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101 " Gary’s eyes narrowed. “I’m pretty sure I don’t like you.”“My world is crumbling,” Ryan said. I might have laughed. Because sass. "
― T.J. Klune , The Lightning-Struck Heart (Tales From Verania, #1)
102 " Today has been so weird,” I side-whispered to Gary. “I think the word you’re looking for is erotic,” he said back. “Today has been so erotic. "
103 " Too bad you’re like my older sister. We could have been something special.”I narrowed my eyes at him. “Older? You’re seventy-six!”“Boo, you whore,” he said. "
104 " Okay, time in. I can yell at whoever I want!”“You really can’t,” Gary said. “It’s unattractive on you. Some people pull off the angry look. You’re not one of them. "
105 " He has wet dreams and moans dirty things about chest hair.”“That was one time.” Okay, more like six times. "
106 " I'll be honest," I said. "That's rather embarrassing. And also? So many remarks make much more sense now. I really need to be more aware of my surroundings."And then I walked into a large boulder. -- Sam "
107 " Sam said he doesn’t have time for a boyfriend, much less Knight Delicious Face.”“Remind me why you call him that?” Pete asked.“Uh, pretty simple, Pete,” I said. “He’s a knight. And his face is delicious. "
108 " The first time I met him, I accidentally turned his nose into a penis. I was young and thought about dick a lot.”Ryan almost fell down. For no apparent reason. He wasn’t even walking.I arched an eyebrow at him. “You okay?”“I just…,” Ryan started. “I don’t….Sam.”“That pretty much sums up how we all feel about Sam,” Gary said. “Fond with strong overtures of horror. "
109 " Because you love me,” I said, sounding smug.“More like you grew on me,” he said. “Like fungus. "
110 " I like your shoes,” I said. Because I did. They were pink and pointed, and I wanted a pair like that so bad. My mom and dad groaned. Morgan looked at me and cocked his head.“Thank you, little one. I made them out of the tears of a succubus and a lightning-struck tree stump I found under the Winter Moon. I like your face.”I grinned. “Thank you, big one. My parents made it when they got married. I was a honeymoon baby, whatever that means. "
111 " You told him, huh? Through your secret wizarding network that you still haven’t told me about.”“It’s called a letter in the mail,” he said. "
112 " Underground cock fighting?” I was horrified. “I would never do that to roosters,” I said. He winked at me. “I wasn’t talking about roosters.” I threw up a little in my mouth. “I just learned something new. I never want to hear the word cock come out of your mouth again.”“Because you’d rather just have cock come in your mouth instead?”“Wow,” I whispered reverently. “That… Morgan. That was a thing of beauty. And so disgusting, coming from you. What the hell. Thank you for subjecting me to that. And I hate you. "
113 " That was a thing of beauty. And so disgusting, coming from you. What the hell. Thank you for subjecting me to that. And I hate you. "
114 " Dad," I admonished lightly. "You can't threaten the King. You'll be pooping in buckets by nightfall.""I don't care," he retorted. "I'd poop in buckets for the rest of my life if it means your heart was safe. "
115 " So, funny story. There are fairies? In the Dark Woods. And I might have pissed off their king.”There was silence. Then, “Of course you did. "
116 " Gary, why Sam sweating?”“Well you see, my dear Tiggy. When a boy loves another boy very much, it makes him awkward and have feelings in his penis and mmmphh!”“Sam, why you use magic and glue Gary’s mouth shut?”“Is that what that was? Gosh! I just thought I was singing to myself!”“MMMMPH! "
117 " Sam never gonna find a boyfriend,” Tiggy said. “No one gonna take his flower.”“Don’t talk about my flower! "
118 " You just have to believe,” I said as I flexed. “I believe you should work out more if you’re going to keep doing that,” Gary said. “Because it’s making me feel sad for you. "
119 " I had wished upon them as a child and had wished upon them as an adult. It was upon these stars that I had rested my hopes and dreams, my anger and frustrations. I wished because as a child, that's what you're supposed to do. You don't know any better. I wished because as an adult, sometimes you don't know what else to do. You know better, but you don't care. "
120 " You’re a talking unicorn,” I said. “Sometimes when you poop, it comes out as rainbows and smells like cookies. There is nothing subtle about you. "