Nova Rose

“Are you okay? Come here…”

“No, no, stay down. I’ll handle it.”

“Where were you? I was worried sick.”

“I made you some soup and tea…”

“Ssh… It’s okay…”

“You’ll freeze to death in that. Come, I have a change of clothes for you.”

“You look pale. When’s the last time you ate?”

“The ground doesn’t look very comfortable. Come on, put your head in my lap.”

“You’re freezing. Take my jacket.”

“Stay down, you idiot. You’re done for the day.”

“I got you.”

“Come on, let’s get you in bed.”

“What happened to you? You’re dripping! Did you not dress for the rain?”

“I got you flowers to aid in your recovery.”

“You look good like this. All careless and comfy…”

“I’m not going anywhere.”

☆ "I'm not the same person you left. You should probably remember that."

☆ "You don't get to miss me. You had me and you wasted it."

☆ "I've been keeping secrets for you since we were seventeen. I'm tired."

☆ "Don't call it love if you only show up when it's convenient."

☆ "I'm the most dangerous person in this room and nobody knows it yet."

☆ "You broke something in me that I'm still trying to name."

☆ "I'm not asking for much. Just stop lying to my face."

☆ "We could've been something incredible. You chose ordinary instead."

☆ "I saw the way you looked at her. Don't insult me by denying it."

☆ "Some people leave marks. You left scars. There's a difference."

☆ "I forgave you three times before I realized you were counting on it."

"☆ You're the only person I'd start a war for. That terrifies me."

☆ "I don't do second chances. You already know this."

☆ "They asked me if I loved you. I said something worse--I needed you."

☆ "Walk away if you want. But you'll think about this conversation for years."

☆ "I built walls and somehow you still ended up inside them."

☆ "You have a talent for making people feel invisible. Truly a gift."

☆ "I'm not broken. I'm just not what you expected."

☆ "It wasn't hate at first sight. It took at least a week."

☆ "I don't forgive people because they deserve it. I forgive them because I'm tired."

☆ "You have exactly ten seconds to explain yourself before I stop caring."

☆ "I've been loyal to people who didn't even know my middle name."

☆ "Don't mistake my silence for peace. I'm planning."

☆ "You called me difficult. I call it knowing exactly what I want."

☆ "I would've burned the whole world down for you. Funny how that works."

☆ "Stop looking at me like you still know me."

☆ "I didn't ask to care this much. Believe me, I tried not to."

☆ "We don't talk about what happened that summer. We just... don't."

☆ "You left like it was easy. I'm still mad about that."

☆ "Next time you disappear, stay gone."

☆ "I've met ghosts with more presence than you right now."

☆ "They smiled and I knew--we were not getting out of this alive."

☆ "You were my favorite bad idea."

☆ "Don't apologize. Just never do it again."

☆ "I trusted you with the quiet parts of me. That was my mistake."

✮⋆˙ "I looked up your favorite meal and practiced it three times before I made it for you."

✮⋆˙"You mentioned it once, months ago. I remembered."

✮⋆˙"I turned the shower on early so it'd be warm when you got in."

✮⋆˙"I kept the porch light on. I always do when you're out late."

✮⋆˙"You seemed tired so I cancelled our plans. I hope that's okay."

✮⋆˙"I charged your phone while you were sleeping."

✮⋆˙"You don't have to explain yourself. I already understand."

✮⋆˙ "I know that smile. That's not your real one. What's wrong?"

✮⋆˙ "I know you hate asking for help. You don't have to ask. I'm already here."

✮⋆˙"I saved the window seat for you. I know you like to look outside."

✮⋆˙"I saw it and thought of you. I couldn't not get it."

✮⋆˙ "I knew you'd forget to eat. So I brought food."

✮⋆˙ "You were going to apologize just now, weren't you. Don't."

✮⋆ ˙"I don't know when it happened. I just looked up one day and it was you."

✮⋆˙ "I think I've been yours for a while now. I just didn't say it."

✮⋆˙ "You're the first person I want to tell things to."

✮⋆˙ "I used to hate mornings. Then you started being in them."

✮⋆ ˙"I'm not scared of a lot of things. Losing you is the exception."

✮⋆ ˙"I think about you in the most ordinary moments and it still surprises me."

✮⋆˙ "You have no idea how many times a day something makes me think of you."

✮⋆˙ "Can you just--hold me for a second. I don't need anything else."

✮⋆˙"Your heartbeat is really calming. Can I stay like this."

✮⋆˙ "You give the kind of hugs that make everything feel less heavy."

✮⋆˙ "I fit perfectly right here. I'm not moving."

✮⋆˙ "Stop, your hands are cold--here, give them to me."

✮⋆˙ "I didn't realize how much I needed that hug until you gave it to me."

✮⋆˙ "Will you play with my hair? You don't have to stop."

✮⋆˙ "I don't have to be anyone else around you and that's the rarest thing."

✮⋆˙ "Being with you feels like exhaling."

✮⋆˙ "I love how you don't rush me."

✮⋆˙ "You make the world feel smaller in the best way. Like it's just us."

✮⋆˙"I hope you know you're someone's favorite part of the day."

✮⋆˙ "I watch you when you don't notice. You're just--really something."

✮⋆˙ "I never want to stop knowing you."

✮⋆˙ "You called me at 2am just to say goodnight. I'm still smiling about it."

✮⋆ ˙"I don't care that it's late. Your voice is worth it."

✮⋆ ˙"Tell me something. Anything. I just want to hear you talk."

✮⋆ ˙"I'll stay on the phone until you fall asleep. I don't mind."

✮⋆ ˙"I always sleep better when I know you're okay."