SETUP: This story takes place in the U.S. during the Civil War (and, needless to say, is therefore rather AU). It was inspired by Fun.'s music video for its single, "Some Nights" (hence the title), though it really has little to do with the song/music video other than the setting. It will be told in a series of out-of-order vignettes which I will order as soon as I'm done with the story in its entirety.
I've never done a story like this, but hope to be able to churn it out while the inspiration's still hot. I hope that you enjoy it, and I would love if you'd leave a review!
By the time the sun begins to cast long shadows, he is gone. There's a musket slung over his shoulder and his fingertips burn from the tears he's wiped off his cheeks. Her howl of anguish had been enough of a reply; so he'd pressed the mask back into place and set out for the battlefield.
The last glimpse he catches of her is as beautiful as the first. Her tears make her alabaster skin glisten against the dusk. He has never wanted to kiss her as much as he does now, never wanted to run his fingers through her wild mane of curls. But then he sees the horror in her eyes, and must stifle the urge to retch. She is his no longer. Perhaps she never was.
And yet, she cries.
He will never understand her.