Running with Lions

“And I want your bloody hoodie back. It’s mine,”

“Darkness goes away, but the sun shows up and you start over again. So let high school happen, and eventually you light up the rest of your life. Burn as bright as you want. The wonderful thing about the sun is, it’s always there. People don’t have to see you to believe you’ll be there.”

“High school is just like the night sky. It’s beautiful. Some moments, you’re just in awe of it. But it’s dark and endless, which can be scary, too. When the stars fall away, what’s left?”

Emir’s wearing Sebastian’s jersey

Correction: Sebastian’s friends are the worst.

He considers pulling the “yawn, stretch, put an arm around your date’s shoulder” trick

Sebastian wants to see Emir in his hoodie.

Sebastian’s fingers clench in the soft cotton as he shakes his hoodie at Emir. “Just take it, dude,”

If Emir isn’t going to kick him out, Sebastian doesn’t plan to say a damn thing about it.

“Let’s just,” Sebastian pauses to kiss words away from Emir’s lips, “see what happens.”