silence

“Geez, I love it. You’re afraid of me.” “Not afraid, just cautious.” “You don’t have to admit it. I can smell the fear on you, almost like somethin’ touching my face, my brain. You’re afraid of me, ’cause I’m a vampire.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, Guilty Pleasures

“Y’know, there’s really no need for all this violence.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver