A hand stroked his face, and Damian 's eyelids fluttered open to see beautiful emerald eyes. Smiling softly at him. Warm, golden light enveloped them both.

I love waking up to you.

Me too.

His arm circled her waist and pulled her closer, nuzzling into her neck. Pink and green danced behind his eyes like watercolours, wrapping him so completely in a sense of safety and love.

He wanted to stay there forever.

And he

would

have. Until -

Snow and ice flurried around him, slowly encasing him, crawling up his body and hardening on his skin.

White burned behind his eyes, freezing him to the spot.

Broken reflections, broken glass, falling to the floor like rain. Screaming that lasted for days.