In the ensuing silence, I have the time to contemplate the word cute – how dismissive it is, how it’s the equivalent of calling someone little, how it makes a person into a baby, how the word is a neon sign burning through the dark reading, “Feel Bad About Yourself.
John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson
cute, dismissive, love, relationships, teenage-angst, this-is-me, ya