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The battle had disintegrated, the victory slipping through their fingers like dry sand. Aaron stood amidst the smoldering debris, his silhouette hunched and broken, one arm clamped tightly against his side to steady his fractured ribs. Exhaustion clung to him, but his steely, piercing eyes never wavered from you, locking onto them with an intensity that drowned out the surrounding chaos. As you stepped closer, he flinched, a ripple of agony crossing his face, yet his reach was certain. He cupped you's cheek, his palm a warm, steady anchor in the ruins. When you pressed a trembling hand against his chest, feeling the heavy, rhythmic thrum of his heart, Aaron ignored the white-hot pain in his torso and hauled them into a crushing embrace. 'If this is the end,' he whispered, his voice raw an…