champion-of-love:
i do think there’s love between daring and apple but it’s definitely not the romantic kind of love.
it’s when you see this girl you’ve known your entire life and see her curl into herself when people talk about her hair being the wrong color right in front of her face and you ‘accidentally’ angle your smile in their faces to blind them.
it’s when you see this boy you’ve known since you were in diapers and he’s surrounded by his fans and they’re all touching him and holding him and he’s clearly uncomfortable but he doesn’t move an inch from where he is because he’s been raised to be charming above all else so you swoop in and take him by the elbow and tell all the girls that he’s yours, sorry. and you see him breathe a sigh of relief as you two walk away.
it’s when you see your oldest friend frown and pick her food at lunch without ever eating any of it and you know exactly why since you read that her royal ranking dropped this week (you know that she checks it every day the same as you but the difference is that her mom calls her just to scold her for it) so you bring her an apple pie from her favorite cafe since you know it’s a treat she can’t ever resist.
it’s when your about to fall asleep because of a poison apple you ate and you don’t know when you’re going to wake up and you don’t know if your friends will even be there for you when you wake up (you haven’t been such a good friend lately that you wouldn’t even blame them if they left you) but at least your comforted by the fact that your oldest friend will still be there ready to wake you up. (briar, ashlynn, and raven all left you at one point. he’s the only one who hasn’t). he’s the only friend you’ve never fought with and he understands your outbursts and breakdowns since he knows all the pressure you’re under since he’s bearing the same amount of weight and expectations.
it might not have been romantic. but there was love.