" It didn’t come from any place. You’re imagining it. I absolutely never call you cute nicknames in my head. Ever. I’m much too manly for anything like that.”

“Well, that’s a shame because I was just thinking how great it is when you go against the manly grain. You know, like…when you cook things, and respect my boundaries, and touch me so…gently. "

― Charlotte Stein , Almost Real