wit and waldorf

falling in love is an act of magic

[northuldraa]

And then John Ambrose McClaren says one last thing, a thing that makes my heart swell. “I don’t think it was our time then. I guess it isn’t now, either.” John looks over at me, his gaze steady. “But one day maybe it will be.”

[astreiants-archive]

“Don’t you dare,” Dorian interrupts him. “Don’t you dare make this goodbye. I am going to find you. We are going to find each other and we are going to figure this out together. You may be by yourself but you are not alone.”

— The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern

[macbcth]

“We are the stars,” he answers, as though it is the most obvious of facts afloat in a sea of metaphors and misdirections. “We are all stardust and stories.”

- The Starless Sea, Erin Morgenstern

[witandwaldorf]

“Good boys like me get up at five A.M.”  “Bad girls like me go to bed at six A.M.” 

-Sally Thorne, 99 Percent Mine 

[wonpilie]

READ IN 2017 → The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

“Joshua Templeman does not hate me. Not a bit. There’s no way he could when he kisses me like this.”

[kickassfu]

When I was at my lowest you were there holding me close and keeping me from falling apart.

[witandwaldorf]

"Love and hate are visceral. Your stomach twists at the thought of that person. The heart in your chest beats heavy and bright, nearly visible through your flesh and clothes. Your appetite and sleep are shredded. Every interaction spikes your blood with adrenaline, and you're in the brink of fight or flight. Your body is barely under your control. You're consumed, and it scares you. "

-Sally Thorne, The Hating Game

The Fact Checkers

The only undisputable fact Lucy Preston knows is this:

She hates Garcia Flynn.

For precisely one year, she's been subjected to Flynn's daily remonstrations about her low-grade quality as a fact checker and his penchant for calling her Lucia- a name close enough to her real name yet inaccurate enough to show her his apathy. Worse yet, they're confined to the depths of the basement with only each other for company. Every day, she stares across at the face of the man who truly scares her and is reminded that she should leave this place. But then, a promotion is announced and it seems like she'll finally have the chance to one-up her most bitter rival, leaving him behind to sulk in the basement office all alone to never be seen or heard from again.

A The Hating Game AU

[04hyyh]

You love him. You love him. You always have. More than you’ve ever hated him. Every day, staring at this man, knowing every color and expression and nuance. Every game you’ve ever played has been to engage with him. Talk to him. Feel his eyes on you. To try to make him notice you.

the hating game by sally thorne

[devilsbrokerank]

Favorite Garcy Scenes [1/?] | 1x16 “The Red Scare” ↳  Okay, now’s the time where you tell me what a monster I am?

[undernvsky]

                        Both love and hate are mirror versions of the same game —                             and you have to win. Why? Your heart and your ego.

[wellwhataboutme]

Chats across history

[witandwaldorf]

A Historian in Paris

Garcia Flynn moves to Paris to grant his mother's dying wish to see her sons make amends. There, in the City of Light, cynicism morphs into optimism.

Garcia's Sunday nights quickly get filled with weekly dinners, spent in the company of his brother, Gabriel, and his wife. Until one night a scheduling mishap occurs and Garcia Flynn instead finds himself in the company of Lucy Preston. The newly minted expat has been struggling to find her place in Paris and Garcia is quick to offer to play tour guide to the historian. 

Together, the pain of long ago losses recedes into the distance as hope begins to burn bright in their hearts.

AU. Alternating POVs. Set in present-day Paris