02c. 1970 ADThis guilt is a joke, and it’s exhausting to watch you martyr yourself.Ann Aguirre / quote ↗
03c. 1970 ADPerhaps that was the point; life, if you did it right, meant learning and changing. If you didn't, you died- or stopped growing - which amounted to more or less the same thing. So I would slide in and out of different roles until I discovered the one that fit me best.-Deuce, (183)Ann Aguirre / quote ↗
04c. 1970 ADDoes changing for the better absolve you of all the wicked shit you did bAnn Aguirre / quote ↗
05c. 1970 ADI didn't ask if he meant his rescue or the deal with Stalker that involved kissing. I couldn't resist pushing, just a little. "So it won't bother you if I find someone else?"His jaw clenched, and I saw the muscle move before he got it under control. "I thought you said you'd fight for me.""And /you/ said it's too late." I offered him a faint smile along with his watch. "So it's a good thing I don't intend to listen to you.Ann Aguirre / quote ↗
07c. 1970 ADMother Mary of Anabolic Grace, we got Teras incoming?” He levels angry blue eyes on me. “You’re a hex, lady, dark luck, powerful bad juju, ken?”“Only to people who try to kidnap me,” I tell him sweetly, and March snorts, so I feel obliged to add, “Or rescue me…” And then Dina makes a pfft sound. “Or who travel with me…” My gaze sweeps around the darkened interior, trying to find an ally, but nobody will hold my eyes more than two seconds, it seems. “Fine, frag you all, I’m dark juju, bad luck, and you’re all doomed.Ann Aguirre / quote ↗
08c. 1970 ADHey, that’s why they invented the Internet, hermanita. To talk about weird shit and download porn.Ann Aguirre / quote ↗
09c. 1970 ADBut it was like a dance across a field strewn with razors, and I bled with every step I took.Ann Aguirre / quote ↗
10c. 1970 ADI missed you." I didn't mean to tell him so, even if it was true. Admitting need felt like weakness; it demonstrated dependence and vulnerability.Ann Aguirre / quote ↗
13c. 1970 ADI resolved, then, deep in my soul never to let him go. I'd be the one never to leave him. I'd prove to him that some things could be for always- that we could be.Ann Aguirre / quote ↗
15c. 1970 ADRealistically, it's a risk, I suppose, but in this day and age, you almost have to choose between freedom, which can devolve into chaos, and security, which can become a pair of shackles.Ann Aguirre / quote ↗
16c. 1970 ADNot to wish too hard for a shift in circumstances since it never happens as you imagine.Ann Aguirre / quote ↗
17c. 1970 ADI remember when I was a kid, I could never find anything positive about chubby girls. If a girl was pudgy in books, she wasn't okay. She couldn't be happy or make friends unless she lost weight.Ann Aguirre / quote ↗
