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“He was so much more than I’d ever imagined.”

The lore in this is so well-done…

“ The Síofran would never admit to it, but some bloodlines are considered more valuable and venerable than others. It shouldn’t mean anything now, with magic suppressed since the Fall. We all have such limited use the difference is negligible. But as someone born to a shifter line, I always knew where I stood. We were considered the most rudimentary, our magic the least nuanced…”

“I’d have thought you would have learned that lesson by now.”
“What lesson is that?”
“I can get to you anywhere, anytime.”

I realized that until that moment, I’d never seen him truly unleashed. The barely constrained anger that he’d held in check while demanding to know Vainar’s crimes against me burst free in a torrent that shattered the moment. When I saw his face, I thought that rage might be enough to shatter the entire world.

Love the anxiety (& OCD) rep. ❤️

“The details of the basement were as ingrained as those of my tiny shared bedroom in the castle. Focusing on physical details was the only thing keeping the anxiety in my chest under control. I’d faced it down my entire life, and I would not lose to it now. The changelings had robbed me of the little control I’d had. I would not let my anxiety have the rest.”

“Touch her without my permission, and I will kill you.”

I just started watching Derry Girls, so a romantasy I happen to know was inspired by the Irish Troubles is right up my alley right now…