This ended up being largely about death. Death and Narnia. I'm not sure how it ended up like it is. At all. I'm sorry if this wasn't what you were hoping for.
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They had stayed up too late, talking too long, laughing too much. (Although, the laughing was more prevalent from one side than the other.) It had been a normal night. "Well obviously it'll end with you scooping us all up upon your valiant steed. We'll ride into the sunset and live happily as the heroes of the land." Roxy had said. Then fit of laughter from her. "Of course we'll only be crowned temporarily. One day we'll grow too old for Narnia."
"Right. I guarantee you that no matter what happens, we'll live long enough to outgrow Narnia." Dirk had said.
Roxy smile faded to just having one upturned cheek and she nodded. "'O course ya will. And on the off-chance you fail, I'll bribe your executioner to give you a quick death. See, I know you'll end up executioned because you are a great and noble rebel. And the enemy will want to kill you on a platform. Make an example of you."
"Goddammit, Rox. I'm trying to make you a promise and you turn dark on me outta nowhere."
"I'm sorry. I was just... you're right. We WILL live that long. I think I'm gonna grab a drink an' go to bed."
While they did live long enough to outgrow Narnia, they didn't outgrow their friendship. While they beat the game, they didn't outgrow mortality. While she would cry harder than he could make her laugh, she wasn't left empty.
Once upon a time, they had fought away each other's uncertainty that they would live this long. Then they'd made it as far as they'd dreamed to, though it was nothing like their dreams. And he had died when he was content with his life. That was about the best thing they could've dared dream of.
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They had stayed up too late, talking too long, laughing too much. (Although, the laughing was more prevalent from one side than the other.) It had been a normal night. "Well obviously it'll end with you scooping us all up upon your valiant steed. We'll ride into the sunset and live happily as the heroes of the land." Roxy had said. Then fit of laughter from her. "Of course we'll only be crowned temporarily. One day we'll grow too old for Narnia."
"Right. I guarantee you that no matter what happens, we'll live long enough to outgrow Narnia." Dirk had said.
Roxy smile faded to just having one upturned cheek and she nodded. "'O course ya will. And on the off-chance you fail, I'll bribe your executioner to give you a quick death. See, I know you'll end up executioned because you are a great and noble rebel. And the enemy will want to kill you on a platform. Make an example of you."
"Goddammit, Rox. I'm trying to make you a promise and you turn dark on me outta nowhere."
"I'm sorry. I was just... you're right. We WILL live that long. I think I'm gonna grab a drink an' go to bed."
While they did live long enough to outgrow Narnia, they didn't outgrow their friendship. While they beat the game, they didn't outgrow mortality. While she would cry harder than he could make her laugh, she wasn't left empty.
Once upon a time, they had fought away each other's uncertainty that they would live this long. Then they'd made it as far as they'd dreamed to, though it was nothing like their dreams. And he had died when he was content with his life. That was about the best thing they could've dared dream of.