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“Fairytales are as real as you and I,” said her aunt. “Just because most people have forgotten them doesn’t mean they never existed.”
“If you’re listening to me, send me a sign. Or anything really, anything that will make me feel less like I’m drowning alone.”
“Are you in the habit of getting caught in hunting traps? Or is this in my honor?” Her face felt like it would burst into flames. “You know, sir, a gentleman would help me get down first before asking all these questions.” “Ah but that would imply that I am a gentleman.”
“if you are going to curse her, then I invoke the right of Accompaniment.”
THE MOMENT YESSS
How could one be angry at someone who gave them perfect tea?
Real
“Remember, fairytales are inherently tales of goodness,
(because in fairytales, all magic and answers originated in the woods),
Real
“Mothers are strange; they will try to protect you from the entire world, from their barbs and their critiques and their judgement, but the one person they will forget to protect you from is themselves.”
Hit too close to home, tread lightly
She sighed dreamily. It had been a while since she had seen an incredibly attractive man doing incredibly attractive things. Although she supposed some might call it barbaric to find a man swinging a sword attractive.
No it's not barbaric honey, don't worry, we're all in the same boat ;)
Did she have any interest in learning how to fight with a sword? No. But did she want to swing it around and feel like she was a warrior queen in a high stakes fairytale? Absolutely yes.
We love a relatable queen slayy
And then he was there, desperately raking his hands over her, his eyes wild and his lips thin. “Where are you hurt?” She looked at him, slightly mesmerized by his panicked searching. “Serena? Goddammit, tell me where you’re hurt.”
He cleaned her wound with startling gentleness while throwing her concerned looks in between. “Talk to me,” he ordered. “Tell me where it hurts.” “I’m all right,” she said in a barely audible tone.
“It hurts,” she whispered. He looked like she had just torn out his heart and stamped on it. “I know,” he whispered. “I’m so sorry.” She shook her head.“It wasn’t your fault.” He looked away, and the shame on his face made her heart ache. “I shouldn’t have let my guard down,” he said through gritted teeth. “I should have fought it off faster, and that way, it would never have gone near you in the first place.” Serena cupped his cheek, and their eyes met. “It’s not your fault. If you blame yourself every time I get hurt, you’ll never get a good night’s rest with all the brooding you’ll have to
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“It’s funny,” he said, his eyes closed, “I’ve gone through my entire life alone, never feeling like anything was missing, but now that I’ve met you, Serena Rose, I feel like my life will never be the same without you in it.”
Serena felt her heart crack and mend all at once.
Us girl us
“This is my choice. There’s not much you can do about it, barring knocking me out and carrying me out of this place.” “I have a mind to do just that,” he muttered.
Lmaoo (do it Grim bb)
He nodded tightly, and then swung her into his arms. “I can walk!” “You just gave up a year of your life,” he said grimly. “Let me do this much at least.”
Serena looked up, startled, not having expected that strong of a reaction. His eyes were narrowed, as he waited for a response. “He came in last night saying that we’ll be married as soon as today’s straw is turned into gold.” “Like hell you will.”
Exactly! Like hell she will!🤭
Right, she’d forgotten how he took everything very literally and very much at face value. Sometimes, she was incredibly grateful for how dense this man was.
What a cutie
Grim had a way of saying things in the simplest of manners that were simultaneously the sweetest compliments and the saddest confessions.
My poor baby :(
“Get your fucking hands off her,” came a furious growl. Grim.
*applause*
“If you ever touch her again, if you ever so much as look at her, breathe in her direction or even think of her, I will hunt you down and eviscerate you from your head down to your toes, until you’re trying to stuff your organs back in with your bare hands. And then, and only then, will I slit your throat. Do you understand?”
Screaming. No words. Flawless
she was trying so very hard to convince herself that the way Grim had come to her rescue was decidedly barbaric and not attractive. She was failing miserably.
Realest
“From today on Serena Rose. My life is yours. If I lived a hundred lives, I would find you in each one, just so I could dedicate it to you. From now until I am but a note upon the wind, I am yours.”
😭😭😭😭
will never stay away from her. No matter where she is, no matter how far, I will always come for her. No attack you throw at me, no pain you inflict, none of it will keep me from the girl who has been my redemption, who is now my life. Without her, I am nothing.”
Have mercy on my fragile heart dude😭😭💗💗
“You are a monster,” she whispered, staring at him, her previously flat green irises now slightly tinged with fear. “Perhaps,” he said, baring his teeth slightly, “but I am her monster.”
Flashbacks of Jacks😭😭💔💔💔💔
Lore
I js thought abt a theory- what if, Lore is the fairy king? Coz Nerida didn't say he died, js that he wasn't himself, and at the beginning it was mentioned that Lore was driven mad possibly. Plus she locked him up herself, with the five and maybe that leads to her ruling faery alone.
“If I lived a hundred lives, I would find you in each one, just so I could dedicate it to you. We will see each other again. Now please, do this for me, there isn’t much time before I turn back. You must put the dagger through my chest. Promise me.”
I felt my heart skip. Literally.
“I wouldn’t trade being here with you for anything in the world, do you hear me? I would rather have died in that tale than have never met you.”
“You were in love with Arcana,”
Nvm, He definitely isn't the faery king
“Listen to me carefully, Serena Rose. I am not doing any of this because of some sense of duty or pity. I am here because if you are not here, I have no reason to draw breath anymore. I am trying to keep you alive, because it is the only way I can keep myself alive. There is no version of me that will outlast you, and no future that does not have you in it. Have I made myself clear?”
Yessir 🫡💘
“I told you, did I not?” he murmured, “If I had a hundred lives, I’d find you in each one, just to dedicate it to you. I love you now, I have loved you before, and I will love you every day after. I loved you without knowing your name, or hearing a single word cross your lips. I loved you just because you’re you, Serena Rose. I am sorry I did not say the words sooner.”
GOSH😭😭💗💗💗
“You’re—you’re Oberon, King of the Fairies.”
OMFGGG I WAS RIGHT WTFFFFF
She tried to dart around him, but his body moved without permission, and he grabbed her by the waist, throwing her back. Oh fuck, fuck no, this could not be happening. He was getting to his feet now, raising the sword above his head. And then she did something horrible. She smiled. “It’s okay, Grim,” she whispered. “If it’s you, it’s okay.”
The instagram moment guys😭😭😭 (I am unwell)
“No, no, no,” he rasped. “No, Serena please, sweetheart, look at me. Open your eyes, angel, please, open your eyes.”
I just heard my heart *physically* crack
“Kiss her,” said the queen.
*inhales*
His heart feeling like a dead weight in his chest, Grim leaned down and pressed a kiss to Serena’s lips, which were already turning cold. “I’m sorry, Princess. Please, come back to me,” he choked out. “Come back, Serena.” And then, right before his eyes, the wound in her chest began to close. The blood spatters on her chest lifted off, and then disappeared, and after five agonizing seconds, Serena opened her eyes.
*exhales*
“Fuck off, Your Majesty.”
SLAYYY GIRLLLL
There was silence then, but not the tense kind—a silence that held centuries of rumination, as the immortals realized that their biggest treasure had been restored by the love between two humans.
Take that bitches💅🏼💅🏼
“I battled a centuries-old faery king for you. I’m not going to run away just because someone mentions the word marriage.”
🤭🤭
“Nuts?” questioned Grim, incredulously, for it was the mischievous squirrel. He had apparently followed along and passed through the portal with them.
Shut up this was too cute T^T
