Katie (Kitkatscanread)

“She was perched on the windowsill. The brilliant light didn’t seem to bother her. I could just see her thinking to herself that if she soaked in enough light, maybe, just maybe, all the darkness in her life would fade.”
― Calia Read, Unravel

“And love, understand, is sharper than any stake.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

“I didn’t notice my lips had curled until his thumb moved, tracing the shape of that smile as if it was something worthy of reverence. “Are you going to kill me, Oraya?” I didn’t run. Didn’t move. Instead, I lay my palm flat against his chest. I surprised even myself when I replied, “Not tonight.” His hand slid from my face and swept a stray strand of black hair from my cheek, smoothing it to the side. But instead of withdrawing, his fingers tightened around my hair—clutching it, but not pulling, as if he was trying to convince himself to let me go and failing. “You might destroy me anyway.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

“Life moves forward whether you're okay or not.”
― Calia Read, Unravel