always, us.

love is not a line drawn straight, it is a circle, endless, widening, reaching further each time it beats.

i love three.

orange belongs to my girlfriend. she is wildfire, untamed and alive, her energy spilling into every space i let her touch. her laughter is the kind that lingers, echoing in the bones, the kind that makes me believe in sparks that never fade. she is the rush of blood beneath the skin, the thrill of something that cannot be measured, the beauty of chaos made tender. she is the hunger that reminds me i am alive, the heat that refuses to let me forget how much i still burn.

orange belongs to my boyfriend. he is warmth and steady light, the glow that lingers after the sun has gone down. he is the slow ember that keeps burning long after the fire has dimmed, the quiet comfort of a place i never expected to find. he is laughter tucked between breaths, kindness carved into his every word, the softness i did not know i needed until he was already there. he is the ease of belonging, the proof that love can be gentle and still feel unshakably strong.

blue belongs to my wife. she is ocean, infinite and deep, her presence stretching far beyond what words could ever hold. she is my anchor, my tide, my constant. she is the calm that steadies my storms, the rhythm i lean into when the world feels too loud. she is every horizon i look toward, every safe return, every reason i believe in the word home. she is devotion stitched into skin, tenderness woven into every glance, love that carries no end, only eternity.

three hearts, three colors, three promises. orange. orange. blue. each of them marked with the vow i keep pressed against my tongue, etched into my chest, carved into my soul. always.

always, when i look at them.
always, when i speak their names.
always, when silence settles and i can feel their love inside my ribcage.
always, when i am reminded that my heart was never meant to be small.
always, because there is no end to this love.
always, because there is no word truer.

always for my girlfriend.
always for my boyfriend.
always for my wife.

with ink + bloom, 🌻