𝐡𝐞𝐫 // 𝐧𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐱𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

𝟏𝟑 ༊*·˚

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'And those eyes,
they drew me in'

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☾ 3rd pov ☽

The princess and the knight sat, y/n holding Niki close to them.

Her touch felt as if stardust coursed their bloodstream.

The knight patiently waited until she was ready to speak. And even if she didn't want to tell a word it would be alright. They didn't mind sitting in silence next to her, in fact, their heart gushed with bliss that she had thought about them. That she trusted them to see her worst.

Her cries had quieted down, her breathing steadied.
Unconsciously she had matched the same pace of the knight's breathing.

It's funny how love works.
The feelings and the thoughts it gives a person.
How a word is more than just a word but can't be explained.
It is all about perspectives.
From their perspective, every inch of her was love. Every strand of her hair, every glint on her eyes and every word that fell of her lips. It was all love.

"my parents do questionable things sometimes"
She started whispering.

Y/n not only listened to the words but studied cautiously her tone too.

"It's like a rock adorning my finger is more important than my opinion"
She cuddled closer to them, trying to get all of the warmth she could receive from their touch.

"Y/n..."
She gripped their hand.

"They promised my hand to another"
She slowly said afraid of what their reaction would be.

But there was no reaction.

Their heart froze.

"They did what?"
They asked quietly wishing that they had heard her wrong or maybe misunderstood what she was saying.

"I'm getting married"
She said. It shocked her she made out the whole sentence although she burst into tears immediately after.

"Fuck"
They murmured.

The princess stared at them trying to figure out their thoughts.

And just like that, their hope was being slowly destroyed.
Maybe like a flower being stepped on.
Or another flower being torn apart.
And another flower being burnt to its core.

It was all going so well.
Since when they had the picnic right there.
The picnic.
The glint of stars that had danced on her face that night.
Oh how beautiful that night was.

Her words started to domain their mind.

"Would you ever truly run away? Leave it all behind and possibly start a new life?"

"Niki"
They said her name and it felt so right coming out of their mouth.

"Hmm?"
She murmured.

"Let's run away"
They said.

Niki sat up and stared into their eyes to see if they were serious.

"Let's run away. Far away. Just you and I. We'll have all the time of the world, freedom even"
They stared intently into her blue eyes.
The only sea they didn't mind drowning in.

"Y/n I-"
The princess waited for the right words to strike like lighting. But it came as far as the vowel 'I'
And even that didn't feel right.

"The only reason I didn't run away then was because I was thinking about you. Shit, you never left my mind since the first time I saw you."
They held her hands hoping they hadn't gone too far. Hadn't said too much.

"I would love to run away with you, y/n"
Her eyes shimmered with the same glint of determination as theirs.

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A/N
I just want to run away with someone, why is that too much to ask for?
Any-who
I hope you're doing okay and if you're not, hang on. It gets better.
You're one strong bitch. Don't you forget that.
Lyrics at the top from 'Cliché' by mxmtoon.
I believe in mxmtoon supremacy 🛐🛐
Also
HOLY SHIT. I KNOW I'VE SAID THIS ALREADY BUT THANKS. HONESTLY.
It makes me so fucking happy you're enjoying the book.
I love you all. Thank you so much for 4.92 reads.
(Low-key proud of this chapter ngl)
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