Her hair was black ink. Infused with golden liquid as the sunlight played tag with ebony strands and pale skin. Plump lips stretched over pearl hued teeth. A rare smile like no other. Delicate hands that had bruises and calluses but still managed to have the most gentle hold on everything. Thin ankles just visible over her scuffed shoes. Dainty and beautiful.
She loved to move. Feet gliding on thin ice. Spinning wildly, losing her semblance of control but loving every minute of it. Twirling like a ballerina. Her backdrop the pale grey sky. Her audience and critic the world.
She was an artist. A dancer, a painter, a singer. Her movements fluid and graceful. The world her canvas and her words her paintbrush. Streaking colorful marks on the world and the people around her. Leaving not a soul untouched. Not a stone unturned. Not a life unmoved. No harsh word unheard, even when no one was speaking.
And I loved her.
I loved her with a passion that words could not describe. More than the plants love the sunlight, reaching up to grab it, desperately grasping for something they would never reach. More than a farmer loves his animals. Caring for them tenderly only to send them off to the slaughterhouse for them to be skinned and prepared in neat little packages for people to pick up at the grocery store, not entirely sure what they were eating but ignoring it in favor of a bargain price. I loved her more than she loved herself.
I knew she had issues of course. Ones she chased away with little pills and sometimes amber liquid that burned down your throat to suppress your nervous system and make you forget for just a little longer. I wasn't completely oblivious. I knew even before she told me about the scars she takes so much care to hide from wandering eyes. I knew before she broke down and I held her as she sobbed brokenly into my chest. I knew and I couldn't do a damn thing about it. But that definitely wouldn't stop me from trying to fit the fractured shards of the girl back together.
Author's notes:
More chapters to come soon!
this story will be a Nico/female OC modern au fic. I know Nico is hella gay but this is something I wrote a long time ago before HOO came out so I wanted to post it as my first fic! That being said, this is my first time posting online so bear with me and constructive criticism would be great!
Thank you and I hope you enjoy getting your feels crushed :)