Avia Free (ms_miracle) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-04-17 21:03:00

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When I'm Sixty-Four
(backdated to shortly before Avia's birthday)

Things were, as far as Avia was concerned, going pretty dang good. Groovy good, anyway. She'd put in an offer on a place for her and Will, and the odds were they'd be signing the paperwork within a couple of weeks, and moving in with plenty of time before Will started college. Avia admired his commitment to his education. She had, at her parents insistence, gone off and on just enough to get an Associate's Degree in business, but had no desire for any more. It was enough to be useful when managing her career. But her path to education was one of life experiences.

The relationship itself was, well, about as perfect as could be. Sure, she was a little bit older, and a lot of people still didn't get how the two of them had ended up together, but they worked. Will got her and she got him.

Her own career was going well, touring Europe was pretty awesome, and she could Boom back whenever the League or he needed her. Granted, him being able to fly also helped. Such as tonight. Paris, with the great love of her life? Hard to beat.

Right now, they were just cuddling on the couch of her hotel suite.

Avia pulled herself up just a little bit. This was... really, really nice. She'd have liked to have just spent the whole day doing nothing but this kind of thing. But her upcoming birthday had put the issue a little more on her mind. It was something that needed to be talked about.

"Mind if we... talk for a little?"

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	geekgreek 2012-04-17 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Will was nervous. And Happy. And nervous, but they put the paperwork in for the offer and, well...it was different. Good different. Scary, but good. And with that tone of voice, Will knows something is up. "Sure. Wh-whats on your mind?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2012-04-17 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Just thinking," she said. "About us." "Good stuff," she hastily amended. "Looking forward to living with you more than anything else is the world. But... it's got me thinking. About some of the stuff we need to talk about, since I don't see either of us goin' anywhere." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2012-04-17 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	Will smiles at the hasty correction, but there is something about this conversation, something that is bugging her really bad. "Whatever is on your mind, share it, sweetie." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2012-04-17 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	Avia took a deep breath. "Okay. Take it from the top." Another deep breath. "You understand I'm not actually human, right? That I'm a New God." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2012-04-17 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes, I do, Avia. You're my Goddess, remember?" Will is a bit worried. She's serious. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2012-04-17 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, yeah. Dumb question, I guess." She focused her attention on him. "But you need to understand what that means. I'm immortal, Will. Or close enough to it." "And the good kind of immortal. Or at least, well, the good looking kind. I'm gonna more or less stop aging when I hit about thirty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2012-04-17 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	Will is going to reach out and wrap his arms around her. "Yeah. In m-my not so good moments, I had thought about that. Even if I do spend a good deal of time as Marvel, in the end...yeah. Times gonna get me and not you." Will pulls himself closer. "I understand and accept that. I don't wish for it to be true, but that's the case." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2012-04-17 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	Avia snuggled in close to him. "Okay," she said, after a moment. "I... it's why... it's why I never really let myself get close to anyone. Part of the reason, anyway. Just keep out there, never forming any tight bonds to someone... that way I couldn't get hurt if I lost them." She breathed in. "And then I fell in love with you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

geekgreek
2012-04-17 11:40 pm UTC (link)

Will feels his eyes get a bit watery at that. She shared her feelings with him a long time ago, before they were even considering living together. But he didn't know that it was affecting her this much.

"I never want to hurt you, but it's a sad truth. be it a fight with a bad guy or just time coming to an end...I'm going to leave you behind. And I don't want that, but I know I'll have no choice."

Will squeezes a bit.

"What do you want to do? In the end, you're the one who's going to live."

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	ms_miracle 2012-04-17 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	Avia squeezed his hand. "I want to spend whatever time we get with you. However long that is." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2012-04-17 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	Will smiles. He knows that in choosing him, she has chosen to have to deal with his eventual death. He never wanted to put her through that pain, but if she wished to be with him, it was going to happen. "If you are choosing me, I want your word on something." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2012-04-18 12:00 am UTC (link)
	Well, that peaked up Avia's curiosity. "...On what?" she asked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

geekgreek
2012-04-18 12:05 am UTC (link)

"On me: when I am gone, I will understand if you grieve. You'll miss me. You'll wish that it didn't have to be this way. You'll be sad."

Will puts his hand on her cheek.

"But once you're done with that, I want you to live. You have eternity to do so. I know you'll miss me, but I want you happy as well. So keep me close to your heart. Think on our good times. Heck, even laugh at our bad times for how possibly trite they are. But just keep me in your heart and live."

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	ms_miracle 2012-04-18 12:22 am UTC (link)
	Avia smiled a little bit at his touch, letting out a happy little sigh. She understood the weight of what he was asking, the subtext there. That she not spend the rest of her immortal years simply mourning him. "Dunno if you're gonna be able to hold me too that," she said. "But I promise you I will give it my all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2012-04-18 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Will is going to kiss his girlfriend. He feels exhausted, because this was really heavy and it was emotionally exhausting, but it was a big thing. "I want you to. If you don't give it your all, you wouldn't be the Avia I love." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2012-04-18 12:47 am UTC (link)
	Avia kissed him back, grinning when they broke. She too, felt exhausted. This had been weighing heavily upon her, and had needed to be done. "Love you," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2012-04-18 01:34 am UTC (link)
	"Love you, too, my Goddess. And knowing that you'll have that little part of me for the rest of your days...that's happy enough immortality for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ms_miracle 2012-05-13 01:02 am UTC (link)
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