wish ⪩⪨

“Guys and girls can't be friends”
― Lynn Painter, Betting On You, Betting on You

“I had a cousin who neurotically made playlists for every walking moment of her life, and that slightly obsessive habit had rubbed off on me,”
― Lynn Painter, Fake Skating

“And? Do I live up to your fantasy?"
Cyrus shakes his head. "No fantasy could ever live up to you," he whispers. "Nothing can compare to how it feels to look up and see you there. Even though I thought of you every day after you left, my imagination has proven to be painfully inadequate when it comes to the sound of your laughter, or how your brows furrow when you're focused, or the way you steady yourself before entering a room. And you're going to make fun of me for saying it, but part of me is worried," he says, dropping his gaze to the white glimmer of water, "that this is just a spell. This whole trip has been so strange and wonderful and unexpected ... It's like there's magic here, and I can't stop myself from worrying that when we leave this place, the magic will disappear for you, and none of it will be real anymore.”
― Ann Liang, Never Thought I'd End Up Here

“His smile feels like a warning, but it's not the kind that precedes a prank. It's too sincere, his voice dropping low as he says, "I'll keep being your enemy, if that's what you'd prefer." His eyes drop down too, drifting to my lips with such weight and intent that I can almost feel the ghost brush of his gaze. "I can be whatever you want me to be.”
― Ann Liang, Never Thought I'd End Up Here