[lemm]

username: carousel.
name: Greyson
gender: male
when was a time they experienced unrequited love?:
"Hey aub, would you, uh, be interested in maybe going to see a movie sometime?" Greyson spoke nervously, his face turning red with anxiety and blush. At least she couldn't see that through his cell phone; otherwise, he'd have been a goner. "I'd love that! Do you care if I invite my boyfriend?" He let out a sigh of both relief and anger. "That's fine. Listen, i have to go now, so, uh, I'll text you later about it. Is that alright?" She said yes, and with some happiness and some nervousness, he laid back on his bed and pressed the End Call button. Did he seriously just get friend-zoned so hard that his crush is now inviting her boyfriend to their date? The call went nothing as he planned; He had even written notes on what to say, but the bringing of her boyfriend part caught him off gaurd; What was he to say? No? And so he said fine. "Ill never be the one she chooses." He said with a sigh, and took a gulp of his morning coffee. But maybe the date wouldn't be so bad; He could get to know her better, even so if he's not her first choice. [212/300]

[artemis,]

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[sobble]

username: Junkratss
name: Adtigo
Latin; to reach out
gender: male
when was a time they experienced unrequited love?:

I was never close with my mother, I spent my life with my dearest grandmother. Caring, fragile, and wise beyond words... she was my light. She was my sole confidant, together we were an inseparable duo of wisdom and brains. She was the wit and I the wonder. She inspired my creations and everything I have, everything I’ve done up until now, even in this parting letter I think of her... When we found that her cancer was untreatable I- no- we were devastated.
We spent months tying loose ends, worrying not about what we have but what would be lost. My world was in pieces, God we should we have focused on what we had, our time was all too short. I’m so sorry to have left you alone dearest, I’ll join you again someday. Even in parting do you inspire me, guide my love, light my life.
Take this letter not as a goodbye, but as a resolve. As an affirmation that we will meet again, our roads will forever remain intertwined. But, Love, I must go. I cannot bear a town which without your light lies empty. In this brief goodbye I promise to you that I will chase your light, your spirit, and build a life which you would have been proud of... until I meet you again. Take this letter not as a parting, but as an invitation. There’s nothing here for us anymore; is there Grandma? This letter is not a goodbye, but as a greeting to an adventure far greater than either of us could know. Thankyou for being my light my dearest Grandmother...
I love you.
- Adtigo.

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The anniversary.[Extra I.]
A gruff, disheveled and oddly... sullen kalon came upon the graveyard gates, cloaked in an old, muted blue cloak which was undoubtedly hand sewn. If one were to look closer, they would soon realize that however large his figure was, he carried himself lightly, with a nigh infinite respect for those who rest here.
He opened the gates with an unsteady paw, padding almost routinely to a homely, blue marble gravestone with the name “Mauv” engraved upon it. Whatever composure Adtigo had withheld quickly dissapated. Following with quiet “I’m sorry”’s and “I miss you”’s.
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Adtigo could not hold himself back, it had been a year now. A year since she had been confined to this very spot, laid to rest in such a dreary place. Any love he had for this town had died with Mauv. He wanted her back, so hopelessly badly, he wanted to stay close with her just one more time- to hear her wisened old voice and bubbly laugh just once more. Without her he was a shell, on the move seeking some semblance of what she had made him feel. A ghost which was struck with no purpose, looking for solace in the thrill.
There was no thrill, there was no light, not without her... It was too soon. Adtigo pushed the bedraggled baby’s breath flowers he had held close next to the gravestone which he stooped across from, eyes finally meeting with the small message carved into the stone.
“Don’t forget me. I’ll always love you, Adtigo.”
Adtigo spoke in a hoarse voice which had not been heard in months,
“I love you too, Mauv.”
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[kipin]

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❝ you're my weakness, and you'll be the death of me ❞
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∅ caspian ( cas ) kiyashixxx∅ cis malexxx∅ late teens / early twentiesxxx∅ gayxxx∅ just a sad city boy

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caspian flips to the next page of the newspaper crinkled in his hands, to an article featuring a traffic collision. a man too drunk to even be walking, let alone driving, and a family of four. all hospitalized, the drunk in critical condition.

“isn’t it terrifying how someone can go from living a perfectly normal life and some random person can come in and mess everything up in a millisecond?”, caspian pipes up from the dining table he’s sitting at. his boyfriend is at the sink, doing dishes. he doesn’t answer.

“babe”, caspian sits waiting for a response, it doesn’t come. "baaabe", this has happened before, lots of times. these little one-sided exchanges.

“leo, seriously?”, caspian stands up, the legs of the wooden chair scraping across the concrete flooring. he ambles into the kitchen, coming up behind leo, who’s still standing at the sink, hands shoved into soapy water. caspian’s hands sneak around his waist, linking together in front. leo doesn’t even flinch.

“are you mad at me or something?”, caspian lets go and moves to sit on the counter, giving him a view of leo’s face. “babe. what’s wrong?”

leo finally moves, looking up from the sink half-full of dirty dishes. he looks angry. “stop calling me babe.”

caspian stiffens, his heart starting to beat a little faster. he’s mad? what did i do? was it something i said? he furrows his brows, “why?”

“because i’m not your babe,” leo spits out, looking away, “i’m not your anything.”

“what do you mean?”, what the hell?, “we’re dating, doesn’t that mean you're my boyfriend?”.

“not anymore. i don’t love you and i’m not your boyfriend. we’re done,” leo swallows and looks up, eyes meeting caspian’s.

“what?”, caspian’s heart is in his throat. he can’t breathe.

“pack and get out, now.”

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∅ extra 1 - attempted consolation

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caspian walked through a puddle, water soaking into the soles of his converse and eventually into his socks. rain pelted down, a hypnotic rhythm being tapped into the top of the blue umbrella val held tightly in her hands beside him. shoulders too broad for the umbrella, water droplets fell lightly onto the back of his thin rain jacket.

they walked past a bakery, a cafe, a market. it was two blocks before val said anything.

“do you wanna talk about it?”, caspian didn’t answer, “cas”. nothing. she stopped. caspian’s forehead ran into the canvas of the umbrella and he halted. “cas…” val walked forwards so she could see his face.

tears welled up in his eyes. he choked down a sob, holding it in, trying to contain the flood that was about to come crashing down. “i’m fine.” he smiled. a fake smile. “just in shock, that’s all”.

“cas, you’ll find someone better. he was just using you for his own selfish reasons.” val placed her hand on his shoulder, trying to comfort him.

caspian jerked away from her touch, “you’re wrong,” for such a large person, he looked so fragile, “he just wanted to take a break, that’s it. we’ll be back together in no time”.

“if he would do something like this to you then why did you always speak of him so highly?" val's face was one of pity, "you used to talk about him like he put the stars in the sky himself when he did nothing but break you so much that the cracks in your heart are practically visible in your eyes.”

caspian laughed warily, his gaze still glossed over, “that’s the thing about love isn’t it? you’ll let them get away with murder, even if it’s your own.”

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∅ extra 2 - art

art by me C: - the hanahaki disease is a fictional disease in which the victim coughs up flower petals when they suffer from one-sided love /// better resolution

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ahh so many edits... good luck everybody!

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[♥-Wa-loof-♥]

username:Legendarynms
name: KIERA
gender:Female
when was a time they experienced unrequited love?: (300 word max)
i will prob do a panel <3

[roelian]

red I have an idea for once
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[trans]

username: trans
name:
gender: female
when was a time they experienced unrequited love?: (300 word max)
extras: (2 extras, 300 words each)

[idyll]

oh goodness, res <3

[Avisowl]

username:
name:
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[Lillybear]

Time got the better of me, I'm afraid! </3

Definitely keeping my eye out to see who wins, all of these forms are lovely!