A Flame Unyielding - Dain's Love Letter

Dain writing a love letter to Kaelara

Kaelara,

Your name lingers in my thoughts as a fire that refuses to be extinguished, burning brighter with every moment I try to suppress it. I never intended to write this, never intended to let you see the depths of the turmoil you’ve caused in me, but here I am, surrendering to the very thing I’ve spent my life fighting—something I can’t control.

You are defiance incarnate, a storm that has torn through the carefully constructed walls of my life. When I look at you, I see strength I didn’t know existed, courage that challenges even the darkest of fates. You stand against a world that would crush you, and yet you remain unbroken. How could anyone not be drawn to that fire? How could I not feel the pull, even when it threatens to destroy everything I’ve ever known?

I’ve been trained to see weakness as something to eradicate, vulnerability as a flaw. And yet, when I saw the raw fear in your eyes tempered with unyielding determination, I knew then that I was the weak one. Weak because I couldn’t bring myself to see you as just another target, just another name on a list. Weak because when I let you go, it wasn’t duty that held me back—it was you.

You’ve ignited something in me, Kaelara, something I don’t fully understand. It terrifies me as much as it consumes me. You challenge everything I thought I believed, everything I thought I was. You are chaos and clarity all at once, and I hate you for it as much as I... as much as I care for you.

But I fear what this could mean. For you. For me. For the world we find ourselves caught in. If I let this feeling—this connection—grow, it will destroy us both. And yet, I know I will never stop being drawn to you, never stop trying to protect you, even when I should be the one chasing you down.

Whatever path lies ahead, Kaelara, know that you have already won a battle I didn’t even know I was fighting. You’ve claimed a part of me I can never take back, and no matter where we stand—on opposite sides of a war, or together against the storm—I will carry your name in my heart, a flame that will never die.

Yours,

Dain