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“Maybe mom’s and dad’s forgot about this one is small fact: being on the verge of 17 could be harsh and painful and confusing. Being on the verge of 17 could really suck”

“ This is my problem. I want other people to tell me how they feel. But I’m not sure I want to return the favor.

I think I go sit in my truck and think about it”

“He (his brother) was holding my hand and I was looking up at him. I was happy. It was a beautiful dream. The sky was blue and clear and pure”

“And I hated myself for hating them. So there’s it was, my own vicious cycle. My own private universe of hate”

“I wanted to close my eyes and let the silence swallow me whole”

“ - You saved my life Ari.
- Dante’s hero. Just what I always wanted to be.

- And I remember thinking, forgive you? For What, Dante? What’s is there forgive?

“These are the things that are happening in my life (in no particular order)

1. I wanted him to hold me in his arms forever.
2. The problem is that I don’t now how to love them.
3. I think that if Dante really knew me, he wouldn’t like me.

“There was something sand and solitary about the sketch and I wondered if that’s the way he saw the world or if that the way he saw my world”

“I love dogs. They don’t have to wear shoes.

I laughed. I got to thinking that one of my jobs in the world was to laugh at Dante’s jokes. Only Dante didn’t really say things to be funny. He was just being himself.

“That afternoon, I learned two new words. Inscrutable and friend.

- Words were different why they lived inside of you”.

“I had a feeling there was something wrong with me. I guess I was a mystery even to myself. That sucked. I had serious problems”

“I’m so happy to meet you Harris, THANK YOU for making my son smile again”

“There’s nowhere else I’d rather be”

“Troy kept it simple: THIS IS ME”

He added emojis of a rainbow flag, a heart, and a hockey stick. The he posted it”

🏳️‍🌈❤️🏒

“We want our player to be good ROLE MODELS
,and to contribute to the community”

“Troy spread his arms out on the bed, and found Harri’s stuffed giraffe in one corner. He grabbed the toy and held it over his face.

I think I’m in love with him, Mr Neck-Neck”

“I need a little time to believe this is even real”

“I’m trying to give you space, like you asked. But I lied about the ticket. I bought it for you. I want this to be a date”

“Oh man I think this guy might destroy us”

“I could eat you alive

Do it”

“Cookie dought ice cream ¿You went out and got this for me? YEAH”

“He couldn’t stop thinking about the way Harris face had lit up when Troy had given him the apple pin. He want to keep giving him things so Harrys would keep smiling at him like that”

“Nothing is weird. You are at a normal bar with three NHL stars because you are an NHL star. At least two of them are queer, but guess what? So are you, buddy, so pull yourself together”

“And his smile was so warm and lovely that Troy felt a sudden and intense desire to kiss him “

“It was staggering how Harris had just casually offered Troy exactly what he needed”

“Rule one of being a Centaur: if Bood invites you to a barbecue, you go. Wait’ll you taste his shit. Fucking incredible”

“He noticed a second tattoo, less famous and probably more recent, on Ilya’s arm, near his shoulder. It was a bird of some sort. A loon, maybe. Kind of a weird choice”

“But he’d never been confronted in a locker room by someone who comfortably advertised themself as queer before. And it didn’t help that the man was attractive”

Hasta que Porfin llega Ulises a Itaca. Mucho sufrimiento para una vida completamente perdida en el tiempo

“Mis hombre han sido mi perdición; ellos y el sueño cruel me han traído la ruina. Amigos, deshaces vosotros que podéis este daño”