“Hey, Matchstick Girl,” Dash said one night. He had learned that her bedroom was once the place where sticks became matches, and the name had stuck. “Did you hear about the supernova?” He was always asking about some astronomical wonder or another. She gave him a sideways glance and a half smile, which she knew he would take to mean “no” as well as “please tell me everything you know about the supernova,” and he proceeded to fill her head with scientific jargon she hardly understood until he finished rambling, out of breath and red in the face with excitement.
so adorable 😭
