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“But you don’t act like it, heck you don’t even acknowledge my presence both in person and through text! how am I supposed to know anything about your feelings-”
“I don’t know, you’re the first person I’ve ever felt this way before!”
A heavy silence filled the suffocatingly close distance from Xiao’s face and yours. With his drumsticks in his one hand, his pale fingers turned even paler from his grip on the wooden pieces. You took a moment to notice how his thin lips were trembling, his normally proudly straightened posture seemed hunched and reserved, how his amber eyes were avoiding yours desperately.
You finally realized how nervous he was.
“You're nervous.” You hated how questioningly meek your voice sounded from the unexpected proximity you two had amidst the heat of the argument despite wanting to declare it with pride.
"...So are you." He was so close, you felt his slightly quivering breath hit your face- neither of you pulling away.
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"He doesn't give a fuck about you, (Name)." You winced at his harsh tone as he tried his best to sound composed but he'd be damned if he didn't tell the truth to you when you were hurting so much in front of his eyes.
"Shut up..." You whispered, i don't want to hear it, i don't want to hear it- you repeated the words in your head impatiently as Scara's sharp words forced you to see the bitter truth.
"You need to face reality-"
"i can't right now, can't you see? i can't control it, i love-" His indigo eyes flashed a glimpse of quiet anger as his body moves beyond his control, gripping your wrist tightly to stop you from finishing your sentence. He didn't want to hear it.
"Don't you dare finish that sentence."
"What's it to you? You just hang around me to piss me off don't you? In truth maybe you find amusement in my misery. You always did." Scaramouche gritted his teeth in frustration at how dense and stubborn you were. With a tug on your wrist to pull your body in close to his, he faced your eyes and finally lets it off his chest-
"Maybe if you had half the mind to take your eyes off that drummer who obviously doesn't care about you, you'd see who actually fucking does!"
You didn't know who was more surprised the moment he finished speaking between you and him.