❛❛i think i've seen this film before❜❜

❛❛Your eyes still show the same confusion, the same disbelief, the same hurt as when I told you the first time. This whole scene is one big déjà vu, like a film I've seen before. I didn't like the ending last time. But I don't know if it'll be the same ending this time. It hasn't been long, but I don't know you anymore, not enough to predict what you'll do.❜❜

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For her, it's the dead of winter, a remote cabin, a cheerful class reunion--until he shows up. For him, it is the first time seeing her with her new boyfriend. The need for civility is understood. But what will happen when emotions run high?

Inspired by the song "exile" by Taylor Swift and Bon Iver.

Content warning: some swearing
Word count: ~1400