"I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world."

“ don't go. stay. “

“ but you're here. so stay. “

“ i wouldn't tell you this if it wasn't important. “

“ you can talk to about anything, you know. “

“ do you hate me? “

“ i could never hate you. not really. “

“ you're my friend, but, i wish you were more than that.

“ we're not just friends. you know that. “

“ i think you're in love with me. “

“ i think i'm in love with you. “

“ i don't want to be alone tonight. “

“ let's be alone together.

“ hold my hand. “

“ can i hold your hand? “

“ your hand is tiny. look at the size different. “

“ things would be so much easier if we were honest with each other. “

“ why can't you just be honest with me? with yourself? “

“ maybe you could stay? just for tonight? it’s dark outside, and it’s raining. my arms are much safer. “

“ you can't keep doing this. you can't keep lying to yourself. “

“ i can't keep lying to myself, or to you. it's not fair to either of us. “

“ i think you should kiss me. “ “ really? “ “ yeah. “

“ kiss me like you mean it. “

“ just kiss me. “

“ you shouldn't kiss me right now. “

“ look me in the eyes and tell me you love me. “

“ you can't lie to me, you know. you can try but, your eyes will always tell the truth. “

“ you're pretty amazing. you know that, right? “

“ you're just... you're extraordinary. “

“ you're good to me, you know. really good. “

“ you've made me the happiest i've ever been. “

“ i don't know what i would have done if you weren't here. “

“ our love could conquer anything. “

“ and for many generations to come, our love story will live on. “

“ i want you to marry me. “

“ if you asked me to marry you tomorrow, i'd say yes. “ “ what about today? “

“ marry me, name. marry me and make me the luckiest [x] in the world. “

“ i'd tell you i love you but, i'd rather show you. “

“ your kiss could mend a broken heart. “

“ are you going to kiss me again, or do i have to do it myself? “

“ i could cry, that's how much i love you. “

“ you're worthy of my love. “

“ truth is that i'm so damn in love with you that i don't know what to do with myself. “

“ maybe tonight, it's you and me. “

“ i don't know what the future holds. all i know is that i hope you're in it. “

“ could you promise me one thing? “ “ what's that? “ “ that we'll be together, no matter what. “

“ it's you and me, forever. no matter what. “

“ i didn't want to tell you before i was sure, but... i'm pregnant. “

“ we're going to be family! “

“ this baby, it's the best thing that could ever have happened to us. “

“ i can't believe this! we're going to be parents! “

“ dance with me? “

“ may i have this dance? “

“ take me to paris, and kiss me under the stars. “

“ you're my whole world, you know. “

“ don't speak, just... kiss me. “

“ you have no idea how long i've been wanting to that. “

“ i've been wanting to tell you for so long... “

“ so... is this, like a thing now? “

“ i always miss you. even when you're right beside me. “

“ you make me happier. “

“ i love waking up next to you. “

“ my favorite thing is falling asleep next to you. “

“ just hold me. “

“ come cuddle with me. “

“ this is torture, isn't it? “ “ not in the slightest. “

“ do you love me? “

“ could this be something more? “

“ move in with me. “

“ do you think we should move in together?

“ maybe you should move in? you spend all your time here anyway. “

“ are you serious? i've had a crush on you for as long as i can remember. “

“ i know you're in love with me. “

“ you're really cute, you know. “

“ you're so damn attractive. you know that right? “

“I feel numbered, and constricted all over. I barely fit inside myself.” - Clarice Lispector, Complete Stories

bodies of water: the creative prompt for july at the orangery literary society 🍊

summer is a fifteen minute walk away by @sealavender / bathers, judianne grace / pool weather by daisy chains (@thedaisygothic) / x / mother river's lullaby by violet boueux (@violetboueux) / eliya ca / taking the sea by @linkedsoul / ocean of tears, caroline polachek / un-poeming by jaq / zeng wu for wallpaper china / riverbed aubade by ieva dapkevicius (@chaliceandsword) / x

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They lived and laughed and loved and left.