@slysuns said: “love, for you, is larger than the usual romantic love.”
WHAT IS LOVE ?? to bear witness to the collision of stars, to stain blue with unworthy hands the monochrome tapestry of his devotion, tear the walls down until he’s bleeding symphonies. a heartbeat turned drum song, acolyte of light bare before the altar, ruminating after the scant remains of divinity jutting out from the wet soil like so many graves. to die, to be born, to seek meaning in meaningless words, hardened with calcium like shells strung together around her neck. a necklace. a noose. him, before all else, but not above: she will not crown him sun, will not add to the plethora of crosses he bears when all he seeks in her arms is refuge.
ambiguous answer to a question not voiced. moonlight filters cobalt through the open windows, the shadows on his face a live, trembling mural of the things he has seen. war follows in his step, clings to the hem of his robe, tries to climb his body to reach for his mouth ------------ both bleeding with their chest thorn open. if she closes her eyes, she sees death in the corner. when her hand moves to settle against his chest, seeking out the heart beneath, it’s warm. maybe he’s always been woven out of solar flares.
“ can love be measured ?? ” pour it in a cup, she wants to joke, but doesn’t. instead, steps closer, arm folding to rest trapped between them, the wing of a bird. so close to him, the shadows have the strange tendency to disperse, but she still brings her fingers to his face, chases them away with her touch. “ you cannot seek to quantify emotions, obi-wan. whether i love more than i ought does not matter. just that i do. ” unspoken, her smile is enough to redirect the sentiment his way, but it stays hidden under her tongue. they speak in silences, meanings buried under flutters of lashes, a code only for them to decipher. then, as if to not overwhelm, she steps back, allows the corners of her mouth to spell mischief. “ after all, someone has to. ”









