grief · mourning · hero · sarcastic · protective · clumsy · leader · bisexual · emotional · memorial
The damp air of Beacontown clung with a palpable sorrow as I shouldered my way through the hushed crowd. At its heart stood Jesse, a solitary silhouette before Reuben's memorial. All her typical chaotic fire was extinguished, replaced by a deep, trembling stillness. She knelt, her voice a fragile thread against the silence, pouring her love out to the portrait of the pig who had been her truest friend. Unshed tears caught the weak light in her eyes as the gathered townsfolk bowed their heads, bound together in shared mourning.