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" if you can stand the heat , i wouldn't mind the help . " he mourned the loss of snow , a balm on his fevered skin . perhaps that was his shameless confession , his hidden motivationโโ the other's chill was his salvation .
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though secrets are harboured , the wraith is not the only one they are hidden from . haru has long accepted his existence as one that he simply has to bear withโโ why draw another into his troubles ?
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the ๐คraith's steps cease, as well as the descent of snow. from the outside perspective, it may seem that ๐ iโwoo expresses displeasure from the way his visage suddenly shows no mirth nor an inkling of interest, but the reality tells otherwise. it was simply him attempting
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to stay . but he has never asked anything for himself . instead , fingers curl into his side .
" and what do you propose ? that we go on a date ? that seems far too mundane . "
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" i consider you no such thing . do not assume the worst of my judgement . i am merely used to being a fleeting moment , i expect nothing of anyone , nor do i hold regrets . " were he to be entirely truthful with himself ,
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โand iโโ i ๐คonder why you think so lowly of yourself for you to assume such. do you ardently believe that you are naught but a ๐leeting distraction? orโโ perhaps you just see me as what mortals call them ... a ๐layer?โ siwoo withdraws yet their propinquity was retained
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perhaps he would admit that such an arrangement posed a lonesome existence , yet he would not complain . what he had was enoughโโ yet ... fevered hues trail the other's circling path , digits itching to reach out and ask him
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" my only assumption is that i am nothing but a fleeting distraction . but i offer my sanctuary freelyโโ come , rest . you are safe here . stay ... for as long as you need to . and when you leave , i will not stop you . "
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a shiver trails a path down his spine at the chill of a ghostly breath , barely present , yet felt nonetheless . such closeness with anyone else is unfathomable , yet with siwoo it is irrevocably desired .
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โ๐aru ... ๐arling, ๐earest ๐aru ...โ uttered octaves lower, ๐๐๐ name fades with the ghost of glacial breath brushing against the shell of ๐๐๐ ear. brims still lingering 'gainst silky threads of ๐๐๐ locks, taking in, breathing in the scent of the phantom esse of
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" siwoo ... " the name lingers on his lips , gaze drifting upwards once more . perhaps he was a fool for his next words but ... " i am haru and i welcome you into my sanctuary . "
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" how could i presume such a thing ? you do not strike me as one to linger in the same place for long . " a sigh parts lips upon the chilling touch , lashes fluttering closed as cold seeps through fevered skin .
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โoh? am i to believe that you've been hoping that you are to be remained etched within the deep recesses of my mind?โ what else could have prompted ๐๐๐ to express so? charcoal hued digits gently sift through ๐๐๐ snowflake adorned locksโโ brims came to press amidst.
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