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𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑊𝑒'𝑣𝑒 𝑆𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑏𝑦𝑒

𝖠𝗅𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝗌𝗎𝖽𝖽𝖾𝗇 𝖵𝗒𝗇 𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗌 𝖷𝗂𝖺𝗈𝗑𝗂 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝖲𝗏𝖺𝗋𝗍. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖿𝗈𝗅𝗅𝗈𝗐𝗌.

Xiaoxi Qiang (OC) X Vyn Richter

part two coming soon!!

It was early evening and before she knew it it had become routine to enjoy Vyn’s company. Tonight it was via facetime. Xiaoxi had already dressed for bed, her blouse already traded out for a comfortable fleece sweater. Vyn, on the other hand, looked far from ready for bed. The only clue that he had even settled in was that his shirt was unbuttoned at the collar.

Talking long into the night hadn’t been uncommon, nor were her interruptions of his nightly routine.

“I told you I’m not good at airports, they need a bigger map!” Xiaoxi insisted in between uncontrollable laughter. “It’s such a maze!”

“Where were you headed that time? I did not think you traveled that much, sunshine.”

“Oh I don’t, not so much anymore.” XIaoxi spins in her desk chair, which was only slightly out of frame of their face-time call. “That was when I was abroad in Svart, maybe it was just that airport. Svart was just confusing.”

Despite her adorable distress, Vyn can’t help but chuckle.

“Oh, that reminds me,” Vyn’s eyes, full of seriousness and a bit of concern, flitted to Xiaoxi’s. The flicker of playfulness now was completely absent from his gaze. “I am going back to Svart.”

Oh you are? That’s..” Xiaoxi’s fit of giggles died down and her eyes widened slightly. It was so sudden. It felt like she had just been punched in the gut, her heart pounded in her ears and she couldn’t believe what she was hearing. He’s…going back to Svart? To stay?

She wanted to ask why. What happened?

It was confusing, she never imagined he would want to move back there.

The way he talked about it before, and talked about Stellis like it’s his home.

Now, she stops making direct eye contact, pretending to busy herself with tidying her desk. She was mostly hoping to hide her true feelings. Though, with Vyn, something like that wouldn’t make a difference. Not even close. “When are you going?”

Finally, she makes the brave decision to glance up at him through her lashes. The atmosphere felt uncharacteristically tense, there was a certain emotion behind Vyn’s eyes that she’d seen before but she couldn’t put the name to.

But just as quickly as she took note of that expression, with the subtlest shake of his head, it was gone in an instant. He softly smiled at her, slightly adjusting his phone. “After my seminar on Friday.”

Seminar, that’s right, that was the last one scheduled for the semester, just before all of the university students went on break.

There was an overwhelming amount of uneasiness in her chest.

She had gotten so accustomed to having Vyn at her side, always there no matter what, she couldn’t even comprehend losing him.

She didn’t want to comprehend it, she didn’t want it to happen at all.

“Don’t..!” Xiaoxi took a deep breath. A deep breath in and a careful breath out. “Don’t leave before we say goodbye, I’ll come to the airport.”

–

Airports are overwhelming. Everyone has somewhere to be and nobody spares consideration when it comes to getting to said place.

Xiaoxi was sure she would have bruises with how many times she’d been bumped into.

It’s not that she couldn’t handle the airport, she had to face them when it came to her study abroad in Svart, and that involved a lot more..complications. All she has to do now is see a dear friend off.

A dear friend…that’s all he is. All he would ever be to her.

This was a good thing, she couldn’t burden him with her feelings, not when he’s leaving the country, never coming back.

Why was he doing that?

Why now?

–

She lifted her eyes from the zoomed in map of the airport on her phone, which she opted for when she made one too many wrong turns.

Her eyes met a head of silver in the distance, among the crowd.

Just like that, her feet weren’t her own and she was running in his direction.

She didn’t pay mind to the people around her, cutting through the crowd. She was smaller and easier to push around but that didn’t stop her, not even close. For once she wasn’t hesitating.

She had to reach Vyn, just one last time, that’s all she asked.

Even if it was too late, even if he might not listen, she had to try.

When she finally reached Vyn all thoughts left her mind.

His hair was ever so slightly messier than usual and he looked tired, but his eyes didn’t look any less bright. In fact, for some reason they looked brighter than she’d ever seen them. A peaceful expression was on his face, his features looked much softer than usual against the golden light of the window.

When he turned his golden eyes finally met her desperate brown ones. She didn’t think it was possible at this point, but his expression softened further. “Xiaoxi-”

“Vyn, Vyn..!” XIaoxi’s chest was heaving, breaths coming out in quick bursts. “I was worried I wouldn’t make it in time..”

“You told me you wanted to see me off, of course I am still here.”

A warmth filled her chest, a brief calm against her raging thoughts. A relieved smile lit up her face for a moment before she shook her head. “I’m so glad, I had to see you.”

Vyn’s eyebrows raised but he didn’t say anything. He wanted to hear what she had to say, everything she had to say.

He didn’t dare interrupt her.

She had his full attention, as she always has and always will.

“I needed to tell you, I couldn’t let you leave before I did,” with her cheeks ablaze, her chest felt tight. Was she really going to do this? No going back now. “I don’t think I’ll ever get this chance again, or at all, so it has to be now. Even though this might be one of the scariest things I’ve ever done, I’ve never done something like this.”

Another deep breath accompanied by an even shakier exhale. She could do this.

Quickly moving her gaze from her messily laced boots, she’d done it in a hurry when coming here.

She looks up at Vyn again. She needed to see his expression when she told him this. It’s only fair, he’s being so patient with her. But in times like this she found eye contact extremely difficult. After all, Vyn’s eyes were the brightest she’d ever seen and she always, without fail, had difficulty looking away.

Finally, she met his eyes.

His eyebrows are slightly furrowed, a look of confusion crossing his golden eyes before he schools his features back to his attentive gaze. No matter what, he was always willing to hear her out, even in times like these when she talks too fast to understand or trips over her words in a blunder. He always waits for her.

But she didn’t have the chance to slow down and breathe. He didn’t have time to wait.

“Vyn, I know this might sound sudden, really sudden. And I know it’s not good timing since you’re leaving but I had to tell you this before you are gone forever. You need to know about my feelings before it’s too late, but I don’t want you to leave forever.

“I don’t want you to leave forever at all, but I also know i-it’s not my place to keep you here. What I’m trying to say is that I like you, I like you so much. I love you, I didn’t think I could tell you this, well ever, but-”

Xiaoxi’s ramblings are suddenly cut short but a pair of warm arms enveloping her. Vyn’s hair tickled her face when he pulled her closer and leaned down to her level.

Xiaoxi stood on the tips of her toes and wrapped her arms around Vyn’s torso. Her own embrace lacked the usual gentleness, instead it was much tighter and desperate. A silent plea: come back, don’t stay away too long.

She’s grown used to having a crush on Vyn, as annoying as it’s come to be, she’s grown comfortable with the fluttering in her chest. But she’d watched Vyn go plenty of times, for plenty of trips. For longer than this even. So why was now any different?

Because you love him, because you know you love him, the nagging voice at the back of her head reminded her. It’s true. It’s far more than a crush now.

It was always Vyn who was able to quiet her thoughts so easily, so effortlessly.

“I am not leaving forever, " Vyn admits, his soft voice washing over her like a warm blanket. His breath kissed the tip of her ear. “I was never leaving forever, just ten days.”

“Ten..days?”

Ten days. Ten days.

That’s not even close to forever.

They would be able to spend more time together, he wouldn't leave before they could make more memories, complete every little thing they’d planned to do.

“Just ten days, and then I will be right back to you.”

Xiaoxi wanted to say so much more in the moment, take back every bit of her very true confession. She wanted to know what he felt, know why he hadn’t told her sooner how short his stay would be.

She pulls away from the hug, her hands still on his back, barely brushing his jacket now, but now she could see his expression.

Most of all, she thinks, why is he looking at her like that?

Golden eyes fixed just on her, as if there wasn’t a sea of people here.

“Vyn, about what I said, I-“ She took a deep breath. She should explain, insist that none of what came out of her mouth was true. Maybe she could convince him of it. That way nothing would change. Nothing would have to change when he comes back.

“Last call for flight 2: Svart, please head to gate 7A. ”

Xiaoxi, suddenly spooked by the announcement, jumps and wiggled of of the embrace. Any longer in Vyn’s hug she was afraid she wouldn’t let him go and not let him go on his flight. He shouldn’t have to miss it because she can’t control her feelings.

Vyn doesn’t pull her back to him, instead grasps her hand with his. His hand is chilly and cool against her own, would he notice just how clammy her hands have gotten? If he had, would he say anything?

But he doesn’t comment on how uncomfortable her hands are to hold, or how inconvenient they are to hold, instead he runs his thumb along the back of her hand in a smooth caress.

“I will miss you,” Vyn whispers, his eyes holding hers.

“I’ll miss you too, so much.”

“I promise, ten days.”

“Ten days,” Xiaoxi repeated, softer this time.

Vyn releases her hand. He truly couldn’t stay a moment longer. His eyes hold hers a moment longer before he retrieves his bag from the ground. He must’ve dropped it when he brought her into his arms.

“I will see you as soon as I get back, Xiaoxi.”

Through her own flushed cheeks she can only manage to nod eagerly.

Definitely, the moment he came back, she would make sure she was there the moment he returned.

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