Spicy Hot
We eat in silence, in front of the fire, entwined.
— Kassian?
— Yes?
— What do we do now?
— About what?
— About us. About what we are. About what we're becoming.
I finish my toast, take a sip of coffee, think.
— We live, I say.
— That's it?
— That's already a lot.
She nods, slowly.
— You're right. We've run so much, fought so much, doubted so much. Maybe it's time to just... be.
— Just be, I repeat.