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Three days in a row of story ideas? Crazy days, mayzie says. In a mushy mood today, which seems like the first time since... uh... two, three, maybe four or five years ago.
He stood across from her on the beach. Their eyes were both hardened as they stared at eachother. Suddenly, a smile, a self-reproving laugh of kinds.
"In a million universes, we broke up." He regained composure and stared her in the eye, fierce with determination.
"A thousand other usses started into a life where we were apart because I thought of dumping you that day."
"Three or five times a day, on some of our bad days, somewhere else we parted ways."
"Hundreds and hundreds of other yous found someone else and were happier without me than you ever were with."
He took a few steps towards her.
"I think at least in a dozen realms you were broken by it and never found someone you loved as much as you loved me."
He was within touching distance of her now.
"At least a hundred mes admitted to not being able to live without you."
He pushed back some of her hair.
"Thousands more just kept it inside and pushed on without you."
His hand lingered in her hair and he looked thoughtful for a moment.
"Maybe 40 begged you to come back to them."
His eyes returned to match hers and he smiled again, a somewhat tired, satisfied smile.
"That we've come this far being the only universe where you and I stayed together this long..." he held the side of her face, burning her with his stare.
"... I think it's worth shooting for the rest of our lives." with that, he kissed her. And in one universe, that kiss lasted forever, frozen in time.
In this universe, though, it did eventually end.
He stood across from her on the beach. Their eyes were both hardened as they stared at eachother. Suddenly, a smile, a self-reproving laugh of kinds.
"In a million universes, we broke up." He regained composure and stared her in the eye, fierce with determination.
"A thousand other usses started into a life where we were apart because I thought of dumping you that day."
"Three or five times a day, on some of our bad days, somewhere else we parted ways."
"Hundreds and hundreds of other yous found someone else and were happier without me than you ever were with."
He took a few steps towards her.
"I think at least in a dozen realms you were broken by it and never found someone you loved as much as you loved me."
He was within touching distance of her now.
"At least a hundred mes admitted to not being able to live without you."
He pushed back some of her hair.
"Thousands more just kept it inside and pushed on without you."
His hand lingered in her hair and he looked thoughtful for a moment.
"Maybe 40 begged you to come back to them."
His eyes returned to match hers and he smiled again, a somewhat tired, satisfied smile.
"That we've come this far being the only universe where you and I stayed together this long..." he held the side of her face, burning her with his stare.
"... I think it's worth shooting for the rest of our lives." with that, he kissed her. And in one universe, that kiss lasted forever, frozen in time.
In this universe, though, it did eventually end.