“I pushed you away,” Olu says. “I lied to you, when I said we were too much work. I’m sorry for acting as if there was nothing between us, when there’s everything. And I am so fucking sorry for hurting you, Griff.” His voice doesn’t waver, and neither does his gaze. “I want you to know that I only did it because—because I was struggling with myself, and I couldn’t believe that you might love me anyway. I’m not sorry for feeling that way, exactly, because dealing with those feelings is… part of me,” he says, as if the words are brand new and he’s still learning them. “So I can’t apologise for
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