Chelsea

“Jesper’s mind emptied. He wasn’t thinking of what had happened before or what might happen next. There was only the reality of Wylan’s mouth, the press of his lips, then the fine bones of his neck, the silky feel of his curls as Jesper cupped his nape and drew him nearer.
This was the kiss he’d been waiting for. It was a gunshot. It was prairie fire. It was the spin of Makker’s Wheel. Jesper felt the pounding of his heart—or was it Wylan’s?—like a stampede in his chest, and the only thought in his head was a happy, startled, Oh.
Slowly, inevitably, they broke apart. “Wylan,” Jesper said, looking into the wide blue sky of his eyes, “I really hope we don’t die.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“Fortune favors the flirtatious”
― Mackenzi Lee, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue & The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy By Mackenzi Lee 2 Books Collection Set

“I want him to come lie down with me, fit his body around mine like spoons in a drawer and not ask a thing and not be bothered by the silence.”
― Mackenzi Lee, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue & The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy By Mackenzi Lee 2 Books Collection Set

“Sometimes you just jump and hope it's not a cliff.”
― Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue