#to the point where multiple people were like yeah Varona is/was the only one trying

[nicolibbyquotes]

“After years of her bounding after him with insults and tedious corrections, he now found himself wishing to turn a corner and see her stooped with her horrible posture over a ratty book. What he wouldn’t give to interrupt her reading session with a snide comment, or throw his feet upon her study table just to see her reaction. “Rhodes,” he could almost feel himself saying, “this is too much volatility for one morning. Think of the ozone layer. Or the trees.” But, she was nowhere. Or at least nowhere they could find. And so there was nothing to say. Perhaps there would never be anything to say again.”

- “The Atlas Paradox” by Olivie Blake

#ugh this is one of my favorite quotes from TAP #LIKE HE MISSES HER SO MUCH #he just misses HER and misses being able to annoy her to get her attention #and a big fuck you to everyone who says he didn’t miss her or care about her in TAP at all #or he only missed her because of what her magic does for him #LIKE HELLO THIS QUOTE EXISTS??? #don’t even get me started on how he spent the majority of the book worrying about getting her back #and doing everything in his power to get her back #to the point where multiple people were like yeah Varona is/was the only one trying #but okay #anyway SEE HE MISSES HER #THEN THE ANGST AT THE END #HE IS DISTRAUGHT AT THE POSSIBILITY OF NEVER SEEING HER AGAIN #he was a mess without her ugh #😭😭😭 #nicolibby #libbynico #nicolibby quotes #libbynico quotes #nico x libby #libby x nico #libby rhodes #nico de varona #olivie blake #the atlas series #the atlas paradox #tap #tap spoilers #the atlas paradox spoilers