Nick • Andy 

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“But then there’s Andy—loving him, and letting Andy love him back, are the easiest things he’s ever done.” ♾️.

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All sorts of lovely, heart catching. 

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“He has a cluster of tiny freckles at the corner of his mouth shaped like a copy editor’s caret and, since Nick can’t stop looking at them, those freckles are going to ruin his career.” // “But he holds Andy’s gaze, not really sure what Andy can see in his own expression and for the moment not caring.” // “He has the same feeling that he did outside, of something lovely being about to happen.” // “You’re my best friend.” // “…and Nick feels like he should be anywhere else.” // “He feels as if he’s been turned inside out, as if he just learned that a part of his heart is on the outside of his body, in the possession of somebody else entirely.” // “His heart’s already a little broken, so why not break it all the way through.” // “Every time you loosen your tie or unbutton your shirt, I can’t look away. I love that spot.” // “They’re like an arrow. Like a dare.” // “he would have known it then, watching Nick laugh with the butcher on a sunny May morning…” // “I thought you might need soup.” // “For now he reaches for Nick’s hand.” …

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