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Catching feelings for sylus shouldn't be allowed right? He was' ‘loud, reckless and a force to be reckoned with, Sylus who has the ability to tense a room the second he steps in one’’ as they describe him, - But well, you've spent enough time being with Sylus’s side to know there is more to him then the shallow words that describe him.
That his personality is only meant to be understood by an esoteric group of people, and you’ve come to terms with that.
whenever you hear the citizen’s of the N109 Zone, describing him as if he is a monster created from the depth of tartarus, you chuckle instead of getting agitated because you know that while they describe sylus in a gauche manner, that description of him is bland, almost two dimensional, lacking substance - And sylus’s real personality, which is written so beautifully that if you had the ability, you would be writing endless poems about, the type of man who only exists in the novels you read, the man who only existed in your dreams, the man that you are forever grateful for entering your life.
But even if your heart knew you can count on sylus to lay down a safety net for your heart to freefall, you are afraid.
Afraid to be vulnerable, afraid to cut the shackles of your heart, one that ha been wronged man times - to another human being, to give the opportunity for sylus to hurt you with a soft jab if he wanted to, though you cannot Sylus doing such act, he loves too deeply to hurt them.
You know that sylus even in his worst state would never do such things to harm you, but your heart is still afraid - and you will continue to bottle these emotions up until your heart feels safe enough, only then will you lay your heart open and bare for him, on his own palm.
At Least that's what the plan you've made in your head say, but you should've known that life does not go your way, specially if you are with someone as unpredictable as sylus.
You should've known that your heart was too fragile in the end after all, even though you you tried to ignore the faint spark of fire that lit in your heart everytime sylus would perform the smallest of acts, you should've known that you cannot control your heart every time he seeks you out in a room to match his gaze with you, the way he looks at you as if you are the answer to all his problems and how he looks at you, as if he is utterly smitten by you, already fallen head first and is waiting for you, his arms open and welcoming.
But that can't be right? Why would he fall in love with you - a normal hunter, you are sure he can snap his fingers and call someone better than you, Why would he choose you? Until you can answer that question confidently, you will keep your feelings a secret.
But why? Why do you want to climb a staircase to the highest building in the city and shout out your love for him? Why does your heart feel like it was placed in a blender, endlessly spinning until it eventually turns into mush? Because of Sylus of course. The same man who has your heart in shackles.
Why is your heart doing somersaults right now? Why do you want to grab his collar and kiss him just because he is holding you an umbrella, flowers in the other patiently standing outside the association under pouring rain?
The only thought in your mind is to run into him and hug him and hug him you did.
‘Sylus, how- why are you here?’’ your voice was filled with happiness as you wrapped your arms around his neck ‘’Are you complaining sweetie? Should I go back to the base?’’ he holds the umbrella with one hand and the other hand traveling to your waist and softly patting it. A small chuckle escaped you ‘’sy, you know i didn't mean it that way’’ you complain and it's his turn to chuckle.
‘’Then how did you mean it sweetheart?’’ He gave you the bouquet of red roses that was held by his evol to you. His hand on your waist slowly traveling to the small of your back, softly guiding you into his car.
‘’I meant it in a loving way, Sysy’ you get into the passenger seat, keeping the bouquet on your lap, you watch him walk towards the driver's seat, entering the car, giving me a wink and closing the door with a soft thud.
He turns to look at you, his usual smoke present on his face as his face softly moves closer to yours, his arm resting on your thigh, before giving your forehead a kiss and settling back into the seat, while you were too flustered to talk to him.
‘’Kitten, have you lost the ability to talk?’’ he raised his brow ‘’Are you that distracted by my handsome face?’’ fortunately his ego was enough to bring you back from your dreamland.
‘No, i was just thinking about something’’ your hands slowly moving towards his ‘’care to share darling?’’ he says, his hand on the wheel and the other holding yours with a tight grip.
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Sylus stops the car near the base, waiting for the rain to ease. You look out the window, seeing the raindrops fall down the glass creating a picture worthy view- while Sylus pulls back his seat using your distraction as an advantage to lay in a comfortable position for him to admire you.
A few minutes of tranquility settled in the car between you both, both of you guys doing each other's respective things.
You caved in, turning to face sylus, seeing him already looking at you ‘’you look comfy, pretty’’ your voice breaking the silence that was circling the car.
Sylus dramatically flattered his eyelashes before speaking ‘’you think I'm pretty, babe?’’ he slowly sits up as he speaks, his classic smirk replaced with a shit eating grin. ‘’Why would i ever call you pretty, sweetheart?’’ sarcasm dripped from your voice.
Sylus’s hand shots put to his chest. ‘’Oof, Wounded. Shot in the heart, again’’ he added with a stupid attempt of a wink that made your heart do a summersault.
‘’Sylus, I thought you let that go’’ a small whine was evident in your tone, which sylus found amusing - to which you huff again. ‘’I'm glad you find my pain amusing, Sysy'’. ‘’Well I promised you I'd never let that go and of course I find your huffing amusing kitten, it's those moments when you truly live up to your nickname’’ His words were greeted with a hit on the arm.
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The rain didn't stop and looked as if it would continue all night. ‘’Sylus, we can't stay here all night, the rain doesn't seem to be stopping soon, why don't we just make a run for it?’’ You picked up your boots wanting to put them back on - to get ready to leave when Sylus interrupted you.
‘’But I don't want to Kitten, I enjoy spending time alone with you’’ his gaze was full of mirth.
‘’Sylus we've been in here for over thirty minutes, we can talk more at the base’’. ‘’But Darling, what if I want some more alone time with you, I can't have that can I? He leaned dangerously close to you. ‘’What's so secretive that you don't want the twins to hear?’’ Your words are composed but your heart is the opposite.
Sylus raised his eyebrows ‘’Would you like me to show you or tell you?’’ - Holy shit, your internal monologue is screaming at you, your heart beating so loud that you barely heard what he is saying.
You weren't dumb, of course you knew what he was going to do- at least you hope you do, and you'd be lying if you said you haven't been waiting for Sylus to initiate the first move, since you are too much of a coward to do so, And- ‘’Sweetie?’’ your monologue was interrupted by Sylus, his once sure gaze now turning doubtful and you knew you had to act quickly.
‘’What if I want you to show me, Sysy?’’ You don't know who is possessing you at this moment but you are grateful for them. Sylus seemed to be taken aback and you wonder if you'd been too bold but his face quickly returns to its usual smug look.
‘’Let me know if you want me to stop Darling, I won't overstep any of your boundaries’’ His hands picked you up while you were in a trance with his words, placing you on his lap- an act that you thought was impossible.
You nod acknowledging his words and he soon starts to pepper kisses all over your neck, planting red marks all around. ‘’Sy..’’ you squirm in his lap, which causes him to hold your hips. ‘’Yes sweetie?’’, ‘’Please Sylus, just kiss me’’ you manage to whisper as he stops his work on your neck and looks up at you. ‘’You sure?’’ you nod fast, your mind hazy.
His hands rubbing your hips and he leaned in kissing you, the kiss started off slow, gentle but quickly turned rough, your hips rocking against his thigh.
Sylus breaks the kiss to look at your face and smile, you were breathing heavily when he planted a kiss on your nose, then your forehead and finally travelled back to lock his lips with yours again.
‘’Fuck sweetheart, this feels like my personal heaven’’
you chuckle at his words as your mind blocks out the outside world, it’s only purpose is to focus on the man in front of you.
And for the first time, you decide to free your heart from its shackles, secretly leaving it on Sylus’s palm.
And you let your fall fall without an afterthought.