A/N: Thanks to Jen for organizing this week and to Alex and Shay for the beta.
Day 1 - Robin Never Died Day
It's a funny thing, this whole… dying business. When you use the last strength you have to turn around and look at your soul mate's teary eyes. She's alive… and you're… yeah, what are you? You're still there. You can see her, hear her, smell her… but she looks right through you just as if you're not there. When you take a look at your feet you can see your lifeless body resting on the floor. It almost looks like you're sleeping. And she's down there, holding you, crying, weeping… it breaks your heart almost completely. Her constant mutter of "no", "please", and "come back" makes it even worse because you're there, you're kneeling right next to her, stretching a hand out to touch… but it goes right through her. Shit. That's when you call out to her, when you start yelling "Regina!" over and over and over, until you can feel your own hot tears running down your cheeks, because your love doesn't see you, doesn't hear you, doesn't feel you. You grow desperate, try to touch her again but it's not working, and when her tears finally dry, there's nothing left to say other than a final "I love you", followed by a kiss pressed to your lifeless body.
This is how it happens. Sparkling green smoke draws a connection between you and her and your body, a weird triangle shape that knocks all the air out of you. What's going on? What is happening? Why are you being pulled back toward your body? And that's when she looks up and sees you for the first time, mouth agape, eyes shining again with tears. It is as if you get sucked back into your body… What the…?
The next time Robin opens his eyes he's laying on the ground, staring right up at Regina's puffy red face. His body is aching terribly and he feels like he just, well… died. But he's not dead; he can't be dead, because when he raises his hand to cup her cheek and wipe away a tear, he meets wet, hot skin.
The door bursts open and none other than Tinkerbell stumbles inside, staring down at the two of them with disbelief written all over her face.
"Was it true love's kiss?" Robin asks, eyes never leaving Regina.
"No," Tinkerbell whispers as she kneels down beside them. "That was the twinflame."
As she is met with confused eyes and questioning looks, she smiles and explains: "The power of soul mates."