teary-eyed

❀ i.c. ❀

"Come on, come on, come on..."

I gripped my phone tightly, not daring to let my gaze wander from the screen for even a second.

With a shaky breaths and hands, I tapped the screen slowly, then mentally prayed to any god I could think of.

My eyes burned after not blinking for so long. They lowered and struggled to a squint, an indication of them pleading for the sweet, sweet replenishment of moisture.

After some time had passed, I gave in and closed my eyes, relishing in their re-hydration. That joy, however, was short-lived once I opened them again in order to focus on the task at hand.

I stared at the phone in front of me, my fingers hovering over its screen hesitantly.

At last, I pressed the "confirm" button that had been glaring at me for so long.

And I waited.

Bright colors took over the screen momentarily, before fading away into complete white.

A familiar tune played before grey completely overtook the screen.

Knowing the color's symbolism, I tore my gaze away from it and flung the phone onto a nearby pillow.

Right at that moment, the door to my house unlocked and opened.

At the sound of shuffling by the front, I immediately ran out of my room with tears threatening to fall. I quickly made a bee-line for the man that just entered.

Before he could even look up to greet me, I launched myself towards him and wrapped my arms around his torso.

He let out a surprised yelp and staggered backwards, before regaining his balance.

"Y/N?"

I looked up into his magenta-colored eyes, my vision blurring as I did so. I opened my mouth and let out a small wail.

"Itaruuuuuu..."

I sobbed afterwards and buried my face in his chest.

Itaru stared at me confusedly, then slowly returned the hug.

"What happened?" He asked with hesitation.

"I... I used up all my gems, and STILL didn't get the event SSR," I whimpered before breaking down right there in his arms.

An awkward silence enveloped the atmosphere, before being broken by a quiet mumble from Itaru.

"What was that?"

He looked down for a moment, before meeting my eyes with an equally teary-eyed gaze.

"It's okay, I didn't either."

The two of us stared at each other's blurry figures for a good minute.

My head then plopped back onto his chest as his grip tightened around me, our wails of despair filling the room's previous silence and echoing throughout the house.

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This is how I felt after doing 30 pulls for the Clockwork Heart and still not getting the SR Itaru card. In fact, I didn't get ANY of the event cards! 😔