Into the Churn

by Hayley Reese Chow

“We’ve got to put one foot in front of the other. Day by day. Every step is a win, no matter how small.”

If you kept your head down, then you didn’t have to accept what you were marching toward.

Because the next time they kissed, he wanted it to be just for them—and he wanted it to be real.

“All we can do is our best, my love. I know these steps may seem little when you expect so much of yourself, but great change is built from many little changes.” She squeezed her hands. “And building things takes time.”

“You have a voice now, Ezren, and people are listening. Keep screaming into the void, and eventually, the void will answer.”

people who are in love protect each other with everything they have. They fight for each other, holding on no matter what.”

even though an underdog might be outmatched in every way, they could still fight harder, fight longer, want it more—and nine times out of ten, that could make all the difference.

Suns, it was way easier to be hurt than to watch the person you loved hurting.