Love Conquers All

Transfer. It has all come to an end. The war is over, and Deep Space Nine is no longer salvageable. I look out through the window at Jolanda City and I turn to stare back at my lover. His face is set in stone, the color of his skin only heightening the illusion.

DS9 was our sanctuary. The one place in the Universe that did not condemn our feelings, or us - the Federation doctor and his Cardassian lover, the untrustworthy exile. I turn to look into those eyes. I have to tell him how much he really means to me.

"I'll resign, Elim."

He looks up at me, pain evident in his gaze.

"No, Julian. I can not let you do that."

I go to him. I grab his warm hands and kneel before him, refusing to let go of the connection as he tries to withdraw.

"I have to. I love you. I can not live without you."

There must be a place for us out there...