Ashley

“—he could only think that she was beautiful. Every part of her was beautiful.”
― Thea Guanzon, The Hurricane Wars

“Nobody, at the beginning, believes they will debase themselves for love. Nobody believes in anything else but joy.”
― Sophie Mackintosh, Cursed Bread

“If I couldn’t touch her, I would settle for making her squirm.”
― S.T. Gibson, An Education in Malice

“There was no rational explanation for that kiss. None of it could be forgiven. She would have to return to Eskaya burdened by the knowledge that she’d had the Night Emperor’s tongue in her mouth. The next time she faced the Sardovian remnant, it would be with the memory of the Night Emperor’s hand on her ass.”
― Thea Guanzon, The Hurricane Wars