"Being in my corner means I’m in yours. You deserve it too and I’m you say you don’t, I’ll call you a liar to your face. Because you deserve it just as much as I do, to have someone look out for you."

His thumb keeps up the rubbing, but doesn’t move for anything more intimate. "If I didn’t think any of that, I’d already be gone, and I’d be considered a shitty boyfriend, Tommy."