mel ☽ > Books: banter‎ (6)

↳Exhibit A: Daisy/Aelin both flirt with Rowan/Ryke just to annoy the shit out of them even though they shouldn't flirt with them because it's ~forbidden~

↳Exhibit B: Daisy/Aelin are both crazy (respectfully) and Ryke/Rowan both have sticks up their asses and just lets their women do whatever the f they want while smiling proudly at them.

↳so this is Ryke (H) and Daisy's (h) story (a year or so after Kiss the Sky). these two have been circling each other for YEARS but they can't do anything because of the 7-year age gap and Daisy was only 15 when they first met. 3 years later, Ryke is still a bit hesitant because of Lo (his brother) being overprotective when it comes to Daisy, and of course her problematic mother. but then they realized that they just wanna be together and they were like ehh fuck it. consequences be damned.

again, this story is more character driven so there's no "plot" BUT this does have the whole road trip storyline for the most part.

"... Your brother's existence caused your parent's divorce, and yet, you gave up most of your time and energy to help him through his sobriety. How can you possibly think you're a pain in their life? What you've done for them, it's nothing short of heroic, and if you can't see that, then you're blind my friend."

— H simping for h // Dillon was SO into her guys i can't even explain it
→ cute scenarios where there's tons of sexual tension
→ h "playing hard to get" while H still fights for her
→ emotional connection // bonding over their trauma of losing a family member
→ semi slowburn // y'all when i say the h played hard to get she really played hard to get
→ cute girl friendships // aaahhh i wish there were more scenes of this
→ paintball scene // The Hating Game anyone?

↬ forced proximity & friends to lovers
↬ forbidden romance // h's brother in law don't want them together
↬ push and pull // H wants her but ~ commitment issues ~
↬ H is a famous American football player, h is a physicist by day, alien romance writer by night
↬ roommates
↬ H being h's wingman when she's on dates

"No wonder I can't keep up in my classes. I live in my own head too much to focus on the facts."