As my eyes fluttered open, a faint hum washed over my ears, pulling at my consciousness, a gentle yet firm separation from Selene. The familiar sting of parting, the looming shadow of grim circumstances, settled over me.
And yes, Selene, I knew it.
You are a terrible liar, aren't you?
But then again, that's exactly why I love her. The next time we met, I'd kiss her, a silent apology for the distance that always seemed to stretch between us.
What happened next, though, was entirely unexpected.
As my eyes fluttered open, an eerie sensation struck my body, sharp and insistent.
"Ouch," a low groan escaping my lips as I finally managed to recognize the sensation. My legs were fractured, stiff, refusing to obey.
This pain, this damage, was the cost of a rash decision, of trying to save someone who had naively sabotaged her own life for some twisted ideal, claiming it was for my sake. What utter nonsense. An ideal that could never be true.
