“i love you, Sora-chan.

i don’t want to go away.”

“then don’t.”

“i wish it was that easy.”

“you could live with us

and, and,

stay here in japan.

england sucks anyway.”

she chuckled quietly.

“i wish i could.”

the silence remained.

the ocean stilled

and the sky blinked.

both cracked.

spilling outward in agonising sorrow

that pooled around them

rising higher

until they were

drowning in it

drowning together

gasping for breath

in the cruel reality

called life.