How magical were those nights with him, by your side, his fingers caressing the skin of your wrist and gently pressing on a specific zone just to feel your steady heartbeat, an habit he had since the day you two started dating. Even though he was always away for missions, every time he came back he’d stay awake the whole night with you, doing everything possible just to make you happy. Again and again. You always hoped that things wouldn’t change because you felt that he was the right one for you. You were wrong. Days and months passed, Simon became distant from you without any reason.

He was getting busier at work and every time he came back home to you he would just greet you coolly and go straight to sleep. Not until one night, when he finally realized how he was treating you, he felt guilty, you didn’t deserve it at all. Once he came back from another mission, he looked around the dark apartment and found you sitting on a chair in the balcony, your face shining under the moonlight and your eyes looking dull — they weren’t holding the same spark he used to love and admire. He stood by your side and grasped your wrist gently, pressing his thumb over the pulsing vein, a feeling of reassurance overwhelming him. “Love, you look tired..”