I am not a huge fan of the one-sided pining romances where the guy is a perfect love-object because we don't see inside his head.
Maggie StiefvaterFace flushed, I shook my head and stared at my white-knuckled grip on the bed. Of all my pet peeves, condescending adults were probably at the top of the list.
Maggie StiefvaterCorr stood here," Sean says wonderingly. "I would've died. He didn't have to stay." For a moment, I see that it doesn't matter that he didn't win. The fact of Corr's loyalty is a bigger thing than the ownership of him.
Maggie Stiefvater