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“Isn’t there a rule about feeding the Gremlins after midnight?” Preston says.
I’ve been living and breathing your touch lately. If I don’t come up for air, I’ll drown in you.
“You’re mine. No one touches you but me. Do you understand?”
“You’re my favorite person. You’re my person. There’s nothing about you I would change. You hear me?”
Why am I pushing so hard against the thing I want the most? I love him so much it hurts, but why am I so afraid of him? Why do I keep hurting him?
Maybe the heat of the water will wash away some of the fucked-up parts of me. Make me normal. Make me easier to love.
Please take me out of my head. I need you.
“Jeremy, I love you more than I ever thought possible. My life is not complete without you. I am not complete without you.” He drops to one knee, and everyone falls into stunned silence. “Will you marry me?” “Dude!” Brendon yells, grabbing onto me and shaking me in his excitement for our friend. “These bands aren’t perfect. Like us, they’ve been struck and dented, but the flaws in the metal make them unique and strong.”
P DADDY: That’s a really cute teddy bear. Are you going to cuddle with it tonight instead of with me? MENACE: Instead of? No. He’s going to join us. He’s part of our throuple now. P DADDY: If it touches me, I’ll light it on fire. It’s tainted.
I tried to ignore it, pretend it wasn’t true, but there’s no one else for me. He’s my sun, and I revolve around him.
“We’ll be okay. Come hell or hot water.”
But I’m still scared he’s going to leave and take my heart with him. I will be a ghost of who I am if I lose him.
I know I’m broken. I’ve expected him to get tired of me forever, but now that it’s happening, I can’t breathe.
He didn’t do anything wrong. It was my own imagination fucking with me. My insecurities playing with my fears. But I’m scared. Scared to allow myself to love him as deeply as I want to. Scared to admit just how obsessed with him I am. Scared I’ll lose him.
“I’m yours, you’re mine. I want all of you. Don’t hold back.”
I love this boy, this man, with everything I am. It’s terrifying, but I can’t stop it. Putting distance between us only hurts both of us. I have to embrace it, embrace him, and hope he isn’t taken from me. It would destroy me, but not having him at all would be worse.
love you the way you are.” Brendon presses his lips to mine. It’s salty with tears but healing. “I can’t imagine my life without you,” he says, his voice rough. “You’re it for me.”
“Why are you so fucking beautiful?” Paul blurts out much louder than necessary since my face is two feet from his. “You’re high.” “Does that change your bone structure?”
“Look at me.” I wait until his eyes meet mine again. “Your past doesn’t determine your worth. No one is a better fit for me than you, and I will spend the rest of my life proving that to you.”
“I love you, Brendon, until my heart stops beating.” “Then I’ll make sure it never does.”
