The Fine Print

The person who can talk you down without ever looking up.

What if everyone hates me and no one talks to me? What if someone throws something at me?” Aiden snorted, setting the shirt he’d been holding aside and picking up the next one on the pile. “What are they going to throw? Bookmarks?

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me · Mariana Zapata

What it sounds like when a careful man stops being careful.

I love you, Isabella Valencia.” Simple and raw, stripped of all pretense except for the naked truth that had been staring me in the face all this time. “Every single part of you, from your laugh to your humor to the way you can’t stop talking about condoms.” One of those laughs I loved so much slipped out, thick with emotion. A smile flashed across my face before I sobered again. “You think you’re broken, but I wish you could see yourself the way I see you. Smart. Strong. Beautiful. Imperfect by your own standards but so wonderfully perfect for me.

King of Pride · Ana Huang

The desire to skip the shallow end of knowing someone.

I much prefer the idea of going all in. I’ve always wanted someone I could instantly click with and then just fucking drown in.

Layla · Colleen Hoover