#romantic snippet tag

[cherrybombfangirlwrites]

Romantic Snippet Tag 💖💖💖

tagged by: jumping on @oh-no-another-idea 's open tag! (I remember being tagged for this game ages ago but I can't remember who or find the post for the life of me. if you tagged me here it is!)

tagging: Open Tag for whoever wants it! and soft tagging @winterandwords | @theimperiumchronicles | @italiangothicwriteblr | @space-writes | @ink-fireplace-coffee | @sleepyowlwrites | @words-after-midnight

I have thousands of words worth of angst for my babies Raven and Sapphire, but I'll be nice and give you some fluff I have instead from Draft 0 for Sleeping Beauty's Bodyguard:

“Did you always want to be a knight?” “For a while. I wanted to protect myself and my family from bullies, and knights seemed like people that could do that. I didn’t sign up to be your bodyguard though…” “Do you ever wish you hadn’t become my bodyguard?”  “Sometimes-” Sapphire’s face fell and he quickly added. “-but other times I wouldn’t change it for the world. You’re the most frustrating person I’ve ever met, but… also the most happy and excited to live. I haven’t known a lot of people that were excited to just live.” “Why do you think I hate my parents' overprotective tendencies? They’re scared of me dying, I’m scared of spending all my time surviving rather than living. I want to live my life.” “Why are you excited to live?”  “Oh, there’s so many things to be excited for. Clear nights like this where you can see the whole sky. The festivals, and dancing and seeing all the lights at them. The feeling of the breeze blowing through your hair. Sunshine. Flowers and flower crowns. That feeling when you think you could take on the world.”  Her eyes flicked to his hands and heat crept up her neck. “Someone braiding your hair for you with care.” She pulled her knees up to her chest and looked at the flames of the campfire dance across the logs, mesmerized. “Listening to stories about magic and the gods. Splashing in a creek and not caring about getting wet. The sound of crickets at night. Fireflies…”  She added, “I’ve never seen them, fireflies… but I’ve heard of them, seen pictures. They light up all on their own and only come out at night, and if you're gentle you can even catch one.” She turned to Raven. “Have you ever seen one? A firefly?” Raven smiled a little, leaning forward and watching the campfire. “We have them all the time back home, there’s lots of big fields just outside our village- one behind our house. That’s where fireflies like to be, especially at night. They only come out after the sun goes down, and they don’t start showing up until summer, when it’s warmer at night. When me and my siblings were small, we used to catch them and keep them in jars that my ma’ma had- she did make us release them after a few hours, but at least releasing them was the fun part. It’s like holding fire- the sun, moon, and stars themselves in your hands.” She said softly, “Maybe you could show me one day.” He couldn’t help his smile getting bigger as he looked at her and his heart fluttered. “I would like that.”

[clairelsonao3]

Romantic Snippets Tag Game

Thanks to @jay-avian (post here) for tagging me to post a romantic snippet from my WIP!

This snippet comes courtesy of my favorite queer radicals, Erica and Milagros. But I like it because it's also applicable to my MCs from GSNBTR, too (especially the "pilgrim soul" part, which comes up later, and if anyone recognizes the [very romantic, I think] poem it's from, feel free to shout it out...)

Ch. 17

“But the great thing is, even though she came from them, she wasn’t them,” said Milagros, shooting Erica an unmistakably loving gaze. “She learned, and grew, and changed. She had a pilgrim soul.”

If anyone hasn't (or has!) done this one yet, I'm gently tagging:

@coffeewritesfiction @rickie-the-storyteller @hd-literature

[idleglowingpixels]

Romantic Snippets Tag Game

Thanks to @jay-avian for the tag!

Last time I did a writeblr tag game I used XXY, but right now the main ships outside of the Blues aren't really, like, in love with each other yet haha. Also I wanna give some appreciation to my to-be-released Monster High AU, so I'll do that here. Hope you're in for some Frankie x Holt/Jackson content! :D

For context, they're in the school's creepateria (yes, there's monster puns galore with the series XD) hanging out by a vending machine. My Frankie uses she/they pronouns as well. (I had that in mind pre-G3)

Frankie took his hand, taking an exaggerated breath before muttering, "...That one." She tapped on the glass to Mourning Dew. "That's it?' "Yeah…" "And you thought I was gonna judge you for that?" "Maybe?" Holt knocked against the glass of the machine, causing the canned drinks to tumble down to the bottom of the machine. “Then you’ve got the wrong ghoul, Fine Stein.” “Why do you call me that?” A deeper hue flushed across Frankie’s cheeks as they lightly laughed. “I don’t know what that means.” Holt held out the can of Mourning Dew to her. “Oh, uh, ‘cause you’re fine, and your last name is Stein…It rhymes. I-It also sounds like Einstein, and, ah, you’re smart! Like—Like he is.” He mentally hexed himself. He stuttered in front of the ghoul he liked. Holt Hyde does not stutter! He thought to himself, trying to regain his confidence. “Oh…Oh!” Frankie’s neck bolts sparked as she laughed. Now she laughed? There was no doubt in Holt’s mind; she thought he was a bigger idiot than Heath. And who could blame her? He probably was with how awkward he’s been throughout the afternoon. Jackson must’ve stolen all his ego for the day. Frankie didn’t hesitate to open the can once they received it. “You mean attractive by ‘fine!’ That’s…Well, that’s the first time I’ve experienced someone finding me attractive…Well, aside from when I first met you and Jackson." They did the little critical-thinking face they did when analyzing social situations, sipping from the soda can.

This ship in general gives me brainrot haha I love them <3

Okay I'm gonna tag @onefaintrobin, as well as @hihopelessromantics, @hhabaddon and @imaginativemind29new to give it a go if they want to :D

Have fun and happy writing!

[writernopal]

Romantic Snippet Tag

Got that sweet tag back from @gummybugg thank you so much! See their post here!

Rules: Describe the main romance of your WIP in a 1-4 sentence snippet.

Tagging (gently): @outpost51 @captain-kraken @liv-is @lorenfinch @sugar-phoenix @writinglittlebeasts @elshells and anyone else who'd like to do this!

Behold, Fay and Wilkes (forgive me for it being longer than 4 lines!):

I laughed as I dressed. “Aren’t you supposed to be minding the wheel or something, Quartermaster?” “I was busy minding your wheels on your command, sir. I am a man of many talents, but even I cannot be in two places at once.” He snickered as he approached me in a state of half-dress. “Enough.” I said with a playful frown, pushing his face away from mine. “Aye, aye, Captain.” He said with a mock salute, then swooped in quickly to kiss the side of my head.  I shoved him once more, and with that, he took his leave, shutting the door behind him. “Aye, aye, Captain…” I mocked quietly to myself as I laced up my trousers and stepped into my boots.

[winterandwords]

Romantic snippets tag

@starlit-hopes-and-dreams tagged me to share a romantic snippet. Thank you!

Enjoy another "this sounds wholesome but they're talking about murder" moment from Spin Cylinder...

I breathe smoke into the space next to us. “I wouldn’t have done it. I almost didn’t ” “So why did you? Just because I asked?” “Yeah.” As if that isn’t enough of a reason. As if I wouldn’t do anything just because you asked. I wrap an arm around you and press into the place on your back where I know the latest razor slices are healing. “Fuck.” Your breath catches in your throat. I press harder. “What was that?” You lean into my touch and your hand tightens on my hip. “You heard me.” I take another drag from my cigarette and try not to think too hard about how good you look when you’re on the edge of giving in, letting go, and how easy it would be to steer things in that direction. We have very different relationships with control.

Tagging @amewinterswriting, @arigalefantasynovels and @andromedaexists, with any open tag for anyone else who wants to join in, if you'd like to share a romantic snippet 💜

[imaginativemind29new]

Romantic Snippets Tag Game

Thanks @clairelsonao3 for tagging me :)

Tho my WIP hasn't gotten to anything overly romantic yet, I thought I could post a little snippet from a moment where there certainly is some romantic tension going on ;) From The Heir's Curse:

A little laugh escaped me as Faolán raised our arms and spun me. The rhytmic beat vibrated in my chest, tantalizing and invigorating. I couldn't remember the last time I had this much fun, the last time I felt this alive. My hair billowed around me as he twirled me again, spinning me out and letting go of me entirely. Before I could even begin to question why, another hand folded around mine. Whirling, I found myself drowning in the ocean of Baz' eyes. His other hand came to rest on my waist as he grinned down at me. ~ Robyn's POV

Tagging without any pressure: @starlit-hopes-and-dreams @jay-avian @the-broken-pen @arctic-oceans

[amewinterswriting]

Romantic Snippet Tag

@winterandwords tagged me to share a romantic snippet, and since my main WIP doesn't have much that would suit, here is a little teaser from Passions of Secret London. It's more suggestively spicy than fluffy - a succubus and a vampire have both fallen on lean times and agree to help each other out...

Allura had already started walking up the road. Elizabeth followed, with barely a conscious thought. The succubus had always been attractive - it was in her very nature, a low level compulsion to aid them in feeding. Elizabeth could hardly wait the five minutes she knew it would take to get to Chalk Farm. She was already eyeing up some of the darker alleyways with half a mind to pin Allura up against a wall, but with the streets as busy as they were, she tamped down that urge. Neither of them needed trouble from the drunks out in Camden this late. People were staggering out of the different pubs and bars with a leer. More than a few envious eyes were turned on Allura and Elizabeth could not help voicing a thought. “If you needed sustenance so badly, surely you could have your pick of the locals? They seem willing and eager to help.” Allura made a face. “Just because I’m a succubus doesn’t mean I don’t have standards. Would you eat half a burger you found in the gutter when you could have a five course gourmet meal lying in your bed? In fact, couldn’t you have your pick of the locals, too? You’ve noticed they’re looking at you at least as much as me, right?” Elizabeth discretely flicked her eyes towards the closest drunks. They did seem to be staring at Elizabeth, but she’d assumed that they were just wondering who was lucky enough to be walking Allura home. “I don’t bite people after they’ve been drinking,” Elizabeth eventually said. “I need consent.” “Me too,” Allura agreed. “But even if they could meaningfully consent right now, would you?” Even as hungry as she was, something in Elizabeth recoiled at the thought of getting close enough to touch them. To place her mouth on them. Elizabeth shuddered. “I suppose I have standards, too. Good thing a gourmet meal decided to invite me home tonight, isn’t it?” Allura grinned. “Oh, honey, you are definitely the gourmet meal here. Though you get to choose how many courses you are.”

Tagging @red-pen-ally, @violets-in-her-arms-writes, @sam-glade and @jay-avian with no pressure

[eli-writes-sometimes]

Romantic Snippet Tag

Tagged by @new-royston-cursebreakers, thank you!

A slight problem with romantic snippets comes with the fact that I don't write romance all that much, and one of the main protagonists of The Remnants of Shadows is aro/ace, so no romance happening there.

However, I did some digging in one of my old drafts of TROS, and found Alekto, one of Ashes' old colleagues at The Black Swan talking about his boyfriend, and I think that's as good a romantic snippet as any.

"How's Luke?" I ask. We always make some kind of small talk between customers, and today it feels like it's my turn to start the conversation. "Oh, he's fine. He's really busy, you know, working at the council and all that, but we're managing to sneak some time in together where we can." "That's why you were late today, right?" "Yeah. Jett wanted my head, but I managed to calm her down enough. If I do it again though, you'll be saying goodbye to me for the rest of time" "Yeah, you said." I shiver, and he smirks. "Bet you can't wait for that though, eh?" "I'm... not going to answer that," I laugh, " But I bet Luke would be disappointed. "Nah, we all know that the Clarke bloodline dies with him, he was just keeping me around for the company." "Wouldn't he miss that?" "I'll leave him a cat in my will, that'll sort him out." "Of course" "What about you? You got a special someone out there, waiting for you to return from the battlefield that is tavern work?" "Me? No, I've never really had any sort of feelings like that. People often pity me for it, but I don't care that much. What benefit is there?" "Well, I appreciate having someone else in my life to share moments with and who understands me. I never had that before Luke." "Hm. I think I understand, but I don't think I'll ever really get it." "Is that a bad thing? Do you want to get it?" "I think, a lot of the time, that kind of "love" ends in heartbreak, and I don't want to risk it by wanting to open my heart to someone who might tear it apart." "So you wouldn't want to, even if you could?" "Exactly." "Right. I- I can't say I understand, but I suppose it makes sense." "Thanks."

Tagging - @rms-writes @oh-no-another-idea @lyssentome and anyone else who wants to do this!

[pleasestaywithmedarling]

Romantic Snippets Tag

@starlit-hopes-and-dreams Thank you so much for the tag!!

With where I'm at in the writing process for my current whump fic Sin of Purity, Purity of Sin, Kiri and Anden haven't yet any romantic moments per se--they'll get there, but it's gonna take them a hot minute. So, confession: my other WIP is actually a Twilight fanfic. It's a fantasy AU centering around Rosalie and Emmett, and they are slightly further along in their relationship than poor Kiri and Anden--only Rosalie is still in denial lol So today you get a tiny snippet from The Healing of Time.

She looked straight ahead, facing the road. "You really should have left me," she mused. "What?" "Back in that alley, when I told you the Volturi were there searching for me, you should have let them find me. It would have been a lot easier for you to make it out of town unnoticed." She didn't dare look at him as she let her unspoken question hang in the air: So why didn't you? "I thought about it," he replied. "And yeah, maybe it would've been less risky for me. For a second, it was like I could hear my mom's voice in my head, reminding me that 'being a king means making the tough decisions.' But then I figured, fuck it, I'm not king and I'm never going to be. And I didn't want to leave you. I couldn't do something like that. Not to you." Startled, Rosalie at last turned her gaze back to him. His eyes were pleading, and she felt a frightened flutter in the pit of her stomach as she realized he wanted her to understand something she wasn't sure she was ready to know.

Everyone I was going to tag, I remembered had already been tagged by other blogs pretty recently, so I'm just gonna leave it open. Anyone who wants to jump in, please do!

[rms-writes]

Romantic Snippet Tag

tagged by @eli-writes-sometimes, *deep, courteous bow*

I also don't write much romance and any past romance scenes I've written were forced and immediately scraped. However, I did find a romance I'm trying to create between two characters of a story barely in the works. (no title. names are subject to change)

His eyes scanned her face as she stared at the table. "You can stay here anytime. I'm here for you." She gave a bitter laugh. "I'm not a damsel in distress. I don't need some hideout. My family loves me, they're not dangerous." Hayden looked to the floor. "Ari." He spoke in almost a whisper, placing his hand on the table close to hers. She looked at it, then at him. "I'm your friend." He stated staring deep into her eyes. She held his stare, tears pricking the back of her eyes. She didn't realize how much closer he had gotten until he spoke, his voice echoing in her ears. Her eyes flitted to his lips then back again.

[autumnalwalker]

Romantic Snippet Tag

Thank you for the tag, @papercutsunset, this isn't one I've seen before.

Passing the tag to @blind-the-winds, @cljordan-imperium, @blockedwriterqueendom, and an open tag to anyone else who wishes to participate.

Romance isn't really my forte, but have this snippet from Day 337 of @thearchivistsjournal:

Maiko wasn’t really keen on either option.  Really, she wasn’t keen on the idea of having neighbors and being surrounded by people.  But, she said that if she was going to be in the Village more often she saw how it would be good to have a place to sleep and shelter here.

That’s when Lin brought up the lighthouse.  Said that we’d been cleaning it up and it still had a ways to go, but it might be an option eventually.  

I wonder how long she’d been planning that, if only subconsciously.

And so, to the lighthouse.

Of course, I got an earful from Cass about not telling her about it sooner, but her joy of having a new place to explore softened that.  Pat said he’d pass on taking that many stairs at his age, and Vernon - gentleman that he is - insisted on keeping him company while the rest of us went up.

I’m not sure I’ve seen Maiko so quickly take a liking to something except maybe for warm baths.  A good vantage from which to clearly see her surroundings.  High enough up that she didn’t feel boxed in like those other houses.  Easy escape windows that she doubted anyone could easily follow her through.  And, less practically, she found the beacon above the bedroom fascinating.

“A good safe place,” she called it.

Lin was overjoyed to hear she liked it.  The way she sort of squealed and hugged Maiko, it was like seeing the old happy, spontaneous Lin from before that night.  And, surprised as Maiko was, she actually seemed to relax into that embrace after a moment.

I was happy to see them happy again.  Bad times get better.  Bridges can mend.  

I seem to be reading that message into a lot of things lately.  Then again, it’s a message I think I’m in need of lately.

That said, the aforementioned embrace went on long enough that Cass and I started looking away awkwardly.  Eventually, Cass coughed to remind them that we were still here and they broke off, blushing.  Cass groaned and rolled her eyes before heading to the stairs.  A teenager now indeed.

[clairelsonao3]

Romantic Snippets Tag Game

Tag game night continues! (Never mind everything I'm supposed to be doing instead; there are romantic snippets to be posted!)

It's actually perfect timing for this, (thanks to mariahwritesstuff!), given what happens in Ch. 21 of GSNBTR, which I just posted yesterday. So, in a move that will surprise absolutely no one, I'm going to use an excerpt from that chapter.

"She would say it and say it and say it and never stop saying it, not until the end of time, not until she couldn’t anymore, not until she was dead and buried and earth and rain and snow covered up her lips."

Totally optionally tagging:

@amazingmagda @randomlifeunit @imaginativemind29new @hollyannewrites @tabswrites

[space-writes]

last line tag

tagged by @zmwrites, thank you! continuing with revisions on A Question of Trust, i have these lines for you today, ft the boys being awkward dumbasses. guys, you’ve been hooking up for over half a decade ;;_;;

(in their defence, they've only been together-together for about ten days at this point)

[ID - a purple decorative divider]

“Go and recover the rest of your clothes. Then we will speak with Master Fellbranch, and—have you had breakfast yet?” “Not properly.” “Then afterwards we shall acquire some.” Rizeth hesitated—only minutely, but Ashenivir caught it, and almost had time to worry, before he continued; “On the beach, if you are agreeable to such a venture.” “Like a date?” The words came out before he could stop them. Behind him, he was sure he heard Xalin smother a giggle. If Rizeth could see her laughing, he paid it no mind. “Quite so,” he said.

[ID - a purple decorative divider]

no-pressure tagging @sarandipitywrites @rhikasa @viscerawrites and @talesfromaurea

Obedience taglist: @foxboyclit @belovedviolence @thegreatobsesso @notwritinganyflufftoday @exeiguess (ask to be +/-)

[winterandwords]

Romantic snippets tag

Thanks to @cherrybombfangirlwrites for the tag!

This is from Spin Cylinder (Brett's POV) so it's more romantic (derogatory) than standard romantic, but that's how we roll here...

You push your hair back for the thousandth time and I’m addicted to that gesture. Then you drink your sweet shot in the dark, which must be cold by now, and smile at me with an affection that denies how often you’ve witnessed someone’s final heartbeat with your hands. I trace the shapes in your tattoo with my fingertips and think about how you’ve always been a tidal wave, how you’ve always been a storm, and how I’ve always been standing in the gathering shadow of ruin, begging for what anyone would else would run from.

Tagging @tailoroffates, @theprissythumbelina and @wmlittlemore-is-writing if you'd like to share a romantic snippet, with an open tag for anyone else who wants to join in 💜

[imaginativemind29new]

Romantic Snippets Tag

Thanks @idleglowingpixels for taggning me. So I know I just did this tag game yesterday, but I found another scene that I would so love to share a snippet of so here we go. As always, it's from my main WIP The Heir's Curse.

This is a snippet of a scene that I particularly love and that leads up to... more tension ;)

"Robyn, it's enough! Because of you, we'll soon have all of Doshen onto us." Oh. I didn't want that. I shook my head, but the world started spinning. Too much, too fast. My head drooped onto Baz's shoulder, unable to stop the sigh that escaped me as his scent filled my nose. He smelled of leather, the sea, and freedom. My arms wrapped around his neck, and this time he didn't stop me as we continued to float through the air. "Why didn't you tell me?" "Tell you what exactly?" "That you can flyyy...", I slurred, wiggling my legs for emphasis. There was no way I would let my arms go from around his neck, not while we were flying. Despite the fog in my mind, I still knew how dangerous that would be. Someone chuckled beside me or maybe it was just in my head. "A gentleman never reveals all his secrets." My eyes snapped open. Odd, I didn't remember closing them. Baz voice was laced with humor as he looked down at me. "You're no gentleman," I muttered, "You're a rogue." "Aye, that I am." Baz's expression changed and for a moment I thought I saw something there. Was that desire? But before I could put my finger on it, he averted his gaze. I didn't like that, didn't want him to look at anyone else but me. "She's already too far gone for the elixir." Words came out of Baz mouth, words not directed at me. That made me sad too. "Am I dying now?" That had to be it. Baz held me in his arms so gently and he'd called me by my actual name. It made sense I figured. Not even a pirate would call someone by their stupid nickname when one's time ran out. "You're not dying," Baz grumbled, without even looking at me, "You're high." "I'm not high." I blinked several times as Baz's face disappeared and reappeared from my view. "You're just blurry." ~Robyn's POV

Tagging without any pressure @i-can-even-burn-salad, @evilwriter37 and Open Tag

[theeccentricraven]

The 14th Day of Writemas, Part 1! 😮🎄

Thank you again @agirlandherquill for the the wonderful writing prompt and tag game in one! I've really been enjoying these ❤️😊To anyone who would like to know the rules of this tag game, check out the invitation post and feel free to join in!

I slept in late on this Saturday so I got a pretty late start with this, but I made it in the end 😄 For the Day 14 writing prompts, it was a little hard for me to choose. There were two that were so perfect I decided to do both. I picked "The joy of seeing" and "the pain of leaving". Both are kind of long so I decided to create two posts. For the first one, I decided to work on rewriting a scene from The Blood Cleaners that involves Justin enjoying the beauty of the night. The scene was inspired by the beautiful song by Malukah, "I follow the moon" a song that touches me so much that I plan to incorporate it into all of my stories. Much of this scene is also silly romantic dialogue. 😘🥰

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Justin navigated the night much easier with the clear sky above. The waxing gibbous and stars lit the ground like a ghostly glow. The silhouettes of the farms, distant Urbia, and the Steel loomed against the horizon. No need for a flashlight, allowing him and Joselyn to evade security for another night.  He met Joselyn at the same spot in the green field with the tree where they carved their names. She already had her favorite red and orange blanket laid out. She also had her lantern out. They were far enough away from any road and house that no one would see the lantern light. As Justin always said, if they were far enough to not smell a blood spill, they were far enough away from people.

As Justin lay down next to her, he yawned. 

“I’m not tired,” he lied. 

Joselyn chuckled. “We’re two and a half hours past bedtime. I don’t blame you.”

The two lay flat on the blanket, staring up at the stars. The waxing moon glowed against the canvas of the night. The stars were like a white sweets that glittered against a bluish black blanket. The purple hues of the Milky Way beamed like a strange cloud. Never had Justin’s eyes seen such beauty. 

“Jos,” Justin said in awe, “you don’t know what you have.”

“What do you mean, Jus?”

“In the tunnels, we don’t see the stars and moon. We’re stuck with the concrete ceiling.”

Joselyn put her fingers in his hair. “You’re right. It’s beautiful. I actually liked homework assignments that called for me to go out at night and look for the constellations and moon phases and all that. But I still like staying at your place. It feels so cozy. And it’s away from my papá. It just doesn’t have the moon.”

Justin stroked her hair in return. “I’d stand on my toes and pick up the moon from the sky if I could. And I’d give it to you.”

Joselyn giggled. “Jus, if you ask me, the moon is just hanging there like it’s waiting to be taken!”

“Well, yeah. It wants you to hold it in your hands.”

Joselyn snorted. “Oh, Jus, that gift would beat any copper ring or box of sweets!”

“Of course! You deserve the best!”

She brushed her nose against his. She traced a shape on the blanket, like she was thinking. “You know what, Jus, that moon reminds me so much of myself.”

“Of course, Jos, you’re just as pretty as la luna up there.”

 “Not in that way. It’s more to do with how…well…you’ve seen the phases of the moon, correct?”

“I have.”

“Just as sometimes the moon is full and sometimes half sized, I feel like sometimes I’m full and sometimes I’m half empty. When the moon is black, it’s like I’m not there, but hiding. Hiding from all that life throws at me. And when the moon is rising, I’m rising.” Joselyn took her hand out of Justin’s hair and held his hand. “And when I feel full, and when I rise high, it’s when I’m with you, Jus.”

He squeezed her hand. “Jos, you deserve some credit, too.”

“For what?”

“Working your butt off. Surviving just as you promised. Saying what needs to be said. Showing that you mean it when you say you care about others. Because you do.”

“Thanks Jus. That’s sweet of you. But seriously, what you’ve done…. The whole town has been talking. It’s like a lazy bull was kicked and woke up. Those children have a better life and a better future. All because of you. And they don’t even know that they have you to thank.”

Justin felt a little sheepish. “I don’t know. I still can’t understand it. How am I doing it? What exactly is happening when I’m talking to the machines? Is it magic? Am I a wizard? Aren’t they just making believe?”

Joselyn rubbed his shoulder. “I don’t know, Jus. What you’re doing questions everything the teachers taught us. Maybe magic is real. Or maybe it’s something else. I almost wonder if the Fists would know exactly what it is, but they would never tell us. Like it’s a secret.”

“Honestly, if they knew, I’d like some answers. Sometimes not understanding what it is just drives me crazy. Maybe I am just crazy. A freak of nature”

“Jus, you are the most sane person I know. And the kindest, sweetest, handsomest….”

Justin grinned. “Jos, if you’re going to make me blush, I’m going to make you blush. You’re the most beautiful, caring, sexy…”

Joselyn roared with laughter. “Don’t go there!”

“Hey, you deserve a compliment, Jos!”

“Wipe that stinker look off your face, Jus!”

Justin widened his grin.

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