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It was a chilly spring day. Nathaniel and Marc had been going on a date when the picture was taken. It was a happy day.
They went out for ice cream. Normal ice cream. Not soulmate ice cream. Just regular ice cream. It was great.
They went to the park and sat in the shade of the trees. Nathaniel started drawing something Marc couldn’t quite see until Nathaniel flipped his sketchbook around to show Marc.
The breeze made Nathaniel shiver a little, causing the two boys to cuddle together. Marc couldn’t stop the blush from spreading across his face.
Later, the rest of the art club came to join them. They all took a group photo.
As Marc stares at the picture, at the happy, smiling faces, he, not for the first time, wishes to go back in time, to before he was the last one left. Before screams were a normal thing. Before the buildings were constantly burning. Before this Akuma. Before that one bad day.
Even so, he resolves himself for one last battle against the Akuma - against his boyfriend.