“As I dive between the legs of a big Gunnar, I see Mair wind up and slam her shockstick hard as she can between the V of another guy’s thighs. Falling, he makes a noise that I can’t say I’ve heard a human utter before, sort of like I imagine a puppy would sound being put through a juicer.” HumansI CanHardBigsGuyFallSoundImagineHeardWindLegsNoisePuppyThighsSlam Book:Grimspace Source: Grimspace
“Mother Mary of Anabolic Grace, we got Teras incoming?” He levels angry blue eyes on me. “You’re a hex, lady, dark luck, powerful bad juju, ken?” “Only to people who try to kidnap me,” I tell him sweetly, and March snorts, so I feel obliged to add, “Or rescue me…” And then Dina makes a pfft sound. “Or who travel with me…” My gaze sweeps around the darkened interior, trying to find an ally, but nobody will hold my eyes more than two seconds, it seems. “Fine, frag you all, I’m dark juju, bad luck, and you’re all doomed.” PeopleFeelsTryingTwoSeemsEyeMotherSoundDarkLevelsPowerfulGraceFineBlueLuckAngryAddMarchSecondsAlliesMaryRescueDoomedInteriorsObligedBlue EyesBad LuckRescue MeMother MaryJuju Author:Ann Aguirre
“Nobility and self-sacrifice sound wonderful in theory, but now he’s seen how it feels. A dead hero is still dead at the end of the day, and you’re still alone.” FeelsStillsEndsSelfSoundWonderfulSacrificeTheoryHeroThe End Of The DayNobilitySelf Sacrifice Book:Killbox Source: Killbox
“We stand a professional distance apart, as if I can’t feel his pain screaming in my head. Mine amplifies his; they share a joint sound—that of glass breaking—until they swell to a crescendo that deafens.” IfsFeelsI CanPainSoundShareMinesDistanceGlassesJointsAmplifyCrescendoDistance Apart Book:Aftermath Source: Aftermath
“For I need this scar over my heart to remind me. Crazy as it sounds, if I can bear the wound on my body, it lessens what I must carry on my soul. How he knew that about me, I cannot fathom.” IfsNeedsHeartI CanSoulBodySoundCrazyBearsMy HeartWoundsMy SoulScarFathom Book:Aftermath Source: Aftermath
“Right now, I wish I’d stayed because I want you at my side. That sounds pretty selfish, but I don’t mean it that way. You just never needed me that way; I said it to you once as I was leaving—that you love me, but you don’t need me. You don’t lean. But I admire that about you, and I could use some of your strength right now.” WayWantNeedsMeanSaidUseWishSoundSidesNeededRight NowLeavingSelfishAdmireI Want You Book:Aftermath Source: Aftermath
