I'm Straight, Right? Quotes

“Dean’s sudden smile would have certainly made him one. God, the man was so beautiful it hurt Sloane in the best way possible. How he had somehow missed what was right there between them, he would never know.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“The last of his irritation disappeared instantly as Dean’s body folded against his perfectly. Sloane was never sure if their bodies fit so well naturally or if he and Dean were so in sync that it just happened. Personally, Sloane didn’t care what it was. It was one of the best feelings in the world.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“Mine,” Sloane whispered, stroking his hand through Dean’s hair. “Yours.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“You’ve always been you, and I like you for you. Now, I just happen to like you in a different way. I don’t think anyone but you could have made me feel like this about them.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“Maybe you felt that way for a reason because you sensed something I didn’t even think could exist, or maybe hearts simply do what they want, and we’ve got to deal with the mess they make.”
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“I just thought you’d found one of those rare friends that some people never get to meet. The kind of friend who brings out the best in you and brings as much to the table for you as you do for them. Soulmates aren’t just romantic, you know.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“Weird as it was mentally, his body stirred to life, albeit with a bit of confusion. While he most certainly wouldn’t say he was going to start finding guys worth fucking, some part of him simply translated the confusion to ‘it’s Dean.’ And at the end of the day, that was all that really mattered to him. Angry or happy, hurt or healthy, the fact that he was a guy, Dean was Dean, and Sloane wanted Dean.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“Contact between them had always come so easily, and even with everything twisted and confused in his head, Sloane still took great comfort in touching Dean.”
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“We all go into relationships and dating with baggage attached, Dean. That’s something you learn to accept when seeing someone new.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“Sloane remembered Dean telling him how hard it had been for him to accept his sexuality in the beginning. How Dean had tried any number of mental tactics to convince himself he wasn’t gay. About how Dean had insisted his interest in the male body was purely curiosity, that it was just hormones playing tricks on him, and any number of hurdles he could think of not to accept the truth.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“He considered himself completely comfortable in his sexuality while still being open-minded. He knew that other perfectly straight men dipped their toes into the waters of different sexuality. Experimentation was pretty normal in his book; he’d just never done it before.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“I just...want him back,” Sloane admitted. “Then be there when he comes back, and he’ll stay.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“I just mean, the two of you are a good pair. You mesh well. Dean accepts you the way you are but doesn’t let you get away with murder. You keep him out of his head too much, but you make sure he’s still himself. There’s an ebb and flow to the way you both work.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“Hard to love isn’t the same as not worth being loved, and you are.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“For six fucking years, I’ve been hanging on to some stupid, thin thread, swinging back and forth between hoping and knowing it will never happen. I’ve been crazy about you since we first became friends. Maybe it wasn’t that deep initially, but I knew how I felt by the time we left Basic. All I’ve wanted for six years, six fucking years, was you, Sloane.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“Dean’s temper snapped, and he shoved Sloane away from him. “Because it’s been hard enough being in fucking love with you for almost six goddamn years!”
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“What he couldn’t accept was that Dean thought it right to keep his budding relationship with someone a secret from Sloane. They were supposed to be best friends. They were supposed to share almost everything, especially something that should have been wonderful and worth celebrating.”
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“It didn’t make a difference to Sloane that Dean was gay. For him, having someone he could feel comfortable enough with just simply touching was nice.”
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“Along with their close friendship came a closeness on a physical level that Sloane had never questioned.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“If there was anything Dean could say about Sloane, it was that his friend possessed great self-awareness. Sloane knew he was a surly bastard, he just didn’t care.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?

“Just because you don’t know how to exist around the gender you’re attracted to without acting like a fucking pervert doesn’t mean everyone else can’t. What he does or doesn’t do isn’t any of your goddamn business, and if you don’t want to end up losing a few teeth before the end of the shift, I advise you to shut the hell up about him.”
― Romeo Alexander, I'm Straight, Right?