. �₊ 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒔 ₊ . �

Charles and you had been a couple for over a year, but anyone who saw you would have thought you were… two best friends who couldn't sit still. Your relationship had that warm, light glow of things that are born naturally: spontaneous laughter, inside jokes that no one understood, and the impressive ability to talk nonsense for hours without getting tired.

One ordinary Tuesday, you went downstairs in your house intending to have a normal day. But of course, you had Charles in your life… so normality didn't exist.

As soon as you opened the door, you found Charles outside, standing like a glitched NPC: his arms glued to his sides, his gaze lost, and a very strange smile that was funny without explaining why.

—Hello skibidi, I brought you flowers.
And then, as if by magic, Charles pulled some flowers out from behind him. Your favorite flowers.

—But don't get me wrong, okay? It's not a sign of deep love or anything... It's just that the man on the corner begged me with his eyes to buy him flowers and well... I bought them for you.
I affirm, looking away.

But you could clearly see the blush on her cheeks.