from @bhavidya: ❝ listen, i’ve lost a lot of people in my life. i learned how to deal with it but…you’re different. i can’t take it if it’s you. ❞
THE NIGHT IS FAR FROM YOUNG , but the conversations are deeply set in old tomes and heavy dialogue , crisp on the night as the two of them squeeze together on sebastian’s small balcony . their little charcuterie board sits empty on the tiny stool between them , and the wine bottle near sebastian’s feet is just about drunk dry . still , vidya and sebastian share in SOFTER CONVERSATIONS the longer they fade into the evening darkness , and now they settle upon brooding topics , digging into philosophy , human nature , and the things that visibly ache them . that’s when vidya , tone soft , offers up a sentiment that moves him to pieces . he smiles in return and can’t help but reach across , taking her hand in a tender squeeze . things have been budding and brewing like a hidden cauldron FOR SO LONG . . . it’s finally nice to get some of it out in the open . ❝ i can’t imagine how many losses you’ve endured over the years , ❞ he begins in response , thumb brushing gently over her knuckles , ❝ and i’m sorry for that . i’m sorry to know you’ve suffered . it pains me . and . . . vidya , I’M NO IMMORTAL , but i can promise you you’ll have me here as long as i can keep going . ❞ his lips twitch , and somber blue eyes settle on her familiar features , warmed by her returned gaze . ❝ i’m happy to spend as much time as i can with you , darling . you won’t lose me voluntarily , that’s for certain . don’t wound your mind with these thoughts , vidya . PLEASE . let’s think of happier things tonight while we’re together . you deserve that much . ❞












