"You can't force love, I realized. It's there or it isn't. If it's not there, you've got to be able to admit it. If it is there, you've got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love."
VAMPIRE APPRECIATION WEEK 2023
day 1: favorite vampire
I tried to be a better person for her– but it was to impress her, to get her to want me. But when I’m around you, I want to be better because… well, because it feels right. Because I want to. You make me want to become something greater than myself. I want to excel. You inspire me in every act, every word, every glance.
– Adrian Ivashkov, The Golden Lily
“There is no greater violation than bringing life back to the dead. That was the source of the bond to Anna, the Shadow Kiss. Death left its mark on her... just as it has on your friend.”