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Bury my bones in the midnight soil, plant them shallow and water them deep, and in my place will grow a feral rose, soft red petals hiding sharp white teeth.
“He clicks his tongue, his jaw grinding, but he continues with the act nonetheless. "I just prefer you to call me by your loving nicknames." He glues his eyes to the back of the bar as he speaks, like he's looking over the shelves of amber bottles and rows of clean glasses. Stoic as ever. Taking another sip of the fairy wine, I drain my glass. "And what might those be?" "Asshole, for one." He tilts his head. His lips twitch. "Hobgoblin was pretty original." I snort, trapping the laugh that threatens to leave me behind my teeth.
"Indeed.”
― This Wicked Bond
"Indeed.”
― This Wicked Bond
“It's funny the decisions you make because you like someone, he says, and then your whole life is different. I think we're at that weird age where life can change a lot from small decisions.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
“Before I laid down in this bed, I set rules. I was to stay on my side, and she was to stay on hers, and now I'm wrapped around her like ivy would cling to stone-cuddling like some domesticated animal.
Worse yet, I want to stay like this, intertwined with her, I just don't trust myself to do so. Not when my dragon is hovering just below the surface, pushing me, egging me on, dumping liquid lust into my godsdamn veins by the bucket full.”
― This Wicked Bond
Worse yet, I want to stay like this, intertwined with her, I just don't trust myself to do so. Not when my dragon is hovering just below the surface, pushing me, egging me on, dumping liquid lust into my godsdamn veins by the bucket full.”
― This Wicked Bond
“I'm falling helplessly in love with you and saying goodbye is going to completely destroy me, but I have to... and gods, I hate”
― This Wicked Bond
― This Wicked Bond
“Hey, don't judge." Vik's tone hardens. "I didn't mean to." I lift my hands in surrender, uneasy with the sudden tension. "I just think the biting thing isn't for me." "You say that now." Vik relaxes, giving me a knowing look. "But when you have your first heat, when your beast is wild for a mate, you may see things differently.
Or maybe I'm wrong. Who knows?" She shrugs.”
― This Wicked Bond
Or maybe I'm wrong. Who knows?" She shrugs.”
― This Wicked Bond
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