Mellissa

“It seems odd to me, but also kinda beautiful, that a firework’s purpose is to flash and then be gone. They don’t last long, but they sure make people happy. I wonder what it’d feel like to be a firework. Would it hurt? Or would it be worth it to see all the smiling faces below?”
― Emmy Sanders, Fool Hearts

“My wife had woken up and chosen violence. And fuck me if it wasn’t the sexiest thing I’d ever seen.”
― Tiffany Hunt, The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating - and Other War Crimes

“I stared at the pale suede stitching on the throw pillow and thought of all the ways I’d reshaped myself for him, for this relationship. I’d tried being softer. I’d tried being smaller. I had bent myself into the shape of his ideal woman until I forgot what I actually looked like. I had shaved the edges off my personality and filed my voice down to something gentle and agreeable, just so I wouldn’t take up too much room. And now he needed something softer? I couldn’t win a game where the rules changed every time I got close.”
― Roxie Ray, The Cuddle Clause

“Call it what you like.” She gave a low chuckle. “But I’ve never seen him look at anyone the way he looks at you.” I let out a disbelieving snort. “Like I’m a useful tool to power his artifact?” “Like you’re a fire he can’t decide whether to extinguish or throw himself into.”
― Tiffany Hunt, The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating - and Other War Crimes