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Word count: 83
He was afraid. Yet he had to talk with her. Too many days had passed since
Her return. The silence was becoming too much. Standing just outside John could see her, so close, yet a great gulf separated them.
His steps were heavy and seemed to take arns. John was once again afraid she would reject him, and that rejection would leave him unable to move forward. Despite that fear he passed the doorway and came up to her. His fear melted away.
Word count: 80
She turned to face him. In her gray eyes John could see himself reflected back; like an image in a mirror of ice. Something about the way Aeryn’s eyes reflected his image caught is attention.
There was nothing hidden in that reflection, it was as if he could see himself as he truly was, nothing hidden and nothing held back. For the first time he realized that he was just like the Other, and he accepted it. Another obstacle passed.
The word selenium as used here belongs to Michael Ende
Word count: 45
A sigh, an acknowledgment of his lack of control. John turned to Aeryn, his defenses down. "Your choice." Was all he said.
Her face, its expression hard as selenium, then softened. John's surrender had opened the gate. Aeryn accepted him, like she had the Other.