He wants her.
He's desperate for her.
His desire to crawl into the warm comfort of her and stay there forever is overwhelming.
She needs him
She craves him.
She yearns to lie down with him, feel him against her, feel him inside her.
They know this about each other.
The others know it about them too. Though nothing is ever said, nothing is ever acknowledged. They all know.
The way they fight. The way they smile.
The way they can find each other across a crowded room, or across an enormous galaxy.
They can see these two are taken. They belong to each other and no one else.
They realize they cannot live without each other.
But they have to for now.
There is still too much in the way. Too much blocking where they are going, and too much dragging them down from where they have been.
They are not the people they need to be yet. For this to happen right.
This isn't the time.
So they wait.
The others don't understand. Everyone has lost everything. But they understand. They had lost everything before.
To the others it might seem like they are waiting too long, but they have waited for each other their whole lives. A little while longer won't kill them.
Because they know it can't be just another thing. Not with them.
So they wait.
But with every look, their eyes make a promise.
With every innocent touch, their souls mark each other.
And they both know.
It will happen.
-finis