πŸ“–πŸŒŸβœ¨ πŸŽ­πŸ’”πŸŒ™

πŸŒ… Once upon a time, in a 🏰 far away, lived a πŸ‘Έ who could only speak in 😊😒😑😱.

She met a 🀴 who spoke only in 🎡🎢🎼.

They fell in πŸ’•.

But the πŸ‰ came, breathing πŸ”₯.

The πŸ‘Έ was 😱. The 🀴 played 🎺 (a battle song).

Together they πŸ—‘οΈβš”οΈ the πŸ‰.

Victory! πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠ

But the πŸ‰'s dying breath πŸ’¨ cursed them:

"πŸ’”πŸŒ‘"

The πŸ‘Έ became πŸŒ™ (moon).

The 🀴 became β˜€οΈ (sun).

Forever apart.

She rises when he sets.

He rises when she falls.

They chase each other across the ⭐🌌, never touching.

Once a πŸŒ‘ (new moon), they almost meet.

Once a πŸŒ• (full moon), she shines with his reflected light.

This is why day and night exist.

This is why the moon looks sad.

This is why the sun keeps trying.

πŸŒ…βž‘οΈπŸŒ‡βž‘οΈπŸŒƒβž‘οΈπŸŒŒβž‘οΈπŸŒ…

Forever.

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THE END

(or: how to tell a tragedy using only Unicode symbols)

πŸ’” = heartbreak

πŸŒ™ = lunacy

β˜€οΈ = persistence

⭐ = hope

Even emojis can carry narrative weight.

Even symbols can break your heart.

🎭 fin 🎭