Irisxjase Now

Keep going, you two.

Neither is wrong. Some stories don’t start with a single match strike — they start with a slow, inevitable warmth. They don’t talk the way people do in movies. There are no grand, rehearsed speeches. irisxjase

There are some names that just sound right next to each other. Keep going, you two

Now? Now it just means there are still pages left to write. Not a destination. A direction. irisxjase

Jase answers by restringing her guitar without being asked.

Instead, Iris leaves sticky notes on the bathroom mirror: “You looked tired. I made tea. x”