Chase.

“Our eyes meet, and something dangerous sparks.

He hates you, I remind myself.

“Kiss me again,” he says, drunk and foolish. “Kiss me until I am sick of it.”

I feel those words, feel them like a kick to the stomach. He sees my expression and laughs, a sound full of mockery. I can’t tell which of us he’s laughing at.

He hates you. Even if he wants you, he hates you.

Maybe he hates you the more for it.

After a moment, his eyes flutter closed. His voice falls to a whisper, as though he’s talking to himself. “If you’re the sickness, I suppose you can’t also be the cure.”

He drifts off to sleep, but I am wide awake.”
― Holly Black, The Wicked King

“I remember being young and lost and confused like it was yesterday. It was yesterday, except for the young part.”
― Mercy Celeste, Beyond Complicated

“You deserve someone who looks at you the way you look at them. I hope you stop fighting for the wrong people.

- From (The Awakening)”
― Jyoti Patel

“Remember what it's like to be human,”
― Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze