In the midst of all this beauty, I remember why I aspire to live quietly, working a job that serves my community and pursuing my hobbies without worrying about success as defined by someone else's standards.
She pushed her long hair back as she drew closer to him, and her green eyes, so like his, searched his face hungrily, as though she would never be able to look at him enough.
" I, too, covet that, but not as a necklace. Ah, no! To me it is a rosary, and as such I should use it like a good catholic, " said Esther, eyeing the handsome thing wistfully.
They're eager for more independence and to be taken more seriously; in their head, they're ready for both, though their prefrontal cortex is basically a bunch of unripe bananas.