decided to change this up, in sunny's first perpective
if you don't like this and want me to stick to the third person just tell me in the comments or discrord
Cassie held my hand as she walked in a memorized pattern.
Using her staff, she manipulated the wind, lifting both of us into the air.
The place she led me to was familiar.
The same old structure that overlooked the city, offering a perfect view for whatever awaited us.
…
Back then, I hadn't given much thought to why she brought me here.
I was too preoccupied with survival, too focused on growing stronger and finding ways to deal with problems.
I had never the chance to stop and take a proper look at myself, on a more emotional level.
But these past few days had been different.
They allowed me to breathe.
To look at myself and inside myself aswell.
And when someone like me - who never stopped runnning - suddenly had the time to think, it was dangerous.
Because for the first time, I was forced to confront something I had ignored for so long.
Or rather, that I had pushed away for so long.
Cassie.
I finally understood what this unknown emotion was, the one that had taken root deep inside me, the one I had refused to name.
The seed was planted, and right now it was blooming.
It wasn't trapped in me forever, you know.
I once thought Rain was my pillar, the only thing worth protecting.
The only thing worth dying for.
But after years of searching, of fighting, of bleeding for her, I learned the harsh truth.
She never really cared.
She never really thought about me.
And yet… here was Cassie.
After everything, after every moment spent together, I could see it now.
I could feel it.
Now, I knew.
Cassie stood before me, her golden hair catching in the soft breeze, her blindfold nowhere in sight.
The stars reflected in her blue eyes.
I watched her, waiting.
She took a breath, exhaling softly. "Do you know how fate works, Sunny?"
I said nothing, letting her speak.
She turned her head slightly, gazing at me like she could really see me.
"Each life is connected to another. Some strings stretch far, barely touching. Others tangle together, impossible to separate. Some are so tight they can never be undone."
Her voice was soft, yet filled with something deeper.
"Some fates are meant to collide, over and over, no matter how much time passes. No matter how much the world changes."
I swallowed. A strange weight settled in my chest, pressing down like an unseen force.
Cassie smiled faintly, stepping closer. "Sunny. I've got something to tell you."
I already knew.
.
I knew what she was going to say.
.
And yet, I let her keep going.
.
Because whatever answer it was-
.
I was going to reciprocate it.
.
"I love you," she whispered.
.
"I love you so much that not even fate can hold back my love."
…
She took another step, close enough that I could feel her warmth against the cold night air.
"I know I'm being selfish," she murmured.
"I know I took your freedom. I know I sacrificed you."
She exhaled, her fingers curling at her sides.
"But… can I be selfish just this once?"
The world around us felt too quiet.
The wind stopped in its tracks.
The crashing waves had stop crashing.
All that remained was her voice, her presence, her everything.
I stared at her - this girl who had been by my side through everything, who had walked with me through hell and back, whose fate was so tightly woven with mine that I could no longer tell where she ended and I began.
And then, I stepped forward.
Just enough to close the distance.
"I... love you too," I said, my voice low, almost hesitant.
I didn't know when it happened. I didn't know how. But I knew one thing for certain.
"I don't know when I did, but all I know is that I do."
I ran a hand down my face, exhaling sharply.
A bitter chuckle escaped me before I turned my gaze back to her.
"I still can't get over the fact that you sacrificed me," I admitted.
My fingers curled into a fist at my side. "I still loathe you for it. I still want to grab you by the neck and strangle you with every ounce of force I have."
I said it with a stern look, though I knew she couldn't see it.
Cassie remained silent, waiting.
"But," I continued, my voice softening,
"another part of me wants to... cherish you. Make you mine. Take care of you."
The words barely left my lips before I noticed it.
A tear.
A single tear rolling down her cheek.
I frowned, reaching for her without thinking. "Are you okay?"
She let out a soft laugh, shaking her head. "I'm fine," she whispered. "I'm just really happy… that you chose me."
Silence settled between us.
A pause.
A pause was all I needed to make my decision.
I clearly wasn't myself tonight, but maybe that's fine.
I stepped closer.
My hand lifted on its own, finding her cheek, fingers brushing against her soft skin.
"Move if you don't want this," I murmured.
She didn't move away.
Instead, she leaned in.
And then, I kissed her.
It was hesitant at first, like I didn't know what I was doing.
But then, she kissed me back, and the hesitation disappeared.
She was warm, soft, everything I never knew I wanted.
When we finally broke apart, I didn't step away.
Neither did she.
We rested our foreheads together, breathing the same air.
I exhaled a quiet chuckle. "You really got me into a love trap, huh?"
Cassie laughed, her breath warm against my skin.
"Maybe I did," she murmured.