don't be afraid," he whispered, and a softness laid over his words. he regarded her with a new affection, no matter how blanketed in doubt, his hand assuring hers. "we'll die with one another."

and quietly the distance between them shrunk.

old scene illust of one of my characters (duneyrr, dvalinn). dune (one on the left, the female) doesn't have a solid concept of death as they're timeless beings. ( nerdy charahub profile https://charahub.com/character/6719/Duneyrr/public/ )