I don't think that the closing the hole in my heart thing is working. I think the only person who can truly reunite Will and Lyra and make me happy again is Philip Pullman. I have no hope in him actually doing that.
...
Wills goal for the past two years had been to find a way back to Lyra.
After completing medical school and getting a good career, he started looking for ways to reunite him with his love. Despite his promise, moving on hadn't worked. Every girlfriend was compared to Lyra and they all left him, saying there was a part of him they just couldn't reach.
So he started simple with something he knew, medicine. Looking for a cure to the sickness of travelling worlds. Which meant finding out the cause of the so called disease.
With help from Mary (now his adoptive mother) he managed to use the Cave she recreated after destroying the last one. After long hours of bribing and attempted trickery, the Dust told him the answer.
It had to do with the air quality differences between worlds and how it was like being at the top of a mountain. You had to be born with the lungs for it or perish.
The formula to the antidote came easier than he thought it would. In Wills world, there were so many air quality monitors and distillers that it wasn't long before he developed the cure to the illness.
The next step was to see if it work. Gathering a band of explorers together, he took up his fathers mantle and traveled as far and as wide as he could.
It wasn't until he reached the Aurora in the far north he got what he was looking for. Kirjava helpfully pointed out that that was where he should have gone in the first place.
A city among the stars.
Half hidden by the glowing bands of light that crisscrossed the night sky.
Ci'gazze.
'Hello again' Will thought.
...
For the next few days unpacking and setting up camp were all that was held in the adventurers. Sometimes one of them would stop and gaze at the city in the sky. That was their destination. If only they could find a way to get there first.
That was the night Will dreamed of Lyra, standing in the city and coaxing him across the ice with a smile that he hadn't seen in years. He slowly advanced towards the illusion, each step quicker and closer until he reached the edge of Ci'gazze.
So it was with Lyra's help that his expedition reached the city in the sky.
...
A long time ago an angel had told two children that the key to passing through worlds was imagination. But it was hard for Will to imagine a world he had only briefly visited.
And then he remembered Lyra. The world she lived in was evident in her every step, smile, every feature of her face. Opening his eyes to a new world was the most thrilling thing he had ever felt.
It took only a week to get ID's and lodgings. And another to find Lyra's school and get a spot to talk at an upcoming ball.
Her face was the first thing he saw when walking onto the stage. And the second thing he saw was the man she was holding hands with. Wills heart shattered. They had promised each other to move on. He shouldn't of expected anything different. But the way his heart twisted made him want to scream.
The rest of the night was a blur. He was surrounded by girls wanting his attention but paid them no mind.
But then the sea of young woman parted for a split second, and he saw her staring back at him with innocent surprise and wonder. His broken heart gave one final throb, and he ran from the hall in despair.
...
This fanfic will hopefully only be 3 chapters.