“I love you,” she said, and I went uh-oh in my head, because that sounded like the beginning of a speech that I’d hate. I rubbed my index finger over my front teeth. “You’re not too bad, either.” “But,” her voice rose, cutting through my shitty joke, “for the sake of being honest, and as a rape victim—please don’t take this the wrong way. I’d never replace you, never not have you. You’re my fate, my blood, the sunshine upon my skin.” She took a shaky breath, closing her eyes. “If you get into this girl’s life, you cannot leave without a trace. You know that. Right, Roman?”
stfu bane💀
