It was hard to believe that someone so beautiful could be real. I was afraid that he might disappear in a sudden puff of smoke, and I would wake up.

“I do a good job of blocking painful, unnecessary things from my memory.”

“I'm gonna fight for you, until your heart stops beating.”

“I can feel what you’re feeling now — and you are worth it.”

“I, the soul called Wanderer, love you, human Ian. And that will never change, n…”