When I first met him, he was everything I wanted to be, but over time, he showed me how I wanted to be myself, and that was how I fell in love with him.

Among my stillness was a pounding heart.

I wanted to punch him and understand him at the same time.

She affected me, even when she was absent.

His hands fell to my hips, and his fingers dug through my rain-drenched clothes.

I didn’t even have a name for her, shade or human, but I didn’t need one to know her. (Eric)

I was falling in love with her, and she was falling in love with me. It was fated, decided before any of us were born, and I hated it as much as I loved it. I could barely stand it. (Eric)

One moment of true happiness was worth all the moments of pain. (Jessica)

But this girl—She reminded me of what it was like to believe in something. Her hope was naïve, but it was real, and I hadn’t felt something real in years. Nothing positive anyways. (Eric)