A/N: In honor of the 20th anniversary of the airing of "Resolutions," PiOneOneZero posted a Resolutions Drabble challenge on VAMB, to write a 100 word fic related to Resolutions. These next several paragraphs were my contribution, each one exactly a hundred words. Please enjoy, and thank you to Pi for the challenge.
THE BOX
By KJaneway115
BACK IN UNIFORM
1.
The uniform constrained him and his neck itched against the too tight collar. She had turned away from him, so he let his eyes linger as she pushed a strand of hair out of her face. Even in uniform, she was beautiful, and his heart swelled with a love he had only just discovered. He allowed himself to feel it for a moment longer before boxing it up in a corner of his heart. She turned back to him, and for a moment, he thought he saw a glimmer of longing in her eyes before she, too, shut it away.
2.
Her uniform felt comfortable, safe. She stole a glance at him, but found his eyes searching and sad, so she turned away. She pushed an errant hair from her face as she looked at the collection of crates and boxes around her. She thought she should be happy, but her heart constricted with words unsaid, moments never lived, dreams never to be had. She turned to him, and thought she saw a glimmer of love in his eyes, but then it was gone. She shut her longing away in a box, not to be examined, and tapped her comm badge.