The Cartographer of Our Hearts

Previously

…“We’ll see,” Alex said, their eyes twinkling. “The best adventures often have the most unexpected detours.” And as they looked at Jamie, at the easy affection in their eyes and the genuine warmth of their smile, Alex knew that their greatest adventure was just beginning. The map had done its job, not by pointing to a soulmate, but by guiding them to their own heart, and showing them that love, in all its messy, beautiful, and hilariously awkward glory, had been charting its course with them all along. The cartography of us, Alex thought, and it was a map they were eager to explore, one delightful, unpredictable step at a time.