his profile said “looking for love but making out is cool, too.”

kendall and clint have been together from the beginning—the long haul, grow up together love you want to root for.

barefoot bike ride to the beach.

and they bought a house and there is light in every corner.

and one hello, two hellos—now in a few months they’ll be husband and wife.

someone once told me — “if you kiss your friend and it’s good, you’ll end up together.”

spring is well on her way, new and green and touching everything.

closeness and sureness from years of commitment. from honoring a choice.

full sun, full summer, high sun, high summer—she slid into his DMs and here we are.

the love and the joy and the shelter you can receive from another person. love is loudest of sounds.

through fate and pajamas their lives intertwined. and here we are. and everything paused except for that little room. and everything a living moving breathing thing.

sunrise is unique. it creeps over like a long yawn, stretching slowly, dusting the earth with muted beams of light. the shadows are much cooler. a noticeable contrast. the ground quite damp with dew. and our little paradise carved out of a backyard in austin. sheets and linens hung from clotheslines. rich green branches acknowledging the breeze.