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it’s undecided whether they should love each other as fiercely as they do. does their love do more harm than good? or rather, does it protect them from the sufferance of heartbreak?
when they are together, they know that they exist solely for each other. yes, they must fight to protect a kingdom, and perhaps they should be fully devoted to protecting said kingdom, but does anything truly compare to their devotion for one another?
they feel connected by a red string of fate. after all, they have been reborn together countless times as their own unique selves. they have been reborn together, fates intertwined, like those of serenity and endimiyon, born to forever circle one another.
the guardian of love and the guardian of courage spin around each other in an everlasting dance, forever lingering touches, and soft, forbidden words uttered beneath a bright moon.
should they really have to hide this from the world? this beautiful, flourishing love that rekindles once again? is it written in the stars? are they meant to get this close, meant to embrace this delicately? or rather, are the stars against them, preying on their downfall? do they wait for the end to love and courage?
“mako,” softly, barely more than a whisper, “i promise to love you like a birds wings do the sky. i could never give up on this.”
to that, a hand tucking golden locks behind a delicate ear. a smile. a kiss just below the eye.
“mina… i will love you like the clouds love their rain. nothing could stop my heart from pounding for you and only you.”
a hand cupping a cheek, illuminating gorgeous green eyes. an understanding of what it is that makes this love real.
jupiter, who loves freely over a lifespan, who would settle down for the beauty of a guardian who rests before her eyes.
and venus, with a “one true love” mindset, sure that this is the girl for whom she would give up anything.
yes, their primary goal is to protect serenity. but this love makes them question their duty. if one of them were to go down protecting their queen, the other would follow with shocking speed. they shall not loose one another.
they are the light at the end of the tunnel. all of the pain, the fighting, the loss, will have been worth it if it means they will ever have met.
other universes without each other are dull and unworthy of thought. they cannot truly live without one another. perhaps no one will ever understand their love but that does not matter if they have each other to lean on.
there is a security in their togetherness. makoto has no attention to give to anyone else, for minako has been here, with her, for her entire story. no one else could compare.
minako knows that this love she feels for her jupiter could never be recreated by a single other person on the planet. she knows where she struck gold, and she is thankful, for once, for the responsibility laid upon her.
“mako,” a head tucked into the crook of a neck, a face flushing with warmth. a feeling similar to that of a primary school crush, butterflies and racing hearts. “i have loved you in every universe and i will continue to love you for eternity, if you will have me.”
“mina…” a stroke of honey-tinted hair. a bitten lip in the hope of holding back a smile. though how could she ever hide a smile for her
venus. “i will continue to love you in every universe, every iteration of our story. i see you in every possible future. i would sacrifice it all, just for you.”
there is nothing to dispute. they will love each other with a fierceness they were not aware they harboured. they were comparable to serenity and endimiyon.
there is something forbidden about their love for one another. the world is calculated, their being is calculated, their physicality is calculated, everything a perfect equation waiting to be solved over a vast expanse of time, though these equations do not account for the one thing that may impact the entirety of any equation; love.
minako and makoto as a pair are a drop of ink in crystal clear water. their love tinkers with the atmosphere, it changes the equation, and they are a slip of what should be. for all they know, their love could be catastrophic. yet, it could be a miracle.
though their love is pure and full, that does not necessarily indicate that their beings are pure, for as long as they love each other, they, individually, are impure. being pure, they would devote themselves fully to serenity and crystal tokyo, however this love taints them, causes them to question their morals.
in disaster, would they choose serenity or each other?
this love they share is not understood by many. not for the fact that they are two women, rather for the fact that there shall not be any
fruit from their love. unlike serenity and endimiyon with their small lady, they do not have anything to show for their love, for the result of their love is not physical.
their love is represented in smiles, in lingering touches, in lustful eyes, in trust, in bravery, and in time well spent. they do not have anything to show to anyone but themselves.
those around them congratulate them, though they are both aware they need no congratulations. this is not a one-off love, not something they will try and eventually forget. no, this is eternal, everlasting, and above them. they could not part if they wished to.
they need not even speak more often than not, yet they remain loving and learning each other. their love being eternal is not to say that they cannot surprise each other and remain interesting and new. they know all too well that they will always have something to learn about the other.
this love is new as it is old. intense as it is soft. protective as it is freeing.
perhaps it is not perfect or flawless to those peering in from the outside, but to them, it is everything. and everything is enough.
so they pose the question, are they star-crossed or soulmates?