Anthony and Cleopatra from 'Anthony and Cleopatra'
Starrk x Harribel
Nowhere
"If it be love indeed, tell me how much."
There was no tragedy in their relationship, though it was a tragic one. They would exist only long enough to make their deaths worthwhile, but they would not mourn them, nor would they contemplate such brevity.
They were not destined to be together, forever.
No fate would force them to it.
They were nothing, going nowhere, they were obsolete creations.
He would not neglect his duty for her, and she in turn would feel no inclination to do the same for him. He would not, could not, ignore his first companion for her, and he knew well that he would not die for her.
He was no tragic hero, who would throw his life down in honour for her- and she would not expect him to, for she held no such concepts of trivialities to her heart. Their passion was not destructive- it was distraction, and it would only remain so as long as they needed it.
Warmth in the white world, but no hope of redemption.
That was enough; they needed no more.