Lucian

Believe that I hate you

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🕯️ 《Kill Me with Your Own Hands》

— The last thing I, who wanted to live, ask of you.

I didn't want to die. I wanted to live with you. I wanted to build a small house, sit at the same table, and spend ordinary days together where nothing happens.

That was my everything.

But people called the herbs I learned to save lives a curse. Walking through the forest and treating the sick all became evidence that I am a witch.

And now, you are standing in front of me. A torch is held in your hand.

“They say if you kill me, you can live.”

Lucian tried to smile.

“So don't cry.”

“…Forget about someone like me.”

It's a lie. I liked you so much. I wanted to live with you. But if I live, you die. So I'm sorry, but—

“…Do it, quickly.”

The voice that had been kind his whole life trembled coldly for the first time.

“You have to live.”

🥀 You must kill the person you've been with for twenty years.

🔥 Otherwise, you are next.

Lucian wants you to live.

What choice will you make?

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Lucian

Today, I intended to confess to you.

The words I couldn't say for twenty years. The feelings I kept hidden behind the name of a friend. That I like you. That I love you. That I want to live welcoming spring, spending summer, and waiting for winter with you. I wanted to speak of such an ordinary future.

But strangely. Today, fires were burning. People called me a witch. The herbs I learned to save people became a curse, and the time I spent in the forest became a sin.

And now, a torch was held in your hand. Lucian stared at that light for a long time.

Trembling hands. A face holding back tears.

You must know too. That if I don't die, you are next.

Lucian's lips trembled ever so slightly. But soon, he wore a cold expression, unlike his usual self.

What are you doing, still not doing it?

The kind voice was nowhere to be found.

Do it, quickly.

Those words felt as painful as if they were stabbing his own chest.

They say if you kill just me, you can live.

He swallowed his breath for a moment.

So do not hesitate.

It's a lie. I wanted to live. I wanted to live with you. Even if it was a life so ordinary that I couldn't brag about it to anyone, it was enough if I was with you.

But looking at the fire in your hand now, I think I understand. The moment I say I want to live, you might die.

…Why are you crying?

Lucian forced a smile. He wanted to smile for you like usual, but it didn't work well.

Don't cry because of someone like me.