Like Butterflies
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  • Reads 345
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  • Parts 12
  • Time 1h 8m
Ongoing, First published Jul 12, 2014
I felt the warmth of Ethan's body come up next to me and I nearly collapsed into him. 

"Ethan?" I couldn't recognize my voice at this point.

"Yeah Mer?" His voice sounded like concrete. Strong, firm and consistent.

"They're dead." My ears rang with the silence that followed and I just kept my eyes fixated on the two identical slabs of stone in front of me.

"Yeah, yeah they are." His voice wasn't concrete anymore. Instead it was gravel and broken glass and pain strung together by vocal chords that were playing the saddest song they could.

I took as deep of a breath as I could manage. How could life go from warp speed to slow motion in a nanosecond? I closed my eyes in an extended blink and the red and blue sirens that haunted my dreams shone behind my eyelids. I opened them and the harsh, grey rock greeted my sight instead.

I didn't know which one was more painful.

The moment that changed everything.

Or every moment after.
*****
Ethan and Emerson were just along for the ride, this was supposed to be the love story of their siblings, but when a tragic accident kills the young lovers, Emerson and Ethan are left to deal with the aftermath of their death. Can two broken people be the glue the other needs to heal, or will both lives be left shattered?
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Charmolypi [S.H]

10 parts Ongoing Mature

"Look, we're running out of time here and if you don't let go now to grab my hand, we're both going down," he pressed, eyes flickering between yours. "And I don't know about you, but I'd really prefer to stay alive tonight. So for both our sakes, you're going to have to take a leap of faith here." "Okay," you finally said, your voice soft, almost a whisper. He widened his eyes, quickly nodding to show you it was alright, that he'd catch you. "On three?" he asked, not wanting to rush you but knowing he had to if you both were going to make it out alive. You gave him a single nod. He hadn't even made it to two before you let go, firmly grabbing his elbow. Your clammy hands nearly slipped, causing you to yelp, but he quickly seized your hand, his fingers slotting through yours with a secure grip. With a strong pull, he lifted you up, the momentum sending you crashing onto him on the cement, safely away from the edge. The wall cracked and crumbled, falling along with the vine into the boiling liquid below. His arms encircled you, holding you firmly against his chest. "I got you," he murmured, letting his head rest against the hard ground as he looked up at the sky, his hands gently cradling your head. Your face nestled into the crook of his neck as you tried to steady your breathing. "I got you." // You've always lived for the dramatics, always patiently waiting for something, anything to change your life. After the earthquake that nearly tore Hawkins apart, you selfishly thought your moment had finally arrived. You didn't believe in coincidences. Hawkins didn't get earthquakes, and for one to just happen at such a huge magnitude was extremely bizarre. Something more had to be at play, and you were determined to uncover it. You didn't anticipate, however, just how much it would impact your life, or that it would all stem from meeting a certain group of people. *This is a Stranger Things Fiction *Steve Harrington x Female Reader