Seeing Blood
I would stumble through the door, drunk and disoriented, while Ethan waited for me in the living room.
He would clean me up, making sure that I would not choke on my own vomit. I would complain about how annoyingly fussy he was, but he never got mad.
He would just smile and ask, "What if I take care of you like this for the rest of my life?"
His eyes were so bright, like the surface of a lake. In that moment, through the haze of alcohol clouding my mind, I felt a rare trace of fear.
That light was too pure and bright, revealing me for who I was.