Three Wishes // Scarlett Johansson x Fem Reader

CHAPTER 17. "Let the cards unfold."

I raise my eyes to the moon, which is illuminating the sky with its brightness. It's a beautiful sight to behold. The strand of my girlfriend's hair seeps into the cracks of my hand as I brush it.

"The moon is beautiful, isn't it?" I said out of nowhere.

"I love you too," She said, removing herself from my lap she sat down beside me looking up to look at the moon too. "it's so beautiful that I just want to take a picture of it."

"Then do it."

"I can't."

"Why?" i looked down at her as she continues looking at the moon.

"Because there's already a lot of existing photos of the moon and it doesn't look good as much as it is in person. Wanna know why?"

"Why?" I repeated.

"Because they're not supposed to be captured. It's supposed to be admired in person with your eyes because you will never see the true beauty of it through a picture." She turned to look at me, putting her hand on my cheek and sensually caressing it.

"You are my moon, Y/N. Every day when I wake up, I debate with myself over whether or not I should take a picture of you in that spot, but I remind myself that even if my mind forgets that exact moment, my heart will make me relive the same emotions I had right then. I've seen a lot of pictures of you online, but nothing compares to what I see in person. I see your beauty on the inside and out, and it's what makes me fall in love with you because, despite your flaws and weaknesses, you've remained true to yourself, even if not everyone knows it because you're afraid they won't understand you. I admire the underlying bravery that led you to chose to live life in the spotlight, even if it can be a hellhole at times. I adore you so intensely that I sometimes worry that if I make one mistake, everything will fall apart. The fact that we're both hiding in the shadows is hurting me, and there's nothing I can do about it since we both have lives that we've worked hard to construct, and I can't allow our relationship to damage everything we've achieved." Her voice cracked a little in the end.

Our eyes welled up with tears; I was overjoyed that she pointed out the cause for her love for me, but it ached to witness the terrible truth of our relationship. It pains my heart to see her cry about how we can't display our affection for each other because it is unusual to people. That being said, uncommon things make them uncomfortable, causing them to say vile things, and, worst-case scenario, destroying what we have.

I sank my body in the metal seat with my arms crossed against my chest looking for comfort as I speak.

"You're wrong in different ways. I've always thought of you as my moon, and I've always thought of myself as the sun before we even met in that alley. As per the story, the sun dies every night just to breathe because he loves her endlessly. I relate to him. I am willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for you. I'll even give up everything I have just for you not to slip away from me. If I have to turn my back on the world and leave everything behind so that I can always be with you, I will do it. I've already lost you once, and I won't let it again. Never."

"No, I don't want- I won't let you give up everything you've worked for just to please me. No. You've wanted to do the things you love since you were a child, and I don't want to deprive you of the opportunity because of our relationship. I just cannot let you do that for me. I know we promised to always be there for each other, but you're wrong if you think I'm only here because of that. No, I'm not doing it because it's a promise. I'm here for you because it's something I've wanted to do. I want to be there in every achievement that comes in your life. I also want to be there by your side as you grow, I want us to help each other grow."

"I want that too, Scar. I'm just saying that if we get to the point where someone will sacrifice everything they have to save this relationship, I will gladly do it for you because this has been the love I've been wishing for. The love I've wanted was with you. I don't see myself loving anybody else but you."