Title: Write Your Own Ending
Rating:
PG
Genre: Drama/Introspective
Pairing:
Shinn/Lunamaria
Word Count: 299
Summary: You
cannot always believe what you hear.
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He could hear the whispers everywhere. The murmurs that no child should have to fight a war and the somber voices that said that nothing happy would come of his life.
In the past, Shinn would have agreed with this. He'd lost so much- his family, Stellar, and many friends during the wars. And even if he avenged all those gone, what was there to look forward to?
Just like they said- no war spawned a true happy ending.
Happiness was a fleeting memory of his past, this much was true. A moment amongst fall leaves playing chase with Mayu. The peaceful sight of Stellar dancing by the ocean. He didn't have those anymore, so by their standards he couldn't be happy.
But what then was the warmth he felt on seeing Lunamaria's smile? What was the feeling in his heart when he held her close and dreamed of the peaceful future they were working to create?
Shinn knew, despite the anger and sadness that permeated his life those war-torn years, that this was the beginning of a happier time. Perhaps happiness was not something you just "had" after war, but something like peace that came with patience and love.
Lunamaria was, in all senses of the word, his happy ending. She was there as the war formally ended holding him and wiping away his tears. She was there as they visited the memorial, standing beside him ready to provide her support. And after that, they moved forward with their lives- building a home and slowly stripping away all the sorrow the war had left them with.
There might be whispers everywhere saying they couldn't be happy, but their message was wrong. Wars might not make for happy endings, but the survivors of it could certainly make their own.
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