[ EU ] World of Warcraft finally ends and shuts down all servers . All the WoW addicts have to fill the hole left in their life .

It is one thing to know that a lifespan is finite, but when the final moments are upon you, rationality and reason experience a tremor. Some players were logged in until that final, bitter disconnect. Some were angry, while others seemed to celebrate it. 
 
 James was not one of those people. As the lights were extinguished across eight continents of a once living world, he was simply at work. It tugged at the back of his mind, though he and everyone around him carried on that Tuesday like any other before it. Familiar traffic plagued his trip home. His son hugged him as he stepped through the door. His wife wrapped her arms around him and gave him a kiss. They ate dinner together, sharing their days and eagerly discussing an upcoming vacation. 
 
 When the evening wound down, James sat at his desk in his quiet nook. The icon glared at him through the screen, but today he wouldn ’ t click it. He didn ’ t want to see the messages. As he stared at that small circle on his screen he relived the memories he couldn ’ t bear to give up. He remembered the first years in high school — it had been his life back then. With his best friends at his side he laughed, yelled, and played the nights away. They met other people with different lives but a common passion. College changed their play schedules, but they used it as an escape and a way to stay in touch. As the years went by, the community they played with fluctuated like the tide. Even his wife humored him, giving it a try in the first weeks of their relationship. To her it was just a game, but he loved her anyway. His son had the opportunity to try it in the final years, but his attention was stolen by newer worlds. One by one his old friends ceased to play, hollowing out the world that James had grown up in. 
 
 James yearned for that world again. In a life that he cherished dearly, it was one hole he'd never figured out how to fill. As he sat in the dark his face contorted and he covered his mouth with a clenched fist. At least now he could never go back.
