Framed Cliché

I : Insanity

"At first, he thought he had gone insane."

Disclaimer

The characters in this story belong to Masami Kurumada, Toei, and Bandai.

At first, he thought it has something to do with the tea— the tea that the other always makes for him, that makes his heart accelerate every time he saw the lilac hair of his.

But— that doesn't even make sense, how can a cup of tea makes him almost break down in anxiety, losing his calm and his ability to speak every time he looks at his green eyes when the tea was supposed to calm him down?

Insane!

At first, he thought he had gone insane because of how he lost his mind every time he saw him close to another. He thought he had gone insane because of how his blood accumulated on his face every time he saw the sweet smile on his rosy lips and because of how he felt so desperate to taste the rosy lips of his and indulge himself in the sweetness of it.

He has certainly gone insane because all he can see is his face, close to his own— with those pale cheeks of his adorned by the slight carmine, his hands were touching the other's feeling the softness of his snow-white skin— and everything in the world has vanished, and he is the only thing that remains.

He has absolutely gone insane when even in the thought that the world has vanished in front of him, he wasn't afraid at all— instead, he was content that finally, he can have the lilac-haired Aries for himself— without the need to worry that someone else might take him from his arms.

He has completely gone insane when for the first time in his life, he battled with his own mind. When on one side, he hated how he felt and acted. He hated all the proximity that the other brought to him, he hated how the other's skin was so enjoyable to touch, he hated how the other's cold skin brought an immeasurable warmth to his being.

He hated that when the other started to touch him, he did not want to push him at all— and instead he craved for more. He hated the closeness between them. It felt so painful for him knowing that this could not last long, and farewell is waiting for them in the near future.

And above all— he hated that he slowly started to lose himself in the gaze of the other. He hated that he started to change.

But on the other side, he thoroughly enjoyed everything with him. He loved every second that he spent with the other— feeling that the time was somehow stopped and they were the only thing that mattered to him. On this side, he doesn't want to let him go for anything in the world, not even for his Goddess whom he has made an oath to stay faithful till the end of his time— And on this part, he was exactly like an egoist human being.

This side of him only wants to hold him close, touch him, kiss him forever and always— even when he knew he has to let him go. It was like blindness that finally found colours after millions and millions of monochrome memories and suddenly everything changed to vivid memories, and on this part, he wanted to feel all the changes that he brought to his life— he wanted to feel all the colours he brought to brighten his life.

He has unequivocally gone insane when he knew that everything he felt had nothing to do with the tea, but he kept denying that— even if it doesn't make any sense. He knew that this is because of the power that the other has for him— and him only. The power that makes him succumb to those sentiments that were created in his being.

And that one side of him didn't let him fall into that power— because he knew that he would lose everything again and this time he wouldn't have the ability to save himself for the pain of losing him. He could not put up to that pain again— not when he finally felt all the wonderful things that the other brought to him, and within seconds he would lose it altogether— leaving him with a void that can never be filled again.

But even so, he has undoubtedly had gone insane— when even if he knew that he would feel the excruciating pain in the near future, he couldn't stop to feel those snow-white skins touching his, he couldn't stop seeing those smiles that the other dedicated for him, he couldn't stop thinking and feeling the sweetness of his rosy lips— he is simply couldn't stop.

And yes— he has unquestionably gone insane— insanely in love with him.

Author's Note:

Word Count for this chapter: 791 words.

Well, this fanfiction is an anthology so the story between each chapter is not intertwined with each other, but that is not necessarily always like that, maybe later on there will be an intertwined chapter or something like that and each chapter will be super short, the words will only be less than 2000 words. In short , this is a ficlet collection for my favourite pairing.

I apologised for the grammar errors, spelling mistakes, poorly chosen words, an any other mistakes as I am not a native speaker of English.

Thank you for reading.