First And Last
They live a thousand lifetimes, and in every one, Tory loves Sam.
In some lives they get together. In others, they don't.
In the first lifetime, they meet in parting. Tory dies as Sam approaches, staring into burning eyes as she bleeds out in an alleyway.
Some lives are dark and tumultuous, others long and lingering.
In the best one, they have decades together. Hours merge into months into years; rosy cheeks turning wrinkly, shimmering grey threading blond and brown hair.
And this time, as Tory closes Sam's eyes, those burning blues stilled forever, she knows it is their last.