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September 17 - September 30, 2024
“A difficult thing is no less difficult just because something else might have been more difficult, once.”
“And I do not think you are weak just because you are not a natural-born protector. Some people are not made to be a shield. Some people are made to be…like a cozy hearth. Warmth, comforting, a place of safety. Claire protected herself, yes? She did not need someone to protect her. She herself is all the shield she needs. But she did need someone to hold her through her tears, and that you did beautifully, my dear.”
“The gods know I’ve done the same thing. But here’s the truth of it: when you push people away you trade the possibility of things falling apart for a certainty. If you cut me out of your life then I’m gone. And I…I don’t want to be gone. Pushing me away hurt me, but this is still where I’d rather be.”
O’brenne grinned again, though there was a bit of a hard edge to it. “It was past time for someone to teach that prick Kiernan some manners. When he showed up bespelled and arrested and with piss soaked all through his trousers there were many women in this town who celebrated.” She grinned at that image, but her mood quickly sank. “He’s done things like that before? To others?” O’brenne’s expression sobered as well. “Aye,” she agreed, her familiar frown settling back into place. “We’ve tried to do something about it, but he’s the mayor’s boy. Always managed to get out of it.” O’brenne spat on
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this made me think of all the people that say "it's just fiction, it's not the real world. i only read for escapism" when someone criticizes their favorite book lol
SA awareness in a monster romance? idk SA sure seems like something that happens in the real world to me ·_·
Unless…they were mates.
disgusting
