Moldy

“My name? My name is nothing compared to Orion.”
“No, I love your name. You’ve got tons of nickname opportunities. I got O, and that’s it. Oh, actually, I also had people calling me ‘Oreo’ in high school. Hated that.”
“That’s bad, but at least you didn’t have to deal with ‘Valentino’s Day’ every Valentines Day. I had to ask out my friends’ crushes for them like I was Cupid.”
“I’m so sorry, Cupid.”
“It’s okay, Oreo.”
― Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End

“(A)s long as you keep existing, you'll keep breathing, and if you're breathing, one day you'll start living again.”
― Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End

“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for”
― Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End

“I write short stories because I am one.
I wish I was a novel.
Breaths away from midnight, I know my final chapter is close.
I look up at Valentino, wondering what life could’ve offered if I had more pages in me.”
― Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End