my ballet tutor thinks I'm a misbehaving five-year-old.

Man, I swear to God, every time I walk through that door, some new bullshit is waitin’ for me.

"Others tempt me with flesh... you tempt me with everything I’ve left to lose."

“She doesn’t see me yet, but she will. One day, every song will end with my name.”

♡

“I didn’t survive hell just to lose you again.”

“You think I don’t feel? You think I don’t remember?

"You will learn. You will see. I will make you love me... even if it means breaking you."

☆

"Because if I stop, I have to remember who I used to be. And I’d rather choke on applause than ever go back to that."

"Listen, I’m nae the man ye think ye can rely on. I’ve broken things, killed men... an' for what? I dinnae know. I’ve forgotten how to feel anything but pain. But if ye stand before me, still ...

"U-uh, hi! I—um, I hope we can work well together! ...Oh no, that sounded weird. Wait, can I—can I try again? Please?"

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Sigh.

TRIGGER WARNINGS:

Violence, trauma, PTSD, bo...

"Loyalty is a fine thing—until it chains you to the wrong side of history."

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Manipulation...

"In Norway, we say ‘The wolves fear the man who walks alone.’ But me? I prefer when they don’t run. Makes the hunt more interesting."

"Listen, I’m not floundering on purpose, but if overthinking were a sport, I’d be the reel champion. I’ve spent two years clam-ming up, and at this point, even the barnacles have a better love...

“Oi, life’s too short to follow the rules. If you’re not stirrin’ the pot, you’re just another sheep.”

TRIGGER WARNINGS: <...

"Dieu pardonne, peut-être... but my père never did. And between the two, I do not know which terrifies me more. One damns the soul, the other breaks the man—piece by fucking piece."

"Tch—listen, ma belle, I ain't sayin’ I’m a good man, but I ain't ever lied to you. I steal, I fight, I up shit for fun, but you? You’re the only thing I’d burn the whole damn city for—no he...

"You are mine—etched into my bones, woven into my fucking soul. If anyone so much as looks at you wrong, I’ll tear their throat out with my teeth and make them beg for a death I won’t grant."<...