#ross

This is the secret of the stars, I tell myself. In the end, we are alone. No matter how close you seem, no one else can touch you. ~ Amy ↗

— Beth Revis

#universe

Michael rose to his feet and padded down the last few steps silently, came up behind Kim, and leaned over her to say, “I vant to drink your blood” in a heavy, fake-Dracula accent. She shrieked, flailed, and a zombie ate her brains on-screen. You sabotaged me!” Kim yelled, dropped the controller, and smacked him hard on the chest. “I can’t believe you just totally sabotaged me!” Can’t let him lose,” Michael said, as Shane hit the high score and the victory music sounded. “Gotta live with the dude.” They high-fived. You’re seriously going to take that as a win,” Kim said. “When he totally cheated for you.” Yes,” Shane said. “I seriously am. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#claire-danvers #eve-rosser #michael-glass #morganville-vampires #shane-collins

Oh, Eva." He rubbed his cheek against my damp face. "I must've wished for you so hard and so often you had no choice but to come true. ↗

— Sylvia Day

#gideon-cross #choice

I am smart, you are not. ↗

— Holden

#gross #jelly #math #pinapple #math

When I want to be lectured on strategy, I'll consult someone who's actually won battles," Amelie said. "Not one who ran away from them." "Snap," Eve said. "You know what they're talking about?" Shane asked. "Don't need to know to get that one. She smacked him so hard his momma felt it. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#eve-rosser #morganville-vampires #shane-collins #snap #battle

Because you've got guy parts, you're automatically a better mechanic than me? I don't think so," Eve said, and bailed out of the passenger side. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#eve-rosser #gender-stereotypes #morganville-vampires #sexism #shane-collins

Eve took me to teach me how to fence," Claire said. "Not so much how to fence as how to hold a sword and not drop it," Eve said. "And then I fought Oliver to a draw." Shane fluttered his hands. "Oh, and then we were all elected as ice princesses and asked to go to Disneyland!" "Laugh all you want. I'm going to look way better in full skirts than you," Eve said. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#eve-rosser #shane-collins #elections

Because of you, the world makes sense to me in a way it didn't before. I have a place now, with you. ↗

— Sylvia Day

#reflection

What is it with you, sex, and modes of transportation? ↗

— Sylvia Day

#sex #reflection

Actually, you know what? You keep thinking I'm God's gift to women, angel. It's better for me if you believe I'm the best you can get. ↗

— Sylvia Day

#reflection