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“It wasn’t about the lineup,’ he said without meaning to. ‘Normally I would say something about how everyone is free to experiment,’ Jeremy said, ‘or some tried and true nonsense about consenting adults doing what they like. But Jean, you’re nineteen. If I’m doing the math right, you were sixteen when you joined the line. That’s statutory rape any way you look at it. They never should have said yes when you asked.’
‘I didn’t ask’
It was out before he knew it was coming, ragged with an anger that left his throat aching. Jean’s hand went up like he could somehow snatch the words back. Jeremy started to grab at him before thinking better of it and carding his fingers through his own hair instead. Jean put space between them immediately, getting out of Jeremy’s reach as fast as he could. ‘No,’ he said. ‘Don’t say anything’.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court

“The state preceptor stared hard at him. “I’ve seen your future, and it’s pitch black.” Xie Lian looked him straight in the eyes. “You must be mistaken. I only like to wear white.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 3

“Jean held onto his control with everything he had left after such a nightmarish day, but he could feel his grip slipping. Endure, he warned himself, and on its tail-end came a desperate How much must I?”
― Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court

“Everything that happened to me happened for a reason,’ Jean said. I am Jean Moreau. I am perfect court. ‘I have no reason to be angry about what made me into this.’ ‘If you say you deserved it, I’ll trip you,’ Jeremy warned him. ‘You wouldn’t,’ Jean returned. ‘Maybe not,’ Jeremy allowed. ‘But I’ll think about it really hard.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court