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Two years isn't that long.

It's a hiccup.

A waning tide. A breeze. A night spent looking out at the infinite stars.

They reunite after two years, and two years isn't that long, but the distance between them has grown, and even though they try to fit back in like pieces of the same puzzle,

the puzzle is undeniably different, and they can deny it all they'd like, but the fact stares back at them with blinding white teeth, welcoming them home, inviting them into outstretched arms. A scarred chest.

Two years isn't that long, they'll find their way again.