And with that. I met the woman who would become my wife, my foundation, and my entire world. She healed me, led me on a better path, and taught me to care for a flower.

Through her love,
all of those years of pain,
depression,
drug abuse,
alcoholism,
heartbreak,
and general dysfunction,
just evaporated into the ether.

The scars remained,
and it would take years to come to terms,
but at least the process began.

Reborn as a new moon, to start from the beginning, but with one thing checked off: Companionship.

It would not, of course, be smooth sailing, but at least I would have a loyal crewmate.

“Hey, are you DingusDringus?”
“Yeah.”
“Is your name a Steve Brule reference?”
“No, actually it’s Tim & Eric.”

Love at first sight.