You failed her when you turned your back on what you are.

“He puts his arm around me, the lights dancing on his dark skin constantly skipping across to mine, planting a myriad of emotions into…

— Poppet

“The answer to my thoughts is the loud ripping of my shirt when he tears it straight down my back, yanking it forward around…

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“For why war? Nada ne hurt, sister ne hurt, for why you make vesna sore? For why!”

— Poppet

“she shakes her head, fisting hands into my t-shirt and sobbing into my neck. And all I can think about is how good this…

— Poppet

“m possessed, gripping her head and looking at the deep crimson bruise on her neck, fading to black at the edges. Her wrists are…

— Poppet

“Terror starts picking at the seams of my mind, throwing hateful words like rapture and holocaust at me.”

— Poppet

“Hold tight, and I promise to do the same. We don't need a safety net Zena. We have each other.”

— Poppet

“Free your mind, Jowendrhan. A cage is only a cage as long as you believe it is.”

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“Holding my hands, kissing the palms, his smile is ecstatic, jubilant, adoring, and the song playing speaks for him, “Have you ever seen the…

— Poppet

“In truth the issue is that we are so powerful what we believe becomes our reality.”

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“He's going to bite me! Instantly the last light in the room fades out as if announcing the reign of darkness.”

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“Stapled to her gaze, sucked into the potency of her focus, only the trace of her blood in my mouth reassures me this is…

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“I'm a tundra with wind endlessly blowing a hollow tunnel through me.”

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“With a laugh exposing a kissable mouth and perfect teeth, he glances my way again, his entire demeanor tensing for a second, those dark…

— Poppet

“Desire filters toxins through my system at the sight and I lower again, shoving her against the padded wall to snake my tongue over…

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