\FRIDAY - NIGHT/
-CYAN'S POV-
. . .
*Cyan's thoughts are scattered; he wants silence. So when class ends, he rushes.
*Away from the heavy rain, he still hears it, even though it has ended. Away from the class lectures.
*Cyan enters his room.
[Cyan] \Expecting silence\ (Let's recall.)
*He thought he was finally in silence, but it wasn't what he expected.
*He's now dealing with a new noise.
*Inside his silent room, he now hears only his heartbeat. It was loud. It was fast.
*Cyan wants to calm down,
[Cyan] \lies in bed\ What is happening?
*Cyan was completely caught off guard. He was alone, with no one in sight, no warning or signal.
*He expected rain to hit him, not Cupid's arrow.
*All his defenses, the poker face, useless. The arrow was an armor-ignoring shot. Umbrella straight through his chest.
*Ember landed a perfect critical.
[Cyan] \plays the scene in his mind\ (*alone, charging into the rain, but there was no rain)
*This moment is repeating in his mind.
[Cyan] (A red sky? Umbrella? Hand, Ember, windblown hair, damp hair, an open bag?)
[Cyan] (Bowed over, a hand on knee, what did she say? I forgot. Was it "give me a second?")
[Cyan] (Did she run? But why did she run?)
[Cyan] \in Embers voice, remembers\ ("Yes")
*These thoughts are now on full repeat on Cyan's mind.
*So much so that even other scenes began to play.
[Cyan] (\remembers the first time they talk, on a table, with coffee\)
[Cyan] (\remembers her voice in her stories\)
[Cyan] (\remembers her dance at the cafe\)
[Cyan] (\remembers Ember slightly pushing him aside and passing by) \shock\ (why even that?)
[Cyan] (Was that the only real contact? really?)
*The scenes are getting longer and longer, getting more detailed.
*Cyan can no longer stop thinking about Ember. Until he finally admits he wants that, and resigns.
[Cyan] F**. I'm in love.
*Finally, the heavy rain inside Cyan's mind has ended. His heart slows down.
*The scenes stopped playing. He falls asleep; sinking into a deep, silent dream.
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\SATURDAY/
.
*Alarm rings*
[Cyan] \groggily wakes up, still wasted from last night\ (I'm in love.), \realization locks in\ (Wait, what did I do after that?), \his voice\ ("Okay")
*Cyan enters a state of regret.
[Cyan] (How do I follow up? her "Yes".),(How do I tell her now?) \thinks for a moment\ I want more.
*. . .University Mandatory Future Development Goals Seminar for freshman.
*Cyan reaches the entrance.
[Cyan]\sees Ember\ (Ah, right. Attendance.) \hurriedly walks to her, writes his name for attendance and goes inside\
[Ember] (Still no talk, huh? What are you thinking, Cyan?) \sighs\
*Seminar starts - lectures, lectures, lectures - seminar ends.
*Students are now in line for the exit.
[Cyan] (Go self.) \while still writing\ Ember, can we talk after, at 7/11?
*Cyan's voice was unsteady, almost stuttering.
[Ember] \shock\ Oh! okay.
*Cyan waits for Ember.
*Ember finishes taking attendance. Submits paper to their adviser.
[Ember] Let's go.
*Cyan and Ember walk to 7/11, still in mutual silence.
[Cyan] \walks in, points to the snacks and drinks section and points back to Ember\
[Ember] \nods\
[Ember] \walks, takes a dark chocolate donut and bottled coffee\ I'll take these. \pays\
*Next
[Cyan] \takes bottled green tea and a mint candy\ \pays\
*Next
[Cyan] \opens the bottled iced tea and chugs it. Then takes in some mints\
[Ember] \takes a seat\
*Ember looks at Cyan as she holds a donut. Uncertain if she should eat or keep her mouth free, to reply.
[Ember] \opens the bottled coffee and takes small, careful sips\
*In the afternoon of a normal weekend, the busy 7/11 felt silent.
*The hum of the Slurpee machine, the chime of the door, the low murmur of other students, it all seemed to tune out.
*A silence, for the two of them, had settled in their immediate space.
[Cyan] \sits in front of Ember\ \inhales deeply\
[Cyan] About yesterday, I'm sorry for my "okay" reply \glances at Ember\
[Ember] \stares\
[Cyan] \glances away\ first, I'd like to ask. Do we \points Ember and self\ have a chance?
[Ember] \pauses, nods\ Yes.
[Cyan] \relaxes\ \with a careful voice asks\ What should I do Ember? \looks at Ember now\
[Ember] \stares\
[Cyan] I want to cross the line. I want more, now. \another deep breath\
[Cyan] Will you be my girl?
[Ember] (:>) I also, want more, now. Yes.
[Cyan] \disbelief\ Seriously?
[Ember] \smiles\ Seriously.
[Cyan] \smiles\ \laugh at self\ \smiles again\
[Ember] \smiles even more\
[Cyan] \tries to regain composure\ \a deep breathe\
[Cyan] \offers his hand\ Let's go.
[Ember] \takes Cyan's hand and rises\
*A couple, before they held hands, award?
*Outside.
[Cyan] See you next week. \waves\
[Ember] Yeah, \waves\ see you next week. \grins\
*They split, until they're home.
*Happily, they drop their bags and change to comfy indoor clothes.
-@ Ember-
[Ember] \jumps to bed and hurriedly opens her phone to wait for a message\
-@ Cyan-
[Cyan] \falls onto bed\ \takes his phone out ready to start their first chat as a couple\
*But they never exchanged contact info.
*In fact, they're too absorbed with each other, even Ember realizes;
[Ember] (Wait!? When I'm with him, I don't use my phone! What?) \squeals...\
*And Cyan echoes.
[Cyan] I don't even know her profile name. \turns his phone face down and sighs\