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[inkykeiji]

happy valentine’s day everyone!! i love u lots n lots and i am giving each and every one of you one of those dollar store heart-shaped lollipops <333

[rosyk]

Devil’s Waltz

pairing: hwang hyunjin x reader

genre: romance, enemies to lovers, royalty setting

warnings: very uncomfortable moments, mentions of dagger and idea of r*pe or untolerable behaviors

word count: 2.4k

a/n: This was meant to be posted on valentines day but it took longer than I thought because this royal set up was new to me. Have fun reading! (I’d also like to thank you for the 42 likes I’ve gotten on my previous story, ily<3)

“Now’s the time,” I thought as I looked at the sparkly red wine placed on my right hand. I raised an eyebrow and half-smiled at the red ruby jewel on my finger, given by marquis Augustus as a sign of my royalty.

I was wearing a sheer lace flutter sleeve evening gown in shades and tints of plain red. The design only appears at the bottom of its sleeve as the rest goes plain. Unnoticeably, the dark portion of red is found at the bottom line of the dress. The high heels were plain black and I wore little earrings so it wouldn’t stand out as much. This might not be the best dress I could find but I do know it matches me like heaven. My curly messy bun with wavy strands of dark chestnut hair on each side complements the overall outfit.

As soon as I stepped into the grand palace, it was indeed remarkably exquisite. As expected of the Prince who holds precedence above all mankind and even other dukes. How marvelous for an irksome sophomaniac.

I started walking away from people but made sure I was meters near my target. My current target was an overly authoritative noble. This was the very first time I loathed a target. He acted so manly and fine during the day but he was nowhere near there. A hypocrite, to hit girls and threaten them until they agree. A man of immoral character.

I’ve heard rumors of his contradictory personality, but not a single thought had crossed my mind for him to be like that. After all, he was this charming tall guy who’d make you blush as soon as your eyes managed to fall on his. His gentle but respectful touches would make you feel so safe, wrapped in his arms. Sincere words that pique your interest and eyes, as described by innocent maidens, were unique and shimmers even in your darkest hours. It does match his name duke Pisén which is derived from Pissenlit, a french term for dandelions. He was known for having eyes, that show dandelions dancing in the night sky.

However, his worshippers were too incautious to leave with a man-too-good despite no one being around. In fact, dandelions never open at night.

I wore a sweet smile as I walked his way. The other nobles he’s been talking to had noticed me as they signaled him. He turned around, eyes slightly widened, and looked at me in awe.

“The Marchioness of Auclair, here you are!” he chuckled lowly and smiled as he opened his arms as a sign of welcome. He was indeed a duke but treated me so highly as if he won a jackpot. What a dullard.

“Your grace” I showed a smile exact to his liking, innocent and delicate. Now, do I look exactly just like your victims, Pisén? Don’t get too ahead of yourself.

“Great timing, I was just talking to the dukes about you” I felt his lewd eyes staring at me from top to bottom and I swore I saw him pressing his lips. I was taken aback by how he went steps closer to me and held my upper arm, caressing it gently. I wasn’t able to move for a second. Usually, he would give girls the space to show his sincerity but his patience ran out this time. I coughed to clear out my thoughts and continued the plan.

“You look lovely and nice” He spoke out as if it was the best pick-up line he gave. I pressed my lips together to hold out my laughter. Seriously? Was that all he got?

“You too, your grace” I complimented for the sake of respect and that’s just it.

We talked after a few minutes until he let his guard down and drank the wine I held. It was poison, as usual. It wasn’t thrilling but he wasn’t even worth holding my blade. He walked out as he was starting to get dizzy. Oh, how boring. I thought of leaving but a man called out to me with a voice unexpectedly attractive. I turned around and saw a heavenly duke in front of me. Now, he was the real deal.

“What a dainty figure for a dauntless marchioness” the sophomaniac spoke

Arriving at the palace of the duc (duke) is something I have to look out for. He was my target a year ago but I wasn’t able to draw out my blade in his room for he was called out. I still believe he has some suspicions after I had disappeared that night. Though, I had no grudges against him.

My job is simply to kill every noble who has a position greater than mines. My goal? It is to be the duchess of all and the only obstacle I would face would obviously be this guy in front of me. After all, he got the highest position. My mother would say the easiest thing to kill a man is to marry him, either break his heart or legally assassinate him. Honestly, I’ve thought of it as well. But why marry someone I hate? He was born with a silver spoon and had no problems as deeply comparable as mine. He is an egoistic, conceited, and enchanting god, Samuel Hwang.

As I bowed for respect, the music played. It was time for the dance and this was what I was trying to avoid. I looked around people who picked up their partners but most were staring at the figure in front of me.

Although I understand why. No words could describe the ethereal beauty of this blonde duke in a suit.

“A lot of your admirers are staring, so could you please get out of my way and ask-“I cut my sentence off as I was trying to process his doing. He showed his hand in front of me and looked at me in the eye. Oh dear, please tell me this isn’t what I think it is.

“Don’t you think the music played at such a good timing?” He raised an eyebrow and wore a smile. Yes, it was the perfect timing, I rolled my eyes mentally.

“Oh, you do know I’d hate to take this dance” He tilted his chin sideways, silently signaling me a lot of people are watching. I sighed and wore a sarcastic smile. “I feel honored you always love to embarrass me in front of people” I added and took his hand as he led me in the middle.

I know how to dance. In fact, that was a necessity before having a royal title. I also have manners, but he doesn’t deserve to be shown some.

I hate how he was genuinely enjoying it as he loved seeing me look so angry. Ah, how annoying. If it weren’t for the audience, I’d gladly draw my dagger out of my dress and murder this man. We were doing a few waltz steps and turns until I stepped on his shoes.

“You did that with pure will, didn’t you?” His eyes slightly widened and narrowed soon after as he slightly tightened the grip on my back, causing both of us to get a step closer.

“If you gave me enough space and didn’t go beyond the boundaries, I wouldn’t have done that, your grace” I mimicked his smile minutes ago and he was clearly ticked off.

“As they all say, keep your friends close, but enemies closer” The crowd starts to fall out and away from us two dancing, after seeing how close we were. Great, was he trying to make me have more girls holding grudges and death wills on me?

“You’re hurting me” I simply stated to let him know I was desperately wishing to blow this palace up and never see him again.

He acted as if he was thinking and sarcastically remarked “Did I complain when you were trying to kill me in my room for the past year?” He smiled as he knew he made a point. How I wish I could wipe it out and never see it in my life once again. If that happened, that could’ve been the best blessing.

“So you knew?” I questioned as he turned me gracefully around the center while the people watching were in awe. They loved the view, unfortunately not knowing the words spoken with nothing but contrasting emotions.

“How couldn’t I, darling?” the duke replied with a smug look. ”you were as transparent as an open book. Even right now, I could say you’re enjoying this dance with me.” He looked at me, acting so all-knowing as if he had known me for years.

“How flattering for a duke to assume that fast. Just because a girl smiles at you doesn’t mean she’s not planning to visit your grave”

“My, my, how unfortunate for a magnificent lady to have quite an indecent mouth” He lowered his head and chuckled in slightly deep and seductive voice girls would swoon over.

“So you do think I’m magnificent?” I backfired and went closer to him, wearing a smug look.

“Oh, I’ve always told you how much I find you beautiful, darling” He went closer until our faces were inches apart. I froze for a few seconds and stared at his eyes, a pity for him to be such a beauty. I found a smirk in his face and that like-what-you-see look which made me go back to earth seconds later.

“Your cocky smirk makes me want to pass away and never see you again, your grace” I smiled sarcastically for only god knows how many times in this day, as I sighed, trying to calm myself down.

“Be my guest then” I rolled my eyes and purposely stepped on his foot once again. “I’m sorry, I’m not used to dancing with someone who’s self-centered and conceited” I emphasized the last 3 words and told him in a low volume, whispering.

“How offensive,” he was simply entertained seeing me so irritated.

“Pardon me once again, I wasn’t aware you were offended by facts. Who wouldn’t want to jump off a cliff after seeing you?”

“But what’s the hold up for, darling? Why wouldn’t you jump off? Do you want me to be the one who will have to push you? I would be pleased to do so”

“If only you knew your grace Hwang, before you could even manage to push me off a high building, I would be the first who’ll come at you”

“Oh really? Because as what I knew, you weren’t able to kill a target last year”

“Someone called you out so you were really lucky” I gripped his hand to calm myself down and to know how much he had pissed me off. In return, he just shot an amusing smile as he looked at both of our hands.

“Just admit that you enjoy dancing with me. In fact, you love the view you’re seeing right now.” I rolled my eyes with a smile after his statement.

“Who would love dancing with the devil? I don’t but I do love having your throat slit and body 6 feet below the ground”

“Brutally fierce, I like that” he winked at me as I stared at him in confusion. Is he mentally unstable? What the hell do I do if I was actually dancing with a lunatic duke?

“But we both know you couldn’t seriously do that” he replied as he held my hand and twirled me around “because why so didn’t you kill me beforehand when we spent several hours in the room? My servant arrived very late in fact. You could’ve had lots of time with no worries. ”he held my back, causing our bodies to press together after the turn. The audience’s eyes had widened and most of them clapped.

My sarcastic smile faded and shifted into a frown. He was surprised by how serious I was with just a statement that he assumed I would take as a joke. I was about to leave the ball but he held my wrist with a startled look. It just took seconds but staring into his eyes made it feel like forever. I stared at him with pure anger and hatred. Something in what he said triggered me.

The facts he spoke infuriated me. Why didn’t I kill him right after the moment? Was it pity? Guilt? I was raised to kill people higher than me so why should I feel guilty? Or was I indeed pity of him when he trusted me? Trust doesn’t belong between enemies.

He got the hint and smiled like he knew everything. “With the way you’re behaving, I would assume you’re madly in love with me” He held his grip on my hand tighter but in a way that it doesn’t hurt.

I tried to clear out my expressions and anything I’m thinking about because he knew me so well even after just little late-night talks. “With the way you’re talking I could assume it was you, with me. But I do know that you’re not, aren’t you, your grace?” I raised my eyebrow and smiled. Though the way I spoke came out as if I was trying to defend myself from the way he’s making me feel and reassured myself nothing’s going to happen.

I recognized the music playing and it was near the last part of Old Russian waltz Sorrow, the last song. It means I had unknowingly been dancing with him for already more than 30 minutes. To think I wasn’t fond of dancing around people, why did I lose track of time?

He led and twirled me around as he smiled “who says I’m not, darling?” I stopped breathing for a second and instinctively held the dagger attached to my leg near the slit. Except, the dagger wasn’t there anymore.

He took me before I could even comprehend the situation. Have I lost it while I was busy talking to Pisén? Or was I waltzing? But I remembered I brought it. Panic arose me and my mind stopped working. Or what if-

We danced a few steps of the fast waltz and he turned me around. He lifted my leg slightly aligned below his hip, making me hold onto his neck and lay on his large hands supporting my back as soon as the last music stopped. He showed me the dagger, making sure others didn’t see him.

“Looking for this?” I was left shocked and as I was about to explain myself, he grinned like a cute kid to make people unsuspicious of all that’s happening. As soon as he leaned and whispered in my ear, his aura changed and I felt the goosebumps. I could feel how cold yet playful he was. He smirked mischievously as he spoke with a deep voice,

“I’m not letting you off this time, milady”

[carriemesrobian]

93 Romantic Cliches We Hate

“For god’s sake, Maggie! Who just hangs around the house in a ball gown?” 

- compiled by students of the summer writers Novel-Writing Workshop at The Loft Literary Center, July 2017

1.      When the lovers kiss right before a very bad/dangerous event.

2.      LOVE TRIANGLES*

3.      The bad boy who is secretly nice

4.      Nerd girl who everyone is in love with

5.      Love at first sight, or within the first three days*

6.      The love interest with no personality

7.      Beauty & The Beast-esque Stockholm Syndrome

8.      Kissing in the rain*

9.      Weird resolutions to love triangles that make no sense

10.  Ocean rescue scenarios

11.  The “swoon”

12.  Looking into their eyes after the first kiss

13.  Rain. Just rain.

14.  Escaping her rich, shallow fiancé for a wild, carefree poor guy who she runs off with

15.  The idea that a person can’t be happy until they find love

16.  Weddings in general (if the author insists on having it shown in the book, fine, but I’m definitely not reading it)

17.  The girl who is super shy and has really low self-esteem and is really ‘innocent’ and this hot guy comes – he’s normally a ‘bad boy’ – and falls in love with her because he thinks she’s cute. And then they start to like each other but the girl won’t admit it so she stares at him from a distance. And probably fantasizes about his eyes.

18.  The “power couple”

19.  When people meet in a bar, do stuff in the night that I’m not going to write, and the next day forget each other’s names. Later they run into each other again, and there is some conflict like the guy has a girlfriend or something, but then they realize they LOVE EACH OTHER.

20.  One-sided long-term pursuit

21.  The idea that a woman is still physically attracted to a creepy, crappy dude. Like, no. Attraction ain’t just physical, especially for women.

22.  The Slow Kiss

23.  The idea that clothes, make-up, etc. can change a straight guy’s friendship feelings into attraction

24.  Literally anything about “the friend zone”

25.  Movie shot: POV male main character physically admiring the female main character before they meet

26.  Lovers competing over work

27.  Marriage proposals in restaurants

28.  The first kiss is with the one they’ll be with forever

29.  When one person says “Will you go out with me” and the other says, “No way, I was just about to ask the same thing!”

30.  Insta-love: “I just met you and I’m 100% in love with you forever, let’s get married”

31.  Person in an arranged marriage runs off with someone else

32.  Man carrying a dainty lady

33.  Public marriage proposals*

34.  The nerdy girl and the sporty guy couple

35.  The full name used during marriage proposals

36.  Candlelit fancy dinners

37.  Overdramatic break-ups

38.  Disapproving parents*

39.  When someone brings flowers or chocolate to the first date

40.  The man is the one who always asks the girl out

41.  Marriage proposals on Valentine’s Day

42.  Complimenting a woman on her appearance and only pretending to give a shit about her personality

43.  The stalker-y guy who says “I won’t take no for an answer

44.  People who won’t move on and let others be happy

45.  The one-dimensional “other woman” character

46.  Children being taught that boys are mean to them because they like them

47.  Hiding a ring in a cupcake or a cookie or a drainpipe or some shit

48.  Saving yourself till marriage

49.  Women being considered damaged after having sex and guys being considered macho for having sex

50.  Slut-shaming

51.  Virginity being romanticized

52.  Sex having a stigma

53.  Butt grabs without consent but somehow the girl is into it

54.  A girl falls for a guy purely based on looks and blames it on “he’s shy & mysterious”

55.  Gay couples that die or live perfectly

56.  Super extreme height differences for no reason

57.  Heteronormative and gender typical positions/labels for gay couples (ex-top, bottom, femme)

58.  They hate each other but full in love later

59.  People falling in love despite one of them being a brooding jerk

60.  Huge diamond rings

61.  Love triangle where the girl has to choose between her best friend and a mysterious stranger

62.  The bitchy girlfriend there to prevent the “rightfully deserving girl” from getting the guys she likes (think that one Taylor Swift song)

63.  Love triangles where it’s obvious who will get picked

64.  Beach scenes

65.  People being swept off their feet*

66.  Jock/football player with the hot cheerleader*

67.  Girl “claiming” she doesn’t love him until the end

68.  Rain.

69.  “Only a kiss will break the spell”*

70.  Hourglass figures

71.  Flowers fixing everything

72.  Dancing

73.  Forbidden love (not always bad, but hard to make good)*

74.  Guy bugs uninterested girl, then she starts to think he’s wonderful

75.  Friends saying, “oh, she’s in love, she’s blushing”

76.  Abusive relationships romanticized*

77.  Huge public declarations of love

78.  Playboy who treats women like dirt but changes for that “one special girl”

79.  Virgin women finding “The One” (usually a bad boy jerk)

80.  Rejected woman comes back bad-ass to fall right back into the arms of the one who rejected her

81.  Strong, independent women who are no longer strong or independent when they find love

82.  “I just saved your children!” = We Must Be Together Forever

83.  Ballroom dancing

84.  “The wink”

85.  The guy (Prince) saves her (Princess) from the dragon

86.  Shy geeky girl in love with a popular jock guy

87.  A world where people seem to have forgotten that gay people exist

88.  The girl loves the guy even though he’s an asshole

89.  Virgin girl with experienced boy

90.  Falling in love with someone who bullies/acts rude to you

91. Kissing scenes that make it like the contact of the two people’s faces is a seamless marvel that one in the span of history has ever experienced

92. When a character gives another a gift, and when they get old the latter character gives it back as a marker of their “deep love”

93. Gratuitous use of affectionate names: “baby” “honey” “axalotl”  (wait, does anyone else use that last one or just me?)

*multiple students dislike this

[garnetsingingwriter-blog]

My idea for a Valentine’s Day post was to collect different interpretations on what love is from a variety of viewpoints. I wanted to show the fact that love isn’t just for those ‘in love’. I’ve asked friends, family and fellow bloggers the question:

“What does the word ‘love’ mean to you?”

The responses I have received are raw, honest, poetic at times and, perhaps most importantly, diverse. I wanted to share with you today, on Valentine’s Day, many people’s different viewpoints on the definition of love. What love means to each of these individuals may differ in wording, but beneath it all, we are all motivated by the love for the people who touch our hearts daily. I have decided to name this little collection ‘The Valentine’s Project’

I will now share with you some beautiful, varied perspectives on love…

This dictionary definition style entry was submitted by my lovely friend Maddie. <3 I love the simplicity of the message, that love is all encompassing and also the fact that it is strong. To me, the thought of love being anything but strong is something I can’t fathom. The strongest people I know are full of love. I also like the fact that she has used the word ‘like’ to suggest that love has to be motivated by knowing something or perhaps someone well for a period of time, to the extent of liking them and letting the relationship grow from there. That to me elegantly highlights the difference between lust and love. <3

The wonderful Kate from All the Trinkets (please visit her blog! I’m obsessed :p ) has got to be one of the nicest bloggers that I have ever had the good fortune of conversing with! <3 I’ve got to say, every single time I read this, it hits me. Hard. I think that acknowledging the differences between yourself and others, and accepting that fact is such an important message. Also, talking about prejudice. We all have prejudged people at some point, whether verbally or choosing to keep that in our heads. We need to learn to love others regardless of whether we ‘get’ them or not. We cannot truly understand and get into the minds of anyone but ourselves, so we must love, nurture and respect others.

We should even be loving our enemies because that is how we turn enemies into friends. How we iron out the issues that can manifest themselves through selfishness. How many times have you said a snarky, unloving comment towards someone to get even? Did it feel good? How long did that ‘good’ feeling last? Usually, it isn’t very long, and that is because words hurt, so we should speak of love rather than bitterness and hatred. As Kate says in this post, (a must-read) you don’t even need to understand people and their situations to show compassion. All you require is respect for others. So very well said, Kate. <3

This poignant quote was written by one of my good friends, Briony. <3 I think that ‘passion’ is such a good word to associate with love because it suggests that love is wild and uncontrollable, which it is. Love isn’t a switch we can just flick on and off; we feel deeply for those we love – be they friends, family or lovers – and that emotion is something we can’t just get rid of. I believe that this is why we experience heartbreak, (in all of its forms) because we care so deeply and invest ourselves in something that doesn’t end up turning out the way we want it to.

Also, the use of the word ‘entity’ – that love is living and breathing, that it grows and blossoms with us. The last four words to me, however, are the most important: “something special to you.” Love is something I don’t think we should have to justify to others – just because it doesn’t mean something to someone else, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t love it. In fact, you should love it more because it is something all the more special and exclusive to you. <3

“What does love mean to me? Love means zero in tennis. Mike Love is one of the Beach Boys. But seriously, love means alienation and rejection. Love is something so powerful that millions of songs and books and movies and the like are about it, but it all means nothing to me because it is not in my realm of experiences. I have experienced all of the heartache and pain and rejection that comes with relationships, but very little of the good times. And the way people make a big deal of Valentine’s Day just shows everything that is wrong with society’s warped view of love… if you really love someone, you should treat them like they are special every day. And even if I’ve never experienced that kind of love, that shouldn’t stop me from doing all I can to love others, in the platonic sense.”

This was submitted by Highway Pi. This blogger is a particularly good read if you are a deep thinker about the things that matter in life. At first, this humoured me, particularly with the first three lines, but then it got me thinking. We should show love towards people every single day, not just on one given day. As nice as it is to have a day dedicated to love, and as lovely as it may be to celebrate, especially for those in relationships, it is kind of twisted that we think any one day in the calendar should be THE day to treat those we care about with love. As with many of these ‘social’ holidays, the focus of many companies is not to care for the consumer, but is on commercialisation and cashing in on the fact that people are making grand gestures of love around the world on this particular day, February 14th. Focussing just purely loving people is And loving people platonically I believe is the best thing we can do in a world full of secularity and isolation.

This statement was written by another friend, who decided to remain anonymous. <3 Given the words, I was inspired to make some handwritten word art and do a little drawing of the rollercoaster of love. What hits me most is the fact that love is referred to as being a ‘rollercoaster’ and an ’emotional minefield’. Seeking love and acceptance can sometimes lead us to do things like guarding our flaws against people we care about so that they can grow to love us or carry on doing so. We do it in the name of love, and the ironic thing is that if people truly loved us then they would accept us, open arms, flaws and all. It’s difficult not to lose control when we are surrounded by love sometimes, but at least our actions are motivated by our hearts. <3

This gorgeous artwork and the accompanying statement were sent to me by the deeply inspirational Grace of Following Him Beside Still Waters! The quote that she references has got to be one of my favourite biblical quotes, ever. Grace, the strength of your faith is incredible, and the influence it has on everything you write and do is truly admirable. To me, you are evidence of the impact of God’s love. And who better to talk about in your statement than God himself! I agree that the sacrifice that was made on the cross is the ultimate act of love. This helps to establish the point that love is selfless. St Paul says in his famous verses about love (1 Corinthians 13:4-7, often used at weddings as a reading). And the most real, purest love is not an action made by personal gains or motivations, it is about care for the other person. I recently read a beautiful poem about the love of God on Grace’s blog, which was titled He Paid My Ransom. Please do click on that link, read the poetry and follow Grace’s blog – she is simply marvellous!

Another one of my friends wrote this. The key word in this one is ‘affection.’ Affection means a gentle feeling of great likeness. St Paul says that love is gentle, and I would completely agree. Also, within the word ‘affection,’ you see ‘affect’. Love can affect all of our emotions and how we act. It can be uncontrollable at times, but generally, motivation by love is a good thing that will affect others positively.

A simplistic statement embedded within the message of this post, this was the answer given to me by The Nostalgia Diaries. In a post about “Love is…” including the famous “Love is…” comic, it details this very important message. Please read the post, it’s beautiful.

And finally…

Me. I wanted to share with you some of my musings about love.

“Love is like a balloon – it holds no true shape or form, expanding and accommodating space in each and every heart you touch. When you lose someone you love, you feel an ache – a deflation in your chest. You’re gasping for more air, for someone to reinflate the balloon, to refill your heart with the love that is missing. But whatever happens, the heart will never be quite the same again – it is shaped by the flaws and scars that the consequences of love leave us with.

Love is the missing puzzle piece in all of us – we long to fill the space with self-love, motherly, fatherly, brotherly, sisterly love. The love of God. The love of a best friend. The best friend who becomes a lover, or the lover who becomes a best friend. In whatever form it comes, we’re looking for it, and craving it in some way. Or maybe we’ve found it already. Maybe we’ve found it in romances, taking chances, first dates and wedding dances. Perhaps in late night conversations with the one person who ‘gets’ you, or even just a smile from a stranger. It’s everywhere we go – love surrounds us, and love is us.

Love is so much more than a feeling; it is a living, breathing being that we require to live and thrive. To grow in so much more than height. To wear and carry so much more than clothing as you walk along the path of life. To love is to live. Love is just as much admitting that you are wrong, exposing your vulnerabilities, as it is perfect summer nights and showerings of kisses.

Love is infinite.” 

Why I decided to do this

I have been so inspired by the idea of finding love ever since I was young. I didn’t realise then that love came in so many different forms – friendship, family, romantic, faith, hobbies. Love has been surrounding me for so long and I’m so glad that I finally opened my eyes to see it. <3

Having read the story of St Valentine, I realised that it was odd how Valentine’s Day has typically been used as a day to celebrate romantic love. For those of you haven’t heard the story, St Valentine was a priest who resorted to marrying couples in secret when it was against the law to practise Christianity. Whilst he was helping couples in their romantic lives, what he did was more admirable. His love for the church meant that he became martyred for marrying these people. He risked his life to join these two people to one another, within the church. That is what love is, and therefore Valentine’s day should be one day, of many, where we show every type of love.

By collecting all of these opinions and statements on love and presenting them here, I hope I have been able to show you that love is everywhere. That it is infinite and holds no bounds – you can’t be right or wrong about love in any way. It cannot be wholly defined.  Love is the reason why so many people helped me in my plea for statements in this project. Love is in the eyes of the reader who has had the heart to read this.

Remember, that love is in and is every single one of you reading this. Love is every person who contributed to this post to share what love meant to them. You are surrounded by the greatest gift, manifested in so many shapes and forms.

And so, I leave you with a famous quote on the subject of love by the Ancient Greek Philosopher Plato:

“At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.”

xoxo

Hannah

PS. Here’s a quick shoutout to Randomly Maggie! Her most recent post, 3 Last Minute GALentine’s Day DIYs, is awesome! Go check out her blog :)

  A Valentine's Day Project collecting different viewpoints on what 'love' means. My idea for a Valentine's Day post was to collect different interpretations on what love is from a variety of viewpoints.