I know in this world there will never be another Connor Cobalt. I want to say that he keeps me smart, but he’s done so much more than that. He loved me at my lowest—when I thought no one else but Lily could love someone spiteful like me. He always saw beyond my addiction, beyond the angst and the hate—I never had to explain. He just knew me. I needed that kind of friendship, and I think he knew that too.