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Chapter 104 - POEM 104 : Come Closer, I Don’t Bite… Much

Come closer—

no, not that careful step,

the one you take

when you're pretending

you don't want to be here.

Come the way your eyes already have.

Because don't lie—

they've been touching me

long before your hands dared to.

And I noticed.

I always notice

the way you look away

when I catch you looking.

It's cute.

Dangerously cute.

Makes me want to pull you back

and say—

"Stay right there…

I like you exactly like this."

You think I'm calm?

No.

I'm just good at hiding

how much I want you.

How much I want to

stand a little too close,

talk a little too softly,

make your heartbeat forget

its usual rhythm.

Because you do that to me.

You ruin my calm

with just a smile—

and then act innocent

like you didn't just

start a storm in my chest.

And I let you.

I let you win

every time.

But listen—

This isn't just attraction.

If it was,

I wouldn't be here

thinking about how you feel

when you're alone.

I wouldn't care

if you're tired,

or silent,

or breaking quietly.

But I do.

That's the dangerous part.

I don't just want your touch—

I want your truth.

I don't just want your lips—

I want your late-night thoughts.

I want the version of you

that nobody flirts with.

The real one.

And still—

I'll tease you.

Still—

I'll lean in

and whisper things

that make you forget

what you were saying.

Still—

I'll look at you

like I already know

how this ends.

With you

not walking away.

Because once you feel

this kind of love—

bold enough to want you,

gentle enough to respect you—

there's no going back

to something ordinary.

So come closer…

Just a little more.

I promise

I won't break you.

But I might

make you fall.

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