Manon being Dorian’s (soul)mate and him not realizing it:
tog “I am not married because I cannot stomach the idea of marrying someone inferior to me in mind and spirit”
koa “she would be his wife, his queen. She was already his equal, his match, his mirror in so many ways”
tog: “you marry for love, and nothing else.”
koa: “yes, he would take her as his queen. So he might never have to say farewell to this. So that this magnificent, fierce witch might remain by his side for all his days.”
com: “he deserved someone who looked at him like that.”
eos: “Dorian again looked to Manon, who now smiled faintly at him. It was a smile that softened her face, made it come alive.”
hof: “always hiding. Was that to be his life? Not just the women he loved, but his magic, his true thoughts”
koa: “Only with her did he not need to explain. Only with her did he not need to be a king, or anything but what he was. Only with her would there be no judgment for what he’d done, who he’d failed, what he might still have to do.”
koa: “who do you wish to be? Anyone but himself. But what he’s become.”
later in koa: “who do you wish to be?.. for a heartbeat, able white hair and golden eyes flashed into his kind. Happy.”
eos: Dorian nodded his thanks. “The first time you met Aelin, did you know …?” A snort. “No. Gods, no. We wanted to kill each other.” The amusement flickered. “She was … in a very dark place. We both were. But we led each other out of it. Found a way—together.”
koa: “Both of them still grieving, still broken in places, but in this new world of theirs … perhaps they might heal. Together.”
hof: “you cannot pick and choose which parts of her to love.”
koa: “what is it that you want?” You, he almost said. All of you.”
“Leave it on” line is so hot while also symbolizing her as his Queen. That’s what he wanted her to be to him on their last night together.
In his own words, There is only one witch who will be his queen!!
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