The way you say a name is the first clue: with affection, held between your lips like something sacred. Shortened with affection, spoken with the kind of familiarity that betrays a favourite habit.
“Before I die, I want to be somebody’s favorite hiding place, the place they can put everything they know they need to survive, every secret, every solitude, every nervous prayer, and be absolutely certain I will keep it safe. I will keep it safe.”
― Andrea Gibson