rooksage.

"tell me the truth, and i swear I’ll shred the world in half to save you from it, to protect you." i keep going. "tell me the you that clings to my hoodie when she sleeps is the real you. tell me i got the real Sage."

🧠 24/7

— that’s the thing, baby. — i tuck a piece of hair behind her ear. — when we ended, you reminded me how empty i am. how so goddamn empty i have always been. the only thing that fills me is you, and it shows.

— what are you thinking about?
—your eyes. it was the first thing i noticed when i came back here. they looked so empty, but now they are different. less vacant.

𝖼𝗋: 𝗌𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗑𝗎𝖺𝗅 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗍𝗄.

rook van doren x man of the year edit

"you will never be alone again. never. our ashes will be combined." he pulls me close with the leverage of his grip, and i can smell his smokey scent on my tongue.

rook van doren.

"i missed you too." i snicker, my voice raw and scratchy. "i did miss you. it’s just…" he whispers softly. "can i keep you?" and my soul breaks because of it.

"i hated her for ruining something that powerful. a bond that my heart desperately tried to argue could not be faked. that what we had was real."

ROOKSAGE.

"— can i keep you?"

"and i don’t know how to stop them anymore. so, i need you to come back, okay? please, i just need you to come back. baby, i need you to save me."

"i don’t know what it is I feel towards Sage…but whatever it is, it’s mine."

"to the Sage Donahue's of the world. don’t you dare apologize for becoming what you had to in order to survive. you forged yourself from the flames. bow to no one."

"making sure you're safe." — my heart thuds a little —
"wasn't aware you cared."
"i wish I didn't."

— i'm keeping you.
— you’ve always had me, Rook. always.

"he is my Lucifer, and it’s time for me to show him i could be his Lilith."