EL. Porter
He looked deeply into her eyes, seeing all the love he'd ever known shining back at him as the chaos rained around them. He laid down beside her, and suddenly the world muted around them. The gunshots, the screams, it all faded into a distant hum, leaving only the infinite space between their shared gaze.
In this space all he could hear was the silence. No words needed to be spoken for him to know she loved him, deeply.
"Mwen renmen w", he spoke gently, and her pupils widened with love and fear.
Her hand reached for his face as she softly placed it upon his beard.
"Mwen renmen w tou", she replied.
Time stood still as more shots rang out. People ran and fell as the world around him shattered. Tears fell down his face as her eyes began glazing over.
"Ou se tout pou mwen.", she said just as she took her final breath and his world faded into darkness.