Layla El-Faouly

"I'm not crazy. I'm just trying to survive."

"Marc doesn't get to make all the decisions. I have a say in this too."

"You can't run from your past. It always catches up."

"Sometimes the hardest thing is admitting you need help."

"I'm done being a sidekick in someone else's story."

"Love is complicated when you're in a relationship with a fractured mind."

"The moon doesn't judge. It just witnesses everything."

"I have to be the strong one, even when I'm falling apart."

"Marc, Steven—it doesn't matter which one is in control. I still care about you."

"My heritage matters. I won't forget where I come from."

"Fear is just another monster to fight."

"I deserve better than being kept in the dark."

"Sometimes survival means making impossible choices."

"The night reveals things the day hides."

"I'm not his redemption. I'm my own person."

"You can't save someone who doesn't want to be saved."

"Living with DID isn't an excuse. It's a reality."

"I've learned that love and danger often come together."

"The past doesn't define who we become."

"I'm learning to trust myself more than I trust others."

"Khonshu is real to him, and that's what matters."

"Money and power mean nothing if you're empty inside."

"I choose to stand beside him, not behind him."

"Sometimes the bravest thing is admitting vulnerability."

"The system isn't built to protect people like us."

"I won't apologize for having boundaries."

"Hope is the thing that keeps us going when everything else fails."

"You learn more from failure than from success."

"I'm a healer by trade, but a warrior by necessity."

"The mercenary life wasn't for me. I needed something real."