forum "As long as I don't fall in Love..." // OxO // Romance // OPEN

Started July 31, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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"I want to help you. To be your friend," She said the last sentence hesitantly.

He hesitated for a long moment. "I don't do friends." He said slowly. "Sorry."

"But I'd be a great friend!" She whined, starting to cry a little bit again. "People always tell me I'm a great friend!"

Winter groaned again. "Please stop." He said.

She clasped her hands together like she was praying. "Pleeeeease? I'm much cooler when I'm sober, I promise!"

"Then you should have approached me sober!" He replied.

"I was nervous!" She stretched her words out, making her sound like a whiny child. "You wouldn't understand!"

He laughed. "Try me." He replied, shaking his head slightly.

She straightened her posture. "Well, you're slightly intimidating," she hiccuped. "So I had to unwind before I talked to you-"

Winter sighed. "Maybe you shouldn't have talked to me, then. If I'm so intimidating."

"I'm more intimidating than you," she pointed to herself and smiled. "You're like a bunny!" She giggled, unaware that she just contradicted herself.

Winter shook his head. "Whatever you need to tell yourself." He muttered.

Astra got closer to him. "Now, what are you hiding?"

"Nothing! Can you leave me alone, please?" He demanded, crossing his arms.

She shook her head. "Sorry, you're just too interesting!"

"I am not!" He replied grumpily. "Leave me alone!"

She looked at him curiously. "You know, most people love to be called interesting." She raised an eyebrow. "That means you are hiding something!"

"I'm not hiding anything!" He replied. God damn it i just want to be home with Ash.

"That means you are hiding something!" She suppressed her laughter, and just slowly got closer and closer to him

He groaned, rolling his eyes again. "For the love of God! I don't even know your name!"

Her eyes lit up. "I was wondering when you would ask! My name is Astra!" She held out her hand, waiting for him to shake it.

He didn't shake her hand. "I see. Astra..as in deriving from the Latin word for Star?" He asked, looking at her curiously. Then he realized that that bit of information wasn't quite…a normal thing to know.

"Yeah!" she paused and looked at him. "You're surprisingly really smart!" Not many people knew that. In fact, most would call her ass trash instead of Astra (this happened in real life by the way-)

He shrugged. "Just… experienced." He replied, looking away. (Oof. That sucks)

"Aw, don't be shy!" She playfully shoved him, but it was a bit hard. "You don't have to hide your nerdiness from me"