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When the two of them were younger, neither of them had really thought they could end up in a life like this, full of safety and peace. It hadn’t seemed possible when they were growing up in the shadow of fighting to save the world from total destruction. Deep down, really, it had seemed unlikely that they would both live to see a world without Salem.
But somehow, against all odds, they did manage to make it through. They had survived all of the horrors of the world and the trauma of the fight and now they’ve arrived at the light at the end of the tunnel. The world is free of Salem and those who had fought on her side.
These days, the two of them wake up in comfort and safety, treasuring each day that they’re able to wake up at each other’s side. The problems they deal with now are small and mundane, far from life-threatening. Peace is every bit as beautiful as they could have hoped for.