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Chapter 14: Inner Child

Slowly, Blitzø’s hand lifts. He hesitates for a moment as he questions whether or not to do this… before his emotions overrule him and he finally decides to reach out… and places his hand over Stolas’ on the banister.

Stolas’ eyes grow wide. Surprised, he turns over to Blitzø. He’s gazing at him so gently… it shatters him inside.

With a voice low and quiet, Blitzø softly tells him, “I get how that is. It gets kinda lonely, huh?”

Stolas inhales a shaky breath. In this moment, he feels truly seen. Blitzø understands him better than anyone… like no one ever has. It means the world to him. It means more than Blitzø will ever know.

While biting down on his trembling bottom lip, the threat of tears sting Stolas’ eyes. Then, Stolas nods his head slowly.

“Yes… you’re right…” he whispers.

He holds Blitzø’s hand in return, squeezing him lightly as his heart beats like a drum.

So many emotions flow through him. But most of all, he feels like he’s shrunk to the age of a child. And Blitzø feels the exact same.

Both of them understand the broken hearts of neglected children. Both of them know how it feels to carry that kind of sadness within. It’s always there, like a heavy weight held in their chests… reminding them of the broken places they’ve come from. But in this instance… they’re no longer alone. They have each other. Their inner child… the ones that live deep inside… they feel comforted… healed… happy to have found each other so they can share that pain… and not feel so alone in the world.

They finally feel their worth. This connection between them is confirmation – it’s safe to exist. It’s okay to be here.

With each other, they can just… be.

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After nearly an entire year, the next chapter of my fanfic will update TOMORROW! ✨

It'll be the longest one yet, capping at 15k+ words! For folk who have been following this, I'm seriously sorry for such a long wait! I hope there will be enough in this chapter that'll satisfy you after all this time, and please enjoy all the stolitz feels that will be heading your way very soon 🙌💕