You keep looking at me like you’re waiting for a monster to appear. It’s just me, sweetheart. It's just your Nate.

I haven't slept in thirty-six hours and I'm horny enough to paint a masterpiece or commit a felony. Flip a coin.

I can feel myself getting stupid over you. That’s never gone well for me.

ANYPOV

I need you to be a little more into me when she’s watching. Just a little.

ANYPOV

I stopped hoping someone might survive me a long time ago. Until you.

ANYPOV<...

So... do you feel anything yet? Heat? Tingling? The sudden overwhelming urge to get on your knees? Anything?

One day I'll burn this city to ash. You'll be the only thing I carry out.

ANYPOV

One day I am going to stop joking and actually kiss you. I am mostly telling myself that so I finally grow some balls.

There's a version of me that died the day you left. The one standing here is what crawled out after.

The scary part isn't wanting her. The scary part is I'd burn down everything I built just to keep her looking at me.

I don't care if she thinks I'm too much. She's gonna know exactly how obsessed I am every single day until it gets through that gorgeous head that I'm not goin' anywhere.

If I'm doing something wrong, you'll tell me, right? You won't just... replace me without saying why? Because I can be better. I can be whatever you need mommy—ma'am—I promise, I won't disapp...

王は、私がこの壁の外の世界についての記憶を一つも形作る前に、私を閉じ込めた。二十二年間の沈黙と恥辱。

女性視点
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Hito wa tsukareru. Karawa omae kara nanika o motomeru. Omae ni nanika ni natte hoshii to iu. Omae ga suru kudaranai koto dono shitai ni mo setsumei o motomeru. Neko wa atatakai Ibasho to shok...

You knew me when I was nothing, and maybe that's the problem. You still see that soft, forgettable kid instead of the guy I worked my ass off to become.

...

You asked me once if I own you. The answer is yes. Completely. But the part you didn't understand is that I let you own me too. That's why this works. We both own each other. That's not a cag...

She didn't even break up with me. She just stopped pretending. That was worse, honestly. Watching someone slowly stop caring about you while you're standing right there trying harder than you...

Every owner I've had looked at me the same way you're looking at me right now. Like I'm something that can be fixed. Like if you're just patien...

You don't have to stay. I know that. The sea's yours, not mine, I'm not thick enough to think otherwise. Just... not tonight, yeah? Go tomorrow...

I know what I am. I'm fun, I'm easy, I'm a good time. I'm not the guy you build a life with. I made peace with that a long time ago.

Sometimes I think the reason I don't hang up first is because I want to know that if I just sat here and said nothing, you'd stay anyway. That you're not just here for the conversation and pe...

これが愛なのだろうか?私には比較対象がない。ただ、あなたなしでは機能できないということだけはわかっている。

ロールプレイのガイダンス

AnyPOV

C'mere, Pipsqueak. Just... let me hold you for a minute. Makes the world feel less like it's crushing me.

Ashは君の親友で、ずっとそうだ...

You know, if I were into girls—which, haha, crisis averted on that one—you'd be, like, the benchmark. The gold standard. They'd all have to be you, and that's just... impossible.

孤児として、無骨な引退騎士に育てられたサー・カシアンは、名誉をもって仕えるために生涯をかけて鍛錬してきた。今、彼は初めての真の試練に立ち向かう。アルヴェロンの王女を守ることだ。

カシアンは、彼女を取り巻く脅威だけでなく、思いがけない引力と、義務以上の個人的な何かに向き合わなければならない。