Glass Hearts Novels & Stories

"The Heart is a pump. A biological engine prone to failure. My engine is absolute." "Your engine is hollow!" Jinyan roared, struggling to his feet. He wiped blood from his lip, his silver "Medea" scars glowing with a desperate, defensive light. "You can copy her face, you can copy her voice, but you can't copy the way she looks at me when the world is burning. You're a ghost in a machine, and I've spent my whole life fighting ghosts!" High above the chaos, in the reinforced glass observation booth, Grace watched the battle. Her small hands were pressed against the glass, her sapphire eyes wide with a terror that was beginning to shift into something else—something ancient.

He stared intently at my face; the contempt and disdain in his eyes was long replaced by shock and disbelief. Just then, the doctor walked in holding an autopsy report, his tone tinged with regret. “This is Carol’s autopsy report. “Her chest cavity was pierced by glass shards, directly rupturing her heart. “The wound appeared minor on the surface, but the damage was severe, leading to massive post-injury bleeding. “If she had received timely medical attention, she could have survived. What a pity...” “Heart... pierced...” Mom murmured these words repeatedly, her legs giving way as she nearly collapsed.

Stacey “These flowers are beautiful!” Aurora’s eyes widen in delight as she admires the vibrant bouquet of roses on the table. She watches curiously as Gabriel moves to a nearby cupboard and pulls out a jar, filling it with water before Kara carefully arranges the flowers inside. Together, they position the jar on a small side table, ensuring it is prominently displayed for all to see when Gemma wakes up.

Guy cleared his throat softly; she turned to him with her eyes still closed, listening. “Two things I can taste.” She placed a grain of black salt on her tongue, then a sliver of a Sumer nut. The salt was sharp and mineral; the nut was sweet and resinous. Her lips curved as the flavors settled, and for a moment the light in the room seemed to deepen, as if the world itself were savoring the aftertaste. “One thing in my circle.” She laid a hand over her heart and tapped her chest once, firmly. The gesture was small but absolute. After a moment she opened her eyes; they glittered like the glass around them, bright and unafraid.

She could hear Blake approaching, his footsteps crunching the rocks and driftwood. “Hold out your hand,” he said. She opened her palm, waiting, curious. After a moment, he placed something cold and damp in her palm. She opened her eyes and looked. She gasped. He’d inserted into her hand the most beautiful piece of sea glass she had ever seen, completely smooth, worn by the waves of the Hudson. It was a vibrant rose color, and seemed to glow in the fading sun. Sea glass. Somehow, it felt meaningful to Scarlet, like it brought back memories. Although of what, she didn’t know.

"I'm ready to explain." Taking out her blunt pencil, Grace nodded with a thin smile. "I'm ready too. You can start explaining from her face because I'll be painting from the stomach up to the head." “I see.” Adro nodded, then began to explain, "Joselyn has a pair of melancholy eyes with long and curly eyelashes. She's a girl with beige hair up to her eyebrows, and her eyelashes are the same color. Her lashes shade a pair of bright blue irises that shine as bright as the clear summer sky."

Warning Rated PG+18 Grace twirled and leaned into the vanity, watching her reflection in the mirror. The moment she came into the picture, she froze. Light orange hair flowed over one shoulder. Her hair. Familiar. Her green eyes were polished, with crescent-moon bruises underneath. Also familiar. She reached out. Her fingertips pressed into the glass. Cool, solid. Real. If she lifted her gown, she would see the scars that marred her abdomen and legs. She knew it.

But just as they were about to leave the store, Seline's eyes fell upon a delicate bracelet displayed in the window. It was a twin bracelet, with a heart split in two, each half adorned with intricate designs. When put together, the two halves formed a complete heart, symbolizing unity and connection. Seline couldn't tear her gaze away from the beautiful piece, her heart fluttering with a strange sense of longing. Sweet noticed her admiration and followed her gaze to the bracelet. Without a word, he signaled to the salesperson, who quickly retrieved the bracelet from the display case. Sweet then turned to Seline with a warm smile, presenting her with the bracelet as a gift.

Aaron grumbled again, once again looking bitter in a way that Rose couldn't understand "Being good with words doesn't mean anything…" "Hey! I want to show you my ring!” Grace said suddenly, bouncing in place excitedly before pulling out the bag she had thrown it nearby and start reaching aloft inside it “I so wish I could have shown it to you earlier! It's so beautiful...” in ecstasy, she finally pulled a small velvet box from inside her purse and opened it before Rose's eyes, revealing a rose gold ring engraved with thick metal alloy in the shape of flowers, which followed a path of small sparkling dots until it reached five huge diamonds that were positioned to look like an even larger flo

When a gentle person got angry, it was the most terrifying thing. "She's been dealing with you for so many years. As a person, the one thing you should never betray is a sincere heart. I hope you two part ways peacefully. If I ever see you hit her again, I won't be so kind! And no matter how bad she is, a rotten person like you has no right to talk about her like that." Watching me in stunned silence, Jessica slowly rose and reached out to me. But just before her hand could touch mine, I stepped back.