#Empyrean quotes

[violentdelightshavevioletends]

"Will you help me?" The words are easier than I thought they'd be.

His gaze snaps to mine. "Ask me nicely."

The corners of my mouth quirk as I remember the last time he made the same demand and ended up kissing me against the foundation wall. "Will you please help me?"

"Always." He finishes with my hand.

"You're actually going to help me?"

"I've been helping you for months." His hand flexes at my waist, and I swear I can feel the warmth of his touch through my cloak and leathers.

"No, you sent Liam to help. He's been helping me for months." My forehead puckers. "Weeks. Almost months. Whatever."

He stares at me with disbelief. "You know what? We're not fighting tonight. Not if you want to learn how to shield."

"Fine. We're not fighting. Teach me." | tilt my chin. Gods, I barely reach his collarbone.

"Ask me nicely." He leans closer.

"Have you always been this tall?" I blurt the first thing that comes to mind.

"No. I was a child at some point." I roll my eyes. "Ask me nicely, Violence," he whispers. "Or I'm gone."

Well... shit. "Right then. All right. Will you teach me to shield?"

A smile curves his mouth, and my gaze drops to his lips. "Say please."

"Are you always this difficult?"

"Only when I know I have something you need. What can I say, I like making you squirm. It's like a sweet little slice of payback for what you've put me through these last couple of months." He brushes the snow off my hair.

"What I've put you through?" Unbelievable.

"You've scared me nearly to death once or twice, so I think saying please is a fair request."

Like he's ever played fair a day in his life. I take a deep breath and swat at a snowflake that lands on my nose. "As you prefer. Xaden?" I smile sweetly up at him and inch a little closer. "Would you pretty, pretty please teach me how to shield before I accidentally climb you like a tree and we both wake up with regrets?"

"Oh, I'm firmly in control of my faculties." He smiles again, and I feel it like a caress. Dangerous. This is so damned dangerous. Heat flushes my skin, so hot that I debate tossing my cloak to the ground just to get a little relief. Notably, Xaden isn't wearing one. "And since you asked so nicely." He adjusts his stance and brings both his hands up to my cheeks, cradling my face before sliding them back to hold my head. "Close your eyes."

"It requires touching me?" My eyes flutter shut at the sensation of his skin against mine.

"Not at all. Just one of the perks of not thinking too clearly. You have incredibly touchable skin." The compliment makes me suck in a breath. So much for controlling his faculties. "You need to envision somewhere. Anywhere. I prefer the top of my favorite hillside near what's left of Aretia. Wherever it is, it needs to feel like home."

[iwillwalkthroughthefire]

Violet: Okay, I have to tell you the truth. The monsters from the fairytales are real. They're coming to kill us all, and our government is corrupt and trying to hide it from us.

Rhiannon, Ridoc, and Sawyer: Holy shit! Oh, this is such a relief! We thought that you were, like, mad at us or something. YES!!! Let's go do some TREASON!

[mysterylilycheeta]

Violet: Sit down, I'm gonna torture you now Xaden, smirking: kinky. Violet: I think you're sweet and breathtaking. Xaden: What— Violet: You deserve to be cared for. Xaden: Stop, now— Violet: Your feelings are valid and deserve to be heard. Xaden: I need a safeword!

[stupidlybookish]

Violet, drunk: *points to Xaden* That’s my boyfriend, suckers!

Xaden: Your husband, honey.

Violet: MY HUSBAND! Even better!

[incorrect-fourthwing]

Violet: I can fit my whole world in my hands.

Xaden: That’s imp-

Violet: *cups Xaden’s face*

Xaden, blushing: I have a reputation.

[highladyofterrasen7]

Violet: your shirt looks great, Garrick

Garrick: thanks viole-

Violet: I think it would look even better on Imogen’s floor

Imogen: are you hitting on Garrick… for me?

Violet: well someone has to

[azrielsshadows42]

Ridoc: Never have I ever been handcuffed

Violet: *drinks*

Second squad: You've been arrested?!

Violet: That wasn't the question

[angstywaifu]

Violet: why are you following me? Xaden: because we’re dating now Violet: okay… what about Garrick? Xaden: we’re a package deal Garrick: buy one idiot, get one free

[court-of-secrets]

Xaden: Did it hurt?

Violet: -without hesitation- Yes

Xaden: I mean when you fell from heaven-

Violet: No Xaden, it all hurts.

Violet: My bones break on a weekly basis

Violet: My shoulders and ankles dislocate

Xaden: …

[xadenxaddy]

Dain: You know, for someone who talks so much, you’re not as smart as you think.

Sloane: And you’re not as charming as you think, but here we are.

Ridoc: I’ve seen Violet and Xaden do this, so let me give you some advice: cut the crap and hook up already.

Sloane and Dain turn, glaring at him.

Ridoc: Yeah... I’ll just... go now.

[stormwvr]

Xaden: Fuck AND marry Violet. I'll kill everyone else

Bodhi, exasperated: for the last time that's not how the game works

[dreamsuvivor]

fourth wing in a nutshell

[winnie-the-monster]

Tairn once said:

“Please, do tell me more about what I should value.”

“You’re making us look bad. Stop it.”

“At least I didn’t let you fall to your death.”

“Should I get the wingleader?”

“You’re bleeding. Stop it.”

“No, it’s a collar.”

“Next time you fly, and I’ll ride.”

“I could torch him if you like. But you do seem attached.”

“I chose you not as my next, but as my last. And if you should fall, then I will follow.”

“And I could call you Violence like the wingleader.”

“Tell him if he harms you, I’ll scorch the ground where he stands.”

“I will bet my life on you, as I have from the very first day.”

“Stop arguing with me and eat something.”

“Dragons pay no heed to your puny gods.”

“We made a choice to protect you—without your consent. It was an error, and one I won’t make again.”

“I chose you last year for that brilliance, and now you’d like to be congratulated like it’s something new? How odd.”

“Andarna! Use some common sense, the kneecaps are a much easier target.”

“I have better things to do than monitor the machinations your subconscious mind. If a dream bothers you, then leave it. Stop allowing yourself to be tortured like a hatchling and wake yourself like an adult.”

[mysterylilycheeta]

She shoots a sideways glance my way. “But he’s right, you and Riorson bicker like you’ve been married fifty years and neither of you wants to do the dishes.” “That is not true,” I protest as Sawyer nods. “Agreed,” Ridoc says. “And it’s always the same fight.” He lifts his hand to his chest. “I’ll trust you if you stop keeping secrets!” He drops the hand and scowls. “It’s my secretive nature that attracted you, and why can’t you just stay out of harm’s way for five fucking minutes?”

They called her out lmaoo

[stupidlybookish]

Violet and Xaden: *yelling at each other*

Brennan: Being louder doesn’t make you right.

Violet: It makes me not hear him being wrong.

Mira: I love her.

[incorrect-fourthwing]

Violet: Two years ago today, I married my best friend.

Violet: Xaden is still angry about that, but me and Rhiannon were drunk and thought it was funny.