i'm happy just because

because he writes "colon closed parenthesis" when he smiles and has never once neglected a punctuation mark.

because he runs his hand through his hair when he's nervous and has a smile that starts in his eyes long before it reaches his lips.

because he reads books along with playing sports and has a voice that makes your heart forget to beat and your lungs forget to breathe.

because he knows just when to make a joke and has never felt the need to fill a comfortable silence with pointless noise.

because he keeps a pencil always tucked behind his ear "just in case" and has eyes you could drown in.

because he can't boil water and always burns the toast and has the ability to make everything okay by just being there.

because he recognizes book and movie references when i talk and never needs me to slow down so he can catch up.

*At the Bottom of Everything - Bright Eyes