darker_london | The perfect fit

Scarlett's brother was getting married, and while she was so happy for him (and loved his fiance) she couldn't help but feel... unsettled by it all. Not because he was making a mistake, but because Scarlett felt like she just might be. When she looked at her life there were things she was proud of and things that fitted - like teaching - but from a distance she could also see the things that didn't fit.

Like her relationship with Renee.

She hadn't said anything of the sort out loud but each day made it more clear that, as girlfriends, Renee and Scarlett didn't fit. How was that even possible? Hadn't they both wanted this for so long and longed for their chance to be together. Finally being able to love each other freely should have been the perfect fit, and yet... it didn't fit. They didn't fit.

Scarlett sat on the grass of the front lawn, watching Ishtar run after the birds that flew up to escape her in the trees. She wished everything felt right.