Colton crushed his lips to Nick’s as he wrapped him in his arms. Nick clung to him, their bodies aligning and finding all the ways they fit so perfectly together, like they were made for each other: Nick’s body and his, Nick’s heart and his, Nick filling up the empty spaces in his soul like he’d filled up the empty spaces in Nick’s. Something invisible connected them, a tie that ran from his heart to Nick’s and back. It was battered and frayed now, but still there. Still strong.
