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“My dad used to say I didn’t have a rose-tinted view, but a Rosie-tinted view. I saw what I wanted to see. I saw Aiden and fell head over heels. But you know what they say about la vie en rose—the red flags look just like all the other ones.”
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“A scoff cut me off. Aiden leaned back in his chair, rolling his eyes. Ages ago, I’d thought Aiden was cute. Before I knew him, I would’ve been excited by the idea of sitting across from him. But after our workshop together last semester, the very sight of Aiden left a bad taste in my mouth.

Giggle giggle

“He continued for a few more minutes, saying what he always said about the pieces I submitted:
I get this is a romance, but does the love story really have to be the center of the plot?
Don’t these characters have something better to do than fall in love?
What does it even mean to darken your gaze?”


Aiden leave my girl alone .

“My mom used to say if I didn’t have anything nice to say, then it was best to say nothing at all. It was typical mom advice, but it became my gospel.

“I was almost certain Aiden Huntington’s mom had told him the opposite. If you don’t have anything nice to say, shout it from the rooftops! Repeat it until you instill in their mind just how worthless they are!”

Okayyyyy opposites