Mikayla Corral

“I called you a gnat, and I detest myself for it. I am the bug. A moth. And you are the moon. Drawing me, pulling me. But I’ll never be able to reach you without destroying myself. All I can do is pray for the day.” He gave me a pleading look. “Do you understand? I am doing my very best to keep a grip on myself, to keep my distance, but everything you do seems in service of thwarting that goal.”
― Kalie Cassidy, In the Veins of the Drowning

“What appeal can reason have in the face of your tears?”
― Sara Hashem, The Jasad Heir

“What I feel for you is beyond reason—beyond duty and desire. You have tipped my whole world on its side, and you are the one clear thing in the chaos.” His nose brushed the end of mine. “You. I want you.”
― Kalie Cassidy, In the Veins of the Drowning

“You've not seen death my lord. You've only seen the mask we put on it.”
― Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree