They stood on the bridge, facing the same direction. One behind the other. The distance: unbearable. One bore a gun, the other bore a frown. The one in front stepped forward and looked down. A smile began to spread beneath sad and tired eyes. Stepping forward once more, they waited to meet the ground.
The one from behind, they sprung into action, running up, jumping up, hoping to catch them. Their hopes were met with full satisfaction. Pip did not fall, nor splat, or die. They were caught by their lover, who wasn't ready to say goodbye. Neo turned his lover, looking them hard in the eyes. "I need you." "I love you." "I can't let you die." He cupped their face in the palms of his hands, pressed his head against theirs, and then heard a bang. His eyes shot open, stung with tears. His lover, Pip, had confirmed his fears. He was shot. They were shot. Him through the hand. They through the head. One stepped back bleeding. The other one left. They fell, down, and they couldn't be stopped. With a smile on their face, slowly, Pip dropped.
One behind the other. The distance: unbearable.
One bore a gun, the other bore a frown.
The one in front stepped forward and looked down. A smile began to spread
beneath sad and tired eyes. Stepping forward once more, they waited to meet
the ground.
The one from behind, they sprung into action, running up, jumping up,
hoping to catch them. Their hopes were met with full satisfaction.
Pip did not fall, nor splat, or die. They were caught by their lover, who
wasn't ready to say goodbye.
Neo turned his lover, looking them hard in the eyes.
"I need you."
"I love you."
"I can't let you die."
He cupped their face in the palms of his hands, pressed his head against
theirs, and then heard a bang.
His eyes shot open, stung with tears. His lover, Pip, had confirmed his
fears.
He was shot.
They were shot.
Him through the hand.
They through the head.
One stepped back bleeding.
The other one left.
They fell, down, and they couldn't be stopped. With a smile on their face,
slowly, Pip dropped.