Once upon a time, a boy searched for Perfection.
Searching for beauty, a lonely void opened in his a heart, a void he chose to ignore.
It'll go away when I find Perfection. he said.
Once upon a time, a boy heard a sound. It was hi and delicate, almost fragile, as if a single light gust of wind would shatter it into a thousand irrecoverable pieces. And he searched for it.
Once upon a time, a boy's hands closed around a box. His fingers plucked at the delicate strings as the bow produced the sweet, sweet sound he cherished.
This is perfection. he thought. I'll be Perfection.
The void grew larger still, and little by little, he lost his soul to it.
Once upon a time, a boy's heart grew cold, and with it, his body.
The loneliness plucked at him, played him, even as he played his violin.
I have to be better. he said. I have to be Perfection.
Once upon a time, a mother wept as she listened to the music her boy produced. In his quest for Perfection, he was losing himself.
I'm fine. he said. And that was that.
Once upon a time, a star blazed across the sky. The boy was annoyed.
How dare she intrude into my life? he thought.
She was chaos, distraction, and she was hindering his search for Perfection.
Once upon a time, a boy heard a beautiful sound in the night.
And his heart cried out to it, aching to join it. His hands closed around his soul-in-a-box, and he took the first step forward before he could stop himself.
Once upon a time, beauty was discovered. Two melodies flowed and merged into a simple harmony, warming the hearts of all who heard it, and the two hearts who played it.
Once upon a time, a boy struggled to understand.
She was disaster, a klutz, an amateur, a mess.
How could her song dispel the perpetual loneliness he had felt for so long?
Once upon a time, a boy found that the star lit up the void that had formed in his soul, and little by little, he felt the void being filled with warmth.
Once upon a time, a boy found that the loneliness had dissipated, and that his heart had warmed, taking refuge in the disaster, the chaos, the beauty of her sound and her voice and her heart and…
Once upon a time, a man found Perfection.