One Thousand and One Nights: The Universe of Love

He became her sanctuary of peace and safety. She smokes, leaning against his shoulder as if it were the only home she had. She closes her eyes; he bows his head—not a kiss, but a wordless prayer. Time stood still; eternity descended. It seemed as though nothing remained in the entire universe but the whisper of two breaths and the beating of two hearts. They had found their world in each other.