Possess Me! - I Want You To Quotes

“The shitty part? No one had ever actually said shit to me about anything like that. No one had bullied me. No one had called me a dork, or made fun of how obsessed I was with art.
The mean person?
The bully?
It was me.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“You don’t pay attention to people other than me. Forgive me if I find that hard to believe.” He would’ve sounded conceited if he wasn’t one hundred percent correct, and—like the little shit he was—reciting my own words back to me.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“I hadn’t lost my sunrise, after all. He was sitting right beside me[...].”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“I’m not a good person.” Prudence’s voice echoed quietly in the space between us. I could feel his vulnerability quaking within every syllable.
“Maybe not,” I agreed, my heart fluttering with something akin to hope. “But you’re my person. And for me, that’s good enough.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“I’d never felt this way for anyone. Like if he stopped breathing, so would I. I’d kill for him. Die for him. Die with him.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“I wasn’t distrustful.
I wasn’t cautious.
I was naive.
I was stupidly optimistic.
I was the kinda guy who’d attach himself to a phone pole if he thought it looked at him twice.
I was bound to make mistakes, lots of them.
But that was okay.
Because Prudence liked me anyway.
I liked me anyway.
He’d taught me that.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“The last thing he needs is to be put on a pedestal. When you’re that high up, there’s just…” My hands shook. “There’s so far to fall.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“I’d rather be miserable without you, than hurt you.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“Maybe all along, I hadn’t had to try so hard. Maybe the only person who’d been expecting perfection had been myself. Maybe my imperfections were what made me perfect. Happy accidents that built the person I had become. It might take me a long time to really believe that, but…I’d have to try.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“We all make mistakes. But we never stop loving each other. That’s what family is for. Everyone messes up.”
“I don’t,” I said—quickly. I could’ve left it at that. Let this go. Like it really was as simple as one stupid decision and not that I was a bad bet, myself. But I didn’t. Because for the first time in my life I was ready to let her see me. Really, see me. My walls came down. “I don’t.” I bit my lip. “Not when it comes to helping our family. I can’t. I can’t make mistakes. I—I can’t. I have to be here. To fill in the gaps. To fix things. I don’t get to fuck things up. I protect us. I provide. That’s my job.”
“Oh, sweetie.” Mom cupped my face in her palms. [...]“No one asked you to do that.”
“You didn’t have to.”
“I know.” She swallowed, her eyes shining. I hadn’t meant to make her cry, but hell. I was tired of lying, of hiding. “I wasn’t a good mom to you.”
“Yes you were—” I interrupted quickly.
“No, I wasn’t.” She laughed and the sound was wet. “I did my best. You know I did. But you deserved better. Maybe if I’d been a better mom, you would’ve learned that when things go to shit, other people are there to help. You wouldn’t be so hard on yourself. Maybe if I hadn’t failed so much myself, it would’ve left room for you to.” She stroked her thumbs over my cheeks and looked at me—really looked at me. I looked back. She was so familiar, and yet so different. [....]“I can’t be a totally horrible mom though. Not when somehow, despite everything I put you through, you still ended up perfect.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“And I’ll keep choosing you, even if you don’t want me to. Even if it hurts. Even if choosing you means losing you.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“I finally realized I couldn’t do this anymore.
I couldn’t live one more minute without knowing what it felt like to be inside him.
Without knowing his heat.
Without joining with him, the closest way I knew how.
I wanted to crawl inside him, make a home for myself beside his soul. Intertwine us together till none of me was left—till we were just…us. Conjoined. Messy. Fucked up, and beautiful. Two half-men, made whole when we were together.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“You’re…something else,” I said honestly, softly. The words were simple on the outside, but the true meaning behind them hung like stars in the air between us as I traced the first fledgling petals of a delicate rose beside one of the tentacles on his ropey forearm.
You’re something else meant…
You’re perfect.
You’re wonderful.
It meant…
You’re surprising.
You’re better than anyone I’ve ever met before.
You’re confusing in the best way.
Three innocent words, with a love poem hidden between the cracks.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“Maybe, it’s stupid to worry so much about what anyone else thinks of you, me included. I’d be an asshole if I was annoyed you answered the questions I fucking asked.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“Sadness is the addition of melancholy, you know? Blue. Silver. Gray. Heavy as syrup. Gentle as the evening tide. Sadness fades. It has a beginning, and an end. Sometimes it loops, but there’s always causation. Not to be confused with depression, because that’s a whole different demon.”
[...]
“What I’ve been feeling isn’t sadness. There’s no end to it. It’s a black hole. Sucking, sucking, sucking at me. Eating away till there’s nothing left. It’s black, black, black. The absence of light. The absence of feelings in general. Nothingness, in the truest sense of the word.” He swallowed. “Even I can’t paint nothing.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“What’s worse than murder?” Luca asked softly, gently.
Making someone wish they were dead.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“How was it possible that I had finally found someone that suited my more depraved tastes? We were two puzzle pieces, shaped to fit, a perfect match.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“There were no masks between us. All his sharp edges fit against mine.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To

“Don’t fucking cry, man.
It was like she had this magic-mom-voodoo. All I had to do was listen to her voice long enough and the secrets and tears would flow out.”
― Fae Quin, Possess Me! - I Want You To