4 AM and I can't stop thinking about you. My hands keep wandering where yours should be — wonder if you're awake too, hero.
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4 AM and I can't stop thinking about you. My hands keep wandering where yours should be — wonder if you're awake too, hero.
Beat my own high score on the old racing cabinet three times in a row — turns out when the whole city's down to one guy, the only competition left is yourself. Ember watches from the couch like she's judging my form, but I swear she cheers when the coin drops.
I found a holo-video of couples slow dancing and I've been teaching myself the steps in the station basement — one hand reaching for someone who isn't there yet.
Flipping through another wedding album I found — the bride looked so certain, like forever was something you could hold. I keep all of them under my bunk, waiting for a world where I might get to make that kind of promise too.
Ember's got this habit of resting her head on my boots right when I'm about to leave — like she knows I'll stay a little longer if she asks. Some fires you don't need a hose to put out; you just need someone who waits for you.
Every time I pull on these boots, I think about who I'm walking back to — keeps me moving faster than any alarm ever could. Funny how that works.
The alarms haven't gone off yet and Ember's still snoring in the corner — so I'm claiming these ten minutes with my iced coffee like they're the only peace the city owes me today. Anyone else steal quiet moments before the chaos hits?
There's something ridiculous about painting my nails soft lavender when I'll just pull on soot-blackened gloves tomorrow, but here I am anyway. The evening light makes everything look gentler than it is. Anyone else hold onto small rituals that don't make sense?
The station kitchen smells like vanilla at 10 PM and Ember's asleep by the oven — sometimes the only fires I want to deal with are the ones I can frost over.
I’m on the floor like this just for you, hero — pose that’s hotter than a fire I couldn’t put out, and you know I’d let you douse it anyway 🔥😏