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You couldn’t admit it, but you felt lonely. At first, you were alone. Now you were lonely.

Albedo’s hand lingered on your waist. And while you seemed focused on him, you focused on the lonely people who surrounded around you two, observing. By their eyes you could tell they were envious. They thought, you guys had the perfect relationship. While envious filled their eyes joy did too.

They had hope they wouldn’t be overworked and that the soon to be king, Albedo, won’t be as harsh as he once was now that he was in love. Growing up as someone poor before you knew where they were coming from. So instead, you forced yourself to pretend to be in love with him.

And though you were surrounded by so many people who “loved” you, you still felt lonely. And will forever be lonely.

The courage to break his heart was non-existent. And yet he danced with you like he was living a dream.

So you’ll pursue that dream for as long as you can.

II. AYATO — ‘ who is it for ’

It was a fair night. A night filled with fair people and “fair rules”, and fair love. That’s how it should have worked. But your fair love wasn’t love to begin with. And even if it were disguised as one, it wasn’t fair either way. You loved Ayato for who he once was. And though he had improved, it didn’t leave you with the same feeling you once had with him.

He felt like a cough ball that a cat couldn’t swallow.

And though you both shared this dance together, could it really be considered a dance if the other person didn’t want to do it. It’s not a dance if one didn’t feel the love that was meant to be shared upon.

No one dances with their enemy.

And even if they did their dance would have been fulfilled with more emotion. Your emotion sat like a broken egg on the shelf. Left in the same place but broken. You only lingered with Ayato, in this dancing circle and ball where everyone had observed.

Purposely trying to mess up, but he’d always whispered that he would always catch you. You didn’t want him to catch you. All this love that he had built up just for you, was not gone to waste, but held in a jar too small.

Who would the love be for if you didn’t want to except it?

III. AJAX — ‘ look at all the lonely people ’

The cocky man held your waist ever so tightly and had a sharp grip with your hand. He adored looking deep into your eyes and seeing the fake love in your eyes that he was unaware of your love. You were originally meant to kill him, but you had fallen in love and out of love with him.

You weren’t going to kill him. But you were not going to love him either.

“Look at all those lonely peas-people….watching us” Ajax whispered carefully into your ear. You didn’t blush as usual, but he didn’t question it. And that statement alone made you want to press your heel into his foot. But you control yourself.

His cocky ego was suffocating. There was a reason why he acted like this, which made you feel bad. But when he had turned back to face you, dancing so softly and gentle with you with his dull eyes shining again made you swallow down guilt.

Because you could not return the love that he had offered. You had it, just didn’t want to return it.

IV. KAEYA — ‘ waits at the window ’

He was always a patient man with you. Unlike the others, he knew you were falling out of love with him. And he didn’t stop you. He didn’t understand why you lingered by his side. But he appreciated it anyways.

Though this dance you guys shared together he knew would be the last. He knew you were seeing other men and women. Though he did not care. He never announced it to his family to avoid being a burden. And he watched as your eye linger to a specific someone in the crowd.

But he was grateful enough to share this dance.

When the dance was over, he waited by the window as he watched you take another man home, while he still waits patiently by the window.

He’ll forever love you.

V. DILUC — ‘ all the lonely people, where do they all belong ’

He watched you fall out of love with him and it had bothered him so much. But seeing you dance with his brother rather than him shattered his heart little by little. He didn’t bother to argue. But he cried tears of joy. Joy to see you happy.

It was okay though. He just didn’t understand why you still wore the ring he bought you. It silently had pissed you off. But at last you were never questioned upon. He didn’t have the courage to do so, persay.

Diluc finds himself in a ballroom filled with lonely people. With a man who was once alone, was now lonely. He didn’t feel like he belonged. Because even he can hear the whispers of people asking why he wasn’t the one dancing with you.

B. AJAX — ‘ loving you is a losing game. ’

He didn’t expect this to happen. The whole time these games have been going on he told himself to not fall in love with you. Romance or anything that related to romantic love, cannot be prevented. So it happened. And when the marble game showed it’s true colors, it was him who walked off with a living body. While your blood stained the concrete. He loved you so much, but was it really winning if he was going to lose you at the same time…?

C. DILUC — ‘ i got addicted to a losing game’

You were persistent. After hearing his tragic and such a tragic story about him and his brother, you knew that he needed to live. To reunite with his brother despite the bad years they shared with each other. And with that reason you purposely lost. Just imaging him reuniting and forgiving his brother after such brutal years wasn’t enough for you. You needed it to be guaranteed. And that guarantee meant that you would have to die. Diluc could remember his tears never driving, and he was addicted to the love you shared. And addicting to the and a losing game you two participated in.

D. ITTO — ‘I saw the end before it begun ’

The only game he actually wanted to lose in. And he did. He always kept a competitive attitude with you, and thought of you as his biggest competor. But after hearing why you need the money he drew your head close to his and placed a kiss on your forehead. When you had one you brutally saw how he was shot, with his body falling to the ground. And tears soak the concrete. You knew this would happen because of how in love he was with you. You just didn’t except it to happen now. But you saw the end before it would have begun.

E. KAEYA — ‘ a broken heart is all that’s left ’

His flirting came off as him just needing to trust one because in this game, you’re either better off alone with someone you know, or no one you know. But him seeing you sit alone for most of the rounds and games is what made him attracted to you. When the marble game came around you guys grew close… but as soon as the game started and the rules were announced, he had immediately kissed you. And agreed to play fairly just to see you smile. But he lost. So though you left with a bag of marbles in your hand, all that was truly left, was a broken heart. That could not be gained back.

F. KAZUHA KAEDEHARA — ‘ silence ringing inside of my head’

Watching you fall to the ground while he held the marbles selfishly made him burst into tears. He knew it was neither of your guys fault but it caused him pain anyways. When he went to exit and leave with this ‘prize’ of pain, he could only feel silence ringing inside of his head as more gunshots went off. He’ll write a poem for you once you guys arrive home.

G. XIAO — ‘ i’ve spent all the love i saved ’

You stared at him, arguing with him and saying that it’s only fair to play fair and square. But he didn’t care, or at least that’s what his eyes were trying to prove. But despite that, his eyes were dull and emotionless but his tears never gave up. He caressed your cheek carefully, and you stomped away in anger. Before hearing the gun go off. And the sound of his body dropping to the concrete. You had spent all your love on someone who you had known for barely two or three weeks. And yet it felt like it was all spent for nothing.

H. ZHONGLI — ‘ I’m afraid of all I am ’