“The observer effect is the phenomenon where an object changes—is altered simply because something or someone is watching it,” he murmured rapidly. “From the moment you got here… the moment you first looked at me, Sydney, you changed me simply because you saw me. Not just who I was but who I wanted to be. Every molecule of every cell. Every thought and fact. Every feeling. And I don’t want to go back. The person I’m meant to be is the person I am when I’m with you.”
