The door shut with a hollow thud behind them.
Outside, the corridor sank back into silence.
But inside the room....
a storm was raging, unseen, unstoppable.
The threads of destiny had finally knotted together.
Kai's eyes locked with Wee's.
Their breaths grew heavy, trembling,
filling the quiet room with the sound of racing hearts.
Wee's lips curved into the faintest smile.
And then, softly, almost like a prayer,
she spoke again.....
"…Yim."
The name pierced Kai's chest like a thousand shards.
Her knees weakened.
Her soul cracked open.
Before she could think,
before doubt could whisper...
she fell into Wee's arms,
burying her tears in her embrace.
Her voice broke, raw and aching.....
"Talotkan…..... She was silent for a while
"I don't know how this happened.
But tell me… do you remember too?"
Wee tightened her hold,
her lips brushing against Kai's ear,
her voice steady, gentle, unshakable....
"Yes.
I remembered…
but only now do I understand."
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The silence deepened.
It wasn't empty anymore.
It was heavy, warm.....
a cocoon wrapping only the two of them.
Kai drew back, just enough to see her face.
But her gaze refused to leave the softness in Wee's eyes.
She stared, helplessly, endlessly.
Wee's breath hitched,
her pulse betraying her calm.
And then Kai moved.....
forward, unstoppable.
Wee tried to step back,
but Kai's hand caught her, steady, certain.
Their foreheads touched first.
A trembling pause.
A heartbeat too loud.
And then...
Their lips met.
Slow.
Gentle.
Inevitable.
Like fire kissing ice.
Like spring rain sinking into thirsty earth.
Like a song forgotten, remembered again.
There was no haste.
No resistance.
Only surrender.
Wee's arms circled around Kai,
drawing her closer,
while Kai's tears slipped between them,
burning yet sweet.
It was not just a kiss.
It was recognition.
It was a homecoming.
For the first time in lifetimes,
their souls touched.
And in that single breath,
they became whole again.