@formaveri // continued from here
Their laughter still rang throughout his ears, or so he swore. Hazel eyes only widened as he realised what he said. Mind cursed tongue for showing true thoughts, betraying him. What was wrong with him? Venia was his friend. He couldn’t, shouldn’t, have feelings towards them besides platonic ones.
All he could do was stare wide-eyed in silence. Mouth moved, but words didn’t come out. Not for a while. Things like this took time. It was needless to say it was a shock. Yet the words that came out were not the right ones. Were they ever, though?
Clearing his throat didn’t help, much to his dismay. Clutching the island that was behind him, he looked down at them, eyelashes fluttering as he blinked, finding mouth too dry for comfort. It was too late now - he couldn’t back out.
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