Aw, I like this. It's tragicly romantic, but not fluffy or overdone. I like the inserted thought: "you're years too late, dear." I could feel the regret and sadness just by that, even if none of the other emotions were so clearly and beautifully shown. Well done!

Ah - this is brilliantly written.
Great work describing the setting, background and characters in such a short piece.
Even without the lengthy process of "getting to know" your characters, the emotions are clearly felt by the reader (me).
Great work.

Wow, that just ripped my heart out. Excellent job on the description of the setting, most people either go too far or don't have enough, but you have a good balance going in this. Kudos.

Ah...
That's really sad.
You should make a novel out of this.
It would be really good.
Please do.
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