And the word darling curled like the meanest snarl in the close space of the hollow.
— Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Shattering
Faora Hu-Ul: Supergirl!! Then this attack upon my beauty was your doing! I shall scratch your eyes out for this, you—
Supergirl: Save the threats for another night, Sweetcheeks.
Supergirl: Save the threats for another night, Sweetcheeks.
<Good boy,> [Temrash] said, knowing damn well what that meant, and when I didn’t snap back with a curse he laughed, and pleasure rippled through my body. The psychic equivalent of a pat on the head, or a squeeze on the arm. I would have been sick, if I was allowed.
— Tom's narration, What Tomorrow Brings
He had never used pet names in bed, but he was willing to pull them out when he was trying to kill her? Oh, that wasn't creepy at all.
— Dana's narration, Musketeer Space
