"You really saw some?' Liz said an hour later. Sure, we had the stereo blaring and the shower running, but Liz still whispered, 'They really...exist?' 'Liz,' I whispered back, 'they're not unicorns.' 'No,' Bex said flatly, 'they're boys. And they're...good."

Discovery, Curiosity, Youth, Innocence

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"You really saw some?' Liz said an hour later. Sure, we had the stereo blaring and the shower running, but Liz still whispered, 'They really...exist?' 'Liz,' I whispered back, 'they're not unicorns.' 'No,' Bex said flatly, 'they're boys. And they're...good."

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