At night, Henrietta felt like magic, and at night, magic felt like it might be a terrible thing.
when adam kissed him, it was every mile per hour ronan had ever gone over the speed limit. it was every window-down, goose-bumps-on-skin, teeth-chattering-cold night drive. it was adam’s ribs under ronan’s hands and adam’s mouth on his mouth, again and again and again. it was stubble on lips and ronan having to stop, to get his breath, to restart his heart.
“What a strange constellation they all were.” – The Raven King.
“You’re stronger than you believe. Don’t let your fear own you. Own yourself.”
I’ve held back so much from you out of fear. I’m afraid that if I show you everything at once, it will overwhelm you, and you’ll run away. I’m afraid that somewhere in the back of your heart is a love for someone else that will never die. I’m afraid that I will make a mistake again, something so huge that you retreat into that silent world of yours. No scolding from a tutor, no lashing from my father, no isolation in my youth has ever hurt me so much as you separating yourself from me.
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“It is easier to trick others into perceiving you as beautiful if you can convince yourself you are beautiful. But mirrors have an uncanny way of telling the truth.”