A gentle story of two lovers young,
Who met in innocence and died in sorrow,
And of one selfish heart, whose rancour clung
Like curses on them; are ye slow to borrow
The lore of truth from such a tale?
Or in this world’s deserted vale,
Do ye not see a star of gladness
Pierce the shadows of its sadness,—
When ye are cold, that love is a light sent
From Heaven, which none shall quench, to cheer the innocent?
Who met in innocence and died in sorrow,
And of one selfish heart, whose rancour clung
Like curses on them; are ye slow to borrow
The lore of truth from such a tale?
Or in this world’s deserted vale,
Do ye not see a star of gladness
Pierce the shadows of its sadness,—
When ye are cold, that love is a light sent
From Heaven, which none shall quench, to cheer the innocent?
"In every other universe, Gwen Stacy falls for Spider-man. And in every other universe, it doesn’t end well."
— Gwen Stacy/Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Is it written in the stars?
Are we paying for some crime?
Is that all that we are good for-
Just some stretch of mortal time?
Or some god's experiment
In which we have no say-
In which we're given paradise,
But only for a day...
Are we paying for some crime?
Is that all that we are good for-
Just some stretch of mortal time?
Or some god's experiment
In which we have no say-
In which we're given paradise,
But only for a day...
— Aida & Radames, Aida (John/Rice) (Elton John)
Two lovers, forbidden from one another
A war divides their people, and a mountain divides them apart.
Sokka: My first girlfriend turned into the moon.
Zuko: (tries to come up with comforting words) That's rough, buddy.
'Sir,' she began, 'it is not wrong of me to speak to you,' and the very words gave him a jar of unexpected truth; for in all the novels he had ever read she would have begun: 'It is wrong of me to speak to you.'"
— G. K. Chesterton, The Ball and the Cross
You and I
We've seen it all
Chasing our hearts' desire
But we go on pretending
Stories like ours
Have happy endings
We've seen it all
Chasing our hearts' desire
But we go on pretending
Stories like ours
Have happy endings
— Florence and Anatoly, Chess
This is difficult. Your times are so far apart that the distance makes people despair.
If you want to meet again, two miracles must occur; One must wait continuously, one must pursue endlessly.
They must realise that it is impossible to succeed, yet at the same time be capable of enduring patiently.
Is that...the story of a dream that shouldn't be waited upon?
But, whether this thing is right or wrong is another topic altogether.
Artoria. The era is changing alongside the people, the only one who's still like that time is you.
A dream is only beautiful because it is a dream. But for you, you would probably be happier slumbering as if dead.
If you want to meet again, two miracles must occur; One must wait continuously, one must pursue endlessly.
They must realise that it is impossible to succeed, yet at the same time be capable of enduring patiently.
Is that...the story of a dream that shouldn't be waited upon?
But, whether this thing is right or wrong is another topic altogether.
Artoria. The era is changing alongside the people, the only one who's still like that time is you.
A dream is only beautiful because it is a dream. But for you, you would probably be happier slumbering as if dead.
— Merlin's prophecy about Saber and Shirou from Fate/stay night. Saber ignores Merlin's suggestion, and they successfully reunite in Avalon.
"And now I have to accept the possibility that there is no happy ending. That you and I are meant to be together, but never meant to be."
—Nightfall to Gary, Final Space
I'm turnin' off the light right now
I'm callin' it a night now
Wishin' you were 'round with me
But you're in a different town than me
We've been through it all
But you could never spit it out for me
Tryna talk to a wall
But you could never tear it down for me, yeah
I'm callin' it a night now
Wishin' you were 'round with me
But you're in a different town than me
We've been through it all
But you could never spit it out for me
Tryna talk to a wall
But you could never tear it down for me, yeah
— Halsey, "Now or Never"
My whole journey began the day I lost her. And every time I find her, she slips away again. I thought we'd finally be together, but she's out there... alone. Not for one more second!
— Sora regarding Kairi, Kingdom Hearts III
You think it's easy?
You think I don't want to run to you?
But there are mountains
And there are doors that we can't walk through
I know you're wondering why because we're able to be
Just you and me within these walls
But when we go outside, you're gonna wake up and see
That it was hopeless after all
You think I don't want to run to you?
But there are mountains
And there are doors that we can't walk through
I know you're wondering why because we're able to be
Just you and me within these walls
But when we go outside, you're gonna wake up and see
That it was hopeless after all
—Anne Wheeler, The Greatest Showman
And many a time between them went and came
The fondest tokens of their deathless flame;
Now in hope's heaven, now in despair's abyss,
And now enrapt in visionary bliss.
The fondest tokens of their deathless flame;
Now in hope's heaven, now in despair's abyss,
And now enrapt in visionary bliss.
— English translation of the poem "Laili and Majnun
"
"Like Day from Night,
I'll live my life apart from you, just glimpsing you across the sky,
because you cannot change, my dear, and nor can I."
I'll live my life apart from you, just glimpsing you across the sky,
because you cannot change, my dear, and nor can I."
— "Love Song of Night and Day", Unfulfilled Desires, Magic: The Gathering
, Magic: The Gathering"Holly and I are like Romeo and Juliet and this office is like the dragon that kept them apart."
— Michael Scott, The Office
Sometimes, I think of the sun and moon as lovers
Who rarely meet, always chase and almost miss one another
But once in a while, they do catch up
And the world stares in awe of their eclipse
Who rarely meet, always chase and almost miss one another
But once in a while, they do catch up
And the world stares in awe of their eclipse
Our eyes don't meet,
our voices don’t reach
Only our sighs synchronize perfectly.
our voices don’t reach
Only our sighs synchronize perfectly.
— Vocaloid, The wolf who fell in love with little red riding hood (English translation)
(English translation)saffron skies raise the blazing sun
a chance encounter, awkward displays
one day, my love, we'd be as one
a chance encounter, awkward displays
one day, my love, we'd be as one
with two entwined. A set course, begun
that frenetic, wild, lustrous haze;
azure skies host the radiant sun
that frenetic, wild, lustrous haze;
azure skies host the radiant sun
above us beaming as we run
down that aisle, a fervent craze
that day, my love, we became as one
down that aisle, a fervent craze
that day, my love, we became as one
with future unfolded - the life we'd won
commitment and duty, for the family we'd raise
cerulean skies ferry the shimmering sun
commitment and duty, for the family we'd raise
cerulean skies ferry the shimmering sun
Buried. Shackled by fate - overrun
by ever-growing resent and malaise
yesterday, my love, we were as one
by ever-growing resent and malaise
yesterday, my love, we were as one
now you lie here, the life in you gone
in the dark outside of her rays
crimson skies bear the torch; our sun
today, my love, we'll be as one
in the dark outside of her rays
crimson skies bear the torch; our sun
today, my love, we'll be as one
I cannot follow you, my love
You cannot follow me
I am the distance you put between
All of the moments that we will be...
You cannot follow me
I am the distance you put between
All of the moments that we will be...
— Leonard Cohen, "You Know Who I Am"
Titan Kitana: Why does fate seem always to conspire against us? To deny us life's simple pleasures?
Fire God Liu Kang: I don't know. Perhaps in one of the many timelines, they are ours.
Fire God Liu Kang: I don't know. Perhaps in one of the many timelines, they are ours.
