flame in the mist by renee ahdieh

For all those times she’d been made to think something was wrong with her. For all those times she’d been forced to believe a girl was somehow less than a boy.

“Perhaps my kind of strength isn’t the same as yours. Perhaps my kind of strength is as light as a feather. As deadly as an idea.”  

Hattori Mariko was not just any girl. She was more.

fall forward. keep moving. even if you must pick yourself up first.

Be as swift as the wind. As silent as the forest. As fierce as the fire. As unshakable as the mountain.

and you can do anything... even take this branch from me.                                   (for @rosecallloway 🍆💦)

“And after all Ranmaru sacrificed for him, Ōkami would rather die than cause his friend pain.”