“He can’t get comfortable in this house, with this family, not even as his soul reaches for something. For someone. It would be easier if they hated him for all the trouble he’s caused. But of course he’s stuck with the one family who refuses to lose patience.” HomeFamilyAvery LouDe Laineys Book:The Kings of Nowhere Source: The Kings of Nowhere
“Why are you doing this?” His voice is low, almost soft in his confusion. “Because I’m keeping you,” Jeremy says. “I mean, we’re keeping you. You’re being kept.” FamilyAcceptanceAvery LouFind A FamilyJeremy De Lainey Book:The Kings of Nowhere Source: The Kings of Nowhere
“A strange feeling spreads through Avery’s chest, a slow, honeyed warmth he can’t ignore. It seeps over the fear, the sorrow, the bitter wretched dread that has always lived inside him, and it clings like a stain against his ribcage. This feeling that is somehow terrible and holy and beautiful all at once. He is not alone.” FamilyAvery LouDe Laineys Book:The Kings of Nowhere Source: The Kings of Nowhere