beth (regulus' version)

“You know,” he says, swallowing with some difficulty. “I always thought I was Achilles in this story—the over controlling mother, the famed heritage, the great expectations,” he smiles wryly. “But here I am James, wearing your armour, rushing off into battles I have no business fighting. Playing the hero, and failing, like the secondary character I am,” he laughs. “But that’s—“ he has to clear his throat. “That’s where the metaphor ends okay? Fuck fate, fuck prophecies, let someone else handle it. Let someone else save the day. You just…go away somewhere okay? Go live your beautiful life. Fade into obscurity, leave the heroics to people who have less to offer the world. Don’t go to Troy.”
― MesserMoon, Choices

“She's never lived anywhere but in books and memories.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Restore Me

“They got him. The Hallows got him.

His big brother.

Always his big brother.”
― Zeppazariel, Crimson Rivers

“As a good actor reflects in himself the movements and voice of others, so Vassilyev could reflect in his soul the sufferings of others.”
― Anton Chekhov