"Wait, so you live in Neptune, drive a Saturn and your last name is Mars? Did you name your dog Jupiter too?"

They're sitting on his bed, the TV blasting as background noise behind them, and Alex is a little surprised at how easy it is to talk to this girl. He had found her an hora before on his doorstep looking, sad and alone. He didn't bother asking how she found him, he just invited her in and told her she could stay as long as she needed. A pint of ice cream later, she seemed to be doing somewhat better.

"My dog's name is Backup," she speaks with a tiny huff. "I was thinking of naming my...