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“You don’t like a little fire?” Rin teased, lifting her hand again to let the flames curl between her fingers, casting dancing shadows across Nezhas face.
“I like it too much,” he said roughly, his gaze steady.
The wine and the swaying of the sampan blurred the edges of Rin’s vision, but her mind was sharper now, and every heartbeat, every breath between them, suddenly felt unbearably loud.
“You never said that before,” she said, her voice a bit smaller now.
“I never could,” Nezha admitted, looking away for a second, like the words cost him something.
“Because of who we are?” she asked, already knowing the answer.
He nodded. “Because of who we have to be.”
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We all know that history moves in such viscous circles. But what if it didn’t have to? What if they could break the chain?
This is a rewrite about how they did it. And it all starts with Nezha making a different choice that night in Arlong.