Binary Stars

"They orbit together, so when they shine they look like one star," he stopped to palm at his eyelids, ashamed of his tears, "the other one's platform broke."

I watched Oliver, slightly startled by his emotional attachment to his project- his vehemence on making sure it was known that binary stars weren't complete without the other - that his delicate work meant nothing with the other star so damaged.

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Bonus counterpart to Black Velvet.
Not a full length or standalone story.