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“Life left you empty so that you’d have room to fill it. We are only hollow if we allow ourselves to remain that way.”
I’ve always believed love is like water, the way it flows between bodies and souls. You can’t stop the flow of it because one pathway is closed off. It just finds another exit.
It’s criminal. The way he says my name is like sinners who plead hallelujah. It rolls off his tongue, a prayer that he savors, letting it linger on his lips.
“What do you need?” Silas asks. “Huh?” “What do you need?” he asks again. “You frown when you’re upset. Tell me how to fix it.”
“There is no defeat when you refuse to lose. We can only be beaten when we give up on ourselves, Coraline.”
I say quietly, even though Rook didn’t need to ask me. Every secret, every fear, every dream. I’d keep them for him. Keep them safe.
He was the person life left me empty for. To give it room for him to fill.
It's easy to love someone who shares your DNA. A true test of unconditional love is who you choose to never give up on, regardless of relation. That's what we are to one another. Family.
