Holly Riordan

She’s supposed to be the backbone of her friend group — the girl that cheers her friends up after breakups and reminds them that they don’t need a boyfriend to be happy.

You’ll feel the ugliest around boys that aren’t interested. Boys that send mixed signals. Boys that act like they couldn’t care less whether you stay in their life or left.

She’s strong, because she hasn’t let death turn her into a cynic. She still has a huge heart. She still has a lot of love to give.

She’s always thinking. Always observing. Quiet girls have the loudest minds. The widest hearts.

Vulnerability means you fall easily. You see the best in people. You love them over the little things — the way their smile tilts and the intensity of their stare. You get attached easily, because you give yourself the freedom to feel.

“Everything I could see suddenly changed to all black and blue. It lasted what could only have been a fraction of a second, but when things flashed back to normal everything looked like it had moved forward a few seconds in time while I stayed behind. People were way to far from their original spots, cars were suddenly gone…”

Sagittarius: You would find someone sketchy on Tinder or late night at the bar and go back to their place against your better judgement. And then your head would end up in their freezer.

She gets stuck in almost relationships, because she has a huge heart. Because she has high hopes. Because she sees the best in people that see the worst in her.

She swept the knife across her skin, like she’d done it hundreds of times before. Like she was used to seeing blood.

When you’re finally over him and he tries to sneak back into your life. Don’t let him keep playing unfair games with you. You deserve to move on. You deserve to find happiness away from him.

You ease my anxiety.

You’re never going to get over him, because you refuse to let go of him fully. There are still pieces of him littered across your life.

Cancer: You’re a romantic. You know exactly how to set the mood. What to wear. What to say. What music to play. How low to dim the lights. You’re a master of seduction, because you actually pay attention to what your partner wants and then give it to them.

With his body language. He should hold your hand as you walk through the mall. He should look you in the eyes as you speak. He should sit close to you and rest his hand on your thigh and give you forehead kisses as you fall asleep.

She hates the idea of giving power to another person — the power to make her smile, the power to make her cry, the power to break her heart. She’s used to having control. She likes to be in charge of every situation she enters. To know what she’s getting herself into.

She’s scared that she’ll do something small and stupid that will ruin the best thing that’s ever happened to her.

She’s tired of timing her texts so she doesn’t send them too early or late. She’s tired of waiting for the right moment to admit that she’s falling hard. She’s tired of scheduling affection instead of letting it happen spontaneously.

He’s not shy about holding your hand in public.