Checkered Hearts
"The third point. The bridge. The one who holds you together without being either of you."
"You're not our bridge." Arthie reached out, found Cyrus's hand, the contact that was grounding and confrontation. "We built the bridge. You, me, Theo. Together. The structure that is three-way, not one-way. Each of us holding, each of us held, each of us —" He paused, finding the word that was not function. "Each of us present. Not performing. Just being with. The way we learned. The way you taught us. The way we now teach you."