So, 'reaper' is really just a nice word for 'covert pervert?' Is that what you're saying?

So, you reap souls and crush hopes? Is that part of the job, or just a service you offer for free?

it isn’t healthy, how wrapped up they are in each other. Relationships like that burn bright, but when they burn out, they leave everyone blistered.

So don't. Come hang out with me at work. We can play naughty dress up with the hospital gowns and rearrange the supply closets.

If this had ever happened before, it couldn't be happening now. That's what they mean by 'once in a lifetime'.

I love you, Olivia," he whispered, and my heart ached as if it would break in half. "You think we'll die if we stay together, but I've been dying slowly for the last six years. I'm taking my life back, Liv. Our life together. And this time, I'm not going to let you go.

He took both of my hands, twisting to face me more fully on the flattened box beneath us, and again the colors in his irises seemed to pulse with my heartbeat.