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vday game for booktwt!! try to guess the fictional couple by the quote
some of these are from books i haven’t read so idk how romantic or not they are
they’re all from popular booktwt books, they don’t have spoilers from the plot but it could have spoilers if you consider knowing about the main couple in a book a spoiler so read with precaution i guess
“Have I told you how hideous you look tonight?” _____ asks, leaning back in the elaborately carved chair, the warmth of his words turning the question into something like a compliment.
“No” I say, glad to be annoyed back into the present. “Tell me.”
“I can’t.”
“No” I say, glad to be annoyed back into the present. “Tell me.”
“I can’t.”
One minute he made her blush and the next he made her want to commit murder.
“You're my sister," he said finally. "My sister, my blood, my family. I should want to protect you" - he laughed soundlessly and without any humor - "to protect you from the sort of boys who want to do with you exactly what I want to do."
im sorry i had to put it hsjfjcn
im sorry i had to put it hsjfjcn
“It’s not wrong,” ____ said. “It shouldn’t be wrong, to love you. How can it be wrong?”
“It’s not wrong, sweetheart. It’s not,” I said. “They’re wrong.”
“It’s not wrong, sweetheart. It’s not,” I said. “They’re wrong.”
Just so we're clear, I'm about to have sex with you in this storage closet to spite your family. Like, that's what's happening?' 'Right.' 'Awesome, fuckin' love doing things out of spite.
His smile is laced with dynamite. "Go to sleep"
"Go to hell."
He works his jaw. Walks to the door. "I'm working on it.
"Go to hell."
He works his jaw. Walks to the door. "I'm working on it.
It was like standing in the doorway to a dark room, like balancing on a threshold, holding a lantern up and watching how it kissed some things gold and left other things in shadow. It was the kind of dark that hid and held a lot of things.
Before I could lose my courage, I said, "Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right?"
I figured she would punch me. Instead, she drew her knife and stared at the army marching toward us. "Come back alive, _____. Then, we'll see.
I figured she would punch me. Instead, she drew her knife and stared at the army marching toward us. "Come back alive, _____. Then, we'll see.
‘’if you upset my wife again, I will kill you where you stand."
The monk swallowed. "Yes, ____."
"Oh,____," ___ said, taking his hand. "You've never theatened to murder anyone for me before."
"Haven't I?"
The monk swallowed. "Yes, ____."
"Oh,____," ___ said, taking his hand. "You've never theatened to murder anyone for me before."
"Haven't I?"
She remembered thinking falling for him would be like falling in love with darkness, but now she imagined he was more like a starry night: the constellations were always there, constant, magnificent guides against the ever-present black.
The never-ending ache of love and sorrow. Perhaps in some other life I could have refused, could have torn my hair and screamed, and made him face his choice alone. But not in this one. He would sail to ___ and I would follow, even into death.
not even responding to my missives is ridiculous and beneath you and i hate it
"My nightmares are usually about losing you. I'm OK once I realize you're here.”
I’m—sorry about being a lousy date,” ___ muttered.
“What are you talking about?” _____ asked. “You’re a fantastic date. You’ve only been here ten minutes, and I already got half of your clothes off.
“What are you talking about?” _____ asked. “You’re a fantastic date. You’ve only been here ten minutes, and I already got half of your clothes off.
“For tonight, maybe we can just be ____ and ____.”
You were meant to be my balance ___.
You are the only person in the world who might rule with me, who might keep my powers in check
You are the only person in the world who might rule with me, who might keep my powers in check
“I have loved you all my life, ____,” I whispered through my tears. “There is no end to our story.”
"And is it true?" I asked.
____ smiled thinly. "I have a note from my doctor."
____ raised his hand. "I'm his doctor.
____ smiled thinly. "I have a note from my doctor."
____ raised his hand. "I'm his doctor.
You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.
There you are. I've been looking for you.
His first words to me— not a lie at all, not a threat to keep those faeries away.
Thank you for finding her for me.
His first words to me— not a lie at all, not a threat to keep those faeries away.
Thank you for finding her for me.
With my sword and with my life, I vow to keep you safe, _____,” he spoke, voice deep and smooth, reminding me of rich, decadent chocolate. “From this moment until the last moment, I am yours.
“I assume you are going to the ball?"
"I-I don't know. I mean, no. No, I'm sorry, I'm not going to the ball."
___ drew back, confused. "Oh well... but... maybe you would change your mind? Because I am, you know."
"The prince."
"Not bragging," he said quickly. "Just a fact.”
"I-I don't know. I mean, no. No, I'm sorry, I'm not going to the ball."
___ drew back, confused. "Oh well... but... maybe you would change your mind? Because I am, you know."
"The prince."
"Not bragging," he said quickly. "Just a fact.”
‘So,’ she said cautiously, 'is all this your way of telling me you’re the villain?’
His chuckle was dark. 'I’m definitely not the hero.’
'I already knew that,’ ___ said. 'It’s my story, so clearly I’m the hero.
His chuckle was dark. 'I’m definitely not the hero.’
'I already knew that,’ ___ said. 'It’s my story, so clearly I’m the hero.
I told you, I like your stupid face.
____ said, "I'm always straight."
____ replied "Oh, man, that's the biggest lie you've ever told.
____ replied "Oh, man, that's the biggest lie you've ever told.
“why do you never kiss me sweetly in the morning ____?” “I do nothing sweetly, your highness”
“Hiding here, are you? That’s awkward.” “Why?” “Because I had intended to hide here myself.” “You may hide here with me, if you wish.
And he mourned for her. He didn’t wish to, but he did—he ached with the knowledge that the softness of their youth was gone forever, that the ____ he remembered was long dead. He ached even more to think that though he was the one who had dealt the killing blow,
“I hope,” he replies softly, “to get to know you again. If you are open to it. There is a fog around you that I would like to clear away.
I loved her. Despite everything. Despite the lies, the betrayal, the hurt. Despite the ____ and ______. Despite my own brothers. I don't know if she returned that love, and I didn't care. If she was destined to burn in Hell, I would burn with her.
_____ was dreaming again. Dreaming of her.
“You once said that you were tired of the horror in the world," I say. "Well, so am I. We can still find a way to fight it, the right way. We can find a way to do this together.”
Honestly, ___ would have liked nothing more than to grab some popcorn and a beer, kick back in a chair, and watch her verbally fillet these assholes.
His lips are on mine, hard and warm and pressing. The touch is electrifying, but not like I'm used to. This isn't a spark of destruction, but a spark of life.
I am not an angel,' I asserted; 'and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. ______, you must neither expect nor exact anything celestial of me–for you will not get it, any more than I shall get it of you: which I do not at all anticipate.
“I believe everything you say,".... “She kissed his cheek and stepped back. "After all," she said, "you weren't lying about that tattoo of the dragon of Wales, were you?”
“I hope you’re all enjoying yourselves.”
_____hooked a scarf over ____’s neck and drew her in for a kiss.
“Oh, for Saints’ sake,” complained Zoya. “Is everyone pairing up now?”
_____hooked a scarf over ____’s neck and drew her in for a kiss.
“Oh, for Saints’ sake,” complained Zoya. “Is everyone pairing up now?”
“One day you might beg me to kiss you.” He stepped close enough for me to stab him.
i’d like to answer everyone but i can’t so i’ll quote each one of these later with the book they belong to :)
i’ll add so more i realized there were some i wanted to add but i didn’t
She liked listening to ____ talk. He was so hopeful, so optimistic, and so stupid
These pictures are my heart. And if my heart was a canvas, every square inch of it would be painted over with you.
If only _____’s eyes were blue like the sea or green like an emerald. Instead, her eyes were brown – lovely, dreamy ... melted chocolate brown? Rabbit fur brown”
____ frightens everyone…But not him. I think that’s why she fell in love with him, against her best intentions. _____ beheld all ____ was and is, and he was not afraid
“She remembered the time he had offered her his mother’s jade pendant... she remembered walking into his room, spilled full with moonlight, and the silver boy standing in front of the window, wringing music more beautiful than desire out of the violin in his hands.”
“Did you love __ right away, _____?" I ask. "No." A long time passes before he adds, "She crept up on me.”
I'd hate for you to waste away into nothing. It'd be a shame to lose the most beautiful woman in the world so soon into her immortal, wicked life.
__ dropped ___’s hands. They were no longer dancing. __ turned away from ___ without a word and strode across the room toward the newcomers.
I love you, ___. I will love you for the rest of my life. My heart is yours. Please don't ever give it back to me.
