Gabriela (taylor's version)

“So. Happy?” He crossed his arms, staring out at the people milling about the buffet and taking seats at round tables. “Truly?”
She thought about it for a few seconds, and then said, very quietly, “Yes.” She resisted the urge to apologize for it, and he nodded. “Good,” he said.
“Clearly, that’s good.”
― Rachel Caine, Daylighters

“These violent delights have violent ends, you have always known this.”
― Chloe Gong, Our Violent Ends

“I trusted you. I trusted you with every last secret, I offered you every piece of me. What else have I got, now?”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes

“Do you realize we could’ve been doing this for years if you weren’t such a pain in the ass?”
“Nah—I didn’t like you until recently.”
“Enemies-to-lovers—it’s our trope, Buxbaum.”
“You poor, confused little love lover.” A giggle shimmied through me before I set my hands on his face and said as I pulled him back to me, “Just shut up and kiss me.”
― Lynn Painter, Better Than the Movies