I shake my head, but I can’t change this. I can only bear the scars, as I have always done, as I ever do.

Ann Aguirre

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With my partner beside me, I fear nothing, not even death. by Ann Aguirre

With my partner beside me, I fear nothing, not even death.

fear-nothing partners

You can live without me." "I don't want to." I feared a love like this - that made us incomplete without each other. It was beautiful but treacherous, like snow that looked white and pure and lovely from the safety of your window, but when you stepped out to touch the softness, the cold first stole your breath, and then your will to move, until you could just lay down in it and let the numbness take you. yet I didn't want to be without him either, so I didn't chide him for the statement.

numbness beautiful moving

Sometimes I could almost hate you because you don't understand how much you mean to me, how dark and empty I was before. Solnyshko moyo.

hate dark mean

Each time Stalker called you 'dove', I wanted to hit him. Because you're not a little gray bird... you're all the light in the world.

light bird world

If this is the last time, let me say it so you never forget. I will always love you, Deuce. No matter where souls go, mine will be looking for you, solnyshko moyo." "No. I want a promise instead. Promise you'll fight like you never have, so when the dying stops, you'll be on your feet looking for me here." "I swear.

fighting feet love-you

Sometimes it felt as if all happiness came at a price. You could never, ever, have perfection. Life gave you beauty so you could bear the pain.

pain perfection bears

His lashes, fluttered like butterfly wings. "I could've made you happy, dove." "You did," I whispered

dove butterfly wings

With a polite smile, I decided she was insane. by Ann Aguirre

With a polite smile, I decided she was insane.

polite decided insane

It's only a sure defeat when you stop trying. by Ann Aguirre

It's only a sure defeat when you stop trying.

stop-trying defeat trying

Because it takes more courage to heal the world's hurts than to i... by Ann Aguirre

Because it takes more courage to heal the world's hurts than to inflict them.

heal hurt world

Not just when its easy. All the time. by Ann Aguirre

Not just when its easy. All the time.

easy

They say funerals are not for the dead but for the living. Those rites are what permit you to move on, so if you don't deal with the remains, you can never deal with the memories. That might be true; we may have walked in their dust down on Venice Minor, but it's not the same as a proper good-bye.

dust memories moving

For peace to take hold, one person must first stop fighting. by Ann Aguirre

For peace to take hold, one person must first stop fighting.

fighting persons firsts

I so enjoy it when people assume I'm stupid." "Not that, just ver... by Ann Aguirre

I so enjoy it when people assume I'm stupid." "Not that, just very focused on killing.

assuming stupid people

Every army has a beginning, no matter how humble. by Ann Aguirre

Every army has a beginning, no matter how humble.

army humble matter

I'm not sick, Deuce. You don't know your own charm." My charm? I hadn't been aware I had any. It must be the dress, I thought.

deuces sick dresses

Yet sometimes being a friend meant letting people do things that hurt, like putting distance between you, just because it made them happy.

distance hurt people

Maybe I was just one of those people who couldn't rest easy unless things went catastrophically wrong.

rest-easy easy people

If you don't tell me what's on your mind, I can't guess by Ann Aguirre

If you don't tell me what's on your mind, I can't guess

i-can ifs mind

I sighed. 'It's hard. You're the only one who listens to what I have to say.' Longshot dropped a gentle, comforting arm around my shoulders. 'Then speak louder, girl. Don't let them put out your spark.

arms girl comforting