He knew it then. He'd suspected it before, and knew that it had been coming along for a while- in the way he'd gaze a little too long at Connor's lips, or get all nervous and calm at the same time- but he was absolutely sure now. He was in love with Connor. The way the words reverberated in his chest, the strength of them, surprised him. He thought he'd been in love before, he thought he understand what it meant- but nothing had ever felt like this. Never had he felt like a calm blue sea, with Deya, he had always been the storm, rolling across the sky- but with Connor, he was as calm and as harmless as water in a near empty bathtub. Tanner's love for Connor was like a pulse, constant and changing and fundamental. He didn't think he'd ever be anything but in love again.
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