❝ dimmed sun. ❞ | nishimura riki ✓

十三

flashback

"eek, chitose! don't let go of my hand!" riki yelled out, giggling and wobbling on his rollerskates.

"i won't let you go!" the girl laughed, grabbing his soft hands as he teetered. "i won't ever let you go." she said.

riki stabilized himself and looked into chitose's eyes.

what he saw was the uttermost and pure sincerity, shining.

 bringing his free hand up, he cupped her cheek, his thumb gliding along as he felt the corners of her lips turn upward. "i won't let you go either, chitose. the sun wouldn't want us to." he whispered.