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“You better have a massive dick to back up that attitude or else people will be mighty disappointed.” “Care to bring out a ruler and test your theory?” “I left my magnifying glass at home, so maybe tomorrow.”
According to my mom, I have the subtlety of a lightning bolt and the personality of a firework.
Zahra: Do you even have a heart? Me: I don’t suffer from that kind of affliction. Zahra: Who hurt you?
Zahra: I think the man runs on solar energy because there’s no way he’s human.
I laugh to myself. “Not all of it. I’d save some for myself and buy first edition copies of all my favorite books.”
I update his contact information while I wait for his response. Lucifer: Where are you?
“Interesting. I always wondered if you had your heart surgically removed to save you the trouble.” “I tried. Turns out the doctor didn’t feel comfortable with the low survival rate.”
A small part of me rejoices in the fact that she doesn’t offer him a smile. Those are all mine, fuck him very much.
under his strained breath. I turned a rich god into a beggar.
“You, Zahra Gulian, really are nothing but a fraud. A temptress who hides behind sweet smiles and kind words while hiding this monster within you.”
“I might be a fraud, but you’re nothing but a beautiful liar. A man willing to do anything to get what he wants. Selfish.”
“Controlling.”
“An angry man with secret smiles and soft laughs and a golden heart he keeps ...
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“I think you hate how much you want me. Because to care about me means you have to admit to having a heart.”
“So keep telling yourself those pretty little lies. Your secret is safe with me.”
“If I had a heart to give, it would be all yours. Free of cost.”
For her smile, I’d do just about anything.
“The problem isn’t work. And it’s definitely not us changing from casual to more, which is your own damn fault when you kept doing things that showed you cared. You made me believe in some fantasy. You made me want more.”
“Well, you did a really shitty job at that. You didn’t have to play the role of a dutiful boyfriend because you were already acting like one!”
My little knights, Love with all your heart and show kindness in all your actions. Mommy
“Oh, Zahra. It’s cute how innocent you see the world.”
“Like you were never told Santa Claus isn’t real.”
“Seriously. Your answer to everything is to cut, maim, and kill. That’s not really the kind of solution I’m looking for here.” “Only because you couldn’t afford a good lawyer after.”
“Seriously. Castration?” “You know how the saying goes. Act like a dick, lose said dick.”
I spent my entire life thinking love makes people powerless, and it does. My father is living proof of that. Love does make people helpless, but only because they willingly accept it. Because to love someone else means to trust them enough to not abuse the power they have over you.
“You trust me with a weapon like this?”
