Wafaa

“No," he says quietly. "In every universe, it's you for me. Even if it's not me for you.”
― Emily Henry, Happy Place

“He was Mo-Maw’s youngest son, but he was also her confidant, her lady’s maid, and errand boy. He was her one flattering mirror, and her teenage diary, her electric blanket, her doormat. He was her best pal, the dog she hardly walked, and her greatest romance. He was her cheer on a dreich morning, the only laughter in her audience. Jodie shunted him again but Mungo only grumbled and curled tighter around her. Her brother was her mother’s minor moon, her warmest sun, and at the exact same time, a tiny satellite that she had forgotten about. He would orbit her for an eternity, even as she, and then he, broke into bits.”
― Douglas Stuart, Young Mungo

“He was Mo-Maw’s youngest son, but he was also her confidant, her
lady’s maid, and errand boy. He was her one flattering mirror, and her
teenage diary, her electric blanket, her doormat. He was her best pal, the
dog she hardly walked, and her greatest romance. He was her cheer on a
dreich morning, the only laughter in her audience.”
― Douglas Stuart

“It was good to put your weight on someone else, even if it was just for a short while.”
― Douglas Stuart, Young Mungo