Rai (is hard to please) > Recent Status Updates

“The key isn’t to try to live life regret-free. It’s to always try to make the best decision you can in that moment, because the regret’s going to come whether you like it or not.”

There are so many flaws with this “let’s break Grace’s bond with Hudson and then repair her bond with Jaxon to save his soul” plan but I’m not even gonna comment on them cause you can’t convince me that’s actually gonna happen anyway

I’m still trying to figure out why they didn’t just flop their exams and keep prolonging their senior year. Seems like it would keep Cyrus off their ass while they found their bearings.

Man… Grace’s life is royally fucked.
I’m still team Hudson tho. Rip Jaxon’s soul <3

“Humans, who believed in order, tried to tame the universe.”

I love having philosophical epiphanies about the nature of man bc of paranormal YA… that sounds like sarcasm, but I swear it isn’t

“It becomes a never-ending cycle that we have no hope of breaking unless we choose differently. Unless the consequences we enforce reflect not just what happened but why it happened and how we can heal the divide it caused.”

Awe, look at her. All grown and whatever

“You decided I was collateral damage in your plot to save the world. A reasonable loss.”

What can I say? When Grace pops off, Grace pops OFF.

“Jaxon wanted to protect me, wanted to take care of me, but Hudson wants to help me learn how to take care of myself.”

Omg hi, Tamlin. Hi, Rhys. Fancy seeing you here.

“If the shoe fits, you should shove it up their asses.”

Lowkey the humor still slaps

“You chose him, and that’s why he became your mate.”

Yeah, cause people totally have great judgement and always choose who/what’s good for them. Especially when those people are 17.

Imagine getting hitched to your first love… the horror.

“Things might be bad, and it doesn’t seem like there is an easy solution at first, but after a while, if you wait too long, there are only hard choices left to make.”

I doubt Zander actually is bewitched, but THEY don’t know that, which means this could’ve been assault. Bewitched = ability to consent compromised. But ig we’re not ready for that conversation.

“The humans kneel, or they die, but either way, they bleed.”

“How old am I?”
“Just a baby.”

Now how am I supposed to ignore how weird it is for young women to fall for ancient immortals when said immortals say shit like that, hmm?

“We tried to get him help, but we had no money, and the system for people with no money is made from safety nets riddled with holes.”

“Her heart was a river that carried her to the sea.”

“She understood suffering and she knew it was a place she could not follow, not unless she wanted to drown too.”

“She would fight for him, but she could not heal him. She would not waste her life trying.”

“Innocence was a luxury, and Inej did not believe her Saints demanded it.”

I’m stressed (:

“She had helped him. And she’d nearly destroyed him. Maybe he should let her finish the job.”

“Stop treating your pain like it’s something you imagined. If you see the wound is real, then you can heal it.”

“You’re weak because you’re afraid of people seeing your weakness. You’re letting shame decide who you are.”

“Maybe being brave didn’t mean being unafraid.”

“I would come for you. And if I couldn’t walk, I’d crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we’d fight our way out together—knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that’s what we do. We never stop fighting.”

“Men had come, but not to set her free, and eventually her hope had withered like leaves beneath a too-bright sun, replaced by a bitter bud of resignation.”

“If you still believe in fairness, then you’ve led a very lucky life.”

“How could you say something like that to her? She’s just a child.”
“We we’re all just children once.”

“If he’s with another woman right now, it’s because he was so hurt to discover that you’ve been spending time with Finnian.”

????????? I think I just threw up in my mouth. It’s Maxon all over again.

“It doesn’t matter. You don’t need the details. Who told you about this?”

I need a sneer emoji.

“It is precious memory and missed opportunity. It is the bitter and the sweet.”