Mickey

“When there was but a gray speck of his heart left, he bend down and kissed her again, briefly, a brush of lips. A grain of dust may contain a universe, and it was the same for him. Within that gray speck there lived his love and he gave it to Casiopea, for her to see. He'd fallen in love slowly and quietly, and it was a quiet sort of love, full of phrases left unsaid, laced with dreams. He had imagined himself a man for her, and he allowed her to see the extant of this man, and he gave her this speck of heart, which was a man, to hold for a moment before taking it back the second before it faded.”
― Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Gods of Jade and Shadow

“The ecstasy gripped me, my shadow slipping out of control, and we were flung higher, stopping right under the ceiling, our joined bodies turning and turning, May on top, me on top, May on top…”
― Layla Fae, Wed to the Lich

“say the system fails everyone in one way or another. Everyone is traumatized by people as they grow up. It’s a part of life, of being human.”
― Zepphora, Myers

“I’m taking your cameo in my recurring nightmare as consent, but if I’m wrong… I dunno, like, jiggle in your frame or something.”
― Vera Valentine, Unhinged