It created a wall—a barrier between us—despite us being intimately connected every heartbeat. Because while his mind remained his own, our bond was more than shared thoughts, that much had become clear. Even when our minds weren’t connecting, our more intense emotions seeped through the strings that were now so tightly woven that I wondered if we’d ever untangle. That didn’t scare me nearly as much as the glimpses of the darkness, the grief that defied words, existing in the depths of his soul.
