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Darington Agila saw it.
He saw everything with his own eyes.
And he didn't know what to do with it.
From the moment he saw Blaze, he fell head over heels.
Literally.
He literally fell at his feet the moment they met.
His crush was subtle, very subtle tho.
He acted as normal as he could whenever he was around Blaze. But in his heart, he felt warmth. In his stomach, he felt butterflies.
His confidence was now fueled whenever Blaze was there to save him or if he encouraged him.
It felt so nice.
So loved.
So…
He couldn't describe his exact feelings at all.
But when news spread that Crusher was now dating Blaze, Darington's world of fantasy fell and crumbled.
It turned into rage.
How dare he?
How dare he steal the person he fell for?
Darington grew bitter since then.
Because it wasn't even the first time.
First relationship with his best friend Stripes, only to have him leave him for Crusher.
Crusher…
That piece of shit .
That asshole.
Darington hated him before and now he despised him.
And he wasn't scared to show it.
Crusher was uninvited to his shows. He was banned from the public park for weeks.
Anything to make him pay .
Darington was determined to make him as miserable as he was.
So he did what he was good at.
He spread rumors.
He had done it before. His cousin Starla Catniss had told him rumors of Crusher, and he made sure they spreaded out.
To have the city aware of who he truly was.
That he was a horrible, horrible person.
So he spread rumors after rumor.
He spread it out faster than he expected, and now everyone thought Crusher was cheating on Blaze.
Darington thought he claimed victor!
But he was mistaken.
Blaze called off the rumors, and Darington was mad.
How dare he? He was doing it for them ! How dare he?!
Day by day, he spread more and more rumors. Blaze denied every single one.
By the end of the month, Darington was feeling out of luck.
Blaze was never gonna be his… why did he think he could be.
Blaze didn't love him…
…He loves Crusher…
…
Or so Darington thought.
One day, Blaze came to him. They chatted and went out on a date.
Yes, a date.
A real, real date.
Darington was in cloud 9 the entire time.
This went on day after day, and the dates were becoming very frequent.
Darington loved every minute of it.
He truly did.
His heart felt full of happiness and everything.
He had his prince charming…
But all that changed when Darington wanted to come over to have Blaze out on a date.
He looked through the window to see if anyone was inside.
And there was.
He found Blaze and Crusher inside.
Darington froze.
He should be mad at this.
Angry.
Betrayed and hurt.
Anything but… horror.
Anything but guilt.
Anything…
But he did feel guilty. He felt hurt and was hurt.
Darington was absolutely horrified.
He left as soon as he saw it, and he was shaking as he made it to his home.
Blaze was…
He…
He couldn't believe it.
And…
He hated how he saw it.
He hated EVERYTHING.
He hated… what he saw.
He saw it all.
And he didn't know
He didn't wanna know if at all…