He went down like a cheerleader after prom. Rachel Vincent More Quotes by Rachel Vincent More Quotes From Rachel Vincent The dead have a way of becoming saints in the eyes of their survivors. Rachel Vincent survivorsainteye I grabbed another. Aerosmith. Nope, can’t throw classic Aerosmith. I snatched a copy of the Thompson Twins’ greatest hits and chucked it at him. Rachel Vincent aerosmithclassictwins He was half again my size, but when we embraced, I felt like I was holding him up, and it was all I could do to remain standing. He buried his face in my hair, his body shaking against me with the spasmodic rhythm of unrestrained sobs. It was almost more than I could bear gracefully. Rachel Vincent bodyhalfhair I wanted more firsts with Tod. But all I had left was a handful of lasts. Rachel Vincent lastswantedfirsts When you push someone too far, they will push back and they push hard. Rachel Vincent hard Then strong, warm arms wrapped around me from behind. "I've got you," Tod whispered in my ear. Rachel Vincent armsstrongears Nice is good, but it's not enough. I want you back for real. I want to talk to you at lunch, instead of staring at you while you eat. I want to see the smile on your face and know I put it there. I want to hear your dad's voice get all low and pissed off, like it only does when I've stayed over too late. Rachel Vincent dadnicereal I don't have you, and without you, it feels like what I do have doesn't matter. Rachel Vincent without-youmatterfeels Great. "So not only am I not-human, but Death is my arch foe?" Who, me? Panic? "Anything else you want to tell me, while we're confessing? Rachel Vincent archespanicwant Exactly what part of that is supposed to make me feel better?" Though, honestly, hearing that she was jealous of me did make me feel a teeny, tiny bit better. Rachel Vincent jealoushearingfeel-better Marc/Faythe/Jace love triangle moment: "This isn't about you...." "Well, it should be!" he shouted, and I flinched. "Everything I do is about you, and I want the reverse to be true, too." I wiped more tears, my throat aching with words that would only make this worse. "What, you need a reminder? That's what he was doing, right? And now you smell like him. You probably taste like him. You should taste like me..." He was on me before I could even catch my breath. Rachel Vincent smelltearsneeds I could take care of that obstacle for her - I'd tear down anything standing between us - but I couldn't destroy what I couldn't even see. Rachel Vincent obstaclescaretears Pain is what I feed from when nothing else will nourish the noxious fury in my heart. It’s what I cling to when everything else—everyone else—slips right between my grasping fingers. Rachel Vincent graspingpainheart Marc didn’t want to win by default. He wanted to win for real. Forever. Rachel Vincent realwinningforever In the end, it only comes down to one thing: choosing the one you can’t live without. Rachel Vincent one-thingends Um, Faythe?†Marc reached for my arm, and a small grin turned up one corner of his beautiful mouth. “As my first official piece of advice to the new Alpha, let me suggest that you put on some pants. And maybe a shirt.†His grin grew and pulled me closer to whisper in my ear, while Jace watched us stiffly from across the room. “While the look definitely works for me, I’m thinking the other Alphas might take you more seriously if you dress the part. Rachel Vincent advicebeautifulthinking Even if they were willing to let you remove your Pride from the council's collective influence—and they won't be—there's a reason the council exists. We band together because there's strength in numbers. Because in its unperverted state, the council ensures representative government and a pooling of resources and ideas that benefits everyone." "Yes, but the operative word there is unperverted, and right now, you guys are operating under the thumb of the biggest power-pervert ever to swish his tail in the U.S. He's like Hitler with fur. Rachel Vincent governmentprideideas So, 'reaper' is really just a nice word for 'covert pervert?' Is that what you're saying? Rachel Vincent nice-wordsreapernice Can’t clean up after you anymore, baby brother, so don’t punk out. Make it count. Rachel Vincent punkbrotherbaby Meow, Meow, Motherfucker. Rachel Vincent