I think that you might know the answer to every time I’ve wondered why, because you smile like you are holding life’s great secrets deep inside. I’m desperate for some answers, grasping at any I can find. I promise if you tell me how to smile like that, I’ll lock the answer safely up inside.

she told him life was ugly, that it was harsh and cold and cruel. she said to look for beauty in this world simply meant he was a fool. she told him nothing really mattered, that the world had gone to hell. she said even if she didn’t break his heart, it would be broken […]

she wasn’t just a person, to him she was much more. she wasn’t merely skin and bones, but a universe to explore. and so he put his faith in her, though somewhat undeserved. he just knew that she would save him, for she knew he needed her. but she couldn’t save him, nor did she […]