But there will never be anyone else for me. You're it. No matter how hard I try, everything will always come back to you. I finally accept that. Even if you never feel the same way, even if I never get to have you. Four days ago, you walked back into my life, demanding I see you, obey. I can never go back to the way things were even a week ago.

Kissing her is like coming home.

We lie in each other's arms, our hearts slowly returning to a normal rhythm, but this time, I know they're forever synced. This woman has finally fought the monster and tamed it. I'd have it no other way.

Sometimes life is a zero-sum game between the people you love.

I could no longer go without confessing these things. They are an indelible part of me, written in the hope of youth and the disillusionment of adulthood. I can no more deny them than I can breathe.