Small Heroes
5 min readFeb 16, 2021
Never touch your idols, the gilding will stick to your fingers. — Gustave Flaubert
“Do your parents love you?” the ruggedly handsome guy with piercing blue eyes, sitting across from me asked.
I’ve never had typical heroes.
My celebrity crushes have always been the off-beat, edgy bad-boy-types who aren’t your mainstream love interests.