[ And just like that, it ends. The memory they stepped into recedes, never even real to begin with, and yet, there are still tears on his cheeks. His heart still races. He had already been through those events once — why was it so damn hard to witness them again? After all this time, is he really no stronger?
But the thought doesn't have time to take hold, because Alisaie reaches for him, pulling him in for a kiss, and she steals everything else away from him. His thoughts, his breath, his soul. On instinct, her arms move around her waist, locking her tight against him as they float in the rift, a whimper lost between their mouths as he unravels.
He can't see her, but he doesn't need to. Not when she kisses him like this, like it's the only thing in the world either of them should be doing in this moment. ]
I-I...
[ His voice trembles against her own breath, but there's nothing to be said, nothing he can't communicate better through this kiss. He tilts his head so their lips slot together perfectly, a breathless sob catching in his throat as his fingers slip into her hair.
She is his only anchor right now, the only thing holding him fast from the edge of despair. ]
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But the thought doesn't have time to take hold, because Alisaie reaches for him, pulling him in for a kiss, and she steals everything else away from him. His thoughts, his breath, his soul. On instinct, her arms move around her waist, locking her tight against him as they float in the rift, a whimper lost between their mouths as he unravels.
He can't see her, but he doesn't need to. Not when she kisses him like this, like it's the only thing in the world either of them should be doing in this moment. ]
I-I...
[ His voice trembles against her own breath, but there's nothing to be said, nothing he can't communicate better through this kiss. He tilts his head so their lips slot together perfectly, a breathless sob catching in his throat as his fingers slip into her hair.
She is his only anchor right now, the only thing holding him fast from the edge of despair. ]