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My mama & I got aura photos today! The reading we got with them was so in depth too, the color guide doesn’t really do it much justice. But this was so fun & cute! ♡
Two colorful Polaroids side by side. To the left is my mother and she has a very blue aura with some hints of white and violet. To the right is mine which has a little bit of everything. Some white in the top left corner, a yellowish green in the top right corner. To the left of me is very orange with some hints of red and to the right of me is both yellow and green. Near my face and throat is green and blue. Our faces are covered with a light blue and black heart emoji for privacy. Aura photo guide with explanations for each color. AURAS All living creatures have energy fields surrounding them, which is their aura. The colors that radiate from each being are a reflection of their experiences and feelings.The Aura Camera measures the energy from your hands and displays the information as a colorful field around your body. Every color has its unique qualities and purposes. WHITE: Divine Energy, Spiritually Motivated, Angels & Spirit Guides, Cosmic Wisdom Intense Energy, Healing Abilities, Oneness VIOLET: Psychic Ability, Intuitive, Magical, Manifester, Deep Spiritual Understanding, Repels Stress, Creative Imagination, Desire To Help Others, FUSHIA: Unconditional Love, Compassionate GOLD: Intuitive, Gut Feelings, Knowingness BLUE: Seeks Truth, Likes Harmony, Desires Unity, Peaceful, Spiritual Growth, Communication, Good Listener, Puts Needs Of Others First, TURQUOISE: Compassionate, Encouraging, Nurturing, Possible Transition and/or Rest Peroid, Rejuvenation. GREEN: Healing or Healer, Teacher, Helps Others, Balancing or Growth Period, Possible Change, Strong Values, Hard Working, Ambitious, Driven to fix or improve, Firmness, Tension YELLOW: Happy, Magnetic Personality, Spontaneous, Counselor/Helper, Friendly, Likes Harmony, Analytical, Problem Solving, Thinks A Lot, Likes Learning & Knowledge, Competitive ORANGE: Creative, Original, Hands On, Expressive, Fun Emotional, Urge To Achieve, Active Mind, Friendly, Outgoing, Confident, Independent RED: High Energy, Busy, Driven, Intense, Physical, Passionate Love, Sexual, Thrill Seeker, Rush, Take Charge, Leadership, Controlling, Stress
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Basically the same book in a different font. Firstly, we have the Victorian gothic novella that is the earliest known work of vampire literature & explores themes of forbidden desire. The second is an emotionally intense retelling filled with sapphic tension. Both very enjoyable reads!

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Mini book review of Carmilla written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and edited by Carmen Maria Machado which i rated 3.5 stars Mini book review of Carmilla & Laura written by SD Simper which i rated 4 stars Book quote: “If your dear heart is wounded, my wild heart bleeds with yours.” - Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla Book quote: "I do not know if I believe in God," Carmilla said. "Because it means he created a creature like me, only to condemn me to Hell from the start." I knew not if she referred to being a vampire or her habit of kissing women." - S.D. Simper, Carmilla and Laura
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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My heart is in shambles. This is easily one of the most devastatingly beautiful pieces of literature I've ever had the pleasure of reading. A literary coming of age lesbian romance that perfectly encapsulates yearning & the immense weight of the queer experience. SO GOOD.

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Mini book review of Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth which I rated 4.5 stars Book quote: "Too late I realise that she has been the Summer of my life. What a slow and painful death this shall be." Chloe Michelle Howarth, Sunburn Book quote: "Susannah, you are Heaven made flesh, you have been the greatest fire of my life. It's not good enough, I know, but for every time I made you feel inadequate, I have died a hundred deaths. I'll love you until the earth finishes." Chloe Michelle Howarth, Sunburn
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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So glad this book lived up to the hype. I thoroughly enjoyed it & could barely keep my eyes away. Vampires, toxic yuri, diverse characters, & a plot filled with such interesting twists & turns.
There's so much to love, I almost didn't want it to end.

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Mini book review of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab which I rated 5 stars Book quote: "Bury my bones in the midnight soil, plant them shallow and water them deep, and in my place will grow a feral rose, soft red petals hiding sharp white teeth." V.E. Schwab, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Book dedication: "To the ones who hunger- for love, for time, or simply to be free" V.E. Schwab, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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recently did a reread of this!

this book is a YA Igbtq+ fiction that explores a bittersweet experience with first love on the day the main characters are expected to die.

spoiler alert! just because you know what's coming, doesn't make it any less devastating.

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mini book review of They Both Doe At The End by Adam Silvera which i rated 4 stars book quote: "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that's all." - Adam Silvera, They Both Die At The End book quote: "No matter when it happens, we all have our endings. No one goes on, but what we leave behind keeps us alive for someone else." - Adam Silvera, They Both Die At The End
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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didn't exactly head in the direction i anticipated, but i'm not mad at it! a Latin American dark/gothic literary story of 2 women in different time periods. 1 a vampire & the other human. this book includes sapphic & horror elements that explores themes of mortality, loneliness, & yearning

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mini book review of Thirst / La Sed by Marina Yuszczuk (translated by Heather Cleary) which i rated 4 stars book quote: "Death was on the horizon, yes, but so was this adult life that had disappointed me in almost every possible way. Disillusionment was its hallmark, the collapse of everything I had thought impossible to undo, and the daily resignation to accept it." - Marina Yuszczuk, Thirst/La Sed book quote: "We're all standing at death's door; someone has to be next in line." - Marina Yuszczuk, Thirst/La Sed
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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this book was sooo! fucking! cute! pure fluff, ofc some angst. i ate this one up. butch lesbian & bi trans femme representation with an array of diverse characters & a medium paced plot. explores themes of self discovery, grief, & healing all wrapped within a slow burn romance.

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mini book review of Make Room For Love by Darcy Liao which i rated 4 stars book quote: "she was afraid to look at Isabel. It would be too much like looking at the sun." - Darcy Liao, Make Room For Love book quote: "Maybe this was what freedom felt like. Months ago, at the start, she'd thought that freedom meant being able to cut and run. It was what she'd needed at the time. But now, finally, she felt free enough to stay-free to choose Isabel, to be with her through the good and the bad, to throw herself into the pain and joy of loving someone even if she didn't know what was on the other side." - Darcy Liao, Make Room For Love
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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The Burning Kingdoms trilogy! still working on book 3. really good so far! an emotionally charged fantasy w queer & cultural representation. world building is great, i enjoyed learning of the magic system, & the epic tale of a rebellion w a hint of sapphic romance really drew me in

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mini book review of The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri which i rated 3 stars mini book review of The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri which i rated 3.5 stars book quote: "We should not do what powerful people tell us, simply because they tell us." -Tasha Suri, The Jasmine Throne book quote: "What greater love is there than wanting to lay the world in your beloved's hands?" - Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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just finished a quick read that i absolutely adored. i've always loved learning about the Harlem Renaissance & the boom of african american culture & creativity through the arts. after i finished it the first time, i went back & gave it a 2nd read just so i could fully appreciate it. 10/10

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mini book review of The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes which i rated 5 stars Poem: DREAM VARIATION “To fling my arms wide In some place of the sun, To whirl and to dance Till the white day is done. Then rest at cool evening Beneath a tall tree While night comes on gently, Dark like me,— That is my dream! To fling my arms wide In the face of the sun, Dance! whirl! whirl! Till the quick day is done. Rest at pale evening.... A tall, slim tree. ... Night coming tenderly Black like me.” Poem: POEM “The night is beautiful, So the faces of my people. The stars are beautiful, So the eyes of my people. Beautiful, also, is the sun. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people.” Poem: HARLEM NIGHT SONG “Come, Let us roam the night together Singing. I love you. Across The Harlem roof-tops Moon is shining. Night sky is blue. Stars are great drops Of golden dew. In the cabaret The jazz-band's playing. I love you. Come, Let us roam the night together Singing.”
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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TW: child death, injury

I first read this book back in middle school, but I felt like I should refresh my memory. YA dystopian fiction that is emotionally resonant & explores themes of self discovery, introspection, & individuality.

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mini book review of The Giver by Lois Lowry which i rated 3 stars book quote: "Memories are forever." - Lois Lowry, The Giver book quote: "The man that I named The Giver passed along to the boy knowledge, history, memories, color, pain, laughter, love, and truth. Every time you place a book in the hands of a child, you do the same thing." - Lois Lowry, The Giver
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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TW: Animal death/cruelty, violence

Another Orwell classic, also a short read w/ a larger satirical meaning. This book delves into themes of social justice, politics, & the inevitable corruption of power.

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mini book review of Animal Farm by George Orwell which i rated 3 stars book quote: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - George Orwell, Animal Farm book quote: "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which." - George Orwell, Animal Farm
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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TW: SA, violence, death, isolation
Y'all know I love Madeline Miller down!

A literary greek mythology retelling of the first sorceress & her days spent in exile. It explores feminist perspectives & immersive emotional experiences. I also *love* a strong complex FMC. She's a menace we love

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mini book review of Circe by Madeline Miller which i rated 4 stars book quote: "The world is an ugly place. We must live in it." - Madeline Miller, Circe book quote: "Circe, he says, it will be all right. It is not the saying of an oracle or a prophet. They are words you might speak to a child. I listen to his breath, warm upon the night air, and somehow I am comforted. He does not mean it does not hurt. He does not mean we are not frightened. Only that: we are here. This is what it means to swim in the tide, to walk the earth and feel it touch your feet. This is what it means to be alive." - Madeline Miller, Circe
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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I actually read this while I was standing in the target book section Imao

TW: abuse, confinement

Very short emotionally charged Greek mythology retelling of pygmalion & his sculpture/wife Galatea. Explores themes of women's empowerment & the struggle for autonomy in a patriarchal society

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mini book review of Galatea by Madeline Miller which i rated 3 stars book quote: "It was dark, and there was only a little moon, which I took to mean that the goddess, if she existed, smiled on me." - Madeline Miller, Galatea book quote: "For millennia there have been men who react with horror and disgust to women's independence, men who desire women yet hate them, and who take refuge in fantasies of purity and control. What would it be like to live with such a man as your husband? There are too many today who could answer that. But that is the mark of a good source myth; it is water so wide it can reach across centuries. I hope you enjoyed the swim." - Madeline Miller, Galatea
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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TW: Murder, grief, abuse

Captivating thriller/mystery with themes of dark academia & Greek mythology. Its suspense explores the psychological depths of the mind & darker aspects of obsession & uncovering the truth. Also has an unexpected twist & a cameo of a character in The Silent Patient #Booksky
mini book review of The Maidens by Alex Michaelides which i rated 3 stars book quote: "If you're not aware of the transcendent, if you're not awake to the glorious mystery of life and death that you're lucky enough to be part of-if that doesn't fill you with joy and strike you with awe ... you might as well not be alive. That's the message of the tragedies. Participate in the wonder. For your sake (...) - live it." - Alex Michaelides, The Maidens book quote: "There was a word for this moment in Greek tragedy: anagnorisis-recognition-the moment the hero finally sees the truth and understands his fate-and how it's always been there, the whole time, in front of him. Mariana used to wonder what that moment felt like. Now she knew." - Alex Michaelides, The Maidens
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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TW: Murder, mental illness, stalking, violence

A psychological thriller following a psychotherapist & his patient in an asylum. Idk why this book gets hate, l enjoyed it. It does a good job of exploring the darker aspects of human nature. & It has a good plot twist too which is always fun. #Booksky
mini book review of The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides which i rated 3 stars quote: "Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive, and will come forth later, in uglier ways." - SIGMUND FREUD - Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient book quote: "You become increasingly comfortable with madness - and not just the madness of others, but your own. We're all crazy, I believe, just in different ways." - Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Sad to say I didn't enjoy this book much. Just not my cup of tea.

TW: Body horror, several mentions of bodily fluids, slight sexual content

This was described as a Norwegian
"hyper-sensual exploration of sapphic desire & identity" so l had high hopes for it. It was definitely... something #booksky
mini book review of Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval which i rated 2 stars book quote: "The women feast on the poor man's flesh, And chew each bone whilst it is fresh, So the two women can become one with a kiss." - Jenny Hval, Paradise Rot book quote: "But my dreams are full of apples, and in the dark my body slowly transforms into fruit: tonsils shrinking to seeds and lungs to cores." - Jenny Hval, Paradise Rot
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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TW: oppression, violence, death, mention of SA, torture, etc

I read this recently, and let's just say it hit a little too close for comfort. Classic dystopian literary fiction w an unreliable narrator. Depicts a totalitarian govt that uses media manipulation & technology to control society #Booksky
mini book review of 1984 by George Orwell which i rated 4 stars book quote: "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - George Orwell, 1984 book quote: "The masses never revolt of their own accord, and they never revolt merely because they are oppressed. Indeed, so long as they are not permitted to have standards of comparison, they never even become aware that they are oppressed." - George Orwell, 1984
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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TW: Death, confinement, & suicide

I *loved* this book. It is a literary speculative fiction that explores introspective themes of human connection, isolation, & resilience. So so good, highly recommend.

(i've read this 3x since i made the original post, please read this omg)
(Temp by @Atouchofasha_on Pinterest) mini book review of I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman which i rated 5 stars book quote: "I was forced to acknowledge too late, much too late, that I too had loved, that I was capable of suffering, and that I was human after all." - Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men book quote: "I only know the stony plain, wandering, and the gradual loss of hope. I am the sterile offspring of a race about which I know nothing, not even whether it has become extinct. Perhaps, somewhere humanity is flourishing under the stars, unaware that a daughter of its blood is ending her days in silence. There is nothing we can do about it." - Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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this is definitely going down on the list as one of my favorite reads of the year. this book is a literary contemporary fiction that touches on topics of generational trauma, a family history rooted within the Vietnam war, & queer self discovery.

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mini book review of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong which i rated 4.5 stars a photo of the book in my hand showing the color coded tabs i used to annotate book quote: "I am thinking of beauty again, how some things are hunted because we have deemed them beautiful. If, relative to the history of our planet, an individual life is so short, a blink, as they say, then to be gorgeous, even from the day you're born to the day you die, is to be gorgeous only briefly." - Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous book quote: "We try to preserve life, even when we know it has no chance of enduring its body. We feed it, keep it comfortable, bathe it, medicate it, caress it, even sing to it. We tend to these basic functions not because we are brave or selfless but because, like breath, it is the most fundamental act of our species: to sustain the body until time leaves it behind." - Ocean Vong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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So I finished my little gay book! No surprise that I loved it.

TW: violence, self harm, SA

Character driven queer interpretation of Satan's fall from heaven. Explores themes of identity, self love, & the complexities of faith/religion. Also has complex character development which I love.

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mini book review of Angels Before Man by Rafael Nicolás which i rated 4 stars book quote: "This, this here, could be worship. 'This-' Lucifer pressed an innocent kiss to the prince's sweet, divine mouth. This could be religion." - Rafael Nicolás, Angels Before Man book quote: "Haven't you ever wondered why Father is so strict about our subservience? It's because disobedience is creation," a shivering breath,"create with me, Michael, and let's call it sin." - Rafael Nicolás, Angels Before Man
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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This was such a fun & interesting read!

TW: death, grief

Poignant collection of short stories about a time travel cafe that delves into the complexities of human nature & the bittersweet passing of time. Very introspective & character driven.

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mini book review of Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi which i rated 4 stars book quote: "At the end of the day, whether one returns to the past or travels to the future, the present does not change." - Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold book quote: "Sometimes life is stranger than fiction, but sometimes it's incomparable in other ways. Sometimes it's heaven that the false fire of imagination could never capture." - Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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This book was very good, i love books with time travel & i resonated deeply w the FMC

TW: attempted suicide, grief

This book is an introspective contemporary sci-fi that explores the complexities of the human experience, regret, & meaning of life. #Booksky
mini book review of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig which i rated 4 stars a photo of me holding the book and showing the color coded tabs i used to annotate photo of a book quote (dialogue) that i highlighted "Every book is a potential escape" "I just don't understand life," sulked Nora. "You don't have to understand life. You just have to live it" photo of a way longer book quote that i really liked, also with some highlights “But maybe there are no easy paths. There are just paths. In one life, I might be married. In another, i might be working in a shop. I might have said yes to this cute guy who asked me out for a coffee. In another I might be researching glaciers in the Arctic Circle. In another, I might be an Olympic swimming champion. Who knows? Every second of every day we are entering a new universe. And we spend so much time wishing our lives were different, comparing ourselves to other people and to other versions of ourselves, when really most lives contain degrees of good and degrees of bad.” Marcelo and Joanna and the other Brazilian guy were staring at her wide-eyed, but she was on a roll now. Freewheeling. “There are patterns to life... Rhythms. It is so easy, while trapped in just the one life, to imagine that times of sadness or tragedy or failure or fear are a result of that particular existence. That it is a by-product of living a certain way, rather than simply living. I mean, it would have made things a lot easier if we understood there was no way of living that can immunise you against sadness. And that sadness is intrinsically part of the fabric of happiness. You can't have one without the other. Of course, they come in different degrees and quantities. But there is no life where you can be in a state of sheer happiness for ever. And imagining there is just breeds more unhappiness in the life you're in.”
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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This book had me in the trenches

TW: death, terminal illness, grief

Contemporary romance that is introspective & explores themes of the human experience, female friendship, & love with a tinyyy little hint of time travel

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mini book review of In Five Years by Rebecca Serle which i rated 4 stars book quote: "Here was this girl, my best friend, who fit in this faraway place like a hand to a glove. I didn't, and yet she still took me with her. She was always taking me with her, wanting me to be. part of her wide, open life. How could I feel anything but lucky?" - Rebecca Serle, In Five Years book quote: "All the preparedness in the world cannot stop the unexpected from happening" - Rebecca Serle, In Five Years
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Literary wiw enemies to lovers that deals with the complexities of time travel & war. A captivating & adventurous sci-fi. Ngl i was a little confused for a bit bes the plot isn't exactly linear, but very beautiful nonetheless. #Booksky
mini book review of This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone which i rated 3 stars book quote: "Books are letters in bottles, cast into the waves of time, from one person trying to save the world to another." - Amal El-Mohtar, This Is How You Lose the Time War book quote: "Love is what we have, against time and death, against all the powers ranged to crush us down." - Amal El-Mohtar, This Is How You Lose the Time War
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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a book I thoroughly enjoyed :)

TW: Mental illness, suicidal ideation

It's mainly character driven, which I love. A literary fiction that explores complex themes of mental illness, love, & self discovery. It also delves into the delicate intricacies of the human condition #Booksky
mini book review of Alone With You In The Ether by Olivie Blake which i rated 4 stars book quote: "Can you love my brain even when it is small? When it is malevolent? When it is violent? Can you love it even when it does not love me?" - Olivie Blake, Alone With You in the Ether Book quote: “She wanted to tell him, to teach him: every time you love, pieces of you break off and get replaced by something you steal from someone else. It seems like it's the right shape, but it's slightly different every time, so that eventually, very very quietly and over days and days and days, you are transformed into something unrecognizable, and it happens so slowly you don't even notice, like shedding scales and making new ones. He smiled at her like: isn't it great? Yes, she thought, pained.Yes, it is perilously wonderful to suffer so sweetly with you.” - Olivie Blake, Alone With You in the Ether
November 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM