He Was A Man Of Black And White.

“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”

—

Mr. Knightley, Emma (2020)

another reason why i feel single—

it’s not mr. darcy but mr. knightley-

- trix, feb 11 2022

"Marry me," he whispered, stroking her long neck. ... "And that is an order, not a request," he said kissing her open mouth, her lips still gaping in surprise.

— Rishi Vishwamitra aka Kaushik

Menaka's Choice, Kavita Kané

Art is life, then it is also true that life must become art

—Geisha by Liza Crihfield Dalby

𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑬𝒚𝒆𝒔

“Numbing the pain is not the same as healing it,” Master Sameed said. “When the anesthesia wears off, the pain is still there.”

I pretend to be scared to cross the road just to hold your hand

Oh, things I do to be near you.

Maybe, in the end, our hopes were the wrong way around. But what am I, what are you, if not a misdiagnosis? And if so, is there a way out?

—Haruki Murakami, The Elephant Vanishes.

at this point i only need you in my life if you’re here to rail me or kill me. whatever you’re up to

i want to annoy the shit out of u (lovingly)

I seemed to have a crush on you

Even when it's forbidden and you know the truth

I pretend I do not look at you

With fondness and nothing new