Kindle Notes & Highlights
His brain kept echoing A car! A car! A caaaaaarrr! over and over, blocking any coherency.
However, there was no normal. There was just emptiness, a chasm inside of him that only grew and grew.
his twelve-year-old self and his twenty-one-year-old self teamed up to studiously ignore any decisions
Liam knew he felt things for Owen, things that were more than a crush, things that remained unspeakable, unthinkable, and those things - those feelings - were strong enough to steal his breath.
Liam didn’t want to add to Owen’s problems; he wasn’t worth it. He was barely alive, only a thin human crust over a yawning canyon of grief. Owen could do so much better.
“You’re all moonfaced. I’ve never seen you like this before,” Finn grinned. “It’s gross.”
Whenever Owen touched him, he felt a little less cracked, like the chasm might one day fill. Whatever light Owen possessed slipped into Liam’s broken parts, warming them from the inside out. If he was honest with himself, he wanted Owen with every fiber of his being.
Marci’s made his smile widen and his cheeks burn; it made Liam want to hug her. Owen’s warmth felt like sweet molasses spreading through his chest; it made Liam want to kiss Owen slowly. Very, very slowly.
“You don’t get to determine what you’re worth to me.”
