Finding Some Happy

“there was a hag who came across madoc’s land when your mother was pregnant with vivienne. the hag was given to prophecy and divined futures in eggshells. and do you know what the hag said? that eva’s child was destined to be a greater weapon than justin could ever forge.”

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING 2003 | dir. Peter Jackson

Jennifer Ashley, The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie

She’d said she loved him. Loved him. What a strange and wondrous thing. And how it hurt, this love! What pain it caused, like tiny knives in the veins. He didn’t think he liked it much, but he’d endure it, yes he would, if only she’d return and stab him again.

But in the darkest hours, on the coldest nights, when I felt I’d lost everything, I still had your letters. And through them, in some small way, I still had you. I loved you then, my darling Penelope, more than I could imagine—just as I love you now, more than you can know.

The Hawk by Monica McCarty - Highland Guard Series (Book 2)

The Chief by Monica McCarty - Highland Guard Series (Book 1)

"they were both bad at saying no to the greedy little fires within them that burned every hour of the day, begging to be fed with adventure or kisses or the heady rush of a whirlwind twenty-four-hour romance. they had agreed to stick together on this trip, but it looked like that promise went out the window at the first pair of pretty eyes."

endless list of book otps → manon and dorian (throne of glass) “his mouth went dry at the beauty that threatened to undo him, the temptation that his every instinct roared to claim. not the body, but what she had offered. he almost said yes, then. was almost selfish enough, greedy enough for her, that he nearly said yes. yes, he would take her as his queen. so he might never have to say farewell to this, so that this magnificent, fierce witch might remain by his side for all his days.”

We’re not done, you and I.

Manon & Dorian: parallels [2/?] → Tipping their head back to the sky and roaring in Queen of Shadows

“Hello,princeling.”

2025 books - fourth wing by rebecca yarros (the empyrean #1) I am the sky and the power of every storm that has ever been. I am infinite.

- The Knight and The Moth, Rachel Gillig

Four young ladies at the side of the ballroom make a pact to help each other find husbands … no matter what it takes.