Charlotte

“Kenny understood that. He had to. Because loving Aaron meant more than patience. It meant precision. A quiet discipline. He had to read beneath the surface, to listen with more than ears. To know when to offer steadiness and when to let Aaron reach. Lead without ever taking. To never blur the lines of consent even when Aaron trembled with the ache of wanting to be led.”
― C.F. White

“Aaron wasn't afraid Kenny would stop loving him.

He was afraid Kenny would solve him.

And stop looking.”
― C.F. White, Don't Shoot Me Santa

“Unless someone went spelunking through your porn history or found those little naked-bedside photos you think I don't know you take of me tangled in the sheets."

"You look...genuinely breathtaking like that."

"I'm aware. Also don't think I don't pose that way on purpose. Consider it performance art for your eyes only.”
― C.F. White, Don't Shoot Me Santa

“We’re allowed to have complicated feelings,” Arthur said softly. “You can be grateful for what you now have and still mourn a loss.”
― Allie Therin, Spellbound