“Empires have fallen like this, he thinks, but it only makes him want her more, makes him look at his hands and think, My god, what a waste of time doing anything else but holding her. What a waste, and then he says aloud, JesusfuckingChrist what have you done to me? And she says, Kiss me.”
― Alone With You in the Ether
― Alone With You in the Ether
“It's all right. I'd probably kill another man if I found him with you like this.”
― The Ballad of Never After
― The Ballad of Never After
“The Fate didn’t move. He didn’t let the girl go. He looked as if he never would. He continued holding her as if he could return her to life with the force of his will. His eyes were wet with blood. Red tears fell down his cheeks and onto hers. But the girl didn’t stir.”
― The Ballad of Never After
― The Ballad of Never After
“I do not want you dead, and I’ll kill anyone who tries.”
― The Ballad of Never After
― The Ballad of Never After
“He held her with the type of intensity that only happens when a person wants something that isn't quite theirs.”
― The Ballad of Never After
― The Ballad of Never After
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