The dead boy floats by.

“And what do we have? A profound if sexless intimacy of a kind I’ve never known …”

“Don’t be crude, Professor. Profanity is one contest you will not win with me.”

“Sometimes, monsters are real,” Tess said, rolling over, leaving me alone with t…”

“It's strange. Hearing you say my name.""I can say it again if you'd like.""No, …”