Dndm I: Love You Much

She squeezed his hand back, the flicker of hope returning to her eyes. "I never did. I just needed to hear you say it one more time."

"I told you when we were ten," he said softly. "I’m the shield, you’re the spark. Don't never doubt me." Dndm I Love You Much

It was a code, a shorthand they’d used since they were children stealing apples from the orchard. Dndm. "Don’t never doubt me." It was grammatically a mess, a relic of their youth, but it was their anchor. She squeezed his hand back, the flicker of

Kaelen reached across the table, covering her hand with his. The weight of the quest ahead—the dragons, the dark mages, the impossible odds—felt suddenly lighter. She squeezed his hand back