"Just want you to know, Oraya," he murmured, "that you were the best part of it. The best part of all of it. “My chest clenched violently, so sudden and sharp it felt like the aftermath of a blow. The earnestness of what he'd just said cut me open.
But worse still was how much it sounded like a goodbye. I said, voice tighter than I intended, "You accuse me of going soft when you're spewing that sappy bullshit?"
— Jul 19, 2025 07:22AM
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