My dad had always said to not trust something unless it’s taken a tumble in the dirt. He’d meant it for people, and for things. Shiny and new didn’t exist for humankind any more.

Katherine McIntyre
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  1. This date had started as bland and was speeding right along to abysmal.

  2. The dreams that surfaced upon meeting up with him again winked out of existence, stars darkening for good.

  3. Darkness lingered in those blue eyes, like ghosts haunted him despite only the two of them standing in this cabin.

  4. A lazy smile reached his lips. “The mere sight of me shirtless takes your mind there? Good to know. I’d rather a solid fuck than getting my kumbayas out.

  5. They surrounded him here, but beyond, flames licked the cabins, the incendiary glow striking a similar spark inside him from the injustice they’d faced tonight.

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