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Whenever he walked past me, my cheeks flushed and I’d turn away as if I hadn’t seen hih I had I always saw him, and I wasn’t exactly sure why

Everyone told me he was callous, and I believed them I’d seen the harsh realities that lived in Tristan But I’d also seen another side of him that many didn’t notice I’d seen him fall apart when he learned that Zeus would be okay I’d seen him slowly open up about the loss of his wife and son I’d seen a gentle, broken side of Tristan that many seemed to miss

Currently, in the ued by another side of Tristan Each week, he would walk around as if he didn’t see anyone He was focused on his roceries and fresh flowers Then he would disappear up the hills, stopping by the bridge where he always handed all the groceries and flowers to a houy, I was only a few feet away fro back to the house As I approached hiin the direction of his house

"Hey, Tristan"

He looked

It was as though ere back to day one I hurriedstrides "I just wanted to say I thought that was really nice It’s really shat you do for that man I think it’s really--"

He shot around and stepped toward me His jaw clenched and he narrowed his eyes "What the hell do you think you’re doing?"

"What?" I stammered, confused by his tone

He stepped closer "You think I don’t see the way you look atabout?"

"I want toclear to you," he whispered harshly Tristan blinked once before his stormy eyes reappeared "I don’t want to be involved with you in any way, shape, or forrass because you annoyed the living shit out of ain So stop with the da on you?!" I cried out as we reached the top of the hill He cocked an eyebrow and gave ht it was nice, okay?! You give the guy food, you prick! And I wasn’t trying to ask you out or hit on you, I was trying to have a conversation with you"

"Why would you want to have a conversation withoff ue I was truly unsure why I would have wanted to be in a conversation with someone as so hot and cold on a daily basis One day he was opening up about his de hello I can’t win "Stupidwe could’ve been friends"

His eyebrows furrowed "Why would I want to be your friend?"

A shiver ran across ht breeze or due to Tristan intruding on my personal space