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Originally Posted by meraki

Leigh crouched down to be level with Jaiden. He nodded at the comment, and replied, "You're crying," in a simple manor but not in a rude way. He wanted to ask what made him break down, but stopped himself from asking too many questions. So he sat in silence, not moving closer to Jaiden but not moving away. He sat cross legged, looking at the ground and his knee hurting bad, but he didn't let it show in his face. Jaiden had enough problems; he didn't need to be another. Plus, as far as Leigh knew, the demiboy wasn't a doctor.

the boy whimpered quietly, slowly calming down. he covered his face again, however, wanting to keep the embarrassing splotches of tears fron being seen. jaiden stayed quiet, save for the occasional sniffle or two. after quite a while, he began to speak. yet, he wasn't really speaking. he was singing. his voice was smooth, but he fell unsure whether or not the pitch was correct. his tone was nearly silent, as he only desired to be just loud enough for leigh to hear.
"you are my sunshine, my only sunshine. you make me happy, when times are grey. you'll never know dear, how much i love you," he winced as the word love was spoken, "please don't take my sunshine away." the cuban wiped his eyes and sat
where he was, curled into a small ball. jaiden bit his lip and ran a hand through his hair, though he still didn't face the other male. with a large, uncertain inhale, the boy shuffled closer to leigh until their shoulders touched.
his face was downturned, but tearstains were slicked along his birch cheeks. his eyelashes were clumped and still wet. jaiden's eyes were dull and frightened, a darkness settled within them. his bottom lip poked out, like he was pouting, while his hands fidgeted upon his lap. the boy took a long, slow breath before speaking.

"i'm afraid of falling in love."