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“I have no off switch. I use, fuck, steal, consume, whatever, until I either pass out or die. That’s the only way I stop something once I’ve started.” “Because it feels good?” she asks. “Because I feel. Period. Even if it feels bad.”
It’s because he sees me and isn’t trying to change me. He pokes fun at my quirks without actually having a problem with them. That’s friendship. True friendship, even though it’s new. But… boyfriend material.
Gage Rossum is my soulmate. I just need to be patient until he figures it out.
It’s all weighing on me very heavily because… I’m more than just a junkie. I have a past that isn’t all about drugs and sex and crimes. I’m known for funny and kind things as well as bad things, and I never fucking realized that until this very moment. I’m more than an addict. Holy shit.
“I know we’re doing everything backwards, but I’m trying not to fall in love with you so soon.” Instead of being spooked, Gage laughs. “Don’t try too hard.”
“But your happiness is just as important. So is your recovery. Alexei can be… stress-inducing, so you better be mindful of that is all I’m saying.” Oh. My eyes burn and my chest tightens, and I don’t know what to say because nobody’s really ever told me I’m important before.
it’s one of the hardest things you’ve faced since getting home, you needed to know that you had what it took. That you could handle it. Without me. So that if the unspeakable ever does happen and our soulmateship comes to an end, you already have the proof that you can handle things without me. I did it for us. For you. For the survival of us.”
It’s a relationship, built together because… you made me believe in soulmates. I just wanted you to believe in me, too.” “I do,” he says. It’s slow and appreciative, not cautious, but respectful of the milestone when I lean forward and kiss him. I swear I feel his lip-print stamp onto my heart.
