You Grow Sweeter as the Years Go By

But before she can give in to the intrusive urge to yell “Fire!”—or actually start one—to bring the party to a quick end, Ekko turns around and the whole world slows. When their eyes meet, brown on pink, they speak without any words. She can tell he reacted to that dumb song the same way she did. So there’s that, at least.

Jinx puts her cup down and steps towards Ekko slowly, one boot at a time, feeling as if they’re the only two people in the room. Maybe in the entire world. She blows her bangs out of her face. “Hi.”

He smiles. She folds like Sunday laundry. “Hi.”

Or, how Jinx fumbled the best boy in Zaun and came to see the error of her ways.A direct sequel to You're a Sweet Little Headache.