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I want you to have all of me. So I can have all of you.

Just like that, the shadow child learned that you don’t have to step into the light to find happiness. You just need to find the person willing to step into the gray area. 

How was I supposed to know what love felt like when I’d never been shown it? When I’d never been taught how to receive or give it?

We can’t predict the future, Alistair. And it’s okay to be afraid of that. Being scared doesn’t make you weak, letting it stop you does.

My heart was a desert. Deserted, dry, without nurture or care. Nothing but sand and blistering heat. And it had just started raining for the first time in my life. The beating no longer felt painful, but smooth, the way it was always meant to beat. 

“Everyone has secrets. Everyone has a story. 
Even the heroes. 
Even the villains. ”

“It was one of the only things I felt sure about. 
Loyalty. 
Knowing that there was someone out there who had my back just like I had theirs. Knowing if it came down to them or me, I’d throw myself under the bus every single time. ”

“Love is real. A tangible thing you can run your fingers over, warm and safe. Obsession is living a fantasy in your head, over and over again. Obsession is living in a nightmare, but never wanting to wake up”

“What is it about love that makes people want to die if they can’t have it? I’d heard once it was a chemical in your brain and I was beginning to think I lacked the biology to feel that way. ”