I loved the Meggie/Doria in 'Inkdeath' because personally, I was sick of Farid, but I still cling to the ol' classic Meggie/Farid ship. The band's still playing there, even if it's a different tune. In the end, I felt bad for Farid. He sorta got shafted. Here's a bit of Meggie/Farid, anywhere from five to fifteen years later.
happy endings go up in smoke
and there was the boy with the too-beautiful eyes who had been
wandering for too long.
they said many things
said he had enchanted a thousand hearts with his tricks
had won the hearts of a thousand woman with his face
but she was the first and the only
who knew him;
so he came to her
with a burn, expecting her
to fix it
(he wasn't supposed to burn)
she hadn't seen him for so long-
the words on lips seemed to paint their own pictures:
you are not a married woman you are not even
a woman anymore,
you are a girl over again for first love heat like spring
somewhere in the wrapping they lean
too close;
he is on her mouth
she is tasting him
they are rubbing, sparking
but in the end they still burn
ashes collect for they are only man and woman.
his eyes don't fully cool so they have to wander again
while she stays and whispers quietly
to herself
another story
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