your arms have been a warzone and you're ready for them to be a home once more. no one taught you how to love, but you are a fast learner. it's at the core of everything. you ache for it to save you, you hope that it is enough to pull you from the darkness. you thought you had shown them in subtle ways a thousand times - you remember their coffee order, you text them goodnight with a heart - but you will scream it from rooftops if they cannot hear you.