Mortification was becoming my default emotion.

“—¿Qué? El hecho de que no puedo tenerte ahora mismo, no significa que estoy bie…”

“And as much as I was dying to know, I also knew that there was bliss in oblivio…”

“I don't know how I feel yet. I'm so used to pretending, to shoving it all away …”

“Just stay with me. We'll beat it together, okay? Say you'll stay with me.”