Together we alternate back and forth, protecting our own retreat. When his flame falls, my lightning rises, and so on. Together, we have a chance.
jeanzZzzZzhas quoted4 months ago
“We can’t do that anymore. Make mistakes for each other,”
jeanzZzzZzhas quoted4 months ago
“And that you have the worst taste in men.”
jeanzZzzZzhas quoted4 months ago
They are betrayers both.
jeanzZzzZzhas quoted4 months ago
And I am revealed for exactly what I am—a particularly stupid fish, constantly moving from hook to hook, never learning my lesson.
jeanzZzzZzhas quoted4 months ago
“Don’t lie to a liar,”
jeanzZzzZzhas quoted4 months ago
But he moves away from her, batting her aside like a cat would a toy.
jeanzZzzZzhas quoted4 months ago
to who I became in the halls of a palace and the sands of an arena.
jeanzZzzZzhas quoted4 months ago
He’s asking the lightning girl.
reign badshas quotedlast year
I feel a brief twinge of satisfaction. His face does not match his confident drawl. There are bruise-like circles beneath his eyes, and a sheen of sweat coats his forehead. His mother’s death has taken its toll