Oh hi, long time no see! I dunno if it's lack of fanfic inspiration or time, but wow I haven't updated this in over a year... Anyway, I Decided to do the 30 Memories at Livejournal challenge when I saw the list of themes. In particular, I saw theme #7 and thought "hey that fits perfectly for MxM! I can do something with that!"
So yeah, enjoy.
Title: Promises
Theme(s): #7. I promise I'll be back...
Genre: General/angst
Wordcount: 215
Summary: She never asked how good he was at keeping promises
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"I promise I'll be back, with Victory in hand."
That was what he said.
She remembered the warmth of his kiss afterwards, as she stared blankly out the window of the observation deck.
Her eyes misted over, and she quickly wiped the tears away. She didn't want to cry anymore.
Did he say that just to calm her nerves? Maybe.
She didn't have to say anything for him to see that she was feeling uneasy as she went to see him off. For a brief moment, she was thinking of that pilot who never came back to her. Her brows knitted as she worried that history might repeat itself.
So he smiled, held her in his arms, and assured her that he'll be back, his presence driving away her worries, if only for the moment.
Thinking back, she supposed it wasn't his fault for breaking his promise, and she found it hard to blame him for it. It just happened, so quickly that her mind barely had time to register anything. And then he was gone. And
She never asked how good he was at keeping promises, and she'd never asked him to promise her anything in the short time that they were together.
But the only promise she wanted him to keep, he didn't.