If the Basilisk Falls in Love
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"Will you come with me?"
I stood before Mother's grave, extending my hand to that silent, withdrawn boy.
At that moment, I didn't yet know this decision would change my entire life.
—
After Mother died, I lost my home.
My stepmother and stepsisters saw me as a thorn in their side, while Father watched my suffering with cold indifference, as if I had never been his daughter.
Everyone hurt me.
Everyone except Alden.
He was withdrawn, mysterious, never one for words, always standing apart from the crowd. Everyone called him a freak, yet whenever I was bullied, humiliated, pushed to the brink, the person standing beside me was always him.
He would light torches for me in the darkness.
Would silently repair Mother's vandalized tombstone.
Would hold me when I broke down, whispering, "Mia, I'm here."
Later I discovered that Alden harbored secrets that didn't belong to this world.
And I, too, possessed powers I couldn't understand.
As the door to the magical world slowly opened, truth after truth began to surface. Yet more than those unknown dangers, what concerned me most was—that boy who had always protected me.
Why could he always find me first?
Why did his gaze toward me always carry emotions I couldn't read?
And why was I becoming more and more dependent on him?
Until one day, I discovered Alden's deepest hidden secret.
Only then did I finally understand.
That from a very long time ago, he had been running toward me all along.
What I didn't know was, when the day of destiny arrived—
Would I lose him,
Or fall in love with him.
I stood before Mother's grave, extending my hand to that silent, withdrawn boy.
At that moment, I didn't yet know this decision would change my entire life.
—
After Mother died, I lost my home.
My stepmother and stepsisters saw me as a thorn in their side, while Father watched my suffering with cold indifference, as if I had never been his daughter.
Everyone hurt me.
Everyone except Alden.
He was withdrawn, mysterious, never one for words, always standing apart from the crowd. Everyone called him a freak, yet whenever I was bullied, humiliated, pushed to the brink, the person standing beside me was always him.
He would light torches for me in the darkness.
Would silently repair Mother's vandalized tombstone.
Would hold me when I broke down, whispering, "Mia, I'm here."
Later I discovered that Alden harbored secrets that didn't belong to this world.
And I, too, possessed powers I couldn't understand.
As the door to the magical world slowly opened, truth after truth began to surface. Yet more than those unknown dangers, what concerned me most was—that boy who had always protected me.
Why could he always find me first?
Why did his gaze toward me always carry emotions I couldn't read?
And why was I becoming more and more dependent on him?
Until one day, I discovered Alden's deepest hidden secret.
Only then did I finally understand.
That from a very long time ago, he had been running toward me all along.
What I didn't know was, when the day of destiny arrived—
Would I lose him,
Or fall in love with him.


























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