Tessa had lain down beside him and slid her arm beneath his head, and put her head on his chest, listening to the ever-weakening beat of his heart. And in the shadows they'd whispered, reminding each other of the stories only they knew. Of the girl who had hit over the head with a water jug the boy who had come to rescue her, and how he had fallen in love with her in that instant. Of a ballroom and a balcony and the moon sailing like a ship untethered through the sky. Of the flutter of the wings of the clockwork Angel. Of holy water and blood. Cassandra Clare
About This Quote

In this quote, “Tessa” is a female character and “him” means the character who is lying down beside the other character. By using the word “him” we can tell that Tessa was a man and she was lying down beside him and she put her arm beneath his head and listened to his heart. There are many works of fiction that involve people having conversations away from others or even in their dreams. This is because writers often want to portray the relationship between two characters as very intimate and private.

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