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Before you start, here's the trailer for Philia as asked:

https://youtu.be/IENWlQZXdSk

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''Sad that I couldn't be there in time'' he whispers sincerely, his fingers tracing the curve of my neck still, his grip on my forearm tightening. The malignant spark on his blue faded. 

''It's ok'' I pull away from my trance and move away from him, sitting beside him, his brows knot in confusion and turned his body towards me, his back touching the window sill. His right leg over the other. 

''You ok?'' he ask again, I wasn't sure if I could trust his softness now, because he taught me never to trust his demeanour, he can burst my bubble any moment, I am waiting for it, I placing my hands on my lap and fiddled with my fingers, chewing on my lower lip.

''Yeah, am fine, j-just lost'' I stutter, still not looking back at him, I could feel his eyes boring into my side. 

''Hmm'' he hummed dropping his back onto the glass, his eyes feathering shut, My eyes roamed to his larynx moving down and back, the veins of his long neck visible, his finger played with the ring on them, rotating them in between his fingers. 

''Why are you always so rude to me?'' I blurt out before I could control it, closing my mouth shut in realisation, what did I just blurt out? 

His eyes shot open, his blues looking at me, it was so dark to be crystal blue, I shuddered when his tongue darted out, wetting his lips.

''At last, a question that has logic'' he chuckles to himself, leaning forward, looking straight into my eyes, he frightened me, more than even did. He brought his face closer and chewed on his lips, raking his eyes down every curve, every freckle, every crease of my face, I suddenly felt... Exposed.

''I am not rude little girl, this is who I am, take it or leave it'' he whispers digging his hand back into his side pockets, taking a packet of Dunhill Cigarettes. I watched with my heart on my throat of him placing them on his lips, his beautiful lips covering them.

The lighter flickered with light, making his blue irises ignite as the flame touched the end of the cigarette, I waited with bated breath for him to take a drag and then puff out the smoke. 

The moment the smoke touched my nose, I burst into an endless line cough, he simply chuckled at my trouble.

I just couldn't stand him smoking beside me anymore, we are in a bakery and manners are a must. 

Never knew where the courage came from but I simply grabbed and yanked the tobacco off his hands and threw it outside the window, a few minutes of scary silence passed with him looking down while his breath slowly paced.

He shot his darkened blue eyes at me, every inch laced with unfathomable rage, I know I messed up, but I had to, there is no other choice. 

''What makes you think that what you did right now is acceptable? Huh? Just because I was softer towards you made you think that I melted like that fucker, James? This is all you women are about, pathetic'' he went on spilling his cold words, which made no effect on me, I grew used to this. 

I chewed on my lower lip and turned to the other side, trying to ignore him and subduing the painful feeling rising up my throat. 

''When I talk, you look at me'' his dangerous words came from behind before grabbing my jaw and turning my head painfully towards him. 

''No'' I seethe ripping his hand off my face with all the strength I could acquire, I saw surprise in his eyes before getting replaced by rage again, why is he always angry?

''You'll regret saying that little girl'' he whispers maliciously, tilting his head to the side in threat. 

''Maybe I will, so what! What the hell is wrong with you! Just leave me alone, just pretend that I don't fucking exist ok? I'm so out of this, god, how much I hate you!'' I lost my marbles when I said these, usually I'm the one who tries to keep my feelings within all my life, but this man sitting in front of me made sure that I don't. 

''The feeling is so mutual, you've no idea how much I hate you too little girl'' his voice goes octave as he speaks before grabbing my wrist and pulling me outside the small cafe, dragging me until we reached a safe alleyway, where it was eerie and no one was present.

''You're lying!'' I snap, twisting my hand from his hold, trying to free myself but all in vain, he was a thousand times stronger than me and much more intimidating. 

''Sorry?'' he scoffs pressing my body against the cold walls I never knew existed, I gripped his wrists and tried yanking them off, but he didn't budge.

''Thought you could overpower me every time huh you delicate little flower? You're wrong'' he whispers near my ears, blowing his hot breath over the nape of my neck, every strand of my body stood up, I felt the pace of my breath increase.

''You're lying, you're lying that you hate me, if you really hated me, you wouldn't taunt me every day, you would have used me like every poor girl you drag into your bed!'' I shout, without even knowing, tears blurred my vision, his face going hazy.

''Oh yeah? Is that what you want little girl? Enchant you into my bed? Oh if that was it, it would have been so easy'' he chuckles, shaking his head as if he couldn't believe my words.

''Of course not'' I say back, regretting my own usage of words, it made me sound like I wanted to sleep with him.

''Then why did those that came out of your mouth sound like you wanted to me to create magic in your body, just the way I do to all those pathetic whores'' he mumbles, rubbing circles on the skin of my hips, shuffling my shirt up. 

I couldn't respond to anything he did when he placed his left hand beside my head, leaning closer to me, our heads nearly touched. 

''Y-You think of me like the rest of your whores, don't you?'' I managed to say, my voice sounded like I was being strangled while the very scent of his made it difficult to breathe.

''Of course, I do, what made you think you're different'' his cold words felt like they drove into my heart, and never thought it could hurt so bad.

He had pulled the last string of patience and resistance is me, I inhaled sharply and shoved his body away from me, even though he didn't budge, but I got the space to run, and without a second thought, I took refuse to my legs and started running.

''Come back you little bitch, sneaky one you are'' I heard him shout behind me, but I didn't turn back until I reached my home.

I collapsed onto my bed limply, before I knew it, sleep enveloped me harshly making me stumble into an abyss of slumber.

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I shuffled in my sheets and fluttered my eyes open, leaning onto my knees, I looked around my room, my head felt whirly and heavy. 

I gasped in horror when I saw someone sitting on my chair, leaning onto it, his legs over my table, an face void of any expression. 

''Its fucking rude to be in someone's room without invitation'' I snap, rubbing my eyes tiredly, despite the searing pain in my head, I managed to keep my serious demanour. 

''Its not yours, its practically mine'' he says with a nonchalant expression, playing with the rings of his fingers.

''Right now, we live here, not you!'' I say back, feeling the similar rage coming back, just show me his face, it can drive me to the brink of rage. 

''You've such a good mouth, It could be a lot of uses you know'' he says with a dark expression, I knew exactly what he meant and I wm disgusted. 

The bed dipped when he sat beside me on the bed, I shuffled and moved away from him. 

''Don't fight, let it consume me, come on now little girl'' he whispers in a sudden softness in his voice that made me question his intentions. 

''What should I not fight?'' I ask curtly, he gave me a lopsided smirk at my words, I didn't resist when his hand came around me and made me lean my head onto his shoulder, strangely, it felt good.

''You know what I mean, trust me'' he whispers playing with my messed curls, I exhale deeply and look at his side profile.

''How can I trust, I know who you're, and a person like you can never be trusted'' I murmur, unable to control my words.

''What do you know about me little girl?'' he asks tugging my hairs softly, making me tilt my head up and look at him. 

''You're a person who breaks girls' hearts'' I start, looking at his closed eyes as he breathed through his nose, he looked so innocent like this.

But I was never foolish to call him innocent, I knew he was far from that. 

''And?'' he asks, his fingers walking down my bare arms , slightly touching waist band of my shorts.

''You like using them for your own pleasure and discard them like nothing, always a new girl everyday'' I explain watching his plain expression as he hummed to my response.

''And?''

''You are rude, cocky, cold, powerful, intimidating, scary and all the worst things ever'' I say boldly, a frown touching my face when he softly smiled at my words. 

''And?''

I sigh impatiently ''A momma's boy?'' I ask, tilting my head to side to get a better view of his face. 

''And?''

''A complete fuckboy, the best definition of yours, a badboy whom your parents tell you to stay away'' I explain watching his smile widen. 

''And yet you couldn't stay away from me couldn't you?'' he cockily asks, his eyes still closed. 

''Excuse me?'' I taunt, scoffing at his words. 

''That's all you know about me?'' he asks opening his eyes, revealing his blues, when they met mind, it knocked the breath out of my lungs.

''What's more to know?'' I ask quizzically. 

''You're this pathetic, weak and sad because something happened to you that shred your very soul, ripped your joy and broke your heart, and I'm like this for the same reason, the worst men are created by the worst of heartbreaks'' he says numbly making me gasp, did he just call me pathetic?

I saw a tinge of pain in his eyes, but not for long, was his heart actually broken? If yes, then by whom? This is not the Gabriel I know, he can't be full of so much emotions.

''How can someone break your heart when you don't even have one?'' I ask, making him blink plainly and look away.

''Everyone has a heart, its just that there'll be someone who broke it, for now, that's all you need to know'' his cold demeanor came back, this is the Gabriel I know!

Who did this to him?

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Phew! Sorry for the delay folks, I was late because-

Thanks for reading!

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