Soleil

“Because the truth was, he may be an alien, but he was far more human than anyone I’d ever met before. And I may be his pet, but Roark was teaching me what it felt like to be loved.”
― Fae Quin, I'm Not Your Pet

“Besides, I didn’t even know what this guy looked like. Knowing my luck, he was a balding man in his sixties who lived in his parents’ house.”
― Lark Taylor, Devoted

“Climbing off the bed, I crouch in front of him and give his knee a gentle shake. He grizzles and bats me away with Ranger, who has also been through a lot tonight.”
― Anna Sparrows, Josh’s Jackpot

“Opening my laptop, I held my breath as the game loaded. The graphics flickered across the screen before our current civilisation appeared. It was the fourth one we’d created together. The first three had turned to shit because we’d been too busy chatting to remember to actually do anything with the game. I hadn’t commented on this, and neither had Zeke. The first time it had happened, I’d been hit by a wave of disappointment, thinking that’d be it for our conversations. It had lasted less than a heartbeat as Zeke immediately invited me to another game.”
― Lark Taylor, Devoted