She wasn’t quite sure how to explain to him that there weren’t words. When the word  care  is too weak, and  love  feels too strong. She wanted him like a plant wants rain and a fish wants to swim. She wanted to dance in upside-down rain and stir far too much sugar into his morning coffee and experience life that wasn’t tainted by stress and uncertainty. Entire countries were flooding, but the world ending seemed like a small compromise for getting to spend her time with him. 