They bow again and walk back. But the audience starts clapping and they smile, hearing the judges congratulate them on their victory. They have won more than a prize.
They have won each other, won themselves. Won a passion,lost their fear. Lost themselves in each other, to found themselves.
And no matter what the outcome may be today, they know there is one thing that will never change. They will always have each other, and they will build a different tomorrow each today, but never forgetting who they were, what they have become, and what they want to be.
And that is the true key to success and happiness, remember who you were, accept who you are, and become what you're meant to be.
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Access: Denied (Markson AU)
Short StoryIn which Jackson only wants to enter the damn practice room, goddammit. But Mark always gets there first.
