We Stayed is a collection of contemporary love poems about what happens after the excitement fades.
These poems explore love as a choice — made quietly, repeatedly, and with open eyes. Not the love of grand gestures or perfect moments, but the kind that remains through doubt, distance, and difficult conversations. The kind that learns how to stay.
Written in a calm, reflective voice, We Stayed follows the emotional arc of a relationship that grows, breaks, heals, and deepens over time. The poems move through intimacy, vulnerability, conflict, and reconciliation, arriving at a love that is steady rather than loud.
This book is for readers who value honesty over illusion, presence over promises, and connection over perfection. It speaks to those who believe that real love is not proven by intensity, but by attention, patience, and the willingness to remain.
We Stayed is not a book about falling in love. It is a book about choosing it.
Viktor Tonchev is an author of science fiction inspired by the cosmos, ancient mysteries, and the future fate of humanity. His debut novel, Return to Sirius, follows an ancient interstellar civilization on the brink of extinction—and a desperate mission that leads to the birth of humanity on Earth. Through his writing, Tonchev explores the deep questions of existence, identity, and the connection between technology and spirit.