#vampirates

Look," Grace said. "How strange! In spite of the rain, you can still see the stars. How bright they are tonight." She pointed, but Lorcan didn't look. His eyes remained fixed intently on her. "I can't think of a finer sight in the whole world than the one I'm looking at right now," he said. In spite of being drenched, Grace flushed at his words. Lorcan's eyes sparkled at her, brighter than ever before. It was as if the rare blue gems of his iriseshad been washed by the rain amd buffed by the moonlight to a new intensity. "Grace, there's been something I've wanted to do for a very long time now, but things have kept getting in the way." He reached forward, bringing a hand to the side of her face. Then he gently but firmly drew her wet face toward his. He gazed at her, as if seeing her for the first time. Then he brought his soft lips down to hers and kissed her. ↗

— Justin Somper

#justin-somper #pirates #romance #vampirates #vampire-romance

Well Connor thought ruefully At least now I know who to thank for my anger issues. ↗

— Justin Somper

#connor #funny #vampirates #anger

I've been doing a lot of thinking" "Uh-Oh, Thinking. That's a dangerous business! ↗

— Justin Somper

#jacoby #vampirates #business

Death is death. Whether you die smiling or with tears in your eyes, it amounts to the same thing. A whole heap of nothing ↗

— Justin Somper

#death

However bad your life appears, things could be far, far worse ↗

— Justin Somper

#life

It was strange watching somebody sleep. It felt intrusive, as if you had caught them at their most defenseless. And as you watched them, motionless, you couldn't help but wonder -if only for a moment- whether they had died, and watch furiously for signs of life ↗

— Justin Somper

#life

We're so determined to help those we love that we lose all perspective ↗

— Justin Somper

#love

After you then, buddy. Youth before beauty ↗

— Justin Somper

#beauty

She remembered Grace telling her about Lorcan's evasiveness when she'd first joined the Noctourne-his ability to speak without saying anything, to talk in riddles. He's a conundrum, thought Cheng Li. A walking, talking conundrum ↗

— Justin Somper

#conundrum #humor #vampirates #humor

The only journeys worth taking in life are those that test us to the very core ↗

— Justin Somper

#journeys #vampirates #life