Vale Watanabe’s Reviews > A Dark and Drowning Tide > Status Update

oh...

" She applied the barest hint of pressure and felt the answering gasp tear through her like a drug. It pulled every coherent thought from her mind. Distantly, it occurred to her that a good person would not feel so exhilarated at holding a lover’s very life in their hands." LOVER'S LIFE???

“Because you despise me! You think me beneath you. I could see it in
your eyes, and I…God, I would have done anything to earn your respect,
your attention. I just wanted you to look at me.” Sylvia floundered for a
moment. “When you do, I…It’s terrifying. It’s exhilarating. You’re like
something out of a nightmare.”
ACADEMIC RIVALS ENEMIES TO LOVERS DONE RIGHT i'm truly speechless

"And when she dropped her arms and saw Lorelei still standing
there, slack-jawed and wild-eyed, it apparently dawned on her that there
was no going back from this. “How could you not know I wanted you?""
im actually going insane this is the most beautiful work of art ive read in a long time

"Sylvia stepped closer, and Lorelei’s focus narrowed to the
precious little space between them. Lorelei could hear Sylvia’s shaky
breaths. She could feel the press of her body against hers, Sylvia’s warmth
seeping into the weave of her coat." THIS IS CRAZY THIS IS CRAZY WHAT AAGAVSHBSDKJB

"Lorelei turned the lock behind her. Its grim, decisive click echoed too
loud in the silence. Sylvia’s throat bobbed in a swallow. Lorelei couldn’t
help following it with her eyes before she dragged her gaze back to
Sylvia’s. “Ziegler and your mother were colluding.” Her words struck Sylvia like a bucket of cold water. The anticipation on her face dissolved into an alarming blankness." LMAO Sylvia my girl is crushing

this slow burn + yearning is killing me

BRO JUST KISS