Jack

“While there’s life there’s hope!”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

“If you want me to whisper sweet nothings into your ear, Majesty, I’ll do just that. But you’ll still get me what I need.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows

“Did you really think, Vincent whispered in the back of my mind, that I wouldn’t account for you, too, my little serpent?”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King

“Everything has just gotten interesting,” I said, “and you think I’m just going to run away? When there’s a fight to fight? When that piece of shit has my crown?” I stepped closer, even though it was dangerous, even though that put us so close that our bodies were nearly aligned, my head tipped up to hold his stare, a sneer over my nose. “Fuck you, Raihn,” I whispered. “Fuck you.” He took me in for a long moment, unblinking. And we broke that suspended silence at the same time. I didn’t know who moved first. The kiss was like a thunderstorm over the summer desert—a torrent that swept in all at once, obliterating the heat, so all-consuming that suddenly you remember nothing but the rain. All at once, he was everywhere.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King