i absolutely adore this. it's just so right. very precisely constructed and it flows wonderfully. i would elaborate, but mostly i just keep wanting to write: guh. and !!!.

i love this: Maybe, Dom thinks, maybe that's not how it works.

You're not falling from grace. You're falling into it.

and i love the end too. i was worried, and then i read billy and i was like, oh, ok, good.

all right, i'm off to see if i can find more of your gorgeous writing.