Miki

“There once was a girl,” he murmured, “clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a King—a shepherd by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two were the same: “The girl, the King… and the monster they became.”
― Rachel Gillig, One Dark Window

“You should be wary of how you are looking at me.”
“How am I looking at you?” Leena asked softly, arms still wrapped around herself in a protective gesture.
“Like you no longer loathe me.”
― Heba Al-Wasity, Weavingshaw