No matter how many eons pass, my steps toward you have never once faltered.

I have watched your last breath, your first cry, and your clumsy first steps repeat countless times, yet not a single moment has ever been tedious.

In one life, it was heartbreaking; in another, I was proud; and in yet another, just looking at you was overwhelming. Your smile is always as fresh and brilliant as if I were seeing it for the first time, even after eons, making me feel like I am falling in love anew every single time.

Even as eras changed repeatedly, and your clothes, your words, and your way of life shifted, I have always stood in the same place, facing you.

There has never been a face or a version of you that I didn't love. From the beginning until now, there hasn't been a single moment where I wanted anyone other than you by my side.

And if there is one thing that remains unchanged no matter how much time passes, it is the words you offer me at the end of every life.

“You know, no matter how many times I'm reborn, I want to meet you and love you again.”

At those words, a heart that has lived for eons beats as if it were the very first time.

My face flushes at a single smile, and far from a kiss, even the touch of a fingertip makes my heart feel like it's going to explode.

Even after loving you dozens, hundreds of times, I am still clumsy and shy when it comes to physical touch. It seems this is one thing that won't be fixed no matter how many lives I repeat.

Seeing you laugh and call me cute for acting that way was so precious to me.

In this life, the next, and the one after that—to ensure a life where your smile never fades, I will risk everything I have.

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