#16 – Weakness
"A weak man never cries, but a strong one does," she always tells him when they speak of Jean; "I could say the same for some goddesses," his rebuttal.

#17 – Tears
He doesn't think she cries real tears; it's merely water running from her eyes, holding none of the merit that true tears held.

#18 – Speed
He hadn't let many women ride with him on his bike; they always yelled in his ear, complaining he drove too fast, breaking the reckless peace that should be felt speeding down the road at breakneck speeds; she never complained; sometimes, though, her breath would catch in her throat as he conquered a hairpin turn; he once heard her whisper that it was a lot like flying.

#19 – Wind
He listened to the winds as they raged outside, whipping to and fro, reminding him that they had the potential to be dangerous; she was mad at him again; she never told him in words; but she always showed him, even when she didn't mean to.

#20 – Freedom
Love and freedom weren't terms that were readily paired together; to do so meant that you weren't truly free, if you were only loving one person, according to some people; he didn't know why some people thought freedom in love was best expressed by screwing as many people as you could; he didn't believe that truly made them "free in love"; he believed that freedom in love was when you found one person you connected to mentally and physically; anything else made you a slave, a victim to your own emotions.

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Author's Notes: Thanks to Steph for the quote about men crying. These would've been posted sooner, but something weird was going on with the document. I figured it out, though. More soon. #20 was inspired by something I read about Love and Freedom in college.