Well, duh. You're cuter than she is." He said it like he might say, Grass is green or, Gravity works. Something warm opened up inside my chest. It was a nice feeling.
Lilith SaintcrowThe smell of apple pies didn't quite fill the house, but it was there, a thread under everything else. It was kind of hard to take Christophe seriously when he smelled like baked goods. I wondered if other djampjir smelled like Hostess Twinkies and sniggered to myself.
Lilith SaintcrowI sensed him leaning forward. It's weird to feel someone's attention on you that way, like you're the only thing in the world they're listening to. Most of the time people are distracted, or just thinking about what they're going to say next.
Lilith SaintcrowI wondered what Iโd end up looking like once I bloomed. I couldnโt even guess. If I had to be stuck in my own skinny, gawky, coltish body foreverโฆ well. It probably wouldnโt be so bad. I wouldnโt mind a little more in the chest, though. But wild horses wouldnโt drag that out of me. Ever.
Lilith Saintcrow