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He smiles at her like he’s not tired at all, like he’s not wearing another man’s blood under his suit, like all he wanted in life was to catch a glimpse of her.
she grabs the front of his suit and hauls him in, lifting her face in the same movement to claim a kiss, her mouth finding his without a beat of hesitation, her body fitting in against his like it’s the only place she’s ever been.
they just hold on to each other like they’re all the anchor the other one needs.
“No, don’t you dare ask me that. I’m not kissing you goodbye.” “Kiss…” “No. Stay.” She hangs her head, face crumpling. “Stay.”
She does. Laughing. Sobbing. Pressing her hands to his cheeks and leaning in, close and closer and closest, crushing her lips to his as the last of his breath escapes as a sigh, soft on her skin. She kisses him, desperately, longingly, as his hand falls away from hers and everything he was fades on that last whisper, eyelids fluttering closed as if he were drifting off to sleep. “Please…,” she breathes. She holds him tight. Knuckles white. Lips red. “Please stay…” Her Highness’s final command. But he’s not there to hear it.
IF ONE BELIEVES, AND GOD EXISTS, ONE IS REWARDED AMONG THE FAITHFUL IN THE HEREAFTER. IF GOD DOES NOT EXIST, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT ONE BELIEVES EITHER WAY. BUT IF ONE DOES NOT BELIEVE, AND GOD DOES EXIST, ETERNAL DAMNATION AWAITS. AIDAN: WHY NOT BELIEVE, SYRA? IF IN FAITH YOU RISK NOTHING, BUT THROUGH FAITHLESSNESS, RISK EVERYTHING?
