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" Amelrik groans as he slowly pulls himself to his feet. He has a black eye and a bloody lip, but it looks like those are the least of his injuries.
“Virgin,” he whispers, and there’s a catch in his throat, like he’s so relieved to see someone, even me, that he might cry.
“It’s Virginia,” I mutter, glancing away.
“You’re here to torture me with words now, is that it?”
“I-I shouldn’t have—I have to go.”
“No, stay.” The word comes out desperate, urgent. "
― Chelsea M. Campbell , Dragonbound (Dragonbound #1)
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" I do not have words for what I want to do to Gordon, my loving father, right now. He’s dressed as the Crimson Flash, the world’s moralest superhero, and no one thought to stop him as he dragged a sixteen-year-old boy through the streets of Golden City, going, “It’s okay to be nervous. I was my first time, too. It’s hard to take the plunge, but before you know it, you’re going to be enjoying the ride.” Why couldn’t anybody have taken that out of context and saved me? "
― Chelsea M. Campbell , The Rise of Renegade X (Renegade X, #1)