Crown of Aster Quotes

“I could look up at you forever,” Nathaniel said, the praise falling from his lips easy as autumn leaves.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Love can make fools of all of us.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Mint occupied a complicated space in Nathaniel’s mind. At the forefront of his memory was the taste of Adair’s mouth. All his kisses were fresh and bright like the faun spent all day grazing on the stuff.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“I haven’t touched you in days,” he said, with the air of one describing a horrific tragedy.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“It’s alright,” he whispered. “I’ve got you. Adair let out a great, shuddering breath and allowed himself to be held as he fell into a fitful sleep.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Nathaniel could feel Adair’s heart pounding against his own chest, and the faun kissed him again like he truly meant to consume his flesh.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Whatever always means,” Nathaniel said finally, “I’ll love you for it.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Usually, this is all anyone needs from me,” Adair said. “And then they go.” Nathaniel’s heart broke for him. “I won’t go.” “I don’t want to lose you, Minnow.” Nathaniel pulled him in for a deep kiss. “You won’t.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Adair twisted his fingers over each other. “What happens after?” “What do you mean?” The faun looked back at him, green eyes now focused entirely on Nathaniel’s face. “After. Will you still…want me?”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“You know that I love you, too, Minnow.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“The splashes of freckles across Adair’s cheeks looked especially sweet with the sun falling on them like this.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Something moved on the corner of his mattress, and he squinted in the dim light to see Adair’s upturned hand resting by his pillow. He smiled and walked his fingers across the blanket to twine their hands together.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“He wasn’t ready to see Nathaniel again just yet—afraid of telling him the truth, and of concealing it in equal measures. So, he filled his Minnow’s boots with aster flowers and set them on the edge of his family’s land in the dead of night and snuck away like a coward.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“You should go straight to bed”, he said sternly. Adair gripped Nathaniel’s jaw with iron fingers, staring into his face for a moment before leaning in to whisper, “But I hope you dream of me.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Nathaniel’s right hand eventually wandered to some wildflowers, and soon enough he was braiding them into the faun’s hair. Adair opened one eye to squint up at him. “What are you doing?” “Making you look like a proper fae,” Nathaniel teased. “Crowning you in wildflowers like a faun in a story.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“For now, he was content to watch the mist puffing between Nathaniel’s lips.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“This was a whole new kind of desire to him; the exquisite agony of waiting satisfying in its own way, like a puzzle Adair was happy to take his time solving, knowing the solution would be extraordinary.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Nathaniel spun away, laughing as Adair dove for him—missing entirely and splashing below the water. “See?” Adair said when his head again broke the surface. “Just like a minnow, darting through the water.” In retaliation, Nathaniel slapped the surface of the pool, sending a wave of spray right into Adair’s face, but he jumped forward through the splash and grabbed Nathaniel by the waist. “Can’t get away from me, little minnow.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Adair had pulled Nathaniel close and pressed his lips to his ear. “Now you can find me whenever you like.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Adair was quiet for some time, considering—considering the young man before him, considering how carefully he usually guarded his heart. He cupped Nathaniel’s face with one palm, all thought of protecting himself whipped away as he looked into those bright blue eyes. “Are you certain you trust me?”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Besides, sometimes a thing is all the sweeter for the labor exerted.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Nathaniel wasn’t sure what was happening between them, afraid that if he asked it would break the spell.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Nathaniel could have sworn he detected a flare of pink beneath Adair’s freckles.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Whoever Adair was, Nathaniel felt something between them—something magnetic, frightening, and urgent. He sincerely hoped he wasn’t the only one who felt it.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Come,” he said, offering his hand. Nathaniel Stone accepted it without hesitation, and Adair wrapped his long fingers around Nathaniel’s icy ones, elated to be touching.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“I’m sorry I ran,” he said finally, and Adair’s heart sang to hear it—”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“You came back,” Adair said, trying to rein in the eager timbre of his voice. He looked at Nathaniel, every bit as lovely in the moonlight as he had been in the daytime.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Once he satisfied their curiosities of the flesh, they were gone. That was the problem with humans: they were flighty, selfish, and never failed to break Adair’s heart.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Adair closed his eyes with a satisfied hum, nuzzling into Nathaniel’s touch.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster

“Nathaniel didn’t want to die without following his first impulse upon meeting this peculiar person, so he threaded shaking hands through Adair’s soft mane of curls.”
― Emmaline Strange, Crown of Aster