Rkprime.22.03.09.demi.sutra.a.reason.to.stay.xx...

Sutra paused, her hand lingering on the handle of her bag. "We’ve been running on empty for a long time, Demi. We’re like two planets in the same system but different orbits. I don’t know how to reach you anymore."

Demi finally looked up. "I thought we were just... weathered. I thought that’s what happens when you’ve been together this long. You stop needing to shout to be heard." RKPrime.22.03.09.Demi.Sutra.A.Reason.To.Stay.XX...

The air in the loft felt lighter, the sound of the rain outside turning from a melancholy drone into a protective cocoon. Sutra looked at the suitcase, then back at the woman who was finally, truly looking at her. Sutra paused, her hand lingering on the handle of her bag

In the dim light of the apartment, they began the slow, deliberate work of coming back together—reminding each other that sometimes, the best reason to stay is simply the courage to say "I'm still here." I don’t know how to reach you anymore