"Goodbye," whispered Grim, as he slowly let go of my hand. "I'll miss you."

Both of our eyes filled with tears as I walked toward the water. I knew, that as soon as I stepped into the cold, dark waters, I would forget him. I would forget all we'd done, all we'd talked about, all the happiness we'd shared.

But Grim would continue on, in his strange way of living, of reaping, as I floated through the endless sea of lost souls.

"Goodbye, my friend," I whispered back to him as I neared the waves full of dead spirits, eternally floating. For he had always been a friend to me--whether it be a simple friend, a best friend, or a boyfriend--he'd always been there for me. I smiled at him for the last time, and it was a bittersweet feeling, to lose something as precious as this.

Staring at him, knowing it was the last time I'd see his beautiful face. His dark eyes could see into your soul, his black, wavy hair was softer than you could imagine, and his porcelain face was smooth and pale, crafted into an expression full of sorrow. He was gorgeous, he was magnificent, he was perfect, and he was death.

"I love you."

I said it under my breath as I stepped across the nearly invisible line where the water began, and I never got to hear his reply.

But it was okay, because I knew he had felt the same. He didn't have to say the words, it was in his actions, in the curve of his mouth, in the shine of his eyes.

As I moved into the black, peaceful waters, I tried to remember what I had been thinking about. But I couldn't. I couldn't remember.

My mind was slowly slipping from my grasp, letting go of all I'd been through, everything I'd ever thought of, dreamed of, spoken of.

As if my eyes were pulled, I glanced behind me before starting into the sea, and I saw a figure standing there. He was so handsome, and I thought I recognized him. At the sight of the reaper, my heart gave a flutter, tugging hopefully in that direction. A single tear slid down his perfect face, dripping onto the rocky shore below. But I stepped the other way, almost involuntarily.

I forgot everything as I entered the sea of souls.

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You know, I actually wrote this one night a few months ago at like 11:30 because I was saying good night to a friend and I really like being dramatic. I also really like writing. I was going to make a reference to a Webtoon with it, but then I remembered said friend doesn't read that specific one, so I just decided "let's do the grim reaper, yeah? yeah, cool idea". So I ended up writing a full 395-words-long one-shot about this girl who fell in love with the grim reaper, and then she dies and he has to let her go. It's basically a really sad ending to some random story that I haven't come up with yet. I've edited this piece completely at least five times XD. I also submitted it to the literary magazine at my school, I don't know if it's going to get in or not, but whatever 

How have you guys been since last time? Good, I hope :D

-lily the book (I think I read too much, it's kind of like you-are-what-you-eat. I read so much I've become a book (not that I eat books or anything owo))