Interlude: Invincible

"You believe in god?"
"Goddamnit, not this again. You know how I hate this religious bullshit you just LOVE to bring up."
"Sorry to try and find meaning in everything."
"Not our jobs."

The two continued to bicker on, not knowing or caring whether they could find an answer to their troubles. It didn't matter whether they did or not. It was the act of questioning that they loved.

"You think society will ever accept us?"
"I don't care if they ever do. Doesn't change a goddamn thing."
"I'll still love you either way."
"Let them hate what they fear."
"Let them fear what they will never know. Happiness in the purest form."
"Don't you go soft on me now."

They needed each other to confirm their lives of unbelievable courage and faith. Everybody hated that they were together, hated everything they represented and all the stereotypes they carried.

"We both know religion screwed it up for you and me. Never stood a chance in the face of the world."
"Never expected anything else. We don't control who we love."
"Love is blind, mate. Love is blind."

Their relationship had developed to the point where either of them would die for the other. This was because they would both perish if anybody found out.

"I just wish for one second I could say anything about this without fear. Fear of reprisal, fear of death."
"You and I never feared death if we were willing to love each other. We fear it because we both don't want to lose each other."
"Love or courage?"
"It takes both to be human."
"Is that why they're blind to tolerance?"
"It's just human nature."

They couldn't fight back, and they knew there was no chance. Somebody would find out sooner or later, and they would both burn at the stake. It was just a matter of when.

"I'm not scared anymore. This is worth it all. All the tears, all the rain."
"Then show them nothing else. Give them no respect."
"I'm ready for our funerals."
"Just like soldiers?"
"You'd be crazy not to fight for your life. For everything we stand for."

The two kissed. Alone in the world that would be so cruel to them, they walked into the falling rain. Thunder clasped to applaud their courage. They knew that somehow, somewhere, their love meant everything. They knew that one day, people would not frown on those who chose their path. They would be accepted.

And that was what kept them going.