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It is the cruelest fate for the gray-haired to bury the dark-haired.
It was not the reaction a normal child would have to pain. Then again, perhaps there could be no normal children raised in an age of war.
the elegant topknot his raven-black hair was arranged in,
No he has wavy short hair thanks for the suggestion tho! <3
“If fate wills it, may we meet again.”
This trope WILL be the death of me because wdym you're letting coincidences guide you with meeting someone who interests you...? STOP IT!!
What was it that people said about mothers having a sixth sense? Sometimes she seemed to see my heart even before I did.
But even if I could not rid myself of the pain, I could live with it.
Literally. If I have it forever, I have to face it then kick it's butt. Not vice versa. I'm not letting it stop me from LIVING. MY. LIFE!!!!!!
One could live with almost anything, so long as they had something to live for.
“We’ll come out of the palace together, alive and well.” She gave me a faint smile but said nothing. “Promise me,” I urged her. “All right, I promise,” she said, laughing.
I've PLAYED these games before…!
Later, though, I would wish I had stayed longer. Woken them up, held them close. Given them the chance to say a proper goodbye. But such things only occur to you in hindsight, framed by the before and after of everything you’ve endured; when it is still happening, all you care about is what lies ahead.
What did they lace this book with??
“Try to smile.” I tried. My mouth curved, but my eyes remained dark and heavy. “If you smiled at me like that,” Fanli said, a wry note to his voice, “I would think you were plotting to murder me.”
toe-curling 😛
It was like telling someone that you’d dreamed of them; even if there was little meaning to it, it still felt too intimate.
Someone like him would put a sword through his own heart for the greater good.
Dawg this better not come true... Lauren traumatized me when it comes to foreshadowing-
