Chimera-s Heart -final- -sirotatedou-: The

“So you gave it your heart?”

I sat beside him. The water below was black mirror, reflecting nothing but the pale ghost of a moon. The Chimera-s Heart -Final- -Sirotatedou-

A question.

I felt the air leave my lungs. Because I knew — I had always known — whose name lived in the space between his ribs. The girl we left behind. The one who stayed to hold the bridge so we could run. The one whose last word was not a scream, but a sigh. “So you gave it your heart

The chimera lowered its heads. One by one, it laid them in his lap — lion, goat, serpent — and wept. Not tears of blood. Just tears. Salt. Loss. The Chimera-s Heart -Final- -Sirotatedou-

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