Summary: Prompt for this fic was "making up", and that's all I'll say for now! Short one this time.


"I'm really sorry, Marco."

"No, it was all my fault, Star. I screwed everything up. I should've known, I should've seen the signs..."

"How can you blame yourself for this? I'm the one who just bulldozed over your plans without a care in the world. They should just call me Star the Impulsive or Star the Insensitive."

"And I got so caught up in those plans that I didn't even begin to think about what you were trying to do or how you felt. Classic Marco..."

"It feels different than usual this time, though, doesn't it?"

"Yeah, I guess it does."

Marco closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He'd spent so much time and energy trying to make things right, but nothing worked out the way he wanted it to. He shouldn't have been surprised by that fact, as it happened all the time between him and Star, but she was right; this time had been very different. A beam of moonlight from the window caught his eye; it wasn't red, but it didn't need to be to trigger his remembrance of the good times he and Star had shared together. The memories were so vivid; his senses felt flooded with reminders, as though he were reexperiencing them in on the spot. A need to finish unloading the thoughts swirling around in his mind coursed through him as he inhaled once more to recenter himself before continuing.

"I can't believe I said all those things."

"What do you mean, Marco?"

"All my plans fell apart and I just… went off, rambling on and on, I didn't even let you get a word in."

"The only mistake was me ignoring what you were trying to do in the first place."

"Whatever, Star, going in circles like this won't change anything. What's done is done, and we gotta live with it."

"So that's it, then? We're not dating anymore?"

"...I guess so, Star, yeah."

"All because of what I did…"

"Hey, I had quite a bit of involvement too."

"Marco… Nothing is ever gonna be the same between us ever again, is it?"

"I don't think it could be after that."

Star shifted under the covers and stared idly at her hands, contemplating the whirlwind of events from that day. She and Marco had exchanged very strong, impassioned words; Star recalled storming away in hysterics not long after. Yet more tears began to well up as she reminisced over the times when their lives had been more carefree, without the daily barrage of duties that kept escalating as she got closer and closer to claiming the crown. This mounting pressure finally boiled over just hours ago, changing her and Marco's relationship forever.

As she caught a bit of her reflection in the glittering ruby adorning her finger, an arm glided over her, depositing a firm hand in her own, complete with an eerily similar ring.

"So lesson learned: we shouldn't accidentally try to propose to each other at the same time," Star said with a bubbly laugh as she snuggled into the embrace of the man behind her.

"I'll make a note of it for next time," Marco chuckled back.

As the couple drifted into dreams, the jitters and misunderstandings they'd both had earlier that day faded from their minds once and for all as they looked forward to the rest of their lives together.

Nothing would be the same, indeed.


A/N: Just a short little drabble to let you know I'm not dead. Finals and graduation and looking for an apartment took my life over, but now I am certifiably done with undergraduate and have 2 months of summer ahead before the next big step. Two months in which I very much hope to allot plenty of time to writing, but honestly I've been less and less motivated as the hiatus drones on. Fun little things like this kinda fire me back up, though, so maybe a few more blurbs like this are in order! (I have another thing for this series already in progress now).

Review Responses:

Useful76: Thanks for the support! Honestly I'm not worried about Season 4; the show doesn't artificially force its characters to do things they weren't already just at the brink of doing anyway, so I see no reason to assume all the big obvious emotions are gonna be ignored.
Sugar: Thanks! Although I definitely think they might not just jump into being bf/gf right away, after all the clear emotions they expressed for each other I doubt they're just going to sit on it without talking about it for long at all.
Phoenix: Thanks! I'll try!
Keyblade: Ha, sorry to disappear on you again right after that. Hope this little blurb held you over until next time.
acosta: Thanks!
Metre: Thanks!
Noni: Thanks so much! I'm very much a "be the change you wish to see in the world" type of guy with my fic writing, so I plan to keep trying to emulate what I want out of the show!