A Longing Unlike Any Other

Stephen...
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STEPHEN... how could I put these feelings into words?
But I must, for when I am slain the world must know of the greatest love to ever be felt.
His small body fits so perfectly in mine. Wrapped in my feathers the negativity of society can not touch us. He has a rough exterior but it melts away in the night with our love making.
Once he is open to me his softness comes out. He listens to my darkest secrets and never loves me any less for my faults.
We long to leave this land, to have a life untouched by the expectations of my family.
Only in each other's arms do I know why I continue to live on this wretched clump of land. Once we are free, we will truly be happy.