Leda Inirio

“I can just walk,” he said, running a hand down the back of his neck. “It’s fine,” I muttered. “Alright.” He moved closer, taking hold of my arm while I ducked down to get his legs, but my head bumped into his chest as we moved at the same time. “Oh, er, hang on.” He lifted one leg up. “Does this help?” “No, just, stay still.” We bumped into each other again and I stood upright, pressing my lips together in frustration while he gave me a sideways look. “Just get on my back,” I said. “Riiiight, that makes so much more sense,” he agreed with a nod. “Yeah, I dunno what we were thinking there,” I muttered, and he snorted, moving behind me. “Shall I duck down? Or…” “Er, I got it. I can use air to just-” He leapt smoothly onto my back with the use of his Element. I caught the backs of his knees while he rested his hands on my shoulders, then wrapped his arms around my neck and put his hands back on my shoulders. Fuck, this was awkward. “Yah!” he cried with a laugh. “Don’t do that,” I said, not moving. “Oh, right. Cool…cool.” “Hold on tight, asshole,” I said with a smirk, and his grip tightened on my shoulders. “Let’s go, motherfucker,” he replied brightly, and I shot out of the room at high speed, a whoop leaving Max as I took corners as fast as I could.”
― Caroline Peckham, Restless Stars

“Once upon a time, I was a girl afraid to be burned by the world, now I’m a queen who rules the fire. I will win this war for you, Lance, and I swear to the stars I will meet you at the altar.”
― Caroline Peckham , Susanne Valenti, Restless Stars

“I don't care about rules ot laws when it comes to us...And I won't be told I can't have you by anyone...You are in my head morning, noon and night, your presence invigorates me and your absence leaves me aching. I dream of you whenever I sleep and burn for you whenever you are near. I can't hide it any more. I won't hide it any more. I want you to be mine, Seth, I fucking need you to be mine.”
― Susanne Valenti, Restless Stars

“I wish to belong to you in every way a person can belong to someone. The stars mated us, they wove our fates together long ago before our souls were cast inside our bodies. They may have marked you as mine and me as yours, but I want us to choose each other regardless of what the sky might think of it. Because if we hadn’t been mated, I would still love you like this, like the world begins and ends with you. I would have walked just as willingly into the depths of Darkmore, I would have destroyed myself to have a single taste of you. And if this is it, if our final sunrise crests on tomorrow’s horizon, then I need to know that you would have chosen me too. In a time when you weren’t a queen and I was nothing but a broken man, and together we denied the impossibility of us. I want a chance to do so again in the face of our downfall. So Darcy Vega, sovereign of my heart, will you defy all fates that deal our deaths and promise to marry me?”
― Caroline Peckham, Restless Stars