His head shot up, and the second his eyes landed on me, the tension in his face melted a little. “Hey,” he said, standing up slowly. “What are you doing here?”“I’ve come to steal you,” I said, walking toward him, slipping my arms around his waist. “From this office. From this screen. From all this
Maybe I would’ve sat beside him on a train and struck up a conversation about music or weather or anything at all, and something in our souls would’ve just… clicked. But the truth was, I didn’t meet him when he was whole. I met him when he was breaking. And maybe that mattered more.I remembered the
L A U R AI finished up with my last client of the day by four pm, and I was all giddy and excited to go to go pick Sebastian up and show him the big surprise I had for him.Of course, he didn't know. He had specifically told me he didn't want a party and just wanted to spend most of his birthday at
When he finally pulled back, he rested his forehead against mine and closed his eyes. “This is the best birthday I’ve ever had,” he whispered, and I knew he meant it, not because of gifts or cake or plans, but because of presence. Because he woke up next to someone who loved him, someone who saw him
L A U R ASunlight filtered into my room, putting golden warmth on the sheets wrapped around my legs. For a short moment, I was still stuck in the fog between dreams and waking up, floating in the quiet of early morning. Then I felt it, light kisses on my shoulder, just barely there, like butterfly
E M I L YI didn’t know how long I sat there, the letter trembling in my hands, my heart slamming itself repeatedly against my ribs like a caged animal. Tristan’s handwriting was still the same. Neat. Casual. Like he hadn’t destroyed me. Like he hadn’t walked out when I was eighteen, scared and pre