[ **up: [[Literature]] | [[Storytelling]] | [[Writing fiction]]** ] --- # Aubade > \[…] an aubade is a poem or song (or more generally, a scene) describing the bittersweet parting of lovers at dawn, transitioning them from darkness to light, from union to isolation. The form dates back to the 12th century.[^1] [^1]: ourspecialtonight \[pseud.], ‘Corrosive Comfort’, *Archive of Our Own*, 15 November 2022, chapter 9 (‘Interlude’), https://archiveofourown.org/works/35806594/chapters/95958703.