortable with forgetting the book completely ]

...Haha, we got kinda distracted, huh?

[yeah, no, snuggles tho]

[ The Count of Monte Cristo is not as important as cuddling, sorry Vergil ]

Would you like to hear about the place I came from? It was accidentally made public, so I don't mind sharing it.

But.... it is heavy, so I'm fine with leaving it aside, too.

I think... I'd rather hear it than not?

Better not to be blindsided. Well then... everything begins with the Creators, who made God and the Devil, and the first man, Adam, and woman, Eve. Normally, they would have been put the chessboard in pairs, but something went wrong... and the Devil spent his formative years on Earth alone.

For the purposes of my world, this Devil is the man known as Mizushiro Yaiba. His counterpart, God to his Devil, Eve to his Adam, would be born sixteen years later, in the form of Narumi Kiyotaka. Thus, the stage was set for the destruction of one or the other.

At the age of twenty, just like a switch, something had awakened in Yaiba's mind... and his mission became the destruction of humanity. The fact he had come from a loving home and had grown into a successful, charismatic man beloved by those around him, didn't matter at all. So he worked toward creating his instruments of destruction. Children with his genes, known as the Blade Children.

[ there's a note of disgust when she goes on to say: ]

Families eager to add a man of success and prestige to their gene pool offered to bear and raise his progeny, and true enough, his children were beautiful, charismatic and intelligent beyond their years. Anyone would call such children a gift, except at a very young age, violent behavior also began to manifest, signs of what would come when they reached maturity. They were time bombs, engineered to put themselves in positions of power, and when they reached the age of twenty, they would destroy the world that lifted them up.

[ that seems like a decent spot to stop and let that marinate ]

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