“Can we not? That's all Kieran can muster, for a moment. Seth pauses, staring at him, startled and expectant. Kieran swallows and… — Austin Chant Time Copy Share Image
“Okay. I'll, uh... I'll come in for some extra hours some other time. Could you tell Marcus I was sick or something,… — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“Not everything is your truth," she said tersely. "Some things are just true.” — Austin Chant Truth Copy Share Image
“May you grow up kinder than your fathers and less superstitious than your mothers,” — Austin Chant Parenting Copy Share Image
“I guess I think of it as what we called each other in college when we didn't want to use gay to… — Austin Chant People Talk Copy Share Image
“Classic Marcus. Just hate yourself less and success will find you.” — Austin Chant Success Copy Share Image
“Admittedly, he spends the next six hours watching cooking dramas on Netflix and eating an entire pint of ice cream, but that's… — Austin Chant Food Copy Share Image
“Imagine having a well-cultivated pirate crew and established career as the terror of the seas, only to have some bloody ten-year-old show… — Austin Chant Little boys Copy Share Image
“God, he thinks, he could be starving and she’d fill him up with one sweet look.” — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“That's okay," he offers. "I mean, you don't have to want to be called that." Seth offers him a halfway smile. "I… — Austin Chant Time Copy Share Image
“It's way better to cut himself off from the possibility of success. Make a token effort and squander what opportunity he has… — Austin Chant Success Copy Share Image
“I went through this whole phase where I wanted to watch every gay movie. I didn't realize I was queer till college,… — Austin Chant Time Copy Share Image
“There's nothing he can do about it. Because who he is means that no matter what, any kind of success will only… — Austin Chant Success Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you have to reclaim it," he mutters. "Because it gets rubbed in your face either way.” — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“Kieran lets it out, in careful, clipped sentences so people sitting at tables nearby won't notice that he's on the verge of… — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“He's not the absolute best at wearing a fake smile or pretending to be excited about taking people's orders, but one thing… — Austin Chant Fake smile Copy Share Image
“Kieran could gracefully accept his apology. Or he could open his fucking mouth, and guess which one he does.” — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“If he's being honest, half the reason he studied politics in college was because he liked the drama.” — Austin Chant Humor Copy Share Image
“He bit his lip, struggling to make words out of the war waging itself in his chest. "I don't know what this… — Austin Chant Acceptance Copy Share Image
