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For Ortho, loving you is a miracle.
It was impossible to happen, and yet.
Even though he had his big brother, even though he had no heart to love you, you were always there. Greeting him whenever you passed by, an even brighter smile than the ones you showed your friends. He couldn't help but notice, and even though he had more important things to do and worry about, it kept nagging at him.
Loving you was impossible. He was Idia's little brother, meant to be the replacement of the dead. His big brother loved someone through him, that was all he was useful for, to survive against all odds, to never let Idia Shroud lose Ortho Shroud again. How could it be, for you to love him without knowing the true Ortho Shroud? As Ortho is no more than a facsimile of a long ago boy.
Loving you was easy. You bickered with his big brother, made him come out of his shell, but whenever you glanced at Ortho's way, your eyes softened. It was easy to invite you in, to lure you down the underworld. Your body heat rose when he observed you directly for too long, and you nervously asked personal questions to him, giggling in joy when he answered. And whenever his body touched yours by any reason, your heart jumped startled. You couldn't ever hide it from him.
Loving you was trouble. He couldn't keep seeking you out, he couldn't let you keeping doing so with him either. You were alive. You had others. You would waste time with him and miss out on a whole year when you could be making memories with the others. But you loved being with him, didn't you? And you talked with his brother, and you answered his questions, and your heart was so open to him, even though he can't do the same.
Loving you couldn't be too impossible. Not when you followed him of your own will. You looked his way with trusting and curious eyes, as your hands were held by him so pliantly. He didn't let you go, even as he blindfolded you, since Ortho was the whole reason you were so relaxed, he could tell. You are so cute, and you needed him, especially where he was going to take you. You followed sweetly like Euridyce, and Ortho couldn't let go.
Loving you was his reward. As he and his big brother were going to reset the world, he would make sure you wouldn't be resetted out, sitting right by his side. The way you worried he was going to be hurt, he was going to regret doing this, you couldn't understand his plans, but you held onto him regardless. With this big body, Ortho cannot hug you and wipe your tears, but he will make sure the world becomes unable to bring you any more sorrow.
Loving you was an overwhelming miracle. He didn't know he could love someone like this. He didn't know a heart would feel like this. As your eyes meet his, as you run at him with tears on your eyes and allow him to wipe them dry with his fingers, Ortho finds his heart overheating mad. The way you love him feels incomparable.
Loving you is just right. The way you smile at him, trust him, brings him so many mew experiences. The way you are so very you, the most beautiful being in the world inside and out. He loves you, and he hopes for you to stay by his side until he breaks down.