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I didn’t know what to get you. Nothing seemed right, and then last night, I don’t know, this just kinda seemed like something you couldn’t give back or return.
Happy birthday, Theo.
Reasons I Love Theodore Karl Raeken…
19. He can take a punch, or three
18. When I’m in his arms, I know I’m safe, from everything
17. He tries harder than anyone I know, even when he thinks people don’t notice
16. He smells like an airfreshner; like trees and wood and chemicals all in one, but it’s the best thing I’ve ever smelled in my LIFE (yes, including my mom’s cooking)
15. I get lost in his eyes
14. He’s smart, too smart
sometimes13. He’s nice (yes, asshole, I mean it)
12. He rolls his eyes at my stupid requests, and then does them anyway
11. His weird addiction to, specifically, cranberry ginger ale
10. Our 3AM conversations that have gone on longer than we’ve been friends, because he cared, even before he knew he did
9. The way he laughs and, when it’s really real, his nose scrunches up
8. His loyalty
7. He makes me feel like I’m the most important person in the world when he looks at me
6. His voice, especially in the morning, when it’s soft and he’s barely awake
5. He has a thousand ways he says he loves me without saying anything at all
4. How he holds my hand just right
3. The fact that he’ll sing away nightmare after nightmare
2. And he’s letting me help him with his
But, most of all,
1. He’s come so far, and I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives seeing just how far he’ll go.