The Gamer and the Guitarist

by Sir Sleeps-a-lot

She was just some plain Jane who picked up guitar on a whim... He was just some gamer who somehow got enlisted for saving the world... how could it possibly be that two people that different could still fall in love? This isn't a story, but rather a series of unrelated drabbles for the 100 themes challenge because... why not? COMPLETED

38. Burning

Theme 38- Burning

100 words

I have a short life, of which I spend the most of it eating wood and licking the grate, unable to move or leave…

All I can do is watch the couch… two people sit apart, absorbed in their work, but my crackling doesn't disguise the tenseness…

A girl enters, and they speak, but the cheerful words seem empty… after the child leaves, the two adults converse… nothing good comes of it, as the man is left on the couch and he will be sleeping there tonight.

I'll keep him warm, but somehow, I don't think that's what he wants.

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Hmm... this is the first time I've written in first person for this story... and more than that, it's in the POV of an inanimate object... Why I decided to do this... we will never know...

Though weird narrative aside, the message behind this is one everyone knows, but anime never gets to... and that is, even if you love each other, you can't be on good terms all the time... people fight, and that's something you can't avoid... it's the follow up which defines the strength of the relationship and shows your true maturity.

I hope you liked it.