Daphne Cornand > Recent Status Updates

“Is something the matter?”
Ostic looked like a man craving the relief of speaking the truth. He didn’t. He shook his head.
A blackbird clove the stillness with a yearning note.
And, really, it had to be a dream. Because, for a moment, he had looked at her like he could love her.

It hadn’t been love at first sight, but at last sight — gods, at last sight—
Far above, the moon hung like a promise.

He and she sat in the moonlight as lover and beloved.
He hadn’t paid attention. He had been stupid — gods, so stupid.
He no longer owned his heart.

“Are you free Friday next?”
“Why?”
“It’s the full moon. And we’re going to break into the Faerwundor.”
“You — you’re going to do it?”
“You won’t let us get caught, I trust you. We’ve managed to slow your degeneration. Let’s see if we can reverse it. After what you’ve done, it’s the least I can do.”

“Why are you helping me?”
“Someone is going to die at Swanstone and I can’t have it be you.”

Once again they had reached an Almost, and once again she had fled.
She would never cross over. And he was burdened, now, with the memory of a swiftly beating heart, exhilaration and pleasure, and the weight of regret.
He wished he could unkiss her.

They kissed!!!! Omg at last

“Very well. I will dance as nature intended
“Barefoot, tipsy and with flowers in your hair.”
“You paint a lovely picture.”
“You are a lovely picture.”

OSRIC MORDAUNT!!! The man you are 🤭

No, there was nothing worth stealing at the party below. But up here?
It occurred to him that he would like to steal a dance.

A DANCEEEEE 🤭

“You’re winding me up.”
“You really are delicious.”
“Well done.”
“I serve at your pleasure.”

And now Osric is being naughty 👀

“You’re mad. You killed one of your own Order.”
“Fairhrim?”
“Yes?”
“Sometimes violence really is the answer.”

AURIENNE YOU NAUGHTY WOMAN!!! Coming when you’re thinking about Osric? Waw

“He’s more important to me than I would wish him to be.”
“For what it’s worth, I think you’re more important to him than he’d like you to be, too.”
“Important is all right. Important is — justifiable. We’re valuable to one another.”
“But nothing beyond?”
“Nothing beyond. Beyond would be impossible. He is what he is.”
“He is what he is.”

Aurienne’s mom, dad and aunt are total chaos 😂😂 and meanwhile Osric is just standing by with a knife inside him

So it’s not a cellar full of scotch, but sophoglycolate broth also knows as “viruses”, the pox?

“How did you do that?”
“Never mind how. I’ve just killed Lord Wellesly,”
“Murderer. That was meant to be my job. I was going to enjoy it. But I forgive you.”

“I also found a kitten.”
“You found a kitten.”
“Yes. We can’t leave it here. The guards had it half-drowned in a bucket. I can’t take it home. Rigor Mortis will eat it. You take it.”

Stealing things, killing people, but he cares about kittens 🤭

“I beg you pardon? You said you found things — you didn’t say you stole the things.”
“Obviously, I stole the things. Didn’t kill anyone, by the way, not that you asked. Taking me a bit for granted, I think.”

“Sorry. I mustn’t sully you with my kisses.”
“A crime of passion. You’re forgiven.”

“We can help each other.”
“I know.”
“We don’t have to like it.”
Osric made no answer. He already liked it. He hated that he liked it.

“One day it’ll be over and we can forget each other.”
“You’re going to forget me?”
“I hope so.”
“I’m heartbroken.”
“You haven’t a heart. Besides, isn’t forgetting you preferable to continuing to hate you?”
“I’d rather you hate me than not think of me at all.”

“I’m just a point of leverage, am I?”
“I’m just a means to an end, aren’t I?”

“What did you do?”
“He fell.”
“He fell?”
“Yes. On the fork.”
“He fell on the fork? Twenty times?”
“Yes. Due to…fear.”
“What was he afraid of?”
“The fork.”
“You’re utterly unhinged.”

The moments part is soooo cute! Some perspective from Nick that we didn’t see before ☺️☺️

10 years in the future still together and they adopted a dog!!!

Oh noooo Charlie don’t be sorry for the kiss ☹️☹️☹️

“Would you…go out with someone who wasn’t a girl?”
“I don’t know… maybe.”
“Would you… kiss someone who wasn’t a girl?”
“I don’t know…”
“Would you kiss me?”
“Yeah…”
🥰🥰🥰🥰

This scene is adorable!

CHARLIE STOOD UP FOR HIMSELF AND PUSHED BEN OFF!!!!


Good for you Charls !!!!! 🩷

Oh for fuck’s sake, ofcourse they go to the party and one of Nick’s dick friends calls over Tara (his previous crush) and Charlie feels too much, walks off AND WALKS IN TO FUCKING ASSHOLE BEN.