“There it is, that's the edge of the universe” said the astronaut.
The edge of the universe was dark. Half of their surroundings were covered in stars, but the other half had a darkness to it that couldn’t be described with words. The laws of physics barely held together there, and everything that was known to function in the past millennia had ceased to function.
“I don't think I'm ready for this,” the partner replied. “To throw away all that we have been taught for what?”
“A jump into the void would be for naught if it wasn't for our beliefs.” answered the first. “Would you not be willing to sacrifice all those years of studying, all those years of training, all those years of waiting we went through, to get here?”
“You don’t fool me now, rationality has left us both a long time ago.”
“So would you not willingly jump into the void that is in front of us for the thrill of it?”
“I would, my love. We’re the last two human beings. We’re the last human beings in this godforsaken universe. We have yet centuries of research ahead of us, and I am left with a feeling that we did not do enough. I’m left with a feeling that we didn’t do what we could’ve done.”
“How could you, the most beautiful, the smartest person currently alive, say that you haven’t done enough?”
“I was picked for this mission, our final mission, not for how I look, but for how I act.”
“And yet I ask you: Why would the stars shine so bright, my dear, were it not to mimic your beauty?”
No words were said after that. In a warm embrace they both leapt into the void, unsure of what they would find beyond their own reality. There was no certainty except for one: their love for each other. There they stayed, forever drifting in the dark; they never wished for death, yet even death had no way of reaching them in the void. Eventually, they stopped thinking; for there is only so much one can think about in the coming eternity.