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“He almost smiled. A ghost. A trick of the light. “So you couldn’t run away again before I said hello.” “Hello,” said Lila. “Hello,” said Kell. “Where have you been?” Lila smirked. “Why, did you miss me?” Kell opened his mouth. Closed it. Opened it again before finally managing to answer, “Yes.” The word was low, and the sincerity caught her off guard. A blow beneath her ribs. “What,” she fumbled, “the life of a royal no longer to your tastes?” But the truth was, she’d missed him, too. Missed his stubbornness and his moods and his constant frown. Missed his eyes, one crisp blue, the other glossy black. “You look …” he started, then trailed off. “Ridiculous?” “Incredible.” — V.E. Schwab
He almost smiled. A ghost. A trick of the light. “So you
couldn’t run away again before I said hello.”
“Hello,” said Lila.
“Hello,” said Kell. “Where have you been?”
Lila smirked. “Why, did you miss me?”
Kell opened his mouth. Closed it. Opened it again before
finally managing to answer, “Yes.”
The word was low, and the sincerity caught her off guard. A
blow beneath her ribs. “What,” she fumbled, “the life of a
royal no longer to your tastes?” But the truth was, she’d
missed him, too. Missed his stubbornness and his moods and
his constant frown. Missed his eyes, one crisp blue, the other
glossy black.
“You look …” he started, then trailed off.
“Ridiculous?”
“Incredible.