3. Taylor Swift “I think the advice I would give myself when I was younger… when things get hard, always focus in on how much I love music. That has been the thing, that no matter what, has protected me from any of the other outside things that have made me feel strange.”
In the corridor of Buckingham Palace, as soon as the door has shut behind them, they fall sideways into a tapestry on a wall, breathless and delirious and laughing, cheeks wet. Henry pulls Alex close and kisses him, whispers, “I love you I love you I love you,” and it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter if anyone sees.
(Or, five times Henry pulled away, and one time he reached for Alex first.)
Henry laughs and kisses him over the open box, thinking next years of their lives. Sunday morning fry-ups, swimming holes, a wedding cake that doesn’t wind up on the floor. — Red, White & Royal Blue (Collector’s Edition, page 392)
