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Loneliness had become a rope around my neck, and the noose tightened each time I put on the mask of Malika. No matter how comfortable I became around the Urabi, they were not Sefa and Marek. They were not Arin.
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Sylvia missing the one she could consider her greatest enemy, yet he’s one of very few people she can be her true self with iktr

The Jasad Malika couldn't be vicious and loud and unreasonably confident in her comedic skills
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Arin not understanding Sylvia‘s humor when she’s literally the funniest character will never not be funny to me

”Then I remember that this is home. Right where I am now, wherever the three of them are.“
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oh my heart ☹️

no because wdym tahereh mafi just posted a teaser for every spiral of fate and captioned it with “will cyrus live or die“ ???!!😭

Birds had practiced their sweet songs for generations, but even their music did not compare to the sound of Arin's laugh.
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girl what 😭 and she’s still in denial about her feelings…

the tending to wounds trope will always be so dear to me 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

His body was a solid line against my own. This was the closest l'd been to a man I wasn't trying to stab. The closest I had been to anyone not actively trying to kill me, actually.
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no because what do you mean he’s the only one whose touch she can tolerate without feeling any kind of panic?!

"I do wonder just what you're capable of," he murmured.
"Be patient, my liege," I said. "You might yet find out.“
”Is that a promise?“
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I’m literally grinning from ear to ear every time these two interact

we unlocked Arin‘s pov 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

I fear the third act breakup is coming 😕💔

Arin would hand-feed me to wolves without a second of regret, yet he would not breach the boundaries of my body.
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iktr 🤭

"Ah," the Heir said, with a slight quirk of his lips. "Your first piece of honesty.“
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giggling and kicking my feet 🤭

I’ve only heard good things about this book, so I’m excited to see if it lives up to the hype 🤞🏼

”He was trying to make her laugh, to lighten her heart. The way she always tried to do for him, for everyone. Nobody had ever tried to lighten things for her.“


I need these two idiots to finally admit their feelings to each other

if I could hug just one fictional character it would be eden ☹️

She breathed, "It's so beautiful."
Her boss had been silent beside her, but now he replied hoarsely, still gripping her hand, "Yes, it is." And when she turned, he was looking at her.
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gets me every.single.time

loved the first one so this better be good 🤞🏼

I need to take a break because oh my god …

”He‘s acting like some wounded child, painting the city in flowers as if he’s planning a funeral.“
because he missed her and knew she’d love it
oh my heart-

”Here he was safe. With her, he was safe.“
finally an insight of Cyrus‘s dreams and oh my god 😮‍💨

god they’re so dear to me ☹️