always an angel.

[bysawyers]

bysawyers. a low-maintenance, low-activity multimuse. 21+. by sawyer (25, est, she/they). everything is deeply under construction, so mind the sawdust.

basic doc.

[rpmemes-galore]

Send me “Cold?” to wrap a jacket around my muse’s shoulders

[poohsources]

🐝  *  ―  𝑾𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑪𝑯𝑹𝑰𝑺𝑻𝑴𝑨𝑺 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺.

❛  i'm so excited for the holidays already!  ❜ ❛  winter is my favorite season of the year. everything looks just so pretty.  ❜ ❛  you look like you're freezing. come on, let's warm up inside.  ❜ ❛  eat this, it's a new cookie recipe i've tried.  ❜ ❛  you have snowflakes in your hair.  ❜ ❛  let's just stay in, light a fire and watch some movies.  ❜ ❛  the holidays aren't so bad with you around.  ❜ ❛  isn't it a little bit early to start decorating already?  ❜ ❛  i'll be going home for the holidays ... do you want to come with me?  ❜ ❛  i've never seen snow before.  ❜ ❛  i know it's a little early but i figured i'd give you your present already.  ❜ ❛  here, you can have my scarf.  ❜ ❛  you've never been ice skating before?  ❜ ❛  if i'm slipping, i'm totally blaming you.  ❜ ❛  do you have any plans for the holidays?  ❜ ❛  i've prepared some hot chocolate / eggnog / mulled wine if you want to come in.  ❜ ❛  we should give our snowman a name.  ❜ ❛  are there any traditions you have for the holidays?  ❜ ❛  i can't wait for it to be summer again ...  ❜ ❛  want to go gift shopping with me?  ❜

[ mistletoe ] sender and receiver standing under a mistletoe together [ cocoa ] sender bringing receiver a mug of hot chocolate [ skating ] sender and receiver going ice skating [ snow angel ] sender and receiver making snow angels and having fun in the snow together [ fireplace ] sender and receiver cuddling up in front of a fireplace [ decorations ] sender and receiver decorate for the holidays together [ cookies ] sender and receiver bake some cookies together [ presents ] sender giving receiver their holiday present(s) [ snowball ] sender throws a snowball at receiver [ lights ] sender and receiver admire the lights together [ tree ] sender and receiver pick out a christmas tree [ secret santa ] receiver has to buy a secret santa gift for receiver [ snowed in ] sender and receiver are snowed in together [ sledding ] sender and receiver go sledding [ traditions ] sender and receiver celebrate christmas / hanukkah together [ snowman ] sender and receiver building a snowman [ gingerbread ] sender and receiver make and decorate a gingerbread house [ skiing ] sender and receiver go skiing [ music ] sender catching receiver singing and dancing to christmas songs [ caroling ] sender asking receiver to go caroling with them

[nick-nellson]

Heathers (1988) dir. Michael Lehmann

[blacknighted]

When he looks at Elenwyn, he can see, in little glimpses if he really squints, the man he'd been some long summers passed. To be fair, he'd never been the hesitant sort, of course, veering ever more on the side of reckless and a some foul's migraine, but sat feeling as though these wrongs won't start rightening without him? He gets it. Except, well... He had dealt with Skalitz. And she deals with the world. It's not an insignificant amount of weight, her shoulders a bit too bowed for a thing her age. What would she be doing had fate met her kinder? Who knew. It was a dangerous of questioning, but one's wonderings so turn.

"Doesn't got to be just the one," Henry tells her. He sounds so certain. "We'll find a way through all of this." They always do. "I promise you." And maybe he's hoping that his seniority is a comfort... But alas, as all things lately, he can only hope. In any case, listening to him, his eyes bright and wickedly alert -- hot, hot like embers, like the forge whose scent clings with fists in his hair -- encourages her to heed him, his daring as a boy still there as a man. He breathes, arms falling to his sides as he walks to the wide pane of her bedroom's tank. The gravity's astronomical. "Folk keep going you're bullheaded as I am. You're worse than I am." An attempt to uplift her, inspire her. "I'm not gonna believe you've changed."

[bysawyers]

nothing is what it's supposed to be. she's rook, now, more than elenwyn. but rook is a mask, more than anything. a pretend that helps bolster the others in the lighthouse when they need it. warden elenwyn thorne isn't cut out for saving the whole world, at least not in this capacity. killing darkspawn, yeah, sure. ending a blight? maybe, if it comes to that. (she never possessed the idea that she'd be the noble fucker who actually got to. the elf mage was glad just to help.) fighting pseudo-gods from ancient arlathan? well, suppose we'll all find out soon enough.

sullen grey eyes watch the fish -- are they real fish? she'd have to ask emmrich. or maybe even solas. either way, she watches the fish swim about like nothing about their world was crumbling. "i mean, i don't plan on makin' it easy for ... whichever one of them tries to kill me. & i'll be a pain in the arse till then, of course. that is something the first warden might agree with me on." a sound almost like a sigh. she already let minrathous down. "it's like the whole world is upside down, & no one else cares to notice."

[thunderousmemes]

𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋 : 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑-𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒

(every shade tells a story — of what’s been lost, what’s still loved, and what can’t be washed clean.)

𝐑𝐄𝐃 — the color of love, rage, and survival.

What (or who) makes your muse’s pulse quicken — from anger, from desire, or from fear?

How far would they go for something (or someone) they love fiercely?

What was the last thing they destroyed out of passion?

Do they burn easily — or burn out quietly?

What memories do they associate with blood, fire, and warmth?

𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 — the fleeting hue of sunsets, laughter, and almosts.

When was the last time your muse truly felt alive?

How do they express joy, and how often do they let themselves feel it?

What moment still glows in their memory like sunlight they can’t reach anymore?

Do they chase the light, or hide when it fades?

Who do they laugh hardest with — and when did they stop?

𝐘𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖 — the color of warmth, cowardice, and longing for brightness.

What keeps your muse hopeful, even in the darkest times?

How do they react when their optimism is met with cynicism?

Do they pretend to be fine when they’re breaking?

What was their happiest memory — and what happened to it?

Who do they miss when the sun rises?

𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐍 — the shade of renewal, envy, and the things that grow in silence.

What has your muse been trying to heal from — and how far have they come?

Who do they envy, and why?

What kind of peace do they crave most?

What’s something (or someone) they keep nurturing, even when it hurts?

Do they believe in second chances?

𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄 — the color of melancholy, clarity, and truth left unsaid.

What sadness do they carry like an ocean in their chest?

Who do they become when they’re alone and quiet?

What does peace look like to them — and do they believe they’ll ever have it?

Whose absence shaped them the most?

What song, scent, or place makes them ache with nostalgia?

𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐋𝐄 — the color of secrets, dreams, and the ache for something greater.

What parts of your muse remain mysterious even to themself?

Do they fear power, or crave it?

What dream do they keep hidden — too sacred to name aloud?

What truth would destroy them if revealed?

Who do they think truly sees them?

𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄 — the illusion of purity, the weight of guilt, the longing for simplicity.

What does redemption mean to your muse — and do they think they deserve it?

What part of them is still untouched by the world?

What did they lose trying to stay “good”?

How do they hide their sins?

Do they ever wish they could start over completely?

𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 — the color of endings, safety, and self-destruction.

What’s something they’ve buried that keeps clawing its way back?

How do they grieve — loudly or in silence?

What part of the dark feels comforting to them?

Who (or what) would they burn the world for?

Do they think the world deserves them — or the other way around?

𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍 — the hue of earth, stability, and quiet loyalty.

Who grounds your muse when they start to spiral?

Do they find comfort in routine, or suffocation?

How do they show love without words?

What scent or texture brings them peace?

Who would they build a home for, even if it’s temporary?

𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐊 — the color of softness, devotion, and vulnerability.

Who makes your muse feel safe enough to be gentle?

Do they let themselves love openly, or only in small, hidden ways?

What’s the sweetest thing they’ve ever done for someone?

How do they express affection — with words, gestures, or silence?

Who taught them that love could be safe?

𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐘 — the in-between; the ache of uncertainty.

What does indecision look like in your muse?

What truth do they keep avoiding?

Do they believe people can change, or only fade?

When did the world lose its color for them?

Who makes them feel both safe and afraid at once?

[creepish]

my vibes arent off i am cursed theres a difference

[cryptinspo]

– 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗠𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗬 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗦 !  an  assortment  of  a  bit  more  ‘serious’  prompts.

❝ the gods are not cruel, they are merely curious. ❞

❝ i have seen empires rise like prayers and fall like silence. ❞

❝ immortality is a slow kind of hunger. ❞

❝ even the divine grow tired of being worshiped. ❞

❝ i once loved a mortal. now the stars whisper his name. ❞

❝ the sea does not forgive. it only remembers differently. ❞

❝ they called me a myth to make me easier to forget. ❞

❝ the sun envies those who can set. ❞

❝ every prophecy is just nostalgia disguised as fate. ❞

❝ my hands remember the shape of creation. ❞

❝ even the gods kneel to time. ❞

❝ i wore divinity like a wound. ❞

❝ there is no glory in eternity, only repetition. ❞

❝ i loved you in every age, and none of them were kind. ❞

❝ the altar still smells like your prayers. ❞

❝ lightning does not ask for forgiveness. ❞

❝ to be feared is not the same as being known. ❞

❝ my heart beats slower than centuries. ❞

❝ the constellations were once my mistakes. ❞

❝ you built temples for me, but i lived in storms. ❞

❝ love, like prophecy, never asks permission. ❞

❝ i have turned grief into galaxies. ❞

❝ mortals call it tragedy. we call it memory. ❞

❝ i spoke the world into being and have been silent since. ❞

❝ the ocean taught me patience, then drowned me in it. ❞

❝ i am both the curse and the cure. ❞

❝ eternity is not mercy. it is echo. ❞

❝ he swore devotion, and i answered with thunder. ❞

❝ the moon only reflects because it cannot burn. ❞

❝ i am the story the poets feared to finish. ❞

❝ divinity is just loneliness with better lighting. ❞

❝ mortals die once. gods die endlessly in legend. ❞

❝ the fates never speak, but their silence threads everything. ❞

❝ i have loved across lifetimes, and each time, it ruins me. ❞

❝ creation was easy. enduring it was not. ❞

❝ my name has been worshiped, cursed, and forgotten, in that order. ❞

❝ the stars are just old gods pretending to be light. ❞

❝ i do not dream. i remember. ❞

❝ he prayed for glory. i gave him consequence. ❞

❝ thunder is only my heartbeat caught in the sky. ❞

❝ i built the world, but i cannot rebuild myself. ❞

❝ every offering is a confession. ❞

❝ i envied mortals their endings. ❞

❝ the divine bleed in metaphors. ❞

❝ i carved your name into eternity, and eternity flinched. ❞

❝ even olympus trembles when the heart remembers. ❞

❝ i have walked through centuries and never found forgiveness. ❞

❝ the gods are not kind, but they are honest. ❞

❝ i loved you like ruin loves beauty. completely. ❞

❝ divinity was never a gift. it was the punishment for wanting more. ❞

[kaisources]

𓆝 ⋆｡ﾟ🌊｡ : THERE'S WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE . . a collection of slice of life, familial connection, friendship, realism, life problems ⁽ ⁰⁰¹ ⁾ roleplay sentence starters from NUMEROUS FILMS, late spring. genre: slice of life, family, romance, hurt and comfort, angst.

I was expecting to see you at [place] so I waited.

Can you stay this evening? I'll make us some tea.

Will you be home at the usual time?

Oh, there is an art exhibition! Shall we go?

Do you want something else or do you want something to eat?

I wasn't planning on coming round but I ran into [name].

How was your blood test?

What an awful time. No wonder [she/he/they] suffered.

They are going around saying that marriage is life's graveyard.

I suppose it's time for you to start thinking about it.

Are you all right? You're not tired?

They get along, but there's nothing between them

Can't you tell how [she/he/they] feels inside?

I see. Perhaps I should try. One can never tell.

Do you want dinner now?

I went out cycling, it was really nice by the beach.

I was wondering what to get for a wedding gift.

[Artist name] is playing in concert. Want to come? I've got tickets.

I've been hearing good things about you.

Did your parents say anything?

What would you do if you did?

Why didn't you come to the reunion?

Look who's talking. You don't have the right to say that!

What's so funny? I'm being serious.

I don't want to get married yet.

I'm the one who understands [her/him/them] the best.

I need to know how you feel about it.

Is anything wrong? Where are you going? Hey!

Goodness, your hands are cold.

Come on, try some. It's delicious.

Save your advice. I don't want it.

Just go and see for yourself. You can't remain like this forever.

I just want to be with you.

I've been using you for far too long.

But if I marry, what are you going to do?

What if I were to release you from these worries?

We're all so worried about you. You will go, won't you?

It sounds good, don't think too much about it!

You don't have the courage. You'd just squirm and blush.

Men are sly and can't be trusted.

About that meeting…have you thought any more about it?

Now my worries are over. I'll sleep soundly tonight.

Are you sure about your answer? You're not just giving in, are you?

What are you going to do tomorrow?

How time flies. We just arrived, and now we're already leaving.

I wish we'd done this more often together.

This will be our last trip together. Once we get home, you'll be so busy.

I just want to be with you, like this. I don't want to go anywhere.

I'm happy being with you like this. I'm happy just as I am.

Happiness is not something to expect but something you create.

Sorry for being so selfish. It was very selfish of me.

It's not difficult. I'm looking forward to it.

Soon we'll laugh about this talk and think it was silly.

Don't do it. Why would you do it again? You mustn't.

Don't worry, you won't be lonely. I'll visit you often. Really.

I don't tell lies like you do, at least not so convincingly.

Goodnight. Give my regards to [name].

[jestermemes]

the art of loving by olivia dean prompts.

it wasn't all for nothing.

we could be nice to each other.

it never works, you know it.

god, i'm gonna miss this house.

i guess i'm moving out.

it always had to be like this.

how can you get close to someone you keep out of reach?

where does that leave me?

you don't make it easy.

i can't tell if you need me.

i'm here and we're finally alone.

why do we feel so distant?

you're treating me like i'm one of the rest.

did i misread completely every single touch?

i can't tell if you want me all that much.

do you even see me?

it's heaven in my heart and we could find you some space.

come give me a call.

i could be the world to you.

its so easy to fall in love with me.

i'm the perfect mix of saturday night and the rest of your life.

you were the warmth that i needed.

who would do that to a friend, let alone the one you love?

you react like i'm crossing a line.

it's too much to mend.

looks like we're making up for lost time.

you're on my mind.

i'd like to think you feel the same way but i can't tell with you sometimes.

stop making me read between the lines.

don't say a lot of things we might regret.

we went straight to lovers so we can't even talk as friends.

i never asked for love.

i understand if you changed your mind about me.

i'm taking baby steps.

i just wanna know if you're okay.

of course still i care.

i'm glad you're doing so well.

i already know it's no good for me.

although it's over, i'll always be there.

i guess it's been inside me all along.

[zachrp]

𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙰𝙻𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙳𝙴𝙰𝙳 𝚂𝙴𝙰𝚂𝙾𝙽 𝟹 𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙿𝚃𝚂.

content warning applies. change any pronouns / wording if necessary.

they want to destroy us!

i like my pharmaceuticals, but i'm no killer.

why would you kill somebody else for him?

you want to talk?

they were scared, man.

what happened tonight is horrible.

i told you to kill her but you didn't.

we need you know more than ever.

that'd be the son of a bitch you'd really want to be scared of.

you had a gun on us.

i can't go with you.

your buddy's turning you over 'cause he's trying to save his own ass.

who ain't had a gun on 'em in the past year, huh?

they weren't human to begin with.

i shot my mom.

i failed in my duty.

the shit you doing, pointing that thing at me?

you know what's funny to me?

how's about a big hug for your old pal?

you talk about the weight of what you have to do, how you can handle it; a bad man, someone truly evil? they're light as a feather.

when i asked you where your loyalty was you said it was here, prove it.

ain't happening.

don't let this world spoil you.

i don't pretend to be a governor.

hell i think i'd piss my pants if some stranger come walking up with his mitts in his pockets.

i'm doing stuff. things.

i ran after them, but i couldn't keep up.

you're the black sheep.

no one's gonna mourn you.

don't you understand that? i can't.

prove it to us all.

we haven't have a day like that since the wall was built.

it was coming at me, bro.

you know, my mom, she liked her wine.

at least i won't have to live with myself.

you are going to beat this world, i know you will.

where you going?

there was a baby!

the truth is this could have been your shot.

so what's your real name? if it's not asking too much.

this rage is gonna get you killed.

you said you killed 16 men since this thing started?

you helping people out of the goodness of your heart? even though you might die doing it?

maybe these people need somebody like me around, huh? do their dirty work.

i'm sorry about your mom.

you're right.

so he saves your life, cleans you up, fed you a line of bullshit...

yeah, yeah, i get it. i get it. "shit happens."

he brought them here! he let them in.

he did the same to you.

i'm afraid that the terrorists want what we have!

i would have killed him otherwise.

you wanted your brother. now you got him.

i was playing out with the kids in the neighborhood.

he's got a new family.

it didn't happen.

i'm a damn mystery to me.

you're as much on the outside as i am.

i don't know why i do the things i do. never did.

you weren't there.

man, i went back for you.

you know something?

a fight, to the death!

you know, she was just gone. erased. nothing left of her.

i bet you a penny and a fiddle of gold that you never told him that we were planning on robbing that camp blind.

if it feels wrong don't do it, alright?

i ain't gonna beg.

i thought you were a cop, not a lawyer.

you're so good.

how could you!

you asked for it.

she liked to smoke in bed.

that's why you left first.

i'm sorry about yours.

i ended it.

who left who then?

they were rude is what they were. rude and they owed us a token of gratitude.

i should say that we're going be ok.

with your skills, a whole new beginning.

running is not an option.

you lost your hand because you're a simple minded piece of shit.

you know, we can go back.

you gotta do what's right.

i had to, man.

the winner goes free.

they don't feel a thing.

in this life now you kill or you die, or you die and you kill.

people said it was better that way. i don't know. just made it seem like it wasn't real, you know?

what, like when we were kids, huh?

what? what do you want?

you are smart, and you are strong, and you are so brave, and i love you.

you got to play the hand you're dealt.

now you're gonna turn and you're gonna tear away the flesh from her bones.

the baby is about to be here and we need to talk.

oh, otherwise you would have just left them to the biters, then?

if it feels easy don't do it.

yeah, it didn't, 'cause i wasn't there to help you.

they deserve what they got.

they didn't owe us nothing.

i... i didn't know he was...

i never tell.

how about a thank you?

it's so easy to do the wrong thing in this world.

but you choose to stay on the outside.

i may be the one walking away, but you're the one that's leaving.

so what should we do with them, huh?

that was the hard part.

you keep trying to get under my skin, i'm gonna cut that tongue out.

i ain't never pleaded for my life, and i ain't about to start now.

you ever kill anyone before?

[goosesource]

🪶 — #DISPATCH (THE GAME): part 2 Quotes from episodes three and four. Contains some n.sfw phrases. Part one.

Woah, woah, woah, what are you doing?

How can you just toss it around like that?

It just feels like you could be a little gentler with it.

Evy time I walk in dis place, I get sad.

I'm poor. Is that what you wanted to hear? Does that make you feel better?

This da type apartment you see when da detective kick da door in, you know? Shine da flashlight... Serial killah shit.

That sounds pretty fucking important.

You know, I actually met your dad a long time ago.

That's longer than any conversation I ever had with him.

I would let literally everyone here melt in eternal hell, including you, before anything happens to this dog.

I refuse to believe that's what he sounds like.

I don't know, sometimes you gotta shake things up.

It felt a little impulsive, but maybe it was a long time coming.

Are you happy?

Only god can judge me.

False. I am judging you right now.

You don't need to be first, you just can't be last.

Serves them right. You let your guard down, you perish.

That's a pretty fucked way to live.

Emphasis on "live."

I'd be impressed by this if I wasn't in ever increasing pain.

I'll behave... Maybe.

Swift as the night, sharp as my knife.

My grandma just got scammed by someone claiming to work for you guys.

Close your eyes, you're not gonna like what you see anyway.

She's fine. She just, uh, walked into my sword with her face a little bit.

I don't believe in punching women. But I do believe in punching demons.

Shitty street kids love me. I'm like their king.

What's the matter kid? Can't climb fire escapes?

This is now the second time that you let him get away.

No shit? That's crazy.

I offered him a seat.

Most people would look around this room and see a bunch of villains.

When I look around this room, what I see is potential.

Unfortunately for you, it's a curse.

'Cause there isn't a thing in the universe that goes more wasted than potential.

I'm here to help you lift the curse of potential.

Burn up who you were and become who you were meant to be.

I thought they didn't let us kill people around here.

I'm like a psychic, man. I can sense where they are going to be before they happen.

Teamwork? Isn't that like a sex thing?

Some people are born to be heroes. I'm not one of them.

You have no idea what I'm dealing with.

At least you were born with powers.

According to your dumbass theory I should be an accountant.

Fate. Destiny. Not having powers. Seasonal depression. None of these things kept me from being a hero before. And they won't keep me from being a hero again.

Go be great one more time.

I didn't think it would work. I don't get it.

Everyone has a shot. People are who they chose to be.

Don't you got some work to do?

Don't you got some dementia to onset?

Sometimes it's more about the person than the powers.

Did you just give me an up-down?

You two got one weird energy going on, huh?

Can you handle dis HR violation some uda place? I got work, yeah?

I can do this all day.

Is that your car?

I don't have a car.

That's gonna be a weird insurance claim.

Me? Why me?

Anytime. Well, actually no, not anytime. Uh, just sometimes. Occasionally, barely any...

Where was the shootout?

I didn't think taking a desk job would have me bleeding this often.

Bathrooms are for shitting after your first coffee and picking shrapnel out of your chest, not for whatever this is.

You ruined this for me!

We're out of somebodies. You're gonna have to make do.

How would you like to have to walk around work the rest of the day with shit all over you?

It was an accident. You don't have to be a bully about it.

You're just being a soft bitch about it.

Did you eat my lunch? Why would you do that?

I don't want to be a snitch but [ name ] was really hungry.

Well, if you're gonna eat it I wish more of it got into your mouth.

I'm even reasonably optimistic that you deserve it.

Listen, you tried and you suck. It happens.

From now on stop caring about what anyone else thinks.

She was the only thing I was passionate about.

I don't think that's healthy. You should have more loves in the world.

All I'm saying is what you need to do is find the next thing for you to be passionate about cause it's out there.

I wish to make love to you again.

So what are we like, friends now?

I think we're getting there, don't you?

Can you just be normal for like a second?

This is nice. What were you gonna say?

Do you like sour patch kids?

Hey kid. Love ya.

Love you too, Unc.

Don't fuck this up.

[mcflymemes]

"I'M NOT SURE I CAN TRUST YOU" PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue, adjust as necessary

you remember the last time we did this. it didn't go well.

i told myself i'd never trust you again.

you're not very good at keeping promises, are you?

i thought we agreed to work together.

you're the reason i'm in this mess in the first place.

the last time i listened to you, it nearly got me killed.

i guess i don't have a choice.

you're my last hope.

this isn't going to end well.

i stuck out my neck for you once, and look what happened.

you could have told me the truth from the start.

you're a pretty slimy character.

you don't exactly exude trustworthiness.

i can't believe i'm listening to you again.

after everything that happened, i can't look at you the same.

you betrayed me.

how am i supposed to trust you again?

i put everything on the line for you, and you betrayed me.

i'm not taking orders from you.

how do i know you won't stab me in the back?

i promise you, it won't happen again.

you don't have a good track record of keeping promises.

that was bullshit, and you know it.

this time, you can trust me.

they told me what happened last time.

i won't make the same mistakes they did.

keep telling yourself that.

every time i trust you, it comes back to bite me in the ass.

that was the worst lie i've ever heard.

you're a shit liar.

you're not getting anything from me.

i'm not risking my life to save you, that's for sure.

you're talking out of your ass.

i don't believe a word you're saying.

you're full of bullshit.

that was the biggest lie you ever told.

and to think, i trusted you once.

i'm such an idiot for thinking i could trust you.

i'll never look at you the same again.

that was an awful trick.

did you mean to do that?

had i known what you were up to, i never would have agreed to this.

once again, you lied to my face.

they warned me not to trust you.

after all the things i've heard about you, i'm not sure where i stand.

you don't exactly have a very trustworthy face.

you look like a liar to me.

you won't hold up your end of the bargain. you never do.

why did you trick me?

[diidona]

CARRIE (1976) • Brian De Palma

[contrariian]

idrilla would say that any power is merely a concept, snatched easily away; didn't she prove that at the landsmeet? she'd turned ferelden on its head in an afternoon, deposed a regent and crowned a king in one swift move. and if the first warden ever decides she's more difficult than she's worth, she's certain he'll assign a new warden-commander without hesitation (he is, after all, quite cross with her already. it's only because she ended the blight that he tolerates her command).

"decisiveness comes with experience, too." a grin. "experience, or panic. and you'd be surprised. some decisions that seem like a massive mistake turn out alright, hm?" she nudges the inquisitor. "i made such a mess of it that i broke the heart of the man i loved and ruined our relationship entirely. so do as i say and not as i do, i suppose." though even that turned out alright in the end, didn't it? tempers cooled, apologies were exchanged, and she and alistair became friends again. "regardless, i think you're more capable than you believe yourself to be." but humility is a virtue, or so she's told! certainly areina wears it well, despite her doubts.

[bysawyers]

it seems they fit similar roles, these two dalish women propped into power by humans. more than a figurehead, but less than indispensable. it's been mentioned, offhandedly, that it's likely her opinion will sway the selection of the next divine. which is only mostly terrifying, considering her lack of connection to the chantry. areina had even asked mother giselle why, when she has at every turn doubled down on her dalish-ness, the faithful seem so concerned with her thoughts. it's alarming, at the least. she's just a person, at the end of the day.

"before all this, the most i'd been in charge of people was babysitting the wains in the clan ... which was only around three kids, two of which were my little brothers." a huff, the easy self-deprecating grin of the clan lavellan hunter spreading over her usually tempered face. "the big sister tactics of jerking knots into folks doesn't work with a whole army."

[blacknighted]

"I'll do it," Henry says with such unbearable calm. The room stills. "If it really comes to it, then I'll do it."

Ah. Of course. That fire sat curling in the clear of his eyes... As always, it burns twice as bold as Justinian evenings. My word, what a damnable and contemptuous man, seethes her bedroom chamber, what with all of his -- well, his temper, seniority, and his unwithering mettle. Indeed, were he but a younger, tenderer creature, there'd be little doubt at all to those endless depths of all his dullness, but with those years at his belt and those scars on his body? They're but wisdom. And worse yet, his lean to sacrifice makes blighted sense. Here, Henry's come unto the middle of the night, the hour torched, the veil strange, and the marching of the quiet thick and strained. Stood before her door as though all of a statue... He's steady. In death, sacrifice, and he really, really lives it.

"Name me someone better suited for this. Let's hear it. No denying it, is there? I've better sense handling this then either you and Davrin combined. I'm not arguing with you." If someone's got to make the call, it has to be him. / @bysawyers for elenwyn, fantasy starter call.

[bysawyers]

now, see, while she might be braver than most (or more reckless, depending on who's asked), she is not, ultimately, terribly keen on dying quite yet. of course, when the fucking world might be ending we all have to do things we aren't too keen on, but at the very least she can't kill the first archdemon. someone has to still be there to take out the second. &, as the first warden & solas enjoy reminding elenwyn, this whole thing is more or less her fault. but there's also so much that's changed. when it was a chess game, they all knew how to play. with the ritual upended, so is the game board. the evanuris are changing the rules, & nothing's certain.

"the rules are different. i don't know what might happen. if the rules're the same, we need two wardens. but it's a big if." arms cross, less bulwark & more reluctant leader. if varric wasn't hurt, & hadn't put her in charge, it'd be him fielding the hard choices like this. "it'll be davrin you'll have to argue with. 'cause, if i'm being honest, i've pissed off three elven gods. the goal is to kill two." she looks far more tired than she's ever been before. "i'm dead in the water, but i'd prefer there to hopefully be at least one warden surviving this."

[anyataylorjoys]

Catherine Empress of Russia in THE GREAT Season 1 Episode 1 "The Great"