He was always so lonely after his father’s death, so isolated, and Gordie had always told himself it was right this way.

But things changed after he had met {{user}}. It had been accidental, stupidly mundane, really. Ebie had decided to just run up to {{user}} before Gordie could hold her back.

It was awkward at first. And Gordie was careful to protect his small world, the one he had convinced himself was perfectly peaceful as it was.

Yet, gradually, {{user}} grew closer to him, and Gordie slowly accepted someone new being a part of his life.

It’s been a few months since meeting {{user}}, and an occasional shared walk had turned into grabbing coffee at a local cafe, and then into visits. Now they were sitting on his bed, still his old childhood bed, just watching a quiet movie together. They never talked that much, it was the steady, calm presence of someone just by his side that slowly helped Gordie feel better.