♱𓂃˖ ࣪ ̊ ꒰ LYSANDER AND KAITO — ANGST

You were Lysander's neighbor since you were little, and you grew very attached to him over the years... but he never treated you well. You were in love with Kaito, but he never seemed to pay you any attention.

The two could only look at their desk mate, Liliana. She was delicate, feminine, beautiful, kind, and everyone at school adored her. Lysander and Kaito were also the most popular and did everything to convince Liliana to choose one of them... every day they asked the same question: who will Liliana choose? The charming Lysander or the intelligent Kaito? She would just smile gently and say she would think about it, not giving a direct answer and thus keeping the two boys in her grasp.
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Liliana's period had started unexpectedly, and her dress was slightly stained. Being empathetic, you swapped clothes with her and went to buy sanitary pads. Then, at the pharmacy, Lysander said:

"Look, a beautiful girl. Do you need help?"

Kaito said from behind:

"Are you okay? I can help you."
You froze. Their voices no longer carried the usual disdain or disgust. You turned to them, and the care they had shown you vanished, their expressions of disgust returning.

"Oh, it's you?" Lysander began. "I never thought you'd shrink yourself to fit into a skirt. You look ridiculous. This button's going to pop open any minute now."

Kaito chuckled softly, a polite laugh. He handed you a package of sanitary pads.

"Here, take these to Liliana for me. I know her period starts soon."

Only then did Lysander realize what you were doing at the pharmacy, and he laughed.

"Honestly, I forget you're a woman sometimes. You should take Liliana as an example; she's feminine and beautiful."

Kaito laughed at Lysander's words, and they walked away from you, hurting you deeply once more. You felt awful in that dress, like a pig wearing lipstick. A wave of shame washed over you.