"I wouldn't be surprised if my teacher was a frustrated author. Good point." He grins. "Hemingway was the guy with the cats and booze and cigars, yeah." Gansey seems used to summarizing things for someone who slept through class. Just because he's a nerd doesn't mean other people are.

"At least half my friends would say I'm also stupid with people, so we can burn that bridge when we come to it." The smile he shoots at Iggy is far softer than the words. Stop talking yourself down, sunshine, you're delightful.