What if it was Clarke and Lexa speaking? Not the rational mind, not the heart beating frantically, but that deep voice that rises when the world stops, suspended.
I wrote what I felt, not with my hands but with my breath, like a whisper the forest keeps safe. A chance meeting-or perhaps not. Perhaps fate enjoys drawing paths that intertwine, like roots beneath our feet. Clarke and Lexa, figures carved from light and shadow, find themselves there, among the still trunks and the wind telling stories never heard.
I imagined pain as a thin flame, one that doesn't burn but warms, and feelings as a stream that can't hold back, breaking through the banks without asking permission. Maybe there's nothing new here, and yet every word I wrote feels new to me, born from the moment the image exploded in my mind. It's like a dream that doesn't want to fade, that stays with you even when you open your eyes.
Happy reading. And be gentle...
"We've talked about this since we were kids, Clarke".
"I know, but I... I don't want to lose you girls", Clarke answered, her eyes now wandering off, far away from Lexa and their joined hands. "I can't lose you".
The green eyed girl scoffed. "You wouldn't even if you tried".
"It's not a joke, Lex".
"I understand", Lexa then said, her stomach still flipping after what the blonde just said. She squeezed the blonde's hand gently. "You'll never lose me, I promise".
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A story about loving someone and living with the assumption that you can never tell anyone about that love.