⋆˚࿔ 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝜗𝜚˚⋆

“They’re not necessarily linear, but if we’re going by textbook definitions, you’ll face bargaining after anger. Followed by depression and⁠—” “Yippee.” “—testing then acceptance. You’ll come to terms with this change eventually. Life will go on. I’m not asking you to give me a mile, Riley. I’m not even asking for a foot.” “I hope not. I only have one now, and it would be pretty fucking rude of you to take that from me.”
― Chelsea Curto, Hat Trick

“Because you’re in my head all the time. You pulse through my blood with each beat of my heart. I live for every scrap of attention you offer me and suffer through every moment you spend ignoring me,” he said darkly, holding my eye the entire time.”
― Caroline Peckham, Shadow Princess

“If the Nymphs managed to get hold of a power like hers it could be disastrous. And that was the only reason I’d admit to for getting her out of here. The way my heart was beating as I held her close had nothing to do with it.”
― Caroline Peckham, The Reckoning

“Actually, you could call that our Christmas tradition,” I said lightly. “It’s tradition for us to feel unwanted on Christmas Day. And thanks to you guys, we get to feel like that this year too. Even though it’s the first time we’ve actually got our own house to celebrate in, you all still made the effort to make sure we didn’t miss out on the feeling of being an unwelcome addition to the festivities. So, thanks for that.”
― Caroline Peckham, Shadow Princess