#junxtrashxking

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distinctly new , a foreigner to her surroundings Kai flourishes far from her oppressors but the bone-deep scars remain , weeping and desperately aching to be soothed .   nevertheless , Kai runs from her personal problems and fills her life with simple obstacles .  a warm cup of cocoa and a few sugary sweets a week complete her .  plus , there is the added benefit of eye-candy , one boy in particular she watches not-so-secretly .  today she visits the same quaint coffee shop and orders her usual hot cocoa and butterfly shaped sugar cookie , nowhere different from her usual routine , except she’s forgotten to tie her shoes properly after her morning run through the campus’ surrounding woods .

utterly oblivious , the blonde spun with an eagerness of sitting at her usual table near the far window and tripped on the frayed end of her shoelace , her arms flail awkwardly , tossing her chocolate beverage in a destructive tidal wave that decimates her ‘crush’s’ notes and sends her sprawling ass up over her knees .  pain lances through her tongue and radiates down through her tailbone before Kai scrambles to sit up on her heels , reflexively rubbing the soreness from her chin .  

breathing a whiff of warm chocolate and worn paper , blue eyes widen with realization , OH she KNOWS who those boots belong to , whose feet she’s staring at in a daze .  her back stiffens and she glances up at him , wringing her hands held close to her chest anxiously .  ❛ m’so sorry !!! ❜  kai squeeks out before scrambling for a handful of napkins in hopes of helping him save his notebook .  ❛ s-so sorry , oh my god i’m such a klutz ! ❜

“Ah, so we meet again.” With the slightest wave of his hand, the display on his monitor shuts off and with his other hand, he shoves a pile of paperwork gently off to the side so that he can give the other male his full attention.

jaden wasn’t used to seeing manjoume like this. he couldn’t remember ever seeing him so vulnerable. it took him off guard. it made him quite concerned. manjoume was his rival and his friend after all. “are...you scared? you’re nervous?” he felt like asking such things was understating the situation, given the look in manjoume’s eyes. however, he didn’t want manjoume to feel insulted or weak by jaden pointing these things out. he knew manjoume’s brother’s weren’t the best (another understatement) so he couldn’t help but grow concerned over this situation. “could you try telling them you don’t want to go? or...maybe you can bring someone else with you? so you won’t be alone with them i mean.” jaden wouldn’t mind being that person, if manjoume wanted that. he would do anything to help out his friend. 

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despite her exuberance and overwhelming moxie , kai was often ruled by her anxiety .  fear of the shadows , fear of what lingered concealed within their depths .  gloomy storm clouds frequently filled her with a petrifying dread , one she had no comprehensible explanation for- only that it was there .

dense overcast obscured the fading sunlight and they none the wiser , the two had carried on with their animated chatter , shoulder to shoulder as they shifted through a pile of trading cards .  ❛ so it’s best to have a balanced deck of monster, spell and trap ? ❜  a monster is traded for negate attack , harmless but effective in a pinch .  ❛ isn’t it a bit unfair though ? ❜ 

the lights flicker and her fingers tremble , hovering above torrential tribute .  a breath later a rumble of thunder sounds in the distance and kai holds her breath , heart racing against her ribs .  azure eyes widen with fear as shaking hands cup her ears against the next voltaic crash .

blackness plunged Jun’s apartment in darkness echoed by the shrill of her  S C R E A M S !  violent shudders wracked through her frame , rocking feebly against the onslaught of her trepidation .  pressed tightly against the back of her eyelids , every flickering flash of light is the blaring glare of headlights .  again and again .

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❛ Jun . . . ❜  her voice wavered , throat tight with emotion . she doesn’t-  he’s too good for her and its terrifying . kai promised herself she’d never be weak again , never allow herself to be vulnerable nor depend on anyone- but he’s no different from her . willingly sacrificing his own hurts , scars and struggles just to lift her up and utterly forgetting about himself . she can’t have that , she won’t let him be alone in this .

sofly the blonde cupped Manjoume’s hands between her own and met his gaze .  ❛ thank you . i think . . . ❜ she breathed , blinked the teary film from her eyes and straightened her back . bravely bearing her heart in full for him , only him .  ❛ you’re not alone in this Jun , we’re imperfectly perfect and we’re gonna help each other because that is love . ❜

sentence prompts ➝ ruelle . status . accepting , open .

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by now , her overwhelming fear should have consumed her filled her head with thoughts of escape . it’s her fault , guard shattered , she had let him in . scary and uneasy . she’s a runaway yet she hasn’t left , not like before .  there’s something good , imperfectly perfect that holds her here and she doesn’t leave , hasn’t planned on it .

a brilliant smile spreads across her face and her shoulder bounced playful against Jun’s as she scooted closer . lips pressed a promise against his cheek , ‘i’m staying , im not leaving’- they say . Kai curls her fingers between his and affectionately her head rests against his shoulder , content and comfortable sharing her warmth with him however long he may need her .

                ❛ I’m here , always . ❜