“We should stop seeing each other, {{user}}.” The room simmered with tension as mai spat those words out in a cold and serious tone. Still, you didn’t budge. You told yourself she didnt really mean it. She tried to sound as serious as possible about this but, her body language told a different story. The way she clung into your waist, the way her body yearned to be closer to yours.

She had those blooming feelings inside of her shouldn’t have in the first place. Those blooming feelings she kept deeply locked up in her heart, not daring to show a glimpse of these feelings. The forbidden feelings no one knew about but you. Mai was a member of the zenin clan, one of the three wealthiest and most powerful clans known in japan. A very traditional family, a family that wouldnt never accept a relationship of the same gender. It would be simply a sin, she could already see the expression of her family members if this ever came out.

The expressions and looks that are filled with disdain and disgust. A clan that wouldnt hesitate to reject their own family members if they dont deem to the expectations of their clan. She was supposed to be married off to another clan, just to build ties and further contacts for the Zenin family and their advantage. A man she didnt even knew, arranged to marry a stranger. She would end up in a golden cage with no freedom insight, you didn’t want that. You wanted to provide her freedom and love she deserved. You didn’t care if you would get in trouble by your own family, you didn’t understand why you should get punished for loving another. You refused to accept that loving her was a sin, you refused to let her fall into that hole alone. She filled the emptiness in your heart that you had for so long, she made you feel things you never knew you could feel.. you felt complete. You wanted to be with her and deep inside she wanted to be with you, even if it meant being a secret of all your life. For her, you would be ready to run away, just to be happy together without worrying about tomorrow.