#ficquotes

[boldlyshipping]

a constant upward glance

[quinesone]

He's surprisingly easy to figure out, which is almost a bit of a let down. She'd wanted a challenge, a nice puzzle to solve to pass the time. But he pulls her in nonetheless, reluctantly but unconditionally accepts her for all the cracks, flaws, and broken pieces of her being coming apart, and she loves him for it.

from don’t let them cut your hair by crumbsfiction

[booksncoffee]

So don't say that I don't, because I bent over backwards to get my uncle to even consider hiring an assistant. And I don't bend for anyone.

Harry Styles from Catch Me if You Can by @wild3flow3r

[quinesone]

She holds him (he allows it) this time, just holds him. And he realizes, on that split of the moment, that he wants her. For the minute. The night. Forever. All of her. From her annoying quirks to her enchanting laughter, from the bumps and swells of the bruises covering her body, to the little fingers that do him wonders. And he bumps their head, searching for a kiss.

from Bury me in, I’ll make you a home by gustin puckerman

[quinesone]

But fourteen cities, ten prefectures and five seasons later, she’s still hung up on a memory of the best version of herself she ever was, and she comes to the realization that one of the main reasons he’s so hard to let go is because forgetting him is perhaps forgetting the kind of person she could have become.

from Chasing Clouds, a Detective Conan fanfiction, by momo-cicerone

[quinesone]

He fell in love with the way that, whenever the legion lost soldiers, she would find a way to catch his hand in the corridors when no one was looking and press his palm to her chest over her heartbeat, whispering fiercely, 'Feel that? We’re still here.'

from Compromises by booksong

[quinesone]

Allow me to impart a piece of advice. People can be cruel," she continued in an undertone. "They want warmth and they'll skin you alive if you look the least bit cozy. So you learn to look after yourself. But be careful; after a while, looking after yourself can become an excuse to run away.

from bolt cutters, a Yukiatsu x Tsuruko (Anohana) fanfiction, by Parallaxm

[quinesone]

Dying can take a long time," the woman says, waving a hand in the air passively, and the fog stirs around her, "Many minutes. Many hours. Many years. But death is quick—you're there, then," she snaps her fingers, "you're here.

from Spider Lily, an AOT x Touhou cross-over, by Tiny Octopus