smtplil’s Reviews > At the End There Was You > Status Update

“Live, Winter. Live wanting. Live deciding. Live for you. And live…for me, too. Make it good, my little sun. Make it really good, I want to hear all about it. I will wait this time. I will wait for you. Do not come to me. Do not seek me. Not unless you wish to break my heart.”

“So, I’ll just whisper it then. You said happiness comes in many forms. Mine is shaped like you. Has a mind shaped like yours, and a voice I never want out of my head.”

that was intense

“Nothing would be holier than to be ruined by you.” (oh man, he's a goner)

“You can always join me, if you can’t.”

oh he's starting to get unhinged

“It pleases me when one acknowledges their mistake.”
He stepped closer, unable to escape the opportunity to find out the scent of her skin too, not just the feel. His lungs filled with the scent of flowers. She smelled like a meadow and sunshine.
“Are you trying to please me, Winter?”

“I do,” he said, standing and heading towards the upper floor. “Just not from fear.”

ahhhhh he's so interested 🤭

His feet stopped before a cart holding discarded books, some torn and barely hanging on their spines and a few so old their pages had turned a dark shade of beige. He picked one up and brought it to his nose, inhaling its scent. Perplexed, Azriel stared at an empty wall for a few moments. “She was right, it is strangely pleasant.”

her thoughts, his observations... this is starting off strong