He couldn’t stop life from changing. He clearly couldn’t keep bad things from happening. But he could choose what in life he wanted to focus on. He could choose what to strive for rather than against. Gabe wanted love. He wanted belonging. He wanted to be understood. And Soren—weird, unhinged, fantastical Soren—understood him. He let Gabe be the real version of himself, not just the superficial golden boy. Gabe would fight for that.
