I'm where this came from. I don't even know if it's good. I just needed to write it and get it out of my head. Thank you for understanding.
Amano Akira owns Reborn, and this fanfiction is for entertainment purposes only.
Their relationship was balanced on the edge of a knife, a fine line between Adelheid's sharp glares and Julie's equally sharp tongue. She dislikes the way that he tries to undermine their boss's authority, and he appreciates the efforts that she makes to try and gain some semblence of control over him, even if he believes that she ends up resenting him when he chooses to talk back, to fight against her authority and make her feel the fool.
She, on the other hand, may find her cheeks warm after he caresses her face, but she thinks it's shame more than anything else. Her eyes narrow when he looks at her and gives her a lopsided smile, but she ignores him, turns away and ignores the low chuckle he breathes against the side of her neck.
It always comes to the same climax; the only difference is how long she resists. The violent clash of lip, tongue and tooth is only satisfying for as long as they stay silent. Adelheid supposes that showing him what she was like at her most vulnerable is unwise, but she doesn't care; she is not a little girl, and she will not allow these fleeting, silent moments of passion distract her from Julie's strange attitude and untrustworthy ways.
While he distracts himself with the smoothness of her skin, the curve of her breasts and the warmth of her body, she watches, learns and digs her fingernails into his upper arm to appease her own urge to force answers from his smirking lips with violence.
Nothing will change her mind. No pretty words, empty promises or rage-inducing smirks. Nothing.
And at the end of it all, when he's redressing, waxing poetic about their plan to avenge the Shimon and talking to her in a way that can only be described as patronizing, she slips her hand beneath her pillow and feels the cold, familiar steel of her fan greet the warm skin of her fingertips.
She bares her teeth and lets him leave without acknowledging his goodbye. Despite what he thinks, she will not let him gain the upper hand.
And so the game begins.
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