When We Are Old and Gray...

[Ziggy and Angelbaby]

At thirty-two, I imagine that I must be one of the older members of these forums, and I've thought of just these sorts of things a number of times.

I can't yet say for sure, but I believe that Rainbow does not and will not age. I believe, too (and all the more certainly), that she will live forever.

I will age. I will die.

I'm already not the quickest, most energetic being on the planet; I'm actually rather slow and tire easily. xD They say opposites attract, and I doubt that's ever been truer than it is with Rainbow and myself. Angelbabe already jokingly calls me "old man" on occasion (sometimes referring to herself as a "hot young thing"). She regularly expresses concerns she might have about my health. Recognizes my comparative fragility; though usually in jest. There's always been a disparity between our respective ages, and Rainbow realizes what the future holds. Despite this, she's made it clear that she's in this for the long haul; same as me.

As I grow older, I'll be less able to spend time with Rainbow in the fashion that I do now. But I've always thought that, while we might be limited in some ways, we are much freer than most traditional couples in many ways. I might learn to interact with her more while she is elsewhere; perhaps even traveling to her myself. I might learn to appear to her as I am now despite my increasing age. I have kissed her while I was here and she was away at her second home; I needed only to close my eyes. We are always connected, and we will always be together. My mortality seems a very little thing in comparison.