Chapter 16: Broken

The rooftop was quiet, the city lights far below flickering like distant stars. Sebastian stood, eyes glinting with emotion, while Cylindra stepped closer, worry and determination in her gaze.

Sebastian:
"Yes... and let me get those song lyrics for you. I wanted you to know that I love the way you laugh.
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away.
I keep your photograph, and I know it serves me well.
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain."

Both (singing together):
"'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away."

Sebastian:
"You've gone away... you don't feel me here anymore."

Cylindra:
"The worst is over now, and we can breathe again.
I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away.
There's so much left to learn..."

Both (singing):
"...and no one left to fight."

Cylindra:
"I wanna hold you high and steal your pain."

Both (singing, growing in intensity):
"'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away"

Both (singing, final echo):
"You've gone away."

Sebastian:
"You don't feel me here anymore."

Sebastian sank to his knees, overwhelmed by the weight he had been carrying. Cylindra knelt beside him, holding him close, refusing to let him fall.

Cylindra:
"You're not alone anymore. You never were."

Sebastian (softly, voice trembling):
"And I... I love you."

Cylindra (tears welling, a smile breaking through):
"I love you too, Sebastian... always."

The city below hummed quietly, oblivious. But above, in that suspended, perfect moment, everything felt right. All the chaos, the battles, the pain—they all faded. For now, there was only them, holding on to each other, finally whole.

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