CLASH

“Taran thumped his glass down on the table, glowering through his drunken haze. “I swore an oath too, you know.” He gestured wobbily at us. “Just because I don’t argue about it all the time like the three of you doesn’t mean I don’t take it—” He hiccupped. “—seriously.”
― Penn Cole, Heat of the Everflame

“This gives them a convenient way to be dismissive of everything I feel as an overreaction. It places all of the burden of managing our relationship on me. It means that they get to roll their eyes and act like I’m dramatic and ungrateful. My hyper-awareness to keep myself and Aidia safe developed an under-awareness in them. If they could trace it back”
― Sheila Masterson, The Poison Daughter

“You’re not going to get any sleep like that. Come on, the bed is big enough to fit both of us.”
― Sable Sorensen, Dire Bound

“Five minutes, I conceded. You get five minutes to feel sorry for yourself. Then you get up, and you get back to work. I tilted my head back against the cold stone wall and closed my eyes. With a shuddering breath, six months of pent-up grief crashed into my shattered heart.”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame