Tessa

I am from mysterious black marks, deadly grotesque automatons, and dangerous secret
powers.
I am from a bright, shining, silver haired star whose love for music is seconded only by his
immense love for me.
I am from a jet-black haired boy with a shattered soul and a massive burden that he has
carried with him since he was a child.

Will

I am from a friend who is a piece of me and who I would protect with my own life.
I am from someone who has kept me safe and mostly sane.
Jem always thinks of me as a good person even if I am not sure I am.

But…

I am also from leaving my grieving parents, watching my dying sister, and dreaming of
terrible demons.
I am from a curse where everyone who loves me dies a horrific death.
I am from savagely pushing people away to protect them and myself.

Jem

I am from a red powder used to torture me as a child just so the heinous demon could
laugh.
I am from the drug that is leaching all the color and life from me.
Opium is slowly pulling me away from the people I love forever and will not allow itself to be
stopped.

But..

I am from a shining star of a girl, a bright flame of a boy, and a glossy wooden violin.
I am from a promise to protect the girl I love even when I am no longer on this world.
I am from two people who understand the beat of my heart.

Our lives are much harder than I thought they would be.
They are full of near death experiences and constant danger
but nothing will ever stop us and we will carry on until our last breath.