A/N: So this is my first K Project work ever, featuring my favorite pairing of the series – Saruhiko/Misaki. It's not technically a story, but more of a brief retelling of the events that have happened between these two since the time they were together till their parting, told in Saruhiko's perspective and in a poetic kind of way. I'm still an amateur at writing, and English is also not my native language, so I'm bound to make mistakes. I'm very eager to learn, though. So please give me feedback on how I should improve. Thank you all so much!
The glistening red string bonding our fingers to one another
Inside our small world, you and I
I had thought... with you by my side
Nothing else was needed
I held on to my end of the string tightly
And our bond became eternal.
Within the boundaries we had created for ourselves, you and I
Those halcyon days that I would come to miss
Our childish quarrels and puerile dreams
For you, I would make such seemingly impossible dreams our reality
I held on to my end of the string tightly
And it became the very horizon within our grasp.
Before I had the chance to realize, we both grew up, you and I
You became the beautiful bird, yearning to extend the horizons
To breach all boundaries, taking me with you
I wasn't ready, but being by your side was enough, wasn't it?
I held on to my end of the string tightly
I was so very afraid.
We found a place you could call home, you and I
There, we found foreign warmth, and you were elated
Your happiness is my happiness, but...
Hey, since when did my reflection fade from your eyes?
I held on to my end of the string so tightly
But the other end was slipping from your fingers.
We were drifting away from one another, you and I
In that place, I could no longer find warmth
Despite being showered with affection, everything felt cold
Because said affection... wasn't yours
You kept on growing strong in the light, while I remained in our old, broken world
Your back was turned, I called out to you
Hey... Misaki... Misaki!
My voice shattered as it left my mouth, dissolving into nothingness
Why can't you see me?... Why can't you see I'm bleeding?
Don't turn away. Don't go...
I held on to my end of the string so very tightly
And it snapped.
I'm standing right in front of you, I'm all alone.
I'm broken, but I've learned to become strong.
Our small world is damaged and gone, but it's all good.
I no longer need your affection in order to live on in this large, cruel world.
If I can't have your warmth anymore, being burnt by your hatred is more than fine.
So... continue to hate me, and just me, forever... okay?
For you are all that I have.
.
I'm holding on to my end of this red string so very tightly
It still hangs from my fingers, even now.
Are you holding on to your end of that red string?