bloom

she was the physical version of pure sunshine, constantly lighting up a room with her smile and energy- painting the previously dull grey room, vibrant shades of, well, everything. 

I didn’t have a favourite colour before meeting her, if anyone had asked me- I would’ve said maybe blue. but she, she was just so vibrant, so full of life and so happy. 

the first time she asked me what my favourite colour was, I asked her to guess. she frowned, furrowing her brow in concentration for at least a minute, before lighting back up. “sunset orange!” she declared so happily. I couldn’t tell her no, how could I? when she looked so ecstatic when I nodded my head, cheering a little at her excellent guessing skills. 

she was right though, sunset orange is my favourite colour. it’s the colour that reminds me the most of her, reminds me the most of the dates we spent down at the beach, watching the sun set before she would pull out sparklers and light them in the cooling evening. 

“hun? hunter? are you in there?” her voice broke me out of my trip down memory lane, her beautiful smiling face welcoming me back into reality. “yeah, I am now” I replied, pressing a kiss to her temple, savouring the way that her smile grew as I did.