Sunlight through the leaves and that perfect oversized knit – feeling like this all weekend! A little bit cozy, a little bit dreamy… just how we love it. Bonus points for the coffee steamies! ✨️
The wool feels scratchy tonight, doesn’t it? Not unpleasant, not really - more... familiar. Like an old habit we haven’t quite admitted was too comfortable being worn down. This shawl, for instance. Your mother gave us this, didn’t she? A bit cloying, perhaps, all those lilacs, but still, always something, wasn’t there?
We weren’t supposed to notice, much then. The way your sleeve brushed ours when you settled into bed after one too many glasses of wine – the quiet sigh afterwards, the lingering scent of woodsmoke. We were so good at pretending everything was fine, weren’t we? Just needed a little space, a few nights away, a silent agreement that maybe, just maybe, things had gotten a little cold.
Now look at you. Still handsome, certainly. Though the light catches the lines around your eyes differently than it used to. Less surprise, less impatience. More observation these days. It's been five years, hasn’t it? Five since the silence started to deepen, the smiles grewed fainter. Five since we stopped fighting so loudly.
And here we are, standing awkwardly near the fireplace, a glass of sherry half-finished between us. No obvious hint of blame, no triumphant return. Just this smallness, this feeling that bothings well known—and secretly feared.
Do you think you remember the lilac smell? Probably. Or maybe not. Doesn’t matter. Do you like the way the firelight hits your cheek? Well, you should.
It’s been a while since we asked if you liked it. And maybe, just maybe, if we ask now... ”
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