Lives In A Book

@theinfernaldevicesnetwork​ event 1: favourite relationships

→ jem carstairs & tessa gray

FAVORITE MOST HEARTBREAKING MOMENTS OF TID (5/∞) ⇒ Tessa’s almost confession to Will

Tessa felt as if the ground had dropped out from beneath her. She remembered what she had told herself the night before: that surely Will’s feelings for her had faded. That over the term of years, his pain would be less than hers. She had believed it. But now- “I do not despise you, Will. You have been nothing but honorable-more honorable than ever I could have asked you to be-” “No,” he said bitterly. “You expected nothing of me, I think.” “I have expected everything of you, Will,” she whispered. “More than you ever expected of yourself. But you have given even more than that.” Her voice faltered. “They say you cannot divide your heart, and yet-”

[ … ]

Tessa looked helplessly at Will, but the moment between them had snapped; his expression had closed; the desperation that had fueled him a moment before was gone. He was shut away as if a thousand locked doors stood between them. Tessa put a hand against the wall as she made her way numbly down the stairs. What had she almost done? What had she nearly told Will?

books meme: [1/9] nine otps

↳ jem carstairs and tessa gray (the infernal devices)

Aries: hoping a display of weapons would fall on jace

Taurus: “I was actually going to hop the metro link, god keep with the times julian”

Gemini: “I’m Christopher Herondale”

Cancer: “nice weasel you’ve got got there ty”

Leo: “it doesn’t mean just an ounce of Blackthorn blood by any chance does it”

Virgo: sneaking off to eat cookies once research starts

Libra: “why do they wake me up early?” “oh no why are they waking me up in the middle of the night”

Scorpio: his dubious boxers

Sagittarius: bust= boobs

Capricorn: the sarcastic “wow” he gave Zara after she said that she’d met Jace

Aquarius: punching a board in frustration

“He always wanted to play video games,” said Emma. “I hate video games.” “No one is perfect, Emma.” “But some people are perfect for each other. Don’t you think that has to be true?” ― Cassandra Clare, Lady Midnight