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He took Isak’s hands, saw the confusion in his eyes as Even started walking him backwards through the water, back to the beach. Even had found his soulmate, he knew he had, and yet it had been so difficult for him to see this was what he wanted for so long. A house, a family, a husband. Growing old together, his heart with Isak and Isak’s with him. They were Isak and Even, had been for over four years. Fuck his fears, fuck everything.

Epilogue| Four years later...

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Even dropped the phone.

He actually dropped it, it fell between him and Isak on the couch and for a second he was frozen. He was stuck in place as the words dawned on him, and then when the spell broke he stumbled to get his phone back. "Sorry," he apologised, "I dropped you.”

26| Miracle

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“I missed you so much.”

It wasn’t hard to admit to it, and so Even continued when Isak didn’t stop him, “I thought I had lost you and wanted to fix myself before coming back. I didn’t think of how it could scare you.” His words earned a squeezing hug from Isak, one that left him unable to breathe, but Even loved it. It was another sign of reassurance that told him how everything would be fine. They had survived the storm, and like the drawing Isak had just made, they’d be close from now on.

24| Love

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But putting your problems into art did not make them go away. They became visible for others, which did make it easier to share them without doing much explaining, like he had done with Isak on their first date, but it wasn’t a solution.

23| Cleanse

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What would Isak say to him now they were finally together again? Would he be angry at him or would he be sad? Would he hit Even for running away or kiss him because he had found him? What could he expect from their reunion now that it was such a surprise to him? Should he apologise first, before Isak would be able to start talking? Even was so unsure of everything, and countless scenarios ran through his head within only a few seconds. But then Isak was crying.

Teaser chapter 24

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“You have one unheard message, left today at 14:23,” the monotone voice spoke, letting him hear a final beep to end its introduction, and then Isak’s voice came through the phone. “Even, I am in Denmark right now. I know you’re here, and I’m looking for you,” Isak’s first sentence rang through, and it was followed by a pause in which Even felt his breathing stock, his heart stopping for a moment as those words started to make sense in his drowsy brain.

22| Home

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With a startle Even realised that so far, the little mermaid sounded quite a lot like him. To be precise, it sounded like him and Jannick. Even had given up so much for Jannick, had fallen for him straight away, and it had been a huge mistake to give his all to someone who hadn’t felt the same. Even had lost some friends, had lost his dignity, and much, much more. He had been just as stupid as the little mermaid.

21| Realisation

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Those words, they were the last thing Even had expected to read. If it hadn’t been for the fact that he had just heard Isak’s voice through the door, and that he knew Isak’s handwriting, he would have thought someone else had written it. But this was truly Isak’s, and Isak had evidently calmed down enough to write him this message. This lovely message, asking him to talk about everything, and Even’s heart longed for him. His heart was begging him to go over and fall into Isak’s arms, but his head knew better.

17| Escape

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