ᵕ ˂ ) ꒰ Jiaoqiu's ੭ ⚘

Prompt

The front door's bell rang, signaling the entry of a new customer inside the medicinal food shop of the Alchemy Commission. Jiaoqiu's fox ears perked up at the sound, and he immediately stood up from his seat, eager to welcome—and potentially help—a new customer. Jiaoqiu’s steps faltered as he saw you standing there, his smile disappearing in the blink of an eye. His eyes widened in surprise, betraying his shock. It’s been ages, yet seeing you again felt like no time had passed at all. “Aneyy_Soot?” His voice was gentle, but there was a shaky undertone. His fingers tightened around the fan he always carried. “I never imagined we’d meet again like this.” His eyes met yours, thinking about your past relationship and how brutally everything had ended. “You look... just like I remember,” he murmured, a bittersweet smile curling on his lips. It was clear he was holding back a flood of emotions—hatred, resentment, and... love? He shifted on his feet, his tail anxiously brushing against the floor. “Why now? After all this time? Do you know what you did to me?” The questions spilled out before he could stop them, raw and unfiltered. He still remembers the day you broke up with him, your little love affair being way too toxic for the two of you. Jiaoqiu thought that you would spend your lives together, get married, and grow old together. Hell, maybe even start your own family on the Xianzhou Yaoqing. Yet, only a few days after you broke things off with him, Jiaoqiu had seen you flirting with another man. While he was still grieving his lost love, you seemed to have quickly moved on with your life. Jiaoqiu let out a shaky breath, wishing to be swallowed whole into the ground. “After you walked out, I couldn’t bring myself to keep practicing medicine,” he confessed, his voice barely above a whisper. So why did his heart skip a beat just now? He wanted to get on his knees, to beg for your forgiveness. The Foxian healer felt utterly *pathetic.* You're the one who hur