Midnight Blue

by L.J. Shen

Alex Winslow was beautiful in a way storms were—only from afar. Just like them, he had the power to sweep and ruin you, two things I was too busy surviving to entertain.

you should probably stop looking at me like that. Like you’re already mine,”

You look at me with dynamite in your eyes,

waiting for me to light up the match and finally set you on fire.”

“When I look at you, I see something broken that isn’t worth fixing. And you look at me like I’m a cheap thing to replace the expensive one that’s been stolen from you. See, we’re all vases. And you’re the one scattered on the floor, shattered beyond repair. So I’ll let someone else pick you up. It’s really that simple. Have fun with your temporary glue.”

YOU ARE THE GLUE.

“What do you want from me, Alex?” Everything. I want everything, and then all the things you’ve already given away to other people. I want them back, too.

My Alex. My little prince. My fallen star in the dark, dark skies.

Find your soul, Alex. You’ll never truly be happy without it.”

She was my muse. She was my life. She was my all.