Rai (is hard to please) > Recent Status Updates

“So it’s about my bed, then, not me?”
“I mean, you’re an orgasmic bonus, but yeah—I’ve missed that king-sized dreamboat.”

Lol me

“Oh, my God, you’re so incredibly into me it’s a little pathetic. You think I’m so great and—”
(…)
“Why do I even like you when you’re such a pain in the ass?”
I grinned back. “You’re just a glutton for punishment, I guess.”

“I had a feeling, though, that if—no, when—he left, he’d have the power to destroy me.”

I wonder what it’s like to get THIS invested in other ppl so easily. I’m a little envious tbh

“I had to make him listen.”

OR you could respect this unspoken boundary he’s setting… but, sure. Yeah. Bulldoze on ig.

“I stepped forward and put my mouth on his. A test kiss.”

That’s… assault?

(…) “he’s totally the dickhead type to ruin me for fun.”

I’ve known ppl like Olivia.
I didn’t like them.

“I kept thinking Colin would text an apology, but of course not. He probably didn’t even care.
Jackass.”

It’s so funny how confident Painter is that I would sympathize with Olivia rn

“I was equally positive he’d probably laughingly recounted to my brother or some of his rich-boy buddies the story of his idiotic friend who was pulling off an idiotic ruse.”

Not to litigate or anything… but on what grounds are you basing this accusation?

“If you don’t give me the story by the time we reach our cars, I’m keying your Audi and calling our mother.”

I like her. Why wasn’t this book about HER?

“I’d stopped using it years ago, after I transferred all my calls to my work phone, but I’d never gotten around to disconnecting the line.”

When you’re so rich that you forget you’re paying for another phone for YEARS

“Stop.” She shook her head and snagged a few ravioli for herself. “In no normal situation does a friendly hug end in dry humping against a doorframe. Try again.”

Call 👏 him 👏 out 👏 on 👏 his 👏 bs 👏 yes

voilà
https://tinyurl.com/atfrhighlights

fuck this. I’m just gonna post a link to the rest of the highlights.

“The crust had bubbled and the pepperoni was black.”

How did this happen so quickly

“I worry about both of you.”

We stan neighbor dude

“Greer’s voice was cracked and hoarse after the scream.”

She screamed loud enough to make her voice hoarse… in her apartment???? Where other residents live????? I get that she’s angry and grieving, but I genuinely cannot imagine.

“Exhausted and frustrated, she took a deep breath and let out a cathartic scream.”

In your apartment?? Weirdo.

(…) “the scent which had been from the kitchen.”

Just weird. Try:
“The oven timer went off, and when Greer looked up, she spotted a frozen pizza sitting atop the middle rack through the oven window.”
“The oven timer went off, and when Greer looked up, she spotted the empty box atop the counter beside the oven and realized what the apartment had smelled like since she’d walked in earlier—Pizza.”

(…) “we don’t have an account under that name.”

Well, duh. It’s under “Anna.” You know this, G

“I’m being safe, Delia, I promise.”

lol

“I just want to make sure you’re safe, Greer. These— these creatures are playing a game centuries old. We don’t know what they want.”

Yeah. Listen to the attorney, G

“A month ago, they would have waited.
Now Greer just felt removed. Removed from her job, removed from her friends, removed from her old life. She felt as though she were an outsider looking in, a mere observer into a changing environment that she wasn’t able to run from.”

Not bad. But: a mere observer thrust into*

“This is just another dead end.”

This is, quite literally, the opposite of a dead end.

“Greer unfolded it and pulled at the seal by slipping her pinky in the gap. The envelope gave easily and tore at the tug of her wrist. The smell of old paper and dust replaced Cian’s scent as she opened the envelope and glanced inside.”

tmi

“The longer I touch it, the longer it will take for me to recover.”

Just wrap it in something?? Tf

“I’ll find someone on my way then.
Can’t you find a nice rabbit or something? Maybe a raccoon?
No.”

Is she… not gonna ask if he’s gonna kill them?

“She swiped her thumb against the screen and typed in the passcode, waiting for a brief moment for the home page to load.”

We know how phones work. Delete.

“I’ve been through every spell of the grimoire and haven’t found one to open anything that looks like this.”

It’s a lockbox. You make things float by telling them to. Just tell it to fucking open, genius.

“What is it?”

An item that the authorities should’ve easily found and confiscated, but didn’t. For reasons.

“Greer wound the corner of the desk and followed the man into the back room.”

rounded*