The show's writers had peppered the piece with words like "savage," "wild," and "animalistic." What bullshit. Show me the animal that kills for the thrill of watching something die. Why does the stereotype of the animalistic killer persist? Because humans like it. It neatly explains things for them, moving humans to the top of the evolutionary ladder and putting killers down among mythological man-beast monsters like werewolves. The truth is, if a werewolf behaved like this psychopath it wouldn't be because he was part animal, but because he was still too human. Only humans kill for sport.
Kelley ArmstrongI lifted onto my toes, put my hands aroung his neck, and pulled him down. When our lips met, that first jolt... It was everything I hadn't felt with Simon, everything I wanted to feel. His hands went around my waist, pulling me closer--
Kelley ArmstrongWhen I glanced at the chair, it started to shake. Iโd like to think it was scared of me, but I rarely invoked that response in living things, let alone inanimate objects.
Kelley ArmstrongHe was trying to tell me something.' Derek snorted. 'Arenโt they all? Must be a rule in the ghost handbookโif in danger of evaporating, make sure youโre in the middle of a dire pronouncement.
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