we found wonderland, you and i got lost in it, and we pretended it could last forever

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everything was perfect with you and emily. at least at first

she never failed to make you feel loved, she looked at you as if you were the most precious thing in existence

your friends had tried to warn you not to rush into things with her, but you couldn’t help it. she was perfection

as time went on, you realized how much she had to be gone for her job, but you tried to remain supportive and understanding

however, the job went from being time consuming for her, to being draining.

she’d come home, maybe say a few words to you, and then disappear upstairs

you were tired of this, what was wrong?

one night, while in bed, you softly traced patters against her back before asking, “honey, are you okay?”

“i’m fine yeah.” she says, too quickly

“emily.” your voice is soft, but there’s a hint of warning to it

emily sighs “look, i said i’m fine, okay?” her tone was slightly snappy