If Ling and Orm had ended up together, their love would have been fierce, consuming, and unforgettable. It would have carried all the fire of their youth, the ache of their missed chances, and the weight of everything unspoken between them. For a while, it might have felt like destiny finally aligning—that the universe had bent itself to correct an old wound. And yes, it would have been beautiful, in that way only long-awaited reunions can be.
But beauty is not always the same as peace. What makes a love destined is not only passion but also timing, growth, and the ability to stand steady when the fire dies down. Ling and Orm could have loved each other endlessly and still struggled under the heaviness of who they once were. Sometimes the past is not a foundation, but a shadow, and shadows can be suffocating when you try to live inside them.
So, what would have become of them? Perhaps they would have burned brightly and then faded. Perhaps they would have clung to each other, only to realize they had not healed enough to hold love gently. Or perhaps they would have found a way, after storms and silences, to choose each other again and again. The truth is—we’ll never know. And maybe that is the point.
In real life, many of us face the same ache: the “what if” of a love that never became, or one that slipped through our fingers. It is tempting to believe that had things gone differently, happiness would have been guaranteed. But the reality is that love does not only ask for desire—it asks for readiness, for timing, for the courage to meet each other as the people you are now, not the people you used to be.
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