This is not just two characters. They are not just someone’s invention. It’s not a just story.
For me; for millions of people; for us they’re real.
They taught us how to believe in ourselves.
They taught us how to believe in someone else.
They taught us that no matter how different we might be; that our worlds might be, there’s always someone completely perfect for us, somewhere.
They taught us how to beat the odds and all the differences.
They taught us how to live with all the pain and to learn to lose some great things to keep the best for ourselves.
They taught us how to be patient and to wait for a better day.
These two people; this vampire and this human; the lion and the lamb; the hunter and the pray; the man and the woman…

They taught us how to love…