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He said The Thing 😭😭😭😭

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Until the stars align for us again 💫

(I got the idea while reading https://www.tumblr.com/lovehugsandcandy/732174790719406080/like-a-ghost-into-the-fog-pairing-aerin-x-fmc

by talented @lovehugsandcandy )

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apparently getting rid of the eldritch shadow monster in your brain makes you extra pouty

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Yes, but he was funny, so is all clean between us

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The Aerin simp experience:

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Aerinnn 😩

Aerin Valleros x Raine

a/n: I had that draft for like 3 years now and forgot to post it. English isn’t my first language so I’m sorry if there are any grammar mistakes. Feel free to correct them

summary: Aerin and Raine deserve a more emotional big fight at the end of book 1

also it’s Aerin x male MC (Raine)

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chapter 16

we fight. we die. and we pray we will be avenged.

With prudent, almost poetic precision, Aerin raised the blade, its gleaming edge poised threateningly at his adversary's throat. A picture of suffering etched across his countenance – dark red rivulets tracing its path down his chin, a bleeding nose, and a tapestry of scratches adorning his battered form. With deliberate grace, Aerin placed a foot upon his chest, forcing Raine back upon the bloody stairs. He couldn’t help but cry out in pain as he clutched his bleeding waist in agony. "God, please, stop," he pleaded, wincing as he tilted his head back. A low, sardonic chuckle escaped Aerin's lips as he exerted a touch more pressure with his foot. "And here I thought you'd never beg for anything. Just look at you... It almost felt too easy," he mused, while Raine closed his eyes, trying to seek solace beneath his unyielding grip.

"I… I wasn't fighting you," he finally managed to murmur, peering up at his captor. His dark eyes sent shivers down his spine, as did his storm grey skin. The inky veins coursing down his cheeks reminded him of cracked marble, and his somber lips curved into a mischievous smile, shrouded in shadows, as they lingered in the thunderous echoes of battle that raged nearby. "You truly are as foolish as I thought."

"Why?" Raine countered, his voice wrecked by a cough, his breath growing more ratchet. "Is it foolish to have given my heart to the wrong soul? There exist fates far worse than death." His words hung in the air like an elegy, a profound reflection amidst the chaos. He heard Aerin laugh, and suddenly, the weight on his chest disappeared. Instead, Aerin now straddled his hips and he felt the cold metal of a dagger pressed against his throat. Raine tried to fight back, but before he could do anything at all, Aerin grabbed his wrist, pinning him down once more. "Well then, any last wishes?" he grinned.

"Kiss me," his voice trembled, a final longing expressed with vulnerability and no hesitation. Aerin paused, torn by conflicting emotions and taken aback by the sudden request.

Slowly, he leaned in, their lips meeting in a bittersweet farewell. Raine deepened the kiss, his hand gently cupping Aerin's cheek. In that tender moment, as their lips clung to each other, time itself seemed to slow, and the world around them faded into obscurity. The clashing of swords, the cries of battle, all of it dissolved into insignificance compared to the intensity of their final kiss.

Raine‘s fingers traced the dark veins on Aerin's face, committing every detail to memory. He wanted to remember every nuance, every feeling, as though it would be the last thing he'd ever do. It was a kiss of passion and longing, an aching goodbye to a love that was destined to remain forever unfulfilled.

„I love you.. I always will.“ When they finally parted, a single tear rolled down Raine‘s cheek, mingling with the remnants of their shared kiss. He gazed deeply into Aerin's eyes, seeing a flicker of something more beneath the cold exterior. Perhaps there was still a sliver of the prince, Aerin used to be, buried deep within.

"It won't keep you alive," Aerin reminded him and maybe even himself, his voice a solemn mumble. But there was an undeniable vulnerability in his eyes, a fracture in the armor he had so carefully constructed around his heart.

Raine smiled faintly, a serene acceptance in his expression. "No, it won't," he acknowledged, his voice barely above a whisper. "But it reminds me that beneath this darkness, there's a part of you worth saving."

With that, Raine starred into his eyes, surrendering to what seemed inevitable. Aerin hesitated for a moment, the dagger still poised but trembling in his grip. The battle raged on around them, a screeching of chaos and destruction, but in this suspended moment, it was as though the world held its breath, waiting for a decision to be made.

And then, with a shaken sigh, Aerin withdrew the dagger, his hand falling to his side. He stood up, leaving Raine untouched, a mix of emotions swirling within him. Without a word, he wanted to retreated into the shadows, disappearing into the very darkness that had consumed him.

‘No!’ Despite the pain coursing through his body, Raine's resilience manifested in an attempt to stop him. However, his brother was faster. In a fleeting moment of carelessness, the prince remained oblivious to the lurking presence of Kade. With a swift, silent strike, Kade's rusted sword hilt smashed into the prince's skull, knocking him out cold.

Raine gasped, his hand instinctively muffling his startled sound, gazing down at the two men in shock, "Kade! That was definitely not necessary...!" He hurried to his side, “Tz, of course. Leave him be, we have bigger problems!” he said, pointing to the looming threat of the Dreadlord, who had undergone a profound transformation in the meantime…

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“What about the prince of darkness over there? Can I go stomp his skull in?” Imtura looked at the others questioningly, “As tempting as that is, we should bring him back. He has to pay for what he has done and serve as an example of what happens to traitors like him,” Tyril replied, but Raine was already kneeling next to the prince and picking him up gently. “I think bashing his skull would set a really good example.” Imtura continued but Raine wasn’t listening to them.

A thin rivulet of blood traced it’s serpentine path down the prince's temple, dripping gracefully from his chin. “I’ll take care of him...” Raine sighed and brushed the dark curls off his prince’s face.

He wouldn't let go of him that fast ever again.

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Sameeee! I have appreciation for all who believed MC but he’s definitely it for me!

If I was infatuated before, now I am crushing. Literally, I have reached a crushing stage with this bad boy after he stood up for for MC 😭👏👏👏

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Cheers to raf stans for bullying a company so badly they keep him alive and break up with his girlfriend or boyfriend because he still loves you 😌

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Playing Witness for free really be like

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“I know I’m all jokes and stuff when I’m around everyone. But being here with you? It… does something to me. 

I felt it the first time, too. 

Like, suddenly there’s something I really care about, and I don’t want to lose it. 

That’s you, by the way. Not that you’re a ‘thing’ or an ‘it.’ 

I don’t wanna mess this up.” 

i love shows and festivals and concerts and stuff and so of course i had to commission becky to draw bobby and mc in that setting. thank you so much becky ily @losingface

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Everyone in Royal Romance when Riley says they’re in love with Maxwell (including Maxwell):

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MC: Can you give me some time?

Mason: Sure

*2 seconds later*

Mason: wiLL yOu gO tO HomEComIng wITh mE?

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you’re right!

At that point, suddenly it’s Let’s Feed MC Crumbs Island.

Honestly, day 18 is when I realized the game stopped giving a fuck about MC.

First Blake starts insulting us and nobody defends us. Then we have that super unsatisfying conversation with Noah/Lurik on the terrace. Then Shannon interrupts us reuniting with Bobby/Gary/Rahim. Then Bobby and Lottie start flirting before bed. Then we have to spend all morning sorting out Hope’s love life. Then that whole messy Nope reunion happened. Then Bobby saves Hope over Priya, and Priya goes home. Not to mention everyone suddenly glorifying Noah and Hope’s relationship.

Like,,, that whole day is just a mess 💀

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If they’re gonna kill him off 🥺

let us get closer to him again, at least :(

It would hurt either way

Guys... not cool

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Exactly like Rafael we can keep being each other’s side piece it’s okay! Come back

um i know i slept with ethan at the end of the first open heart book and have no room to be upset but rafael getting back with that other girl and dropping me is so dark sided like wow my side piece really just told me i was his side piece too so now i have no man in this game bc ethan wants to keep things professional and rafael went back to his stupid high school sweetheart i’m about to lose it