The Mate Agreement
a tear dares to escape my lashes, "they held a universe, a fervor that mirrored my own."
He wipes my tear with his thumb.
That universe has collapsed, but a new one has been reborn, one that I see in his eyes now, one that I desperately hope I can and will be a part of.
With a heartbeat that seems to resonate with memories, my hand finds its way to his chest, pressing gently over the rhythmic thud of his heart.