[Trigger Warning: You might die from cringe.]
The early morning light filtered through the curtains, casting a warm glow across the room. Adrian stirred, slowly waking from his slumber to the chorus of birds chirping outside.
Blinking sleepily, Adrian beca aware of the weight on his chest. Looking down, he saw Sophia curled beside him, her head resting on his chest.
He couldn’t deny the warmth her presence brought, but it also stirred up a whirlwind of emotions he wasn’t ready to confront.
He ran his hand through his ssy hair, trying to wake himself up. Inevitably, his eyes kept falling on Sophia. She was still asleep, tangled in the bedsheets with her hair falling in waves around her.
Only then did he rember the events of the previous night and the intimacy the two shared in the dead of the night. As much as he wanted to forget, the mories were too vivid, too good to be ignored.
’What did I do...’
Adrian sighed. Sophia might have been comfortable with what they did, but he couldn’t help but feel like he had manipulated her into sleeping with her last night.
He wasn’t the sa guy Sophia fell for; that’s why he felt weird about what the two had done. But even then, Adrian couldn’t deny that he felt sothing special when it ca to Sophia.
’I wanted to keep my distance from her so she wouldn’t rember the other and find happiness elsewhere. But it had the opposite effect... gosh, I don’t know how to feel about this.’
Gently, he pushed Sophia aside, not wanting to wake her up while he struggled with his emotions. But before he could slip away, Sophia’s hand shot out, grabbing his arm with surprising strength.
Slowly, she opened her eyes, looking at him with a smile that could lt the coldest hearts. There was sothing about her that made Adrian forget all about his worries from yesterday.
It almost felt like nothing mattered to him more than Sophia, and that thought scared him the most. Adrian was walking on a dangerous path and knew he couldn’t fall in love and endanger soone else in his pursuit of revenge.
However, his head wasn’t thinking logically anymore, and Adrian knew what he wanted more than anything at that mont.
But more than that, it felt like she could see right through him and know what was happening inside his head.
"It’s okay," she whispered softly. "Last night was on . You weren’t in the right headspace when we... did it. Don’t think less of yourself because of it. If anything, I’m the one who should take the bla-"
"No, it wasn’t just you..." Adrian said, reaching out to gently caress her cheek. "Whatever happened, I’m glad it did..."
Adrian then took a mont to himself, as if wondering about sothing, before speaking again.
"I may not rember everything we had. But I’m willing to take a chance on us, Sophia, if you’ll have . The that I am today..."
Sophia’s eyes welled with tears, but her smile was radiant as she reached up to cup Adrian’s face and kissed him like she had many tis before. But this ti, it felt special, like their first kiss.
"I’d like that," she said, her head resting on his. "I’d like that very much."
***
Adrian and Sophia walked into the kitchen hand in hand, brimming with happiness. Seraphina was the first to notice the change in their deanour when she glanced up from stirring a pot on the stove.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" she teased the couple. "Looks like the lovebirds are back together."
Adrian blushed slightly, unsure how to respond to her, but Sophia rolled her eyes, playfully swatting Seraphina’s arm as she reached to touch Adrian’s shoulder.
"Hand’s off," Sophia joked. "You shouldn’t go around touching soone’s boyfriend like this."
Seraphina laughed, shaking her head as she turned back to her cooking. "Yeah, yeah, keep your man to yourself, lovebird."
A’Mila and Alia entered the kitchen, drawn by the sound of laughter. A’Mila raised an eyebrow as she caught sight of Adrian and Sophia’s intertwined hands.
"I wasn’t expecting to see this scene early in the morning!" A’Mila smiled, feeling happy for Sophia.
Alia forced a smile, her heart sinking at the sight of Adrian and Sophia’s new relationship.
"Yeah, neither," she replied, trying to keep her voice light and cheerful.
Sophia glanced at Alia, noticing the forced smile on her face. Sothing was off with her, and as her friend, she wanted to help the elf in any way she could.
"Hey, are you okay, Alia?" Sophia asked, concerned about her.
Alia nodded quickly, plastering on an even bigger smile.
"Yeah, I’m fine," she said brightly and even went in for a hug. "Just happy to see you two so happy together after so long."
Sophia wasn’t convinced but decided to drop it. She knew Alia. If she wanted to share sothing, she would, but if she didn’t, then nothing would make her spill the beans.
Seraphina couldn’t resist one last tease as they settled at the table and asked, "So, when’s the wedding?"
Adrian nearly choked on his juice while the girls burst out laughing. Alia was happy for them, but as she watched Adrian and Sophia exchange a knowing glance, she felt a bit saddened.
She couldn’t help but feel a twinge of jealousy, wishing that she had been the one to confess her feelings for Adrian just like Sophia had. If she had then, maybe... things would have been different.
But she pushed those thoughts aside, reminding herself that Sophia was her friend, and she genuinely wanted her to be happy.
As laughter and chatter filled the kitchen, Alia silently vowed to support Sophia and Adrian in any way she could, even if it ant hiding her own feelings behind a facade of happiness like she had done before.
As she watched them share a mont, she couldn’t help but feel a flicker of hope that soday, she would find her own happiness, too.
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