The Wounds We Give and Take

Life was full of wounds. But some of them, just a very few, were wounds I could take for the people I loved. And those were worth feeling, no matter how much they hurt.

[4.4~4.5] i highly recommend reading this after [b:The Indifferent Children of the Earth|13362266|The Indifferent Children of the Earth (The Sophistries of June #1)|Gregory Ashe|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1325897073l/13362266.SX50.jpg|18590833] (book 1) so you have more context as to who these characters are and where Alex is at mentally in the present timeline before doing a deep dive into his backstory. why you might ask? so you can better internalize how quickly good things can crumble to dust from Alex's pov, of course!