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“Shut the fuck up!” Orion shouted. “I'm trying to concentrate here.”
“Watching porn again, sir?” Seth shot at him with a smirk.
“Yeah, your mom's really improved since the last edition,” he answered without missing a beat and Seth's face dropped into a scowl as a laugh tore from my throat.”

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Orion and Darius being besties 😩

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“The love that I wanted so desperately: this isn’t what I thought it would feel like. It’s made me dizzy and grounded me. It’s made me laugh when nothing is funny. It shimmers and it sparks, but it can be comfortable, too, a sleepy smile and a soft touch and a quiet, steady breath. Of course this boy-my rival, my unexpected ally-is at the center of it.
And somehow, it’s even better than I imagined.”

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“When he grins, it’s bright enough to light up the night sky.
It’s kind of beautiful.”

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“If I did not know any better,” she said around the fist in her throat, “I’d say you came along solely to kiss me.”
And be with me. And keep me sane. And protect me.
He laughed. “You speak as if you didn’t enjoy it.”
“Maybe I didn’t. Maybe I was only indulging you.”
“Those were not the sounds someone makes,” Nasir murmured against her ear, “when they’re merely indulging another.”

“Do you wish for me to scribe poetry in your name, fair gazelle?” His voice was rough.
“Pretty words are nice sometimes.”
He brushed a hand down the shimmer of her sleeve, touched the inside of her wrist. “Did the stars fall from the sky to adorn you in their luster? No—liquid silver. You are the well that forged every blade in the world.”
She laughed, and his heart leaped at the sound.”

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“What color do you like most?”
His eyes flared before he could mask his surprise. It was always a game, capturing the small displays of Nasir Ghameq’s emotions. A game she liked, she realized. One she could play forever and never tire of.
“You,” he said, so softly it was only sound.
The intensity of his gaze stole the air from her lungs. She shook her head. “That—”
“Every color that makes you.”

“This is all I’ve been able to think about. You. Us. Those damning words,” he said softly, his voice liquid darkness.
“You said them,” Zafira breathed.
“I take them back.”
“Is that how you say you’re sorry?”
“I can get on my knees for you, fair gazelle,” he whispered against her cheek, “if that is what you wish.”

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“Will there ever come a time when you won’t see me as a monster?” he asked suddenly.
She stopped at the softness of his tone, so unlike the unfeeling prince she had come to know.
“Monsters cannot become men,” she whispered instead, and the darkness hummed its agreement.
He exhaled through parted lips. “Of course. That was selfish of me.”
That does not mean I cannot love a monster.”

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“He pulls away from my neck to look at me directly. “You are so, so beautiful, Auburn. Everywhere. Every part of you. On the outside, on the inside, when you’re beneath me, on top of me, painted on a canvas.” His eyes are boring into mine and I close them, because there is way too much truth in his. “So beautiful,” he whispers.”

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“Because sometimes people don’t know how to ask for what they really need. You needed a hug.”
“No. I didn’t,” he rasped. He was quiet for a long moment, and I listened to his heartbeat. “I needed you.”

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“You have consumed my thoughts since the moment I met you,” he said to her. “I feel now, in your presence, entirely strange. I think I might fetch you the moon if only to spare your tears again.”

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“Fuck the douchebag who said those things to you. He doesn’t deserve you.”
Kareena rubbed her fingertips against her temples. “Yeah, but I’m hoping that someone does.”
“Doubtful,” Prem replied.
“Seriously?”
Prem shrugged. “It’s true. It’s doubtful anyone deserves you. But you’ll inspire someone to be the best person they can for you. I know you inspire me.”

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“I will not be calling you that until you call me by my first name.”
His head knocks against her thigh and he groans in exasperation. “So many fucking syllables…”
“Oh, you poor thing.”
“Her-mi-o-ne,” he sounds out, voice vibrating against her skin, “I mean, it takes ages to say it.”


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“I like how alone you are,” she breathes, “because it means I don’t have to share you with anyone. I owe you to no one. You’re as alone as I am and you — you’re my secret…even though you’re not mine. Even though I sometimes wonder if you could be mine. Sometimes wish you were.”

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“They aren’t really looking at each other. More like pointedly not looking at each other, but every now and then a mistake is made and one of them catches the other’s eyes lingering.”

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“I hate this."
"I know."
"It hurts."
"Yes."
"I'm tired. I've been pushing for hours."
"I know."
"Stop agreeing with me."
Draco was silent for a very long time after that.”

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