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and the two geriatric half-Siamese cats sleeping on the other end of the couch.
Geriatric?!? These deaths, honestly, might hit me the hardest ...
“Look at me, okay? Just at me.” Tybalt swallowed hard, eyes still locked on mine. He gave the very slightest of nods.
Anyone with a partner who experiences panic/anxiety/"down the drain" thinking will feel this scene.
“I hope you won’t think less of me for holding that against him, because I’m going to. My forgiveness will take time and effort on both our parts.”
Very cat. Very me...
Tybalt’s smile was real this time, and I allowed myself to finally relax. We were going to be okay.
Does YOUR partner have a smile that makes you worried? I know *I* do!
“Because we’re more than the substance of our scars, and I loved you before you hurt me. Because I know you’ve been lashing out, and people who are in pain aren’t always careful about where they throw their punches. Because you loved me, too, before the world made you feel like you had to hate me.”
As for calling Tybalt . . . that would only hurt us both, and I wasn’t entirely sure he’d be willing to take me where I needed to go once he realized what I was planning. Faced with a choice between my safety and the safety of the Mists, I couldn’t promise he wouldn’t choose me. He loved me, and he wasn’t a hero.
This is Scarlet. He would burn the world down if he thought it would help me.
Sometimes a little bit better is enough.
I had to be more gentle, or I would risk bruising him.
Cephali do not tell tales of their Firstborn. I regret that. The story of their lineage must be a fascinating one.
More octopus stories, please and thank you, Seanan!
“My lady has agreed to become my lady wife. It is an honor I will spend my nights fighting to deserve from now until the night-haunts come to claim me.” “Stop,” said Dianda. “None will speak ill of my husband in my hearing, and that includes my husband.”
How did Scarlet and I break the habit of calling ourselves names? By reminding the other person that NO ONE speaks that way about the love of their life.
