#wrtiting

⭒ Two characters sit in the same room, both fully aware that if either of them speaks honestly, the relationship will never be the same again.

⭒ One character practices a confession over and over in their head, then says something completely meaningless out loud instead.

⭒ A character overhears a conversation that confirms their worst fear, and chooses to pretend they never heard it.

⭒ Someone writes a letter they never intend to send, then hides it somewhere the other character almost finds.

⭒ A character asks a harmless question, already knowing the answer, just to see if the other person will lie.

⭒ One character is desperately waiting for an apology that will never come, while the other assumes enough time has passed to forget it.

⭒ A character realizes the other one has been protecting them from the truth, and can’t decide whether to feel grateful or betrayed.

⭒ Two characters share a private joke in public, using humor to avoid acknowledging the fracture underneath.

⭒ Someone almost says “I need you,” but replaces it with something safer, smaller, and far more dishonest.

⭒ A character chooses to leave the room instead of finishing the sentence they started.

A has a horrific nightmare and B swoops in to comfort them and hush their cries, wipe away their tears.

A gets injured and, while breathing through the pain, they feel B cradle them close in their lap.

A experiences severe bullying and, one day, when B finally sees it, B shoves the bad guys away, shielding A.

A has a chronic health condition / chronic pain and, while bedridden, B reassures them, brings them snacks, etc.

A has asthma / anxiety and needs their medication so B runs to grab it from their bag, helping A take it because their hands are too shaky and clammy to open the bottle / take the medication.

But this new place is warm and bright and safe. There's stars.

So he begins to think, “Maybe I did die. Maybe I saved humanity. Maybe, just maybe, that one act was enough to send me to a loving environment after death.”