New Relationships

Posted on 29 Nov 2023 @ 3:09pm by Petty Officer 3rd Class Constantin Vansen

267 words; about a 1 minute read

If I focus, I can still feel it under my hands, the softness of his hair. If I close my eyes and breathe in, I can still imagine the scent of him, and the rise and fall of his chest against me as I held him. I don’t think he realises how beautiful he is, those brown eyes and the way he smiles. He can look so sad and lost at times, which I don’t understand. He’s so smart and kind, so funny and beautiful. But I suppose there’s always something with us all.

I don’t have secrets. He knows who I am, what I am. I will never be the smartest or the strongest. I will forever be dependent on medication. I will never be able to retire to Earth, or any planet. But he doesn’t care. Somehow, this man still wants me, wants to spend time with me.

I’ve never had that before. A boyfriend. I’ve had sex. I have had friends with benefits. I have had friends without benefits. I have never had someone I looked at and thought that is my boyfriend. It’s incredible. It makes me smile for no other reason than him.

He's a good guide too, in this world where I am never sure what is up and what is down. Where things are said without being said. Those social clues I never understood. But he navigates those waters with grace. I am safe in his hands, caught and pulled to safety.

I believe in this. And in him.

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