#sam florek

no you don't get it. he broke up with his girlfriend right after he saw percy for the first time in twelve years. there was never anyone else for him and he knew it. he weight trained every day because he wanted to be strong enough to pull her out of the lake if something went wrong on her big lake-crossing swim, and he had nightmares weeks beforehand about something happening to her because he cared about her so much. he sat with her and helped her through her panic attack even after she'd just admitted to something extremely hurtful. he bought every horror movie he'd see for years so he just had a box of horror movies he couldn't watch without her. he asked her to make him a friendship bracelet in the same colours as hers the day they met. he loved her. he loved her so much, every step of the way, in small ways and big ways, in every little glance, in the choice to forgive her and be kind to her after what she'd done. he loved her, even knowing the truth. he told her, "the way I felt about you was always so clear to me—even when we were young I knew you and I were meant for each other. two halves of a whole. i loved you so much that the word ‘love’ didn’t seem big enough for how I felt."

SOO BINGING EVERY YEAR AFTER, I WILL NEED TO GET MY HANDS ON THESE FICS AFTERWARDS. GOING FROM 2019 READING FICS OF EJ CASWELL FALLING HEAD OVER HEELS FOR HIM TO 2026 DOING THE SAME WITH SAM FLOREK