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.

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

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.

Kissing her is like coming home.

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.