That's why when major badasses greet each other in movies, they don't say anything, they just nod. The nod means, 'I' am a badass, and I recognize that you, too, are a badass,' but they don't say anything because they're Wolverine and Magneto and it would mess up their vibe to explain.
Cassandra ClareMagnus, you were trying to flirt with your own plate." "I'm a very open-minded sort of fellow!
Cassandra ClareJace whistled. "Raphael is really having an exceptionally bad night." -Jace, pg.283-
Cassandra ClareAlec," Magnus said. He put a hand on his boyfriendโs shoulder; Alec was standing still, staring angrily at the floor. "Are you okay?" Alec looked at him. "Who are you again?" Magnus gave a little gasp; he looked โ for the first time Simon could remember โ actually unnerved. It lasted only a moment, but it was there. "Alexander," he said. "Too soon to joke about the happy memory thing, I take it," Alec said.
Cassandra ClareYou can't just go around killing people. You're right. You can't go around killing people.
Cassandra ClareHe took her by the shoulders and pulled her closer to him, his fingers knotting in the fabric of her dress. Even more than in the attic, she felt caught in the eddy of a powerful wave that threatened to pull her over and under, to crush and break her, to wear her down to softness as the sea might wear down a piece of glass.
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