A Selection of Microfics About Relationships and Endings

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Here are some of my past “doodles.” I thought people might enjoy them! (Be aware, this is a rather sad selection. They’re all about how relationships end.

Remembered

He remembered. The gold of her hair, the red of her lips, the pale of her skin. The fading pale, becoming a memory and an echo, shading to blue. The echo that was the beep, beep, beep of the machines, the machines that were not and never could be her. He remembered, and he loved, and the life of her, the fire of her, extinguished by the water, the darkness. He remembered, and he knew what he must do.

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For Him

It had been carefully placed on the platter, next to plates of cookies and cupcakes. It had been made for him, only for him, something he had not tasted in years. It sat there, a cake server on the edge of the platter. Bowls and spoons, waiting for it, the smell of treacle rising from it slowly, the smell of desire. The smell that drifted across the room to where she sat, the white dress in disarray, the veil on the floor beside her. The only other scent was the salt of her own tears.