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It was well-known that the muscles of a werewolf gave you unparalleled strength. The hands of a faerie lent you their magic. The lungs of a nymph brought the ability to breathe underwater. The heart of my kind would eliminate all the eater’s fears.
“What is your name?” the stranger asked. I realized I’d been staring. His voice was crisp and unhurried, like a dead leaf falling from a tree. “Fuck,” I answered, hiding my embarrassment. “Would you like to guess my last name? I’ll give you a hint. It rhymes with ‘shoe’.”
Fortuna, never make a promise that you can’t keep. Nightmares may be lies, but we don’t have to be liars.
“I don’t make such statements lightly, Fortuna Sworn, but I swear that I intend you no harm,”
Lie.
“Do you get punched a lot? You seem like the kind of faerie who gets punched a lot.”
In Rome, Fortuna was the goddess of chance, luck, and fate.
Don’t make me regret trusting you. Don’t play me for a fool. Don’t betray me.
And I oop.
With every lash, I lost more than skin and blood. I lost the potential to someday love my mate.
“Sometimes it’s not about being stronger. It’s about being smarter,”
If her wounds are healed that means Oliver may not 100% be no real.
Or her manifestation powers are unmatched.
I’m sorry, Fortuna. I failed you.”
Not the first nor last time.
Wasn’t there a limit to the sacrifices? Was there any line I wouldn’t cross for someone who didn’t want to be saved?
The shape in my memory was unnatural. Monstrous. With bright, red eyes…
“It’s simple, really. Close your eyes. Picture the worst possible outcome. Be cruel to yourself. Spare no pain. Do this again, and again, and again. Until one day, you find yourself immune to it, and the fear no longer controls you.”
“Walking away isn’t an indication of weakness. Sometimes it’s the harder choice.”
“The Queen of the Unseelie Court must possess extraordinary strength, for the crown is heavy. She must be as cunning as the Dark Prince, for she will defend our doors. She must be devoted to the people, for not all have power or wisdom to do so themselves.
“I won’t let anyone hurt you. Not again.”
Lie
If it’s dead but alive in this dreamscape does that mean so is Oliver?
it had been painfully clear that I needed to know what the fae were capable of. Going off myths and lore had already cost me. So I started at the beginning and resolved to read every word.
Smart. She knew her weakness was her lack of knowledge and the false truths she believed. She decided to do something about this gap, this deficit. She took it upon herself to educate herself. There is strength in knowledge. If you are not as strong, then be smarter.
He was someone with a cause and nothing would pull him away from it. Too often, though, someone with a cause lost sight of themselves. The lines between right and wrong blurred. Passion became fanaticism.
