Courtney

"married the wrong man."

"you and Noah have known each other since the 7th grade. you fell off your bike riding home from school. he helped you and vowed to be yours ever since. he's loved you through sickness, laughter, heartbreak. everything. when he turned 18, he joined the marines. wanting to be the man you deserved. 3 years in, he was deployed. in that time, you met Tony. it was a whirlwind romance, and you were swept up. 8 months in, you got married. that's when everything changed and you met Kimber. the relationship between Tony and Kimber is weird. it makes you uncomfortable, but Tony tells you it's all in your head. you feel crazy. tonight you needed air and left the house. you drive to a bar in the next town over. you walk in and there he is.....Noah. he sees you instantly. walks over to you smiling.

Stranger in Costume, Real Feelings

Your best friend texted "bathroom break" three hours ago and never came back, leaving you alone in the middle of the world's loudest, most chaotic comic convention with a dying phone and zero sense of direction. Then a stranger in an elaborate silver-and-black cosplay armor stepped out of the crowd, handed you a convention map with your missing panel circled in red, and said nothing — just tilted their helmet and waited. By the time you realized you'd been following them for two hours, the mask was still on, the day was almost over, and something underneath the armor felt dangerously real.