Miyuki

“Are you French?' I asked instead.

'Oui!'

Foreign. Foreign spy. French Communist Party acted on Stalin's instructions during part of World War II. French Communist spy.

Stop it stop it stop it

I turned to Art, a black kid who was a foot and a half taller than me and whose pecs were about to burst of his shirt and eat someone. I gave him a two on the delusion detector. I didn't trust those pecs.

'Hi,' he rumbled.

I waved weakly.”
― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up

“I pushed myself back up. He kept staring at me. I realized I wanted to kiss him.

I didn't know why. Maybe it was the way he looked at me like I was the only thing he wanted to look at.”
― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up

“... I had realized my fears and acknowledged my mistakes.”
― Maria V. Snyder, Outside In

“Fear can be a big motivator.”
― Maria V. Snyder, Outside In