“Seth gave her that: a private space to believe in the illusion of normalcy.”

“She stretched up on her tiptoes, tilted her head, trying to get even closer. Seth slid a hand around her waist and kissed her like she was the air, and he was suffocating. And she forgot about everything: there were no faeries, no Sight, nothing €”just them.”

“I need to check in with Seth before I--" he burrowed his face into the side of her neck, his breath almost painfully warm on her throat--"give in to my unconscionable desire to put my hands on you properly.”

“But I want to be near you always," he reminded her."But you'll lose everyone else, and...""I want forever with you." Seth lifted her chin so he was able to look directly into her eyes. "The rest will fall into place if I can be with you.”

“Seth: "You're what matters"Ash: "Hold me? If you still want to, I mean."Seth: "Every day, I want to hold you every day. Nothing will ever change that.”

“Tell me i'm not losing more of you to him every fucking day. -Seth”

“You don't have to do those things. You don't have to become a hero, Seth.”