kellyann ☾

“Under different circumstances …” The pause in his words carried a laborious heartbeat that smothered my own, as I watched the slightest smile play on his lips. A beat of hesitation. “I might’ve pursued you.” A nervous rush of breath escaped me. I gripped the strap of my bookbag in some faulty attempt to hold my composure, and swallowed past the dryness in my throat. “And I might’ve let you.”
― Keri Lake, Nocticadia

“Cayden?” “Yes, El.” “I think I missed you.” I feel the bed shift, and something soft presses into my forehead. “I missed you more than I should have, love.”
― Olivia Rose Darling, Fear the Flames

“October 23: Phantasma, the Devil’s Manor, arrives in New Orleans”
― Kaylie Smith, Phantasma

“The world around you is the same,” he says, “but suddenly every experience you have is different. It’s more. I imagine it’s the closest I’ll ever get to feeling the sun. Even the worst days are better as long as she’s by your side. It’s a kind of peace I’ve never known elsewhere.”
― Katie Wismer, Ruthless Ends