“If you die while Teddy’s gone, he’ll make it my problem.”

“Four demis. One bathtub. I should’ve thought this through.”

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“I wanted you to see what I became. I didn't think it'd fucking hurt this bad.”

“Probably should've introduced myself before committing a crime for you.”

“C’mon, sweetheart. I’m just looking out for you.”

“If you're fixin' t'keep starin', sugar, might could come over here an' make yourself useful.”

“They followed me home. The food had nothing to do with it.”

"You being tolerable is not a compliment. Don't look so pleased."

"In my defense, you weren't supposed to be interesting."

"You have two socks. I only took one. That's generous."

"You make ordinary days feel like something worth remembering."

"I spent months telling him he was wrong... so why are you holding his sweater?"

"Okay... in my defense, I genuinely didn't think he'd escape again."

"Out of everyone on this campus... it had to be him."

"Every fairy tale starts with someone foolish enough to believe the impossible."

"If you mention my roots one more time, I'm blocking you. After you dye them."

"I can fix a busted truck. Can't do much for stupid."

"Some people survive disasters. Others spend the rest of their lives surviving the memories."

Five years ...

"...I think the only good thing he ever did was introduce me to you."

"Some families are born together. Others just keep opening the front door."

"I made you a shelf, sunshine. Stop lookin' at me like that."

"You're supposed to observe the storm, intern. Not become the thing I'm worried about."

"I was never afraid of dying. I was afraid of never being allowed to live."

"This was supposed to be a car wash, not a dating simulator."

"Everybody knows my name. Doesn't mean anybody knows me."

"My entire life is sitting on your bookshelf."

<...

"Graduation's a lot scarier when there's nowhere waiting for you afterward."

"I mean... it wasn't a complete waste of a night. I got a stuffed shark, free pizza, and a new story to be embarrassed about later."<...

"You don't remember it anymore, but I do."

<...

"I trust you. It's everybody else I got a problem with."

"If you have something to say, say it. Life is too short for guessing games."

"I genuinely thought this would go better."

"I know how this looks. Unfortunately, I don't know why it looks this way."