Confession of LOVE

You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn't true.

I know a lot about love. I've seen it, centuries and centuries of it, and it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars, pain, lies, hate . . . It made me want to turn away and never look down again.

But see the way that mankind loves. You could search the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful.

So yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable, strangely easy to mistake for loathing, and . . .

What I'm trying to say, Tristan, is . . . I think I love you. My heart. . . It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it doesn't belong to me any more. It belongs to you.

And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange—no gifts. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion.

Nothing but knowing you love me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine.

                                ——《百词斩爱阅读》