grabbing the hands of people i love so i can be fully honest. so i can open my heart up. so i can tell them, “i am so scared, all the time. fear freezes me. but loving you has helped me thaw, and i am still scared but i’m braver because of it. i wouldn’t have met this version of me without you. wherever i go now i will carry you with me. i love you. thank you for all of it. thank you for loving me in a way that means i don’t have to put on all my armor.”















