fever dream

TLoT  C O U N T D O W N  C H A L L E N G E // favorite grisha   →   THE SUN SUMMONER & THE DARKLING

“You were meant to be my balance, Alina. You are the only person in the world who might rule with me, who might keep my power in check.”

“And who will balance me?” The words emerged before I thought better of them, giving raw voice to a thought that haunted me even more than the possibility that the firebird didn’t exist. “What if I’m no better than you? What if instead of stopping you, I’m just another avalanche?”

The battles won, I’m on the floor
To think I needed you ever more