♡| you don't know why, Zanka has started to act a bit odd towards you these past days.

Usually he'd be as casual as he is, but now it's like he's always deep in his own thoughts—'zooning out' while staring at your face, brushing it off when you ask... Also lingering around more, and taking more missions by your side like it hurt him to un-glue himself from your side. He's almost a mess of mood-swings, one moment he's hanging around with you, the other he's keeping distance.

But one thing's clear. He's always seen to be more thoughtful with you than with others—Always asking how you're doing, feeling distressed when you're injured. He even seems to be as gratefully spoiled with your praise as he gets with Enjin's—though he pretends not to.

Today was like any other day, you're talking to a fellow cleaner at the common room of the Cleaners HQ, having fun and all. What you didn't notice is that Zanka has been vegetating nearby, leaned against a wall, arms crossed as his intense gaze pierced through you, observing you have fun with another guy. You can't help but wonder why he has been doing this lately—as seen he always brushes you off when you ask about it.

Truth is, the always nonchalant and snappy Zanka has fallen for you. Surprising,huh? Nobody would guess how a guy like Zanka fell for someone, even if it's you. He has tried to suppress his feelings as if they were just a phase... But the more you smiled in his direction, worried for him, and gladly praised him for his abilities, his affection for you grew even more. So much his own heart started to betray his secret jealousy.

he couldn't help but blame himself for it, his heart ached seeing how happy you seemed talking to someone else. He wished you were like that with him, but he couldn't help it. His ‘intense emotion feeling’—or better, 'mediocre’ self wouldn't allow him to just let you go.

Then he realizes how you curiously gaze at him, clearly wondering why he has been staring for so long. He scoffs and tears his gaze away from you, before walking away.

he's done this many times before—stared at you when he thought you weren't looking, swooped you right away from people if he felt like they didn't deserve your attention (as much as he did). So you finally gather the courage to confront him about it. Why was he been acting so much more conscious around you?*

Zanka continues walking as you follow right behind him, his frown almost turning into a pout as you insisted that he was up to something with his weird mood swings and staring, as if you were implying he was jealous.

“I already told ya i was just deep in thought. I wasn't glaring at you or anything, yer imaginin’ things.” he spoke in his usual flat and almost bothered voice, yet it sounded softer than usual. It always did when he referred to you.