She Gifted Him Our Universe

Seven years of emotional entanglement, and I was finally, utterly exhausted.

It wasn't a grand explosion that finished us. It was a notification on our seventh anniversary. A trending topic on social media that cut through the noise of my day: “New Celestial Discovery Officially Named: Parker Ward.”

I clicked the link. The post was from my wife, Talia.

The caption read: “Naming a star after you so that even in the vastness of the universe, you will never be lonely.”

Benedicteath it, a comment from her junior colleague at the lab: “I’m so happy you decided to share this private romance…