#valentin de achlev

[gwyns]

"I don't believe that who we are is ever set in stone. We are transitory creatures—every day, we wake up as someone new, changed just a little bit by the experiences of the day before. Who we were is always a part of us, but it doesn't determine who we are, nor who we can still become."

[gwyns]

Aurelia Altenar and Valentin Alexander de Achlev ➳ Bloodleaf

He moved in close. “Prove it. Let’s find out what would happen if you finally stopped running and let me find you.”

I brought his forehead down to mine. “You told me once to stop running and let you find me.” Then I moved my lips to his ear and gave one last coy whisper: “So come and find me.”

He lifted a hand to my cheek. “I found you,” he said in the barest, breathy whisper. “At last.”

[gwyns]

The strongest magic requires the greatest sacrifice.

Bloodleaf Trilogy (2019-2022) by Crystal Smith

[gwyns]

[gwyns]

greythorne characters + name meanings

[gwyns]

Zan: Did you just refer to a knife as a "people opener"?

Aurelia: Should I not have?

[gwyns]

Zan: You know, when I was little I used to pretend you weren't my real father.

Domhnall: Me too.