When We Were Novels & Stories

"To be honest, we were talking about—" ***

she agreed. We spent the rest of the morning talking about our futures. We talked about moving in together, getting married, having children, etc. I told her I couldn't imagine my life without her. She said she could never imagine living her life without me either. We made love one more time that day, after we ate lunch together. ***

You still look like a movie You still sound like a song My God, this reminds me Of when we were young Let me photograph you in this light In case it is the last time That we might be exactly like we were Before we realized We were sad of getting old It made us restless It was just like a movie It was just like a song When we were young When we were young When we were young When we were young We used to sing together, we had voices that sounded so good when combined. Our parents thought us to sing when we're locked inside the house, ma

We were no longer haunted by the past because we were writing our forever now. Together.

Oh hе wаѕ now іn mіlіtаrу mode. We wеrе mіd-kіѕѕ whеn we wеrе уаnkеd аwау, positioned іn various poses аѕ everyone ооhеd аnd ahhed over us. Mу mum and dаd jоіnеd us, fоllоwеd bу Mіkе аnd Kаrа then Elijah аnd Sam.

"When do we leave?" "Now!."

We grew. And we never gave up. Not now. Not ever.

“Yes⁠‍.” W​e were smil‍ing a‍t eac​h other like we‌ wer‍‍‍en’t at war. An⁠d tha⁠t⁠ wa‍s the‍ mo​‌st da⁠nger⁠ous pa‍rt.‌

We are no longer a secret. We are claimed. We are Luna.

Quiet in that life-changing kind of way. Like something you build—not something you fall into. The rest of the world spun around them—families laughing, cameras clicking, Christmas music trickling from a nearby speaker. But in that breath, in that kiss, it was just them. No past. No almost. Just now. Just yes.