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Drowning in Love

TW: Drowning, Death

I stare into her eyes, I see her looking at me with such sadness and I smile softly. I can see questions in her eyes, all of them I don't have answers to. She starts shaking even though all the covers on the bed are covering us but the chill still cuts through skin and settles into our bones. I lean forward and press my forehead to hers, our breaths visible. The boat rocks softly and it seems like everything is calm but we both know better. Suddenly I can feel a sharp pain on my entire right side, I know she feels it too. Her eyes shoot open and she takes a sharp breath, panic setting in. Stay calm for her. That was the only thought running through my mind, that and how much I love her. It was her and only her, forever and always. The pain starts going farther and farther up my body, soaking my clothes. I realize we are slowly floating up, she is shaking violently now. I hold her close to me, kicking my legs holding ourselves above the water. When the water reaches our necks I take a deep breath and kiss her deeply, pouring every bit of love and devotion into it. The tears running down my face are somehow uncomfortably hot. I can taste salt on my tongue and I can't tell if it is from our tears or the water rising even further. Finally, the water rushes into our noses, suffocating us. I feel her arms loosening around me, floating away and I claw at them trying to keep her as close as possible. I will not lose her. Her lips go slack and my arms grasp at nothing. My eyes snap open and I realize my lungs are burning and I can't feel anything but the fire inside my chest. The last thing I see before my body gives up is her drifting in an endless sleep. I suppose I should go to bed too…