Ive Held Back So Much From You Out Of Fear. Im Afraid That If I Show You Everything At Once, It Will

I’ve held back so much from you out of fear. I’m afraid that if I show you everything at once, it will overwhelm you, and you’ll run away. I’m afraid that somewhere in the back of your heart is a love for someone else that will never die. I’m afraid that I will make a mistake again, something so huge that you retreat into that silent world of yours. No scolding from a tutor, no lashing from my father, no isolation in my youth has ever hurt me so much as you separating yourself from me.

book i’ve read in 2016: vampire academy series by richelle mead

Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies.

endless list of favorite book series: [11/?] → throne of glass series

“I like music,“ she said slowly, “because when I hear it, I … I lose myself within myself, if that makes any sense. I become empty and full all at once, and I can feel the whole earth roiling around me. When I play. I’m not … for once, I’m not destroying, I’m creating.”

@acotarnet event 13: antagonists → tamlin, high lord of the spring court 

books read in 2018: the young elites trilogy by marie lu 

After a lifetime of darkness, I want to leave something behind that is made of light.

endless list of favorite book series: [15/?] → red queen series

To stand in front of a person who is your whole world and be told you are not enough. You are not the choice. You are a shadow to the person who is your sun.