“Oh sweetheart," Molly explained, touching him on the arm again, kitten-light. Both of the women had tears in their eyes. For him? He didn't understand that, because they hardly new him. Piers had known him all his life and Piers hadn't cared at all.” LoveCompassionSadAbuseRecoveryRedemption Book:Blue Steel Chain Source: Blue Steel Chain
“I love cooking, he said instead. "And I really quite like doiung all the prep and the washing up too." "So a long day of heliong me make soup and scones and cakes...?" In this warm little room looking out onto spring sunshine and flowers? Did thinks like this actually happen? His chin crumpled by itself, and he gad to cover his face agains fast to avoid bawling in somethinf like agony. He had coured a layer of preotection off and instead of hurting him they had come together to protect. He struggled with volcanic levels of gratitude and anger-anger because Piers had told him people weren't like this, but they were.” HealingCompassionAbuseRedemption Book:Blue Steel Chain Source: Blue Steel Chain
“What would [James} do now? Would he think to Aiden was too much trouble for too little reward? Would the sex matter to him so much that he would discout everything else in favour of it? Aiden didn't want to think so, hoped that James would see that love was so much more than that. What was so great about sharing fluids that looked like snot anyway? What did love have to do with that? But he know by now that ninety-nine percent of the population would call that opinion world. The mathematics of the situation were not in his favour.” HumourSelf DiscoveryBrillianceAsexuality Book:Blue Steel Chain Source: Blue Steel Chain
“Aiden felt so safe he didn't even go to his room to weel, just covered hos eyes and let the fire's warmth and the warmth of tears mingle on his fingers. Molly had clarified Carol's statement for him, explained that "ace" in his case probably meant "homo-romantic asexual.” LoveAcceptanceSelf DiscoveryVulnerabilityAsexuality Book:Blue Steel Chain Source: Blue Steel Chain