ryland grace who's stupid (lovingly. so lovingly) and only has one friend pre-phm is dear to my heart, but ryland grace who has a profound effect on everyone he meets and has no idea, only thinking he has one friend is even dearer
him being like "damn. marissa's my only friend. that kinda sucks."
while the workers at the diner, all of his coworkers, and all the people he knows from various community activities he regularly participates in (farmer's market, fiber arts group, summer volunteer work at a local animal shelter) all thinking of him as their slightly awkward but very dear friend















