Only a fool is never afraid, Frank. Heroes are the people who carry on despite their fear, because they know the job’s got to get done

And I like a good horror story as much as the next person so long as they kill off some men too and not just girls. But the voices Joan heard were real. There’s clear and substantiated proof they were real.

Because my heat was too full of appreciation for what my friends-- my real friends-- had done for me.

There will be no more British guys. Unless they are members of the royal family, of course.

You and me?” I let out a stunned bark of laughter. “There is no you and me.” “That’s what you think,” Chaz says, tugging on his coat. “And I’ll be damned if I’m going to wait around until you figure out that isn’t true.” “Fine,” I say “I’m not asking you to, am I?” “No.” Chaz is smiling… but not like he’s happy. “But you would if you had the slightest idea what was good for you.” And with that, he yanks open the door and storms through it, slamming it closed behind him with enough force to cause the windowpanes to rattle. And then he’s gone.

Anything can happen in the blink of an eye. Anything at all. One. Two. Three. Blink.

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