Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

by V.E. Schwab

Born restless, her father used to say. Which was fine for a son, but bad for a daughter.

“Nature gives us what we need,”

Staring, really, that way some men do, as if looking is fair game, because in their minds, all girls are just asking to be looked at.

a soul is what makes the sun feel warm against your skin, what gives food taste, what makes you feel full.