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He wanted to tear through Julianās skin and map the shapes of liver and lungs, to memorize the path of every artery with his fingertips. He wanted to break Julianās body open and move inside it alongside him, rib cages interlaced around a single heart.Ā
There was an emptiness inside Paul that would take and never stop taking. He should never have believed that Julian couldnāt tell it was there. Paul told his body to move. He took a cautious step closer and lifted Julianās chin as if to kiss him, watching the green glaze of canopy light slide over his face.Ā
Paul wanted him to waver, but he didnātāthere was no trace of doubt in his eyes. āIām sorry,ā said Paul quietly, and he hit him as hard as he could. It was sickening, watching Julian instantly regret it.
"These Violent Delights" by Micah Nemerever
Maybe the constellations are a failed effort the stars made to form your face
Nabeel Ahmad
Gandalf: The courtesy of your hall is somewhat lessened of late, Th?oden King.
Th?oden: [weakly] Why... should I welcome you... Gandalf Stormcrow?
GrĆma: [to Th?oden] A just question, my liege. [rises] Late is the hour in which this conjurer chooses to appear! LĆĀ”thspell I name you. Ill news is an ill guest.
Gandalf: Be silent! Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth! I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm.
"The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Ours is a race where well-educated gentlemen pimp for women in prostitution- they do not just pimp, they also tempt the woman to continue when she considers giving it up. And such gentlemen are held in high regard.
An Educated Woman In Prostitution by Manada Devi. Translated by Arunava Sinha
I don't want to be accused of nepotism
Asura: Tale of the Vanquished by Anand Neelakantan
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