Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, #3)

by Maggie Stiefvater

Blue and Adam exchanged a delighted look. The only thing more pleasing than seeing Ronan singled out was seeing him singled out and forced to repeatedly sing an Irish jig.

Latin hid nothing from Cabeswater; they only meant to spare Gansey.

Ronan was trying his best to meaningfully catch Gansey’s eye, but Gansey wouldn’t let him.

It had been impossible before she arrived and would continue being impossible for ever.

'Which is to say that it was unbearble, but she had to bear it anyway.' [TDT]

He paused to locate a tiny microwave. He examined the interior of a mug before filling it.

:(

It was Tad Carruthers, whose worst fault was that Adam didn’t like him and Tad couldn’t tell.

On the bottom, Ronan’s handwriting labelled it merely: manibus. For your hands.

ur honour he's in love the way Ronan literally courts Adam

Mom is always telling people that her readings are a promise, not a guarantee. So you can break a promise.”

If Gansey dies it'll be because they have all accepted that that is the outcome, if they believe it doesn't have to end that way then they can change it

The guilt and the worry had already worn off by the time his head hit the pillow, and all that was left was the happiness.

'Ronan woke with a start, ashamed and euphoric. The euphoria wore off long before the shame did.' [TDT]

And they smelled vaguely familiar, like Ronan, or like Cabeswater.

same thing bestie

historians were such Guesser McGuessers,

“Out of his family home?” Ronan asked, sounding both shitty and earnest.

Ah, Adam thought with grim and sudden certainty. Here it is. So one of us is on it.

“GO BUY US PIZZA. WITH EXTRA CHEESE, RICHIE RICH.”

Adam was beginning to realize that he hadn’t known Ronan at all. Or rather, he had known part of him and assumed it was all of him.

His son was before him, and he did not know him. I am unknowable.

Adam wasn't raised being known and therefore hasn't experienced love and so he doesn't understand it properly or see himself as deserving of it. He makes himself unknowable because he doesn't think that he deserves to be seen, understood or loved. He has people who want to know and love him but he has to let them. 'In a low, unfamiliar voice, he said, [...] “The bruises he'd come to school with. Who has he ever had to love him? Ever?”' [TDT] 'Now he could see that it wasn’t charity Gansey was offering. It was just truth.'

“You marvellous creature,” Gansey said,

'"You incredible creature," Gansey said.' [TDT]

He was unknowable. Except that he wasn’t.

He was unlovable. Except that he wasn't.

They continued standing there, looking like a pair of horror movie twins, one dark, one light.

NEW DATE IDEA Stand like horror movie twins Bring an envelope of body parts Just sort of smile creepily That's it That's the date

They looked winsome and brave, trusting of Cabeswater or of each other.

NEW DATE IDEA go into a hole in the ground look winsome and brave SQUASH ONE, SQUASH TWO