Your Daily Themefor June 20Opening LineI snatched the mask from his face. “You?! It was you all along?!”
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He smiled and took my hands in his. “Of course. I wondered how long it would take you to recognize me.”
“But…,” I spluttered. “This doesn’t make sense – we’re from different universes.”
“So?” Still that serene smile, constant as ever.
“How are you here?” I asked softly, looking up at his worn face.
“You needed me.”
I swallowed. “Will you…can you stay?”
“As long as you need me,” he said. “I’ll stay as long as you remember me.”
“That, I will.” I gingerly touched his scar. “Always.”
I woke up to the brilliant red and gold sunrise. Thank you.
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