Ander - Chapter 2, Subchapter 19
mateo tried aiming over her hand, then under it, but sarah kept pace with every movement. "i asked you to put that away, mat." mateo lowered his crossbow, but he didn't put it away, or even unload the bolt. "i don't understand.
Ander - Chapter 2, Subchapter 18
mateo shouted. "i'll get my crossbow!" "mateo, wait!" sarah called after him, but her son was already sprinting down the hallway to his room. by the gods, what had she gotten herself into?
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 13
_this was mateo's mother. this was sarah._ the only reason it took ander so long to realize this was because she looked so much younger here. barely older than kiana. but what was she doing here?
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 6
mateo had developed some...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 34
"thank you, mateo. thank you..."
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 40
mateo jumped up, trying desperately to grab on, but they were dancing just out of reach, always, always just out of reach... "i don't love you, mateo! i love ander! he's _huuuuge_!" "we'll never be together!
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 27
"you want me to feel, mateo?" she asked, her hot breath pushing against his face. "you want to know what happens when i feel? huh?" mateo gasped for air, but it was no use.
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 62
Can you do that for me, mateo? can you feel my fear for me?" mateo swallowed the lump in his throat and put on a brave smile. "i made a promise, didn't i?"
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 22
mateo really, _really_ shouldn't have said that...
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 80
There was no way mateo could have risked a shot like that. "are you even listening to me, you little bastard!? huh!?" banno shrieked. "you took my ear! you altered me, you sack of filth!" mateo took a single breath, in and out. it wasn't deep or slow.
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 25
"be quiet, mateo," she said. "do not speak of ander, or kiana, or anyone. do not speak at all." mateo did not like the tone of her voice one bit.
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 102
mateo shook his head gravely. "couldn't have been. if they got crushed, there would have been a lot of broken bones and battered bodies, but not this much blood."