The Only Living Ghost In New York
“Eddie?" Steve sounds sleep-rough even to his own ears. "What’s up, man? It’s like, midnight.”
“I know, I know, sorry, just—“ Eddie takes a breath. “David proposed to me.”
Steve feels the world tilt on its axis. “Oh.”
“Aren’t you gonna ask me what I said?”
Softly, Steve asks, “What did you say?”
“I said yes.”
(Or, Steve and Eddie navigate their twenties together and apart. Eventually, something has to give.)
