Joey

“We're going to be okay,' I repeated to him.
If things get hard again, I'll carry him. And he'll carry me.
And we'll be okay.”
― Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World

“He didn't hesitate. He just ran to me, and now the warmth of his body radiates as his arms hold me close, pressing me against him. His hands are trembling as he whispers in to my ear, "I'm so glad I found you."

I laugh from pure joy and whisper back, "Me too. I thought I might not see you again."

He takes a deep breath a draws me in closer. This is the first time Aiden's shown me this much deliberate affection. I don't want this feeling to end.”
― Paul Michael Winters, Together in a Broken World

“You told me you didn't want that to be the only story folks told about you, right? Well, memories are just stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the past, so don't let that one memory become the only story you tell about yourself. Who we were isn't who we are; it doesn't limit who we can be.”
― Shaun David Hutchinson, A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

“I could listen to his laugh until the day I die and never get sick of it.”
― Erik J. Brown, All That's Left in the World