“It reminded him of the first day he’d ever touched Magnus, drawn close to and kissed another man, someone even taller than he was, his body lean
and lithe and right against Alec’s. At the time, he’d thought he felt dizzy with relief and joy because he was finally touching someone he wanted to be touched by, when he’d thought he might never have that. Now he thought he’d felt that way because it was Magnus: that even then, he’d known. Now
the gesture spoke of all the days since the first.”
― The Land I Lost
and lithe and right against Alec’s. At the time, he’d thought he felt dizzy with relief and joy because he was finally touching someone he wanted to be touched by, when he’d thought he might never have that. Now he thought he’d felt that way because it was Magnus: that even then, he’d known. Now
the gesture spoke of all the days since the first.”
― The Land I Lost
“Gracious, that's a lot of bosom you're showing." - Magnus Bane”
― Clockwork Prince
― Clockwork Prince
“I have very few rules in life, but one of them is to never decline an adventure. The others are: to avoid becoming romantically entangle with sea creatures; to always ask for what you want, because the worst thing that can happen is embarrassment but the best thing that can happen is nudity; to demand ready money up front; and to never play carde with Catarina Loss."
"What?"
"She cheats," Magnus explained. "Never mind that one.”
― Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale
"What?"
"She cheats," Magnus explained. "Never mind that one.”
― Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale
“There's a scientific phenomenon to describe something that happens when an object is in motion. You think you know exactly what path it will take and where it will end up. Then suddenly, for no reason you can see.... the arc changes. It goes somewhere you would never have expected."
[......]
"It's called the Magnus effect," he said.”
―
[......]
"It's called the Magnus effect," he said.”
―
“Alec crossed the floor to where Magnus stood considering the whiteboard. Carefully, since Magnus was still holding a bubbling jar, Alec slid his arms around Magnus’s waist, linking his hands together over the embossed buckle of Magnus’s belt. The T-shirt Magnus was wearing had a dramatic scoop neckline, so Alec put his face down in the smooth bare expanse of skin and breathed in the smell of sandalwood and spell ingredients.”
― The Land I Lost
― The Land I Lost
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