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best lines of day 23:

“She’s dangerous.”

“She’s only human.”

“I know. That’s why she’s dangerous.”

best lines of day 24:

Theo studied him for a moment, then stepped over and held out her pinkie. “Pinkie swear.”

Without a trace of humor or irony, Scott wrapped his pinkie around hers. “Pinkie swear.”

“You know that means if you don’t, I get to break your pinkie.”

“If I don’t, I’ll let you.”

best lines of the day:

“You remember the last human!” There was a slight whine to Hannibal’s voice that made Theo think he wasn’t quite ready to be himself again. “And then another one shows up with another camera and another big speech about destiny—and this one gets to know everything? Why her?”

best lines of the day:

“What time is it?”

“It’s three o’ clock and my school is out! Are you drunk?!”

“No, I’m not drunk, you little gremlin,” Theo muttered under her breath.

best lines of day 14 (fic is posted here):

The echo flowers were whispering as a monster kid ran down past them, trying to make it home to his television.

“I hope the human wins.”

“I can’t wait to see sunshine.”

“King Asgore will save us all.”

A gentle laugh. “That’s my wish, too.”

best lines of day 15:

“Having some trouble, Theo?” Harlow asked, floating above her now. “You don’t look like you’re having a bear-y good time.” No one laughed. “Come on, guys, I’m funny!”

best lines of the day:

novel:

And suddenly the clearing was full of fireflies, ghosting from car to car, turning in lazy arcs and flashing their bioluminescence at each other in greeting, in warning, in love and desire to mate and death and rebirth, all in tiny flecks of their own personal starlight, close enough to taste.

fic:

The human had reached the throne room, and they pressed their hand against the door’s cool wood the same way Alphys pressed her scaly claws against the cold metal of her walls. Alphys felt tears surge and she felt like she had failed and she felt her sins crawling up her back.

“Please,” she whispered, and the instant she spoke, tears began to stream out of her eyes. “Please. We need this so much.”

best lines:

“Harlow let the cat out of the bag,” Char mumbled.

“Dog out of the bag,” Harlow corrected. “Kind of hard to avoid the supernatural when I’m floating right here. In my defense, you people never invite me to town halls due to the technicality of being unable to vote because death.”

best lines of the day:

“WHAT?!” Char demanded. “WHAT’S HAPPENING?!”

“WHAT THE FUCK! WHAT THE FUCK!” Theo could hear herself yelling the not-really-a-question over and over. “WHAT THE FUCK!”

“Geez, everyone’s a critic,” the floating being said with a flip of its translucent hair.