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⠀ ⠀ *she wasn't your classic heroine; she was just human—and perhaps that's exactly what made her so dangerous to a world of monsters.
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bella was so engrossed that she didn’t notice him approaching.
the pen moved without pause across the open page on the small round table, filling every free inch of the margins with small, tight handwriting. words piled on top of each other +
amortence slowed his steps as his gaze caught the movement of her pen, lingering for a moment on the pages of her book. there was something almost meticulous in the way she wrote, >
she realized, with a pang of embarrassment, that she probably looked like an unbalanced and strange person.
she partially closed the book on her fingers.
“i think the book lost that battle a few pages back.” +
realized it, she was half-closing her own eyes.
his eyes… had they always been so golden? it was as if a few weeks ago things had been so dark and hazy…
“then maybe i really don't know what to think of you.”
she frowned slightly.
part of her wanted to accept it. it would be easier.
easier to stop trying to understand him. to stop wondering why he watched her that way. why he disappeared. why he seemed to wage an invisible battle every time +
he had expected resentment. in truth, it was exactly what he wanted. resentment would have given him a reason to keep his distance from the fragile mortal who had managed to ensnare his stone﹒ ﹒
looked at him again.
"i think it's unfair." bella tilted her head slightly.
"you want to know what i think of you, but when i try to find out something about you, i get answers like that."
her gaze lingered on his longer than she intended. when she +
her stomach clenched immediately as edward watched her intently, motionless. that was exactly what made her nervous. bella couldn't explain what she saw in him without sounding completely absurd.
she held his golden gaze for only a few +
he allowed a faint smile to touch his lips as he leaned forward just enough to close some of the careful distance between them, savoring the way her heart had stumbled when he spoke her name.﹒ ﹒
said that, she felt her face immediately heat up, but it was too late to turn back, and she wasn't the type to be afraid.
"and then, suddenly… you're here talking to me as if it's the most natural thing in the world." she let out a small breath, +