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Write me of hope and love, and hearts that endured.
Just in case you didn’t know … you are by far the best sister I’ve ever had. I’m so proud of you. And I’ll be home before you know it, Little Flower.
I hate you for leaving me like this.
Things will get better soon.”
Roman Coddled Kitt was engaged, then.
🤣
“It would be better if that sad excuse of a pickle hadn’t made part of the bread soggy.”
Roman Condescending Kitt
For a breath, Iris couldn’t move. And whatever mask he had been wearing for everyone else—the smile and the merry eyes and the flushed cheeks—faded until she saw how exhausted and sad he was. It struck a chord within her, music that she could feel deep in her bones, and she broke their stare first.
It helps to know that I’m not alone tonight, even as I sit in quiet darkness.
A piece of armor, because I trust you. A glint of falling steel, because I feel safe with you.
he would try his best to protect Iris
Roman Cocky Kitt.
“I don’t want to wake up when I’m seventy-four only to realize I haven’t lived.”
Roman Confounded Kitt.
Roman Competitive Kitt,
“That’s it. You’re doing great, Winnow.” “Shut up, Kitt.” “Absolutely. Whatever you want.”
She unfortunately had to sit on Roman Kitt’s lap, nearly all the way to the front lines.
Roman Chafing Kitt
She has to survive this, Roman thought. He didn’t want to live in a world without her and her words.
Roman Cheeky Kitt. Roman Cantankerous Kitt. Roman Conceited Kitt …
I grew something living in a season of death.
“But the moment you walked away,” Roman rushed on, “I knew I felt something for you, which I had been denying for weeks. The moment you wrote me and said you were six hundred kilometers away from Oath … I thought my heart had stopped. To know that you would still want to write to me, but also that you were so far away. And as our letters progressed, I finally acknowledged that I was in love with you, and I wanted you to know who I was. That’s when I decided I would follow you. I didn’t want the life my father had planned for me—a life where I could never be with you.”
Roman was sitting on the milk crate just as she left him, with a scowl on his face. And a cat curled up in his lap.
Your Kitt
It’s not a crime to feel joy, even when things seem hopeless. Iris, look at me. You deserve all the happiness in the world. And I intend to see that you have it.”
“Iris,” said Roman, “you are worthy of love. You are worthy to feel joy right now, even in the darkness. And just in case you’re wondering … I’m not going anywhere, unless you tell me to leave, and even then, we might need to negotiate.”
“I pray that my days will be long at your side. Let me fill and satisfy every longing in your soul. May your hand be in mine, by sun and by night. Let our breaths twine and our blood become one, until our bones return to dust. Even then, may I find your soul still sworn to mine.”
I never told you that I love you. And I regret that, most of all.
