[ WP ] An entire species on a planet is born blind , and only gains the ability to see with their eyes once they fall in love with another person .

Emily blinked and shielded her eyes. She hated this strange new world. Her mother had never prepared her for this; how could she when she had never gone through it herself? Emily only knew a handful of people who were thrust into this bright world. Some of them seemed happy. They would condescend to their normal peers and brag about their new sense. Others....not so much. Emily was one of the others. 
 
 Everything was too bright and hurt her eyes. Especially her Love. Before The Change, she had reveled in his touch. She loved when he would hold her in his strong arms. She loved the roughness on his face, the curve of his shoulder. Now he seemed all wrong. His shape felt much better than it looked. He was no longer physical perfection. When he drew her close she had to close her eyes in disgust to avoid seeing the hideousness that was his face, the face she once loved. 
 
 She would catch a glimpse of her own appearance in the river some times and shudder. She was not much better than her Love. Pasty flesh, dull hair, oddly shaped eyes. She was a monster. Her only consolation was that her Love could not see her. 
 
 ( sorry this is n't really well developed....maybe someone can take the idea of unrequited love and make it better? I'm very rusty on my creative writing skills! )
