Fear choked his breath in his throat as he waited for her answer, and he wasn't entirely sure why; he had only asked her on a date, but somehow he felt he had asked her for his very life, and he would die on the spot if she said no.
"I suppose one drink wouldn't hurt," she said, flashing her smile brighter than any sun he'd ever seen, "as long as it's your treat."
As she slipped him a card with her phone number on it, he noticed the delicate red string tied around her wrist, and was simultaneously sure he'd never seen it before and that it was the most familiar thing in the universe.
Word of Honor, Gu Xiang/Cao Weining, when I say forever (reincarnation AU)
"I suppose one drink wouldn't hurt," she said, flashing her smile brighter than any sun he'd ever seen, "as long as it's your treat."
As she slipped him a card with her phone number on it, he noticed the delicate red string tied around her wrist, and was simultaneously sure he'd never seen it before and that it was the most familiar thing in the universe.
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