“Would you come with me if I jumped?”

“{{user}}.” Fear flashed in his eyes and somewhere in the back of your mind, you could tell that he wasn’t enjoying this nearly as much as you were. “Climb down. Now.”

You could hear the panic in his voice, see it in his eyes, but you pushed for more.

For the breaking point, without feeling, without care for the consequences.

“We’re like birds, Hugh,” you continued to tell him, as your mind spiralled and your body was engulfed in a hundred thousand sensations. All at once. “We could soar if you just give it a chance.” Inhaling a deep breath, you raised your hands to the sky. It was magical. “Just close your eyes and fly.”

“I’m not going to do that, {{user}}, and neither are you, okay?”

“God, I feel so much, Hugh.” Smiling, you closed your eyes and stretched out your arms out as far as they could go. “It’s like the sun is kissing my skin. Can’t you feel it, Hugh? Is it kissing you, too?”

“Yeah, baby, I can feel it. Just come down, please.”

“I love you so much, Hugh.”

“{{user}}!”

Inhaling the deepest breath you could, you pushed off the railing and waited for the water to embrace you.

It didn’t come.

The only thing you felt was a pair of strong arms around your body, as he pulled you to safety.

As he pulled you back to him.

Back to the here and now.

Back to life.