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Snagging the ball from Pietr, Derek leaned in and snapped, “What? You think you’re a bad-ass because you’ve got a tattoo?” Derek body-checked Pietr with a force that would have sent anybody else onto the floor. Pietr wobbled but didn’t even move his feet to compensate. A minute later Derek skidded across the gym floor. Pietr was methodically dribbled and passed the ball between them. I saw him mouth the phrase “That’s why I’m a bad-ass! ↗

— Shannon Delany

#life

And nothing holds more glory than in dying for Love or Liberty. ↗

— Pietros Maneos

#poems-of-blood-and-passion #the-soul-of-a-young-man #love

Now, though, I must rent a movie." "You're going to do that?" "Of course. I'm a werewolf, not a cretin. We have Blockbuster cards." It blew my mind. Werewolfs rented DVDs. At my local Blockbuster. ↗

— Shannon Delany

#pietr #life

History is not a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken, but rather, a glorious tale which I wish to be cast in. ↗

— Pietros Maneos

#history #italian-pleasures #italy #maneos #novella

Yes. Da, I corrected. "Say it again." "What?" His voice grew husky as he repeated his request. "Say yes - in Russian - again." I blushed. "Da", I whispered. "Will you teach me more Russian, Pietr?" "Mm, only the important words," he promised. I bit back my request for the three most important words to me. "What words would you teach me?" "Pocelujte menyah." "What's that mean?" He groaned. "Repeat it tonight and perhaps I will show you. ↗

— Shannon Delany

#pietr #life