1: Compliment their shoes, their hair, anything. They need the confidence, being a queer teenager is not for the weak of heart.
2: Give them $20 for art supplies.
3: Hug them.
4: Wish that they would hug me back.
5: Remind them to take their meds.
6: Tell them this feeling won’t last forever, and one day they won’t feel quite as shitty.
7: Let them know it’s okay to leave him, and that they will be loved more than they ever thought possible.
8: Hug them again. Tighter this time— they’re gonna need it.
