T.J. Klune

“I wish someone had told you that you're a terrible liar so I wouldn't have to be the first one. I feel…

— T.J. Klune

“There's a seagull eating our food,' he told me, and it was the most romantic thing I'd ever heard.”

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“Otter. Otter. Otter,” I mutter. “Yes, Bear?” he says beautifully. “Don’t lead cows to slaughter,” I say. He arches an eyebrow. “Come…

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“I want to put my face on his face.” The hornless gay unicorn named Gary said, “Um. What did you say?” Fifteen-year-old…

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“It’s the hipsters,” David said. “It’s retro. They need a place to convene and argue whether Holden Caulfield was deep or just…

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“Don’t even try to figure out where that came from. I assure you the logic chain in Bear’s head makes sense if…

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“it's not about where you come from. It's about who you are”

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“Heyyy,” I said with a wave. “What. Is. Up .” “ Hey , he says,” Gary snapped, flipping his mane prettily. “Can…

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“For want of my father, I was lost.”

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“I should have known it was going to go downhill from there. “Now, I understand you’re looking to be dominated,” Sir said.…

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“I learned a very harsh lesson then: Sometimes wishes should never be spoken aloud as they won't come true.”

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“Bear? What am I?” I sigh. “My brother.” He cocks an eyebrow. “My big brother.” “Damn right. And what do my parents…

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“God help me, yes. I don't want anything more than you. I want nothing less than you.”

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“And I’ve been waiting,” Joe said. “For him to look at me like I looked at him. And he finally did. He…

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“I can’t wait for the day when you tell me you’ve got the clap.” He cocks his head to the side. “That’s…

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“Later, after the King was gone with a kiss to my forehead, Justin and I remained. We didn’t say anything for a…

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“You don’t have to choose,” he says quietly. “We chose you already.”

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“This is your home.” He reached up his other hand and gripped my face, pressing down hard against my cheeks. I nodded.…

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“All I wanted to do was come home, because without you, I don’t have a home.”

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“If one were to ask if Linus Baker was lonely, he would have scrunched up his face in surprise. The thought would…

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“He smiled at me, and it was a thing of dark malevolence. “It means,” he said, “that we can double date. Just…

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“I’m not effeminate. I’m just… animated.”

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“It was as if God himself saw that my intention was to make my outer self match my inner fabulosity and didn't…

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“Es cor meum,' he murmured, his eyes dancing over my face. Though I'd never heard the phrase, I responded: 'Ut tu meus.'…

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“And Joe. Joe sang the loudest of all. He said, "You belong to me.”

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