An Eternal Yes: Embracing Forever with a Mortal Heart

Dear Anonymous, as I sit here with tears of joy in my eyes, I can hardly believe what happened yesterday. My beloved, the mortal man who captured my elven heart, took me to our favorite lookout—a place where we’ve shared countless moments of laughter and quiet contemplation. We were enjoying the fading light of day, watching the sun paint the sky in hues of gold and crimson. Then, without warning, he rose from our blanket and dropped to one knee before me. His eyes, filled with love and nervous anticipation, locked onto mine as he uttered four words that changed everything: ‘Fay, will you marry me?’ My breath caught in my throat; my heart raced with excitement mixed with trepidation. So many thoughts swirled in my mind—our age difference being but one—but they all distilled down to one simple truth: I want to spend every moment I can with this man.

I thought back to the beginning of our journey together—how skeptical both I and my elven family were about loving a mortal. The fear of loss was ever-present; his life would be but a blink compared to mine. Yet, time has shown me that even though his lifespan might be a fraction of my own centuries-long existence, he is willing to give me every moment he has. And for him? Well…I am his whole world—the center around which his life revolves. In that instant yesterday, as I looked into his hopeful eyes, those doubts melted away like mist under the morning sun. ‘Yes,’ I whispered through happy tears—and then again louder for certainty—‘Yes!’ His face lit up brighter than any spell could ever produce; we embraced tightly as if trying to merge our souls further.

Anonymous, marriage between an immortal elf and a mortal man isn’t without its challenges or critics—especially among my own kin who fear attachment only leads to inevitable sorrow when death parts us. But for now? None of that matters because what we have is real—it transcends lifespans and logic—it’s magic in its purest form: love that conquers all fears for a chance at happiness no matter how brief it may seem against the backdrop of eternity. So yes…he asked me on bended knee under a setting sun after what felt like an eternal year together (though just another flicker against my 518 years)…and yes…I said yes because some fractures are meant to complete us.