stars and sand and leaves (смешанная)

"I'll cry quieter."
"Or you can cry with me here," he says, still looking at the floor. "You don't have to talk about... whatever it is. But just... Jesus, Nance, you're not completely alone."
She exhales shakily, looking at him in the dim light of her nightlight. He looks so much older now, even older than he did a few weeks ago. Sharper. More tired. He even sounds older. Like he's lived five lives in his fifteen years.
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Nancy Wheeler is in love with a girl. Mike Wheeler is in love with a boy. They're both more alike than they though, and they're both less alone than they thought, too.