One Last Kiss

It wasn’t the kiss itself that undid him.
It was the way she leaned in as if nothing had changed, lips soft, familiar, almost routine.

But beneath the surface, he knew.
The weight of it wasn’t promise, it was farewell. A kiss that carried no spark of tomorrow, only the quiet ache of an ending that happened too soon.

He held onto it anyway.

Every fiber of his being begged for it to mean more, to be the bridge back to what they had. Yet in the depths of his soul, he recognized the truth: some kisses don’t open doors. They close them.

When she pulled away, the silence was unbearable.
Her lips had left his, but the absence pressed harder than the kiss itself.

He didn’t linger.

The kiss had already told him everything, soft, familiar, but hollowed out by the quiet truth that it was the last. He stepped away, keys trembling in his hand, and slid into the driver’s seat.

The engine turned over, a low growl that felt too alive for the silence inside him. He pulled onto the road, headlights carving tunnels through the dark. The moon followed, pale and watchful, a companion he hadn’t asked for.

Tears blurred the windshield, streaking the glass until the world ahead was nothing but fractured light. He blinked hard, but the ache didn’t clear. Every mile carried him further from her, yet closer to the certainty that he would never see her again.

The road stretched endlessly, a ribbon of asphalt unraveling beneath the weight of memory. He gripped the wheel tighter, as if holding on could change the truth. But the kiss lingered, not as promise, but as echo. A touch that had closed the chapter, leaving him haunted by what would never return.

Behind him, the road that used to lead home shrank into shadows. Ahead, only the moon kept pace, silent and merciless, reminding him with every mile that some endings don’t come with words. They come with a kiss, a tearstained windshield, and the hollow certainty of a never-ending goodbye.

Reviews

[ETERNITY]

Amazing! Sometimes things just won't work no matter how much we want it. Maybe being just friends could be a solution. This is an awesome write!

[ShnortyMorty]

Thank you so much, your response is exactly the type of reaction I was hoping to invoke within readers

[Elizabeth]

Hi,
I hope you’re doing perfectly well and writing amazing stories. I have a question for you — since Christmas is coming, are you also writing a story related to it?"

[ShnortyMorty]

i haven't really thought about it, yourself?

[Elizabeth]

I’m just asking whether you’ve thought about writing or not, because it’s a really great idea if you think about it. I’m a casual reader myself and I also love reading stories, which is why I asked you. My suggestion is that you should write too you’ll get very good reviews, and I can also give you suggestions. Are you active on any other social platforms like Instagram or Discord so we can talk about this in detail there?

[Lara]

This is a really well-paced piece of written work. With user-friendly imagery.
I especially appreciate the font. ✨️

[ShnortyMorty]

I appreciate your review more than I can express, thank you so much!