trying to think of emojis I like but that could also make a cohesive story idea............how about 👀🌻🐀??
“Tell me about Florida,” Stan murmurs against Mike’s chest. The rain has softened to a drizzle, tapping gently on the roof and leaving its fingerprints on the westerly window. Mike brings a hand to his hair and buries his fingers in the curls, scratching his scalp.
“I drove past this farm,” he says, drawing patterns across the crown of Stan’s head, “and it was just like being back at home, in Derry. Except there was this field on the other side of the road - just miles and miles of sunflowers.” He huffs a laugh. “I’m pretty sure I saw some field mice running around. You would’ve loved it.”
“We should visit sometime,” Stan says softly. His eyes are closed and his voice is slipping into an inarticulate whisper, and Mike can’t breathe with the volume of love pooling in his throat. The weight of Stan’s head on his breastbone, his leg hitched over Mike’s knees - it anchors him to the here and now, not the restless months he spent believing Stan was gone for good.
“Yeah,” he says, holding Stan closer. He stares up at the ceiling, tracing the cracks in the paint, and places Stan, warm and whole, in the folds of his memories. He settles in there like he always has, smiling at him through the years, and Mike finally exhales. “Yeah, I’ll take you there.”
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