What makes this opening scene so poignant is that John knows EXACTLY what he’s doing. He knows exactly how badly he’s screwing up. He calls himself a “fucking coward” the split second that he rejects Abigail’s offer to come with her and live a normal life, and he tells himself how much better off she’s going to be as he watches her walk away. He could have chosen a healthier path, but he opted to take the easy way out instead. And he understands exactly how much he’s hurting both Abigail and himself by doing so. At this stage, I’m glad she walked away.
I found their reunion incredibly bittersweet. You did a great job of conveying how much of a shock it was to both of them...and that they still had feelings for each other, in spite of everything—John, especially, since his narration made it clear that he’d been thinking about Abigail this whole time. I imagine they have a very uncomfortable but much-needed conversation up ahead!
P.S. Props for naming your fic after an Evanescence song. I have two of these, myself. 😂
omg i wont lie, i was a full on emo in middle school so my 2000s emo music phase stays with me even into adulthood lmaoooooo. i was listening to evanescence while writing this and i was like, 'wait, this would be the perfect title'
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