OMG okay. The time for Chapter 9 has come. Let me go make a smoothie and prepare to spam you with comments as I go 😂🤩 GOD I’M EXCITEDDDD

Okay, I’m back. First thing I see is the ‘love for the motivation and inspiration’ and I- (insert squeak) MY HEART-

Okokok, onto the reading

“It had sparked real hope within real. But it wasn’t enough.” That sentence is holy

I’m grinning way too much from you keeping the opening scene of this chapter, literally feeling like I had a VIP pass there and I’m- 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙏🏽

Omg “taut” is probably one of my favorite words in English—it just makes the tone of things so clear omg thanks for that. [Enter Hadrien] OKAYYYY

“A hand that wrapped around her throat and pressed her against the wall by her neck” —I WASN’T READY OH MY GOD YOU CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD THERE I SHOULDN’T BE SMILING AT THIS BUT I SHIP THIS SO MUCH HAHAHAHAHAH OMLLL

“There was no remorse in her eyes, no faltering in her grip.” GENIUS.

“Everything was out of reach.” I can’t stop with the quotes, this is amazing

OH MY GOD

THAT’S IT?????

WHAT IS GOING ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

OMG I NEED MORE ASAP HAHAHAHAHAHA, I-

Okay, I need a moment 😂

“Then why are you still playing?” .......

Mr. Hadrien, please explain what IS the game because

I-

I am too intrigued. This was definitely worth the wait, and your ‘writing style growth’ just truly keeps shining 🙏🏽💘 I’ve said it before but the whole of this world is just so, so cool in my opinion like, “Outlander” could neverrr 👏🏽

Oh noooooo, now I’m back here about to reread some bits again trying to quench the need for Chapter 10 😂🙏🏽💘

Like, I just love how Evryn, hence the being held for eight years, is generally a POV more directed towards introspection while Hadrien’s is more focused towards the ‘outside of him’