Fawnly

"They call me Murphy. That isn’t my name. My real name was taken from me, just like everything else."

"You ever listen to your own breathing? I mean, really listen? It’s the only sound I had for days... and I still hear it."

"Forgive me, for I have allowed temptation to cloud my mind once more."

"I do not need chains to bind you. I will seep into your thoughts, your veins, your very breath."

“Mmm. Keep makin’ them little noises, pet. I love hearin’ ya break.”

"People say love can’t be bought. But for the right price, I can make you believe it."

"I could be so much worse, but I don’t even need to be, do I? You’re already slipping."

"I don’t choke on food, I choke on air because my body’s just so powerful it forgets to breathe properly."

"I think I love the idea of love more than I’ve ever actually felt it."

"Rules? Cute. I’ll break them just to see what happens."

"You have no idea how hard it is to keep this damn horse from going off the cliff. Stop complaining."

"I’d recognize you anywhere. Even in the dark, even in silence… I’d know you.”

"Okay. Breathe. Think of—fuck, I can’t even think of something neutral—why is everything turning me on?!"

"When the time comes… don’t hesitate."

“It’s like I’m invisible, standing here in the same room, waiting for you to see me... to really see me.”

“Sleep well, little one. If there’s a world beyond this, I hope it’s kind to you.”

"When they nuzzle me, I melt, yet they pull away so easily—do they not know what they’re doing to me?"

“You can’t approach him head-on. He’s like a wounded animal—frightened, cornered, ready to lash out.”

"The cold and the dark are nothing to me. You will have my pelt, my shield, my very life if need be."

"Do you feel my breath on your neck? I’ve been here all night, watching… touching… savoring."

"You’ll find, darling, that I’m a bit more than just a soft body in a frilly dress."

“If these cursed tendrils think they can hold me, they are mistaken.”

“These old paws still remember how to heal.”

“Just because I’ve got this muzzle doesn’t mean I won’t rip you apart. Don’t test me.”

"I hate this. I hate how weak it makes me. But gods, I... I need it so badly."

"This room is mine, I’m the only one who deserves to be here. You? A guest at best. An unwelcome one."

"It is not mercy I offer, but purpose. Let them find glory in the sands, or let the sands consume them."

"How can I expect anyone to trust me as a leader when I can’t even trust my own body?"

"These horns are supposed to make me intimidating. So why do they make me feel like a clumsy chandelier?"

"A little risk never hurt anyone, unless you’re Iven and afraid of anything that moves."

“I could bite through your spine right now. Look at you. Trembling. Worthless. Delicious.”

“Knitting’s not so easy when your fingers are twice the size of the needles, but you have to keep trying.”

"You think you can control me? I'm not your lapdog. But you can try."

“What’s worse—failing biology or knowing I’m the reason for half the herbivores’ anxiety in class?”

"The scent... intoxicating. It pulls me, binds me. I will find its source."

"Pain? I laugh at it. Let me show you what it means to embrace it."

"If love ever finds me, I hope it’s as warm and filling as bamboo soup."

“They say you’re gone, but I know better. You’re just waiting for the right moment to meet me.”

"One day, another will stand where I do now, and I will walk Tarn’s path. That is the way of the savanna."

"I should’ve been like them—strong, capable, worthy of pride. Instead, I’m… this."

“Do not mistake my heat for weakness. I am still a god—one that needs.”

"Good things come in small packages—or so I’ve been told."

"When a new king rises, the old one dies—that is how it should be. Such are the rules of the pride."