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"My darling," he said as if speaking to an angel.
"My dearest," she replied as if the word hurt to say.
"Ye look... different."
"You look exactly the same."

Just give me all, literally ALL, the doomed vampiric romances. All!

"So where were we," she whispered. "A houndboy and his Ever After. A capitaine and a blackthumb. A Grail and a worm. Strange the way the pieces fit. Stranger still the way they fall apart. To think the world's fate rested upon so few shoulders. So small. So young."

These glorious transitions! They are to live for!

"I loved her, Ash. I can't help it. I loved Astrid then, and I love her still."
Her voice softened then, musical and sweet in my mind.
"I know it. Ye had something most men n-never possess. Yet I knew thy b-bride also, Gabriel. And never would Astrid have asked ye to mournmourn her eternal. To cut thyself off from all life and love. To suffocate on the past instead of b-breathing here and now."

Not crying.

"You two, come forth," he demanded. "Only you two. And if you move sudden, vile temptress, I swear you'll not move again."
'I nodded to the gates. "After you, vile temptress."
"Should've left ye on that damned mountain ..."

Gabe and Phoebe giving me all sorts of life 🤣🤭

'Drink," Lilidh whispered.
[...] 'And so, beneath the hungry stares of that court of monsters, wrapped in that ancien's pale arms, the Grail of San Michon breathed deep.
'She closed her eyes.'
'And oui, she drank.'

This entire damn segment, breaking my entire damn heart every time! 🙏🏻

'She breathed deep, scowling. "You know, I hate it when you do that."
'"Do what?"
'Tell me what I'm doing and then put a question mark at the end as if you're asking."
"Perhaps I should leave the question mark off in future, and see if you actually do what you're fucking told."
'"Fat fucking chance."
'"Thought fucking not."

he he HE 😁

I reached out towards her, brushing the tips of her fingers.
''I've got you," I promised.
'Dior smiled, thin and frail. "I've got you."

All six of my feelings are aliiiiiiiiiive 🥹

'"I'm coming too," Dior declared.
'"Its not safe. We've no idea what's still in there."
'"You're telling me waiting here alone with my arse in the wind is safer than sticking like a fly on shite to the most famous vampire slayer who ever lived?"

It can't ever be said, that Jay's writing is not colourful 😁😁🤭🤭

WHAAAAAAAAAA


Omg Jay, you brilliant genius, you DIDN'T! ydkgdkteititskgkdy 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱