Status Updates From You Should Be So Lucky

“He never could have guessed the extent to which grief feels like an accounting error—he died at thirty-four? That can’t be right! Double-check your math. But now he’s thinking that what’s just as unfair as Mark losing William is a William losing this: an overpacked suitcase, the giddy thrill of someone waiting for him, something good about to happen.”

“Eddie alrea du knows it’s not going to go anywhere tonight; but it doesn’t need to. It’s just the taste of lemon and tonic on Mark’s lips, the feel of Mark’s thumbs striking his neck. It’s a good-night kiss, and it only ends when Eddie’s smiling too broadly to keep going.”

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