Page 94 of My Vampire Plus-One

“How long have you been keeping this?” I asked, marveling at the sheer attention to detail in some of the later entries. Flowers that must have taken hours to draw. Stickers that came in every color of the rainbow. “Where did you even find pipe cleaners in that shade of purple?”

“I found this website where bullet journalers share tips,” he explained. “You wouldn’t believe how well-resourced these people are. Not to mention how freewheeling some of them are with life advice.”

I stared at him. “You chat with people online?”

“Not people,” he clarified. “Bullet journalers. But yes. And to answer your other question, I started this project right before I met you, though the timing on that is just a coincidence. But let’s not get sidetracked. I want to show you this page at the back. I spent a lot of time on it.” He paused. “It’s what I was working on when you knocked on my door.”

He closed his eyes and seemed to gather his courage. Then he flipped to the last completed page. It was, in truth, a bit of an eyesore. He’d festooned it with pink and purple ribbons, andwritten the passage in blue, glittery ink that reminded me of the eye shadow I wore in seventh grade.

But when I read the words, I gasped.

Mission statement: these are still stupid, I wish the journal didn’t include this option on every page

Dating Amelia Collins for real: Pros and Cons

PROS:

Efficiency. I can’t stop thinking about her so keeping her with me would save time

I would always make sure she has food she can eat

She needs to laugh more. I’m good at making her laugh(I love making her laugh)

She makes me forget the terrible pointlessness of my existence (as well as all the other terrible things in this world)(she is so lovely)

I haven’t made love to her yet and I REALLY want to. (I think she would enjoy it tbh)

I would devote the rest of my existence to making her happy and I think (???) she would enjoy that

Continued proximity to a real live historian (her dad)