Stefania

“Now, Sirius was no longer the boy from those fantasies. He was no longer young, and beautiful, and full of life. He was no longer the person Moony had fallen in love with - though he remembered that person, as if from far away. He remembered being loud, and vibrant, and reckless. He remembered the love he'd held for mischief, and for his friends; he remembered laughing with his head thrown back, sweeping his hair behind one ear, smirking with that devilish confidence that he'd always projected.
But that boy felt more like a dream than anything else. And Sirius couldn't bear the thought of going to Moony now, as he was, and watching the fantasy wither before his eyes. Who could be expected to love a black hole, where there had once been a star?”
― Rollercoasterwords, All the Young Dudes: Sirius's Perspective - Volume Four: 'Til The End

“Many boys will bring you flowers. But some day you'll meet a boy who will learn your favourite flower, your favourite song, your favourite sweet. And even if he is too poor to give you any of them, it won't matter because he will have taken the time to know you as no one else does. Only that boy earns your heart.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“He cursed himself for not being able to thank them properly - for feeling everything so strongly, but being unable to put any of it into words. What was the point of all that reading if it didn't give you the words when you needed them?”
― MsKingBean89, All the Young Dudes - Volume Two: Years 5 - 7

“Love had beaten the shit out of him on more than one occasion. But it had also been the only thing worth living for. It had lifted him, protected him, and kept him human.”
― MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End