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I imagine that before every stroll, you both take the time to dress for the weather and chat about where you want to go, whether it's too windy for the seaside or too hot for the city, but you often end up going wherever the mood takes you.

I imagine that you're both quiet as you walk, but sometimes one of you will ask a question about the other's perspective on a big topic, or will bring up something that they've been putting off discussing, with the mundane worries of everyday life on pause for a while. Neither of you will worry about grocery lists or overdue paperwork on this walk. Instead, you take the time to enjoy the fresh air and the vastness of the world.

I imagine that if one of you sees something nice, they tell the other about it so you can both enjoy it. A bird's nest, a budding flower, the way the sun hits the branch of a tree.

I imagine that Silco would sometimes put a hand on your back to guide you whenever you have to cross a road or go through a sketchy part of town.

I imagine that he would bring an extra pair of gloves in case your hands get cold, and that he would hold your hand when you start looking tired or upset.

I imagine that when you get home, changing into more comfortable clothes, you both lie down for a while and either nap or talk. Talk about what you saw, talk about memories, talk about each other.

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(1) …..(part two)…..(3)

Short Summary; you confessed to your best friend/penpal right before he’s supposed to come to America to spend a week with you and your family, it seems he drops on the face of the earth?

Pairings; lads Xavier x non-mc!reader

Note; so I just wanted to add to say thanks for all the support! I’m glad people enjoy my writing. These first new parts are going to be semi-short blurbs of memory, sort of building up to longer passages. Some might have little to no mentions of Xavier, while others are purely you writing to Xavier. And Xavier writing to you. Maybe a few mights even sort of be Xavier’s side of things? But they’ll slowly get longer and longer. Also your friends names are Amy and Duncan (couldn’t think of any good names) -🦈

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Just cornering your fifteenth birthday, you had sent Xavier a letter telling him how excited you were to be turning fifteen. You hadn’t heard from him yet

—hoping you’d at least hear from him on your birthday— but you know people get busy. However the excitement for your birthday outshined any worries and anxieties you had about Xavier.

You were beyond excited since your mother and father had decided they’d take you to the mall with your friends. You were getting boba at the food court with your friends when you heard one of them ask. “So what’s new with your penpal (name)? You haven’t told us about any new letters!” You were hesitant, your fingers running against the hem of Xavier’s cardigan you wore. “Nothing particularly interesting! We just talked about how the four year mark of us being penpals was coming up and my birthday!” You kept it vague, it seemed to satiate Amy’s curiosity. However Duncan asked a question that made your face flush. “Did you tell him about the massive crush you have on him yet?.. now that I think about it do you even know what the guy looks like? What if he’s like super ugly or something?” Duncan snickered afterwards at the thought, Amy punching his shoulder. “Well even if he is, it’s her business if she still likes him or not Duncan” she rolled her eyes at him. You chuckled lightly to yourself. The two were your only real irl friends, and them actually liking you was more than enough.

“Brown sugar boba for (name)?” The worker called out however when you turned to grab it you bumped into the person next to you. “Ah sorry! I didn’t see you there!” You apologized quickly before you got your boba. You shook the boba tea before putting the straw in so the brown sugar syrup at the bottom would mix in. Then you put the straw in and took a sip, it was like heaven was blessing your tongue. “(Name)! We should go to the hot topic! I heard there’s a new sale for the- ah excuse us!- there’s a new sale on the teeshirts!” Amy and Duncan walked over past the person you’d bumped into just moments before. Amy grabbed your arm pulling you along. You made eye contact with a pair of blue eyes as you were pulled in the direction of the hot topic. Weird, you felt a sense of familiarity in them.

“So anyways you said earlier that Xavier sent you this cardigan? It’s really cute!” Amy spoke as you walked away. Nodding “yeah! I had said something about now having tons of comfy sweaters and stuff and he sent me this one. It’s so soft! It’s like being wrapped in a nice soft cloud” you hummed. Duncan groaned loudly “god you two and talking about Xavier, I swear I’m gonna get a brain aneurysm just hearing another sentence about it” it was funny how different any and Duncan were, but they somehow took your mind off the pair of blue eyes you’d seen just moments before. “oh! I saw somewhere that hot topics now carrying these cute blind bags! We should get some! They’re like these keychains, (name)!!” Amy changed the subject. How could you say no to matching blind bag keychains?

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Your birthday came and left quickly, you had spent so much time with Amy and Duncan that by the end of the weekend you were exhausted. The summer only just started but you could swear Monday’s felt just the same as when you were in school. You hadn’t even had time to check what had come in the mail for you. A mixture of gifts from relatives and family, even things your parents had ordered for you off of a wishlist you made. It wasn’t a ton of stuff —you could thankfully say you weren’t overwhelmed— but it was still more than you were use too. Sitting on your bed you looked at the pile of envelopes. You looked through them in a haste, wanting to see if Xavier’s letter had come in yet. Then you see a beautifully decorated envelope. It was drawn on, a beautiful night sky —with this pretty silvery lining— You flipped it over in your hands. A soft smile graced your face as you open it, a long very neatly written letter inside. The paper was even pretty, not the usual notebook paper.

“Dear (name).

I’m not entirely sure how to start this, aside from wishing you a happy fifteenth! It’s shocking to think we’ve been penpals for so long, I didn’t expect to find friendship in this seeing as originally it was just something to pass the time. However I have to admit your letters and gifts are now something I look forward to, I find myself waiting for the mail to come just to see if your letters shown up yet. I’ve even found myself making references to you while talking with some of my friends, it was funny I mentioned you to mc again and she didn’t seem upset this time. We talked it over and it seems she was just upset because I had kept you a secret from her. Quote “she seems to be a big part of your life so I was just upset I hadn’t know you had a penpal”, its just funny thinking about how you have such an influence on me for living thousands of miles away.

I’m currently writing this while stargazing and I have to say, I hope one day I can share a moment like this with you. It’s calm and quiet out, I often write to you at this spot. I drew what the sky looks like on the envelope so that maybe you can see what I see. Anyways, I hope your birthday is, or was, amazing!

Sincerely, Xavier

Ps. I sent you another gift! I hope you like it!”

You felt tears weld up in your eyes- you couldn’t help it while reading the letter— you rubbed your eyes and sniffled. “Stupid Xavier.. why does he have to be so nice…” you mumbled. Then you realized there was a small box next to the others sent by your family that looked similar to the card. It had a pretty—but faded from the travel—drawing on the side of a crescent moon and stars. When you held it in your hands it wasn’t super light nor heavy. As you open it, you see light blue, dark blue, and baby blue tissue paper within. Carefully you took the tissue paper out to see multiple items. Something that was a little darker, fabric like. Something that resembled a stuffed animals of sorts under the cloth, and a few small charms scattered inside. The first thing you pulled out ended up being a teeshirt, it had a small space ship embroidered on the top left corner, then a printed spaceship on the back. It was cute and you instantly knew it must’ve been Xavier’s from the looks of it. You sat it down in your lap, you then pulled out a cute stuffed rabbit. It had a little carrot in its hands and little button eyes, It looked hand made.

There were a few charms inside that you made a mental note to put on your bag. However the last thing inside was a little box, and a note taped to the bottom of it.

“I spent my allowance on this, I saw them and saved up since I remember you saying you didn’t have any cute dainty ones. Don’t ask how much they were, I just want you to be happy!”

You cocked a brow at the note, what could Xavier be talking about? You opened the little box to see a pair of the cutest silver crescent moon earrings that had tiny little chain stars hanging down. You gasped at them, they were so pretty and you felt your cheeks heat up violently. ‘Damnit Xavier you gotta stop with these gifts…’ you thought to yourself. It was almost too much, you didn’t know what to think or feel. Your penpal was sending you gifts that felt so personal, like he was in love with you or something. He can’t be in love with you though, he didn’t even know you. You convinced yourself he couldn’t like you how you liked him, it just wasn’t possible.

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Xavier was sitting at the cafe table with mc and Jeremiah. He was spacing out, wondering if (name) had gotten his gift or not. “We’ve got a couple more days here, do you want to go so anything today Xavier?” Mc inquired before taking a sip of her latte. Xavier broke from his spacing to respond “I remember seeing a mall not too far from here, maybe we can check out the stores?”

Xavier already felt his patience wearing thin, mc and Jeremiah had convinced him to go on a trip to the us for the summer program they were doing. He couldn’t help but think he hadn’t written to (name) to tell her he might not respond for a while. Now, he was waiting online at a boba stand in the mall while mc and Jeremiah both were bickering back and forth.

He felt his thoughts wander, wondering what (name) could be up too, if she was enjoying her birthday. He was spaced out when he felt someone bump into him. He wasn’t worried since it felt like a tap if anything. “Ah- I’m so sorry! I didn’t see you there!” The girl spoke nervously, she had pretty (e/c) eyes. Before he could respond she walked to the boba worker to claim her drink. He was looking at her cardigan, it looked identical to the one he sent to (name). For a second he had this hopefulness that it was her. Then another person bumped into him. “Ah- excuse us!-“ a girl pulls a guy by the hem of his sleeve. Going up to the girl who’d bumped into Xavier just moment before. He couldn’t hear there conversation over everyone, not understanding they’re English too well. He made eye contact with her as she walked past, and it seemed she recognized him is some way. However within seconds her friend was pulling her away. “-Xavier!” Jeremiah snaps his fingers at Xavier. The blue eyes boy looking his way quickly. “Huh? Sorry what’s going on?” Jeremiah sighs at Xavier “we asked if you wanted the brown sugar or the taro?” Xavier felt himself relax for a moment “I’ll take the brown sugar boba”

As Xavier stands behind mc and Jeremiah who order the bobas. He finds his mind wandering, what if that was her? But it couldn’t be, the chances of that are one in a million. Then his thoughts went back to the worry he felt about not being able to read her letters she sends for the time he’s on this program trip.

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You had been writing to Xavier weekly for about a month, however it seemed either he had forgotten to respond or finally disappeared. Then you got a letter from him just a week before school was supposed to start back up. You were sitting on your bed reading a teen romance novel, when your mom walked in. “You’ve got a letter from Xavier bunbun, how is that book?” She sat the letter down at the edge of your bed. You looked up quickly, trying hard to conceal your excitement as you snatched the letter up. “It’s good!! I got to the part where the lead meets her love interest for the first time!” You beamed, your mother smiled lightly “I’ll be sure to give it a read when you’re done with it then. Don’t go to bed too late, you’ve got to settle back into a school schedule, ninth grades no joke~”. As your mom left you opened the letter quickly, seeing a longer letter this time.

“Dear (name)

I’m sorry for not being able to write for awhile, I’ve read all your letters and I can guarantee I’ve gone through all the emotional stages at this point. I had gone on a summer program trip with my friends mc and Jeremiah for a month. They had signed me up without my knowledge so I got dragged along. I was excited to see you loved the gifts! I was so worried you wouldn’t like them!-“

He went on to tell you about the summer program —respond to the things you asked in your letters— and how he had been so worried about you thinking he ghosted you. You felt your heart warm at this, he was always so thoughtful. You weren’t quite sure how you’d respond to this long letter but you were sure you’d find a way to respond, as well as thank him. You look at the earrings again, they’re were just so pretty. You decided to try them on, you were so excited you would wear them all the time now.

You walked to the mirror on your vanity, you took your studs out that your mom had gotten you. Putting the crescents in you felt your cheeks warm. They were so pretty and elegant. They felt like something one of those main characters of a romance novel would wear with a beautiful dress. You sat there admiring them for a while, thinking of Xavier. He was always so kind in his letters, not to mention that he was thoughtful and wonderful to speak too. You hoped that one day —when you were older— that maybe you’d get to meet him in person. You were worried your feelings would cloud judgement but what teenage girl doesn’t have complicated feelings for their best friend? You just hope that maybe there would be a chance for you and Xavier.

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“Dear Xavier.

I loved your gifts, the earrings are absolutely beautiful. I’ve been wearing them all the time! I’ve gotten tons of compliments on them, you’ve got amazing taste! My mom was confused where I got new earrings from until I explained and then she gave me a weird look. I think it’s because she thinks you’re too kind. I loved the drawing of the night sky, i hung the envelope in a frame on my wall! It’s just so pretty, you have a hand for drawing! I wish I could really sit there and stargaze with you, we could sit in silence or talk about anything and everything. My birthday was amazing, I got to go out with my two friends! It was so nice, we all got these cute matching keychains! On that note, I love the keychains you sent me!! I put them on my bag almost instantly when I saw them, they’re just so cute!…”

Xavier was sitting at his desk, smiling at the letter as he read. He had reread it about three times, it was just such a refresher from his daily life. School, friends, his family, even the extracurriculars he was in. At the end of the day he looked forwards to (name)s letters. He couldn’t say for certain what they were, however he was positive he had strong feelings for her. Unsure whether they’re romantic or platonic, he was just infatuated with her. Everyday she was in his head, he would think ‘oh she’d like this’ ‘(name) would find this funny’. It was like he saw her in everything, even mundane things. Xavier looked over at the mp3 player she had sent him, it was charging after he used it almost all day. “I wonder if she would feel the same..” he murmured to himself, biting his thumb as he spaced out. Mind wandering, how would they meet? Would he go to her or would she come to him?He wasn’t sure. “Xavier!” He heard his mother’s voice call. He’d have to save his wandering thoughts for another day. However one things stayed on his mind, how did he really feel about you?

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Alrighty, that’s the end of this part! This is definitely going to be a slow burn and a “they both think that the other doesn’t like them the same way, but they’re both oblivious” kind of vibe! I know my writing isn’t the very best, but I’m still learning and growing!! I tend to add details where they should be and move on from one scene to another pretty fast. Which I’m trying to learn not to do, so I hope despite all of that you guys still enjoy my subpar writing :P -🦈

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