My brain breaks sometimes...

Indie AU RP blog for Quentin Coldwater from the TV show The Magicians. Mun is over 21, and this blog is a side blog to eidetictelekinetic so all follows will come from there.

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Lightheaded/Fainting Starters

❝Whoa, hey, you okay there?❞

❝Please don’t pass out on me–❞

❝Stay with me.❞

❝I think you need to lay down.❞  

❝I need to lay down. Like, now.❞

❝Can you help me sit down?❞

❝I think I’m gonna pass out.❞

❝I don’t feel so good…❞

❝I can’t move.❞

❝I can’t sit up.❞

❝Why is the room spinning?❞

❝When’s the last time you slept?❞

❝Do you need to eat something?❞

❝When’s the last time you ate?❞

❝I think I just need to eat something.❞

❝Let me get you some water.❞

❝Here, elevate your feet.❞

❝How much did you drink?❞

❝I think I drank too much.❞

❝Did you drink something? Did you take something?❞

❝You’re really pale.❞

❝Can you hear me?❞

❝Hey – you passed out.❞

❝Are you gonna pass out again?❞

❝I think I’m gonna pass out again.❞

❝Don’t sit up yet. Just relax.❞

❝This isn’t normal. You’re freaking me out.❞

❝Thank god you’re awake, I was about to call an ambulance.❞

❝You’re gonna be fine, I’m gonna call an ambulance.❞

❝What happened? Did I hit my head?❞

❝You hit your head pretty hard. Just stay down.❞

❝What happened? I just found you laying here.❞

[nightprompts]

&. 𝐡𝐢𝐭 ‘𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

(  more  angsty  dialogue  prompts  to  devastate  your  writing  partners.  metaphorically.  feel  free  to  change  how  you  seem  fit.  )

❛ you’re a weapon, and weapons don’t weep. ❜

❛ you can’t save everyone. ❜

❛ it should have been you. ❜

❛ did i do good? ❜

❛ i’m sorry that i can’t save you. ❜

❛ wait for me, will you? ❜

❛ i can’t lose you again! ❜

❛ you were dead, i saw you die. ❜

❛ we won’t forget each other, right? ❜

❛ i’m real. i’m here. ❜

❛ you already know how this will end. ❜

❛ it’s always my fault, isn’t it? ❜

❛ i don’t want to go. ❜

❛ can you remember how you died? ❜

❛ i love you, but you’re not mine. ❜

❛ have you ever lost someone? ❜

❛ i didn’t ask to get made. ❜

❛ you’re as beautiful as the day i lost you. ❜

❛ i never meant to hurt you. ❜

❛ is it really you? ❜

❛ their blood is on your hands. ❜

❛ it would have been better to die. ❜

❛ i’m not ready to lose you yet. ❜

❛ i wish i met you sooner. ❜

❛ let’s just stay here. grow old. ❜

❛ you’re the first friend i ever had. ❜

❛ i told you not to fall in love with me. ❜

❛ you always push people away. i just thought you’d never do it to me. ❜

❛ everyone i’ve cared about has either died or left me. except for you. ❜

❛ i know i have a heart because i can feel it breaking. ❜

❛ they’re not coming back. ❜

❛ i’m sorry, have we met? ❜

❛ in my dreams, we’re still together. ❜

❛ you’re the one good thing left in this world. ❜

❛ i hate the way that i don’t hate you. ❜

❛ it’s okay. you can let go. ❜

❛ you mean nothing to me. ❜

❛ we’re on our own now. ❜

❛ you can’t kill me, i’m not alive. ❜

❛ it wasn’t supposed to end like this. ❜

❛ do you remember when we first met? ❜

❛ we’ll see each other again. ❜

❛ there’s nothing you could have done. ❜

❛ we did it. we won. ❜

❛ let’s not go back. not ever. ❜

❛ thanks for playing with me. ❜

❛ why does it feel like this is goodbye? ❜

[twyllodrus]

insp.

[crownmemes]

Friendship Starters, Vol. 5

(Sentences for friends, with an assortment of feelings. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"Are you conspiring with my mother now?"

"I'm struck with the sensation that you might be the only person in the world I can talk to - who might understand me."

"When did you get so wise?"

"When you're with me, you don't have to lie about anything."

"You experienced something new today! Isn't that the whole point of life?"

"Were you just flirting with that woman?"

"You have no right to lecture me about the people I choose to be friends with!"

"Do you realise people think we're having an affair?"

"Have I not always protected you?"

"We don't have any fun! Not like we used to!"

"I've not had many friends in my time, but I'm proud to count you among them."

"See? That wasn't so difficult!"

"You've already met my family?"

"There is something going on with you!"

"Take your time. When you're ready to talk, we'll talk."

"Why are you being so mean to me? I thought we were friends!"

"Haven't you ever done anything stupid just for fun?"

"Your problem is you need to get more fun out of life!"

"Hmm? That's a smile! A small smile, but a smile nonetheless!"

"Everyone has something to hide, but I won't say anything you don't want me to."

"I never lie to my friends."

"Can I please stay here? Just for one more night?"

"What are you smiling at?"

"I think it's probably good you getting laid now and then, even if only to remove the stick up your ass."

"You'll end up falling out with everyone if you carry on like this!"

"I hate seeing you this sad."

"You see? You do know how to smile!"

"Who is she, and why is she being so mean to me?"

"You understand me better than any guy I've met. You get me, and that has been the nicest feeling."

"Thank you for being kind when you don't have to be."

"Don't change too much, okay? I kind of like you just how you are."

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"This is weird, even for you. What are you doing?"

"You know, you worry too much. You'd be much more comfortable if you relaxed with yourself."

"I need to borrow a car tonight. Can I take yours?"

"Oh, here comes trouble!"

"I've never known myself as well as I know myself when I'm with you."

"I don't deserve someone like you."

"I was looking for advice, not a lecture."

"I think your mum is cross with me."

"You're the best friend I've ever had. You could say the only friend. I don't really collect friends."

"This is good! We're bonding!"

[crownmemes]

General Sentences, Vol. 25

(Assorted original sentences. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"My word is final."

"So, this is where you work?"

"Do you promise that I'm going to be okay?"

"If you didn't come here to apologise, why are you here?"

"You're losing a lot of blood right now."

"I don't think I should talk to you."

"I love how delusional you are."

"What did you think you would achieve with this?"

"This is exactly why I hate coming here."

"What do you think you're playing at?"

"It wasn't my idea!"

"Sit down. I want to talk to you."

"You are nothing without me."

"When did you get so wise?"

"I know I'm going to die, but it won't be today."

"Do you enjoy performing in front of people?"

"I take my job very seriously."

"What does all this have to do with me?"

"You have nothing to be sorry about."

"Do you realise people think we're having an affair?"

"We're not that different, you and I."

"There is something seriously wrong with you!"

"You really know how to throw a party!"

"Are you suggesting a marriage of convenience?"

"Can't you give me a straight answer anymore?"

"If you could be anywhere in the world, where would you like to be?"

"I didn't think you'd come!"

"You're smarter than this. What's going on?"

"Why would I hang out with a loser like you?"

"I'm being set up!"

"Is that blood? Are you okay?"

"Trust me, I've done this before."

[crownmemes]

Questioning Sentences, Vol. 43

(Questioning sentences from various sources to ask all kinds of muses. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"Are you by any chance trying to trace my whereabouts?"

"Could I have ever understood you?"

"Do you feel unstable?"

"Has anyone ever told you that you have a lot of bad dreams?"

"Does it get boring being right all the time?"

"Do you enjoy performing in front of people?"

"What were you like as a young man?"

"Is this a bribe?"

"How was my funeral?"

"Rather than just standing there, why don't you help?"

"Do you think it's appealing when you handcuff me to a car door?"

"How could you not be in love with her?"

"Would you like me to punish you some more?"

"Do you think I am your nemesis?"

"Are you conspiring with my mother now?"

"Are you beginning to appreciate my lack of sympathy?"

"If you only had one day to live, what would you do?"

"You do this a lot? Go places and think about killing?"

"I have known you to be absolutely reliable and capable of almost anything. Is that true?"

"Do you think that you are capable of killing your father?"

"Can you hear how paranoid you sound?"

"Did you ever stutter as a child?"

"Are you okay? Have you been drinking?"

"Have you ever been kissed by a man?"

"It's cold. Do you have any whiskey?"

"Have I always been such an asshole?"

"Not very smart, are you?"

"Are you mansplaining a gun to me?"

"Could you be on your best behaviour tonight? Please?"

"Do I seem different?"

"If I were to tell you it's not what you think, would you believe me?"

"What do you think about when you think about killing?"

"Do you promise that I'm going to be okay?"

"Why can't you go home? What happened to you there?"

"Do you feel like everything's changed all at once?"

"You are already dead, aren't you?"

"Why don't you grow a pair and tell me what you really think?"

"Who says dreams don't come true?"

"What could I possibly say to you that would make any difference now?"

"Who is she, and why is she being so mean to me?"

"Do you think I'd make a good mom?"

"Why are you so angry with me? What have I done?"

"I forgive you. Will you forgive me?"

[crownmemes]

Angry & Irritated Sentences, Vol. 33

(Angry and irritated sentences from various sources. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"What have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully?"

"You just don't know when to stop, do you?"

"At least let me get into the room before you start with your infernal interrogations!"

"Your problem is you need to get more fun out of life!"

"Do you think it's appealing when you handcuff me to a car door?"

"Do you have any idea how crazy you are?"

"I leave you alone for two seconds! You know you're not supposed to do that!"

"Are you just going to stare at me like I'm some kind of space alien?"

"What are you smiling at?"

"My word is final."

"Don't get mad at me; I'm just doing my job."

"I really hate that you're making so much sense right now."

"When I'm pissed off, you normally have the good sense to stay the hell away for a couple of days, and it's been two hours. What the hell do you want?"

"Who are you to tell me what to do?"

"If you're here to apologise, I honestly don't give a shit anymore."

"Watch it! I'm not so old that I won't kick the shit out of you!"

"Do you always make this good of a first impression?"

"Can't you give me a straight answer anymore?"

"We have a difference of opinion, therefore I am going to choose the opinion that best serves my agenda."

"I have seen a lot of hostility, but this was quantifiably bitchy!"

"Don't play games with me. If there's something on your mind, just tell me."

"You should let this whole idea go, but you won't, will you?"

"Now you're being rude, and I hate rude people."

"As someone who makes such a big deal about common courtesy, I'm a little taken aback!"

"What do you think you're playing at?"

"Why don't you mind your own business? You know, you've got enough troubles of your own!"

"If you're going to talk this big, you need to get a better suit."

"How am I supposed to respect you if you don't respect me?"

"If you can't keep up with the conversation, better not to join in at all."

"I suggest you choose your clever remarks more carefully around here."

"Not very smart, are you?"

"This is exactly why I hate coming here."

"You're not fooling anybody."

"I don't like you very much right now!"

"If you're going to be a pest, I'm just going to ignore you!"

"Stop talking about things that you know nothing about."

"You can drop the act. I know you're not the shambling fool you appear."

"Did you put me in there as bait?"

"Please stop trying to take credit for every damn thing that's wrong in the universe!"

"You were using me tonight, playing some game that I don't understand! It was humiliating!"

"Is anyone not trying to kill you?"

"Don't I get some say in this?"

"I'm not scolding you, but I am saying your headstrong ways will lead you into a tight corner one day!"

[marichive]

𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐔𝐌

A collection of prompts centered around love & desire, taken from various sources. Adjust gender / pronouns / wording / etc. as needed. Some prompts are highly suggestive in nature. Engage appropriately.

─── 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞

❝ It’s nothing, I just . . . I’m glad you’re here. ❞

❝ Could you stay with me? Just for a little while longer? ❞

❝ If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets. ❞

❝ I can feel your heart beating in your chest. ❞

❝ Just a kiss. That’s all I ask. ❞

❝ I will always be yours. ❞

❝ You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I've ever had, ❞

❝ You make me feel safe. ❞

❝ You’ll always have a place here. ❞

❝ I’ve never felt like this before. ❞

❝ I’m afraid of what I feel. But . . . I think just that means it’s something worth feeling. ❞

❝ I have loved you from the moment I first heard my name fall from your lips. ❞

❝ Go back to sleep. I promise I will still be here when you wake. ❞

❝ Nothing and no one can hurt you. Not while I’m here. ❞

❝ I don’t want you in my life. You are my life. ❞

❝ I don’t want to sleep. I don’t want to waste another moment I could spend with you. ❞

❝ I want you, just as you are. ❞

❝ You love me. Real, or not real? ❞

❝ I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you. ❞

❝ You are, and always have been, my dream. ❞

─── 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠

❝ I’ve always wanted you. Only you. ❞

❝ Can’t you see what you do to me? ❞

❝ Don’t you understand? I would do anything for you. ❞

❝ You are my undoing. I cannot tell if you will be my ruin or my salvation, and I’m no longer sure if I care which it will be. ❞

❝ When I look at you, I see something divine. Something holy. ❞

❝ It’s you I want to worship. I will make supplication to your lips and offer my prayers at the altar between your knees. ❞

❝ I was a monster and you made me a man. ❞

❝ For your sake, I am debased. For you alone, I am weak. ❞

❝ I would lay the whole earth at your feet if you asked it of me. The sun, the moon, and all the stars, I would make them yours. ❞

❝ What I feel for you is not gentle, nor meek. It is not beautiful. It wretched, it is dark and depraved with desire. And it is consuming me whole. ❞

❝ Break my heart if you wish, but the pieces will still be yours. ❞

❝ Tell me you do not feel it, and I will name you a liar. ❞

❝ You are far too good for unworthy hands like mine ❞

❝ To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves. ❞

❝ I fear if I let you touch me, I will fall apart. ❞

❝ There are certain things we must not want, yet I find myself wanting them nonetheless. ❞

❝ I need you. I need to have you. I need to make you mine. ❞

❝ You ruined me in my heart long before you ever touched my skin. ❞

❝ Must I beg? Must I fall to my knees and plead for the mercy of your touch? ❞

❝ I want it to be my name that you call in the dead of night, my name that rests upon your tongue when your body shivers. Mine alone. ❞

─── 𝐣𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐲

❝ I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you. ❞

❝ You deserve better than that. ❞

❝ I lie awake at night in restless agony, wishing you were there beside me. ❞

❝ Do you not know how you haunt me? ❞

❝ In my dreams, I am yours. ❞

❝ I am to wed someone else. ❞

❝ Does he make you feel like this? ❞

❝ We both know who you’re truly thinking of when you’re with him. ❞

❝ You taste sweeter than she ever could. ❞

❝ She’s not the one I want. ❞

❝ Just because I know I can’t have you, it doesn't change what I feel for you. ❞

❝ He’s not good for you. ❞

❝ Every time I see you with him it kills me a little more inside. ❞

❝ Let me go. The more we hold on to this, the more it will hurt us both. ❞

❝ This is not allowed of us. We mustn’t – ❞

❝ Put aside your pride and admit that you want me. ❞

❝ Will I only ever be worthy of stolen moments in the shadows? ❞

❝ If he puts his hands on you again, I’ll cut them off. ❞

❝ When I’m with her, I pretend that it’s you. ❞

❝ Does he know? ❞

─── 𝐚𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐬

❝ Say you love me, and I know it will all be okay. ❞

❝ Do you know how long I have waited for this? For the day I could hold you in my arms and call you mine? ❞

❝ I fought for this. For you. ❞

❝ I never stopped loving you. I was only afraid of what you were becoming. ❞

❝ Come back. Even as a shadow. Even as a dream. ❞

❝ To feel anything deranges you. To be seen feeling anything strips you naked. ❞

❝ When I desire you a part of me is gone. ❞

❝ Desire doubled is love, and love doubled is madness. ❞

❝ I suppose you do love me, in your way. ❞

❝ Love does not make me gentle or kind. ❞

❝ I desire the things which will destroy me in the end. ❞

❝ There is a gentle thought that often springs to life in me, because it speaks of you. ❞

❝ The gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy. ❞

❝ I should not have waited so long. I should have kissed you every night and every day. You were made to be kissed, often and well. ❞

❝ I crossed a thousand leagues to come to you. Don’t tell me to leave. ❞

❝ Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same. ❞

❝ You're mine. Mine, as I'm yours. And if we die, we die. All men must die. But first, we'll live. ❞

❝ My sword is yours. My life is yours. My heart is yours. ❞

❝ We all dream of things we cannot have. ❞

❝ Be with me always - take any form - drive me mad! Only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! ❞

[promptfairy]

𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐓 / 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓   ♡   𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒

    change any gendered language to your needs.  ♡

“   you  don’t  have  to  hide  your  tears  from  me .   ” “   you’re  doing  great ,   okay ??   i mean it .   ” “   you  are  so  strong .   ” “   please  don’t  ever  give  up .   ” “   i  will  always  believe  in  you .   ” “   why  do  you  always  think  you  have  to  do  everything  on  your  own ??   ” “   it’s  okay ,   i’m  here .   i’ll  always  be  here .   ” “   you’ve  always  been  strong  for  me .   let  me  return  the  favor .   ” “   just  listen  to  my  heartbeat ,   okay ??   ” “   come  on ,   take  a  deep  breath .   it’s  gonna  be  alright .   ” “   please ,   just  hold  me .   ” “   you  always  meant  the  world  to  me .   i’m  sorry  i  let  you  forget  that .   ” “   i  never  stopped  loving  you .   ” “   you’ll  feel  better  if  you  talk  about  it .   i’m  here  to  listen .   ” “   you’re  so  much  more  than  the  mistakes  you’ve  made .  ” “   i  forgive  you .   ” “   you  are  so  fucking  powerful .   ” “   i’m  not  leaving  you  here .   ” “   i  trust  you  more  than  anyone  else  in  this  universe .   ” “   it’s  okay  to  be  confused .   nobody  has  all  the  answers .   ” “   i’m  so ,   so  sorry .   you  didn’t  deserve  that .   ” “   healing  is  not  linear ,   but  it’s  always  moving  forward .   ” “   you  can  admit  that  you’re  hurting .   it’s  okay  to  not  be  okay .   ” “   hold  my  hand ??   ” “   you  are  my  home .   ” “   no  matter  what  anyone  else  says ,   you  are  so  important  to  me .   ” “   don’t  worry .   i’ll  protect  you .   ” “   shh ,   it  was  just  a  nightmare .   you’re  safe .   ” “   don’t  talk  about  yourself  like  that .   ” “   just  say  the  word .   you  know  i’d  do  anything  for  you .   ” “   you  are  loved .   ” “   i  just  need  a  hug .   ” “   i’ll  destroy  anything  that  so  much  as  thinks  of  harming  you .   ” “   don’t  ever  let  anyone  make  you  feel  ashamed  of  who  you  are .   ” “   you’re  not  alone .   you’re  stuck  with  me  forever .   sorry .   ” “   well ,   hello  sleeping  beauty .   you  fell  asleep  on  me .   ” “   if  you  don’t  take  your  butt  back  to  bed ,   i  will  carry  you  there  myself .   ” “   i’m  sorry  to  wake  you  up ,   but  i  really  need  someone  to  talk  to .   ” “   i  hate  seeing  you  like  this   …   please ,  let  me  help .   ” “   you  are   &   always  will  be  precious  to  me .   ” “   i  can’t  believe  that  asshole  said  that  to  you .   it’s  not  true ,   you  know .    ” “   you  want  me  to  punch  him  in  the  face  ??   ” “   you  deserve  every  good  thing  in  the  world .   ” “   you  know  i  always  have  your  back .   ” “   you  don’t  have  to  worry  about  anything ,   as  long  as  i’m  around .   ” “   stop  apologizing ,   okay ??   i’ve  already  told  you  i’ve  forgiven  you  a  hundred  times now .   ” “   don’t  beat  yourself  up  over  this .   be  kind  to  yourself ,   it’s  not  your  fault .   ”

[three-course-fillorian-feast]

“If you’re reading this then you woke up after all.”

- The Magicians, Lev Grossman.

[cardtricksandminormendings]

Open Post

They tell Quentin he's being put up in a room while the red tape around his having been legally missing and presumed dead is sorted out. It might even be true. But also Quentin is fairly sure that the plan is to keep him at Brakebills. Indefinitely. And as a subject of study more than a student.

He doesn't think they'll be able to, in the long run. But for the moment he's willing to sit with a book, his only movement the slight shift when he breathes and when his hands turn pages. He barely even needs to blink.

Humans aren't this still. But he isn't that, now. Mortal, and they think aging like normal, but not human. He can see magic now, and other things he hasn't been able to identify yet.

And he can sense someone at the door before it opens - or at least he can sense their magic in a prickle down his spine and a taste in his mouth.

"I know if you're coming in you have a key, and I can't open it, but still, it's polite to knock," he says without looking up when it does open.

[cardtricksandminormendings]

Open Post

They tell Quentin he's being put up in a room while the red tape around his having been legally missing and presumed dead is sorted out. It might even be true. But also Quentin is fairly sure that the plan is to keep him at Brakebills. Indefinitely. And as a subject of study more than a student.

He doesn't think they'll be able to, in the long run. But for the moment he's willing to sit with a book, his only movement the slight shift when he breathes and when his hands turn pages. He barely even needs to blink.

Humans aren't this still. But he isn't that, now. Mortal, and they think aging like normal, but not human. He can see magic now, and other things he hasn't been able to identify yet.

And he can sense someone at the door before it opens - or at least he can sense their magic in a prickle down his spine and a taste in his mouth.

"I know if you're coming in you have a key, and I can't open it, but still, it's polite to knock," he says without looking up when it does open.

[cardtricksandminormendings]

who else knows you're still alive? (Eliot) Had to

(I never saw this!)

Quentin shrugs, leaning against the wall. He's holding unusually still aside from that one gesture, not just in comparison to his old fidgety self but in comparison to, well. People. Humans aren't this still, and they don't have mismatched gold and green eyes, and usually not white hair so young.

"As far as I know, no one knows Quentin Coldwater's alive, and most people who know Theo Rivers... well, they're mostly magic users so they know something's up with me, between the hair and the eyes and the weird necromantic spells, but they don't technically know I was ever dead. With a few exceptions."

@doorinthepage

[cardtricksandminormendings]

Open Post

They tell Quentin he's being put up in a room while the red tape around his having been legally missing and presumed dead is sorted out. It might even be true. But also Quentin is fairly sure that the plan is to keep him at Brakebills. Indefinitely. And as a subject of study more than a student.

He doesn't think they'll be able to, in the long run. But for the moment he's willing to sit with a book, his only movement the slight shift when he breathes and when his hands turn pages. He barely even needs to blink.

Humans aren't this still. But he isn't that, now. Mortal, and they think aging like normal, but not human. He can see magic now, and other things he hasn't been able to identify yet.

And he can sense someone at the door before it opens - or at least he can sense their magic in a prickle down his spine and a taste in his mouth.

"I know if you're coming in you have a key, and I can't open it, but still, it's polite to knock," he says without looking up when it does open.

[mcflymemes]

"I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD" PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue, adjust as necessary

who else knows you're still alive?

don't tell me i'm the only one that knows.

i never should have believed their lies.

how could you keep this from me?

they lied to you. they knew it would break you if i died.

i staged it all.

there's no way this is happening.

i'm never letting you go.

i promised you i'd never leave you.

but i saw you die! this is impossible!

no. no. this isn't happening. this can't be real.

i watched it. i watched you die and now you're standing here.

how is this even possible?

they might have exaggerated just a bit.

we needed to make it look like i was dead.

you just let me spend all this time thinking you were dead?

did you tell anyone else?

this was your master plan? fake your death, see what happens?

i don't know whether to be pissed or be thrilled to see you again.

i've just seen a ghost.

you saw what they wanted you to see.

you're not real. i must be dreaming.

did you look for me?

funny. i don't remember falling asleep.

you just let us all believe you were dead?

it was the only way to do this. i'm sorry.

when were you going to tell me?

i watched the life leave your eyes...

you kept this from me.

oh my god... no. no no no. this can't be happening.

how did you... how did you even do this?

someone pinch me.

you look pretty good for someone that's supposed to be dead.

i watched you die in my arms.

they told me you died.

i promised you i'd come back.

they lied to me? all this time?

trust me, i wanted to tell you. i really did.

i think i need to sit down.

i'm gonna need some time to process this.

are you real? can i touch you?

what was all this about you dying?

you've kept the truth from me all this time.

had you just told me, i could have helped you.

i begged them to let me tell you, but they said it would ruin our plans.

the blood was fake. i'm all right.

yes, i'm alive! would you please come over here and give me a hug?

i didn't think i'd survive it, either.

i knew you'd come back for me.

we had to make it believable from the start.

there was no other way.

i should have told you.

i tried to get a message out to you.

they said you'd moved on, so i figured i should, too.

i wish i had all the answers for you.

i know you expect me to be okay with this, but things have changed since you died.

[name]... i thought you were dead.

will you ever find it in your heart to forgive me?

i'll never leave you again.

i swear on my life, this wasn't supposed to happen this way.

i take it you got my message.

everything got out of hand.

they didn't tell you?

glad you could make it.

i'm sorry i didn't reach out to you sooner.

all of a sudden, you come back into my life.

i'm back and better than ever.

i don't want to hear your excuses.

[cardtricksandminormendings]

❝ i'm doing some of my best work here and you don't even have the decency to roll your eyes at me. honestly it's hurtful. ❞ from Eliot

Quentin does roll his eyes then, setting his book down. "It's been a long day, El, what can I say," he says, his voice desert dry. "Some of your best work, huh?"

[cardtricksandminormendings]

❝ you can tell me anything. i mean i can't promise i'm good at keeping secrets, but i'm a hell of a listener. ❞ from Margo

That makes Quentin laughs in spite of himself. "The first part kinda makes it hard to talk, though," he says, and even though it's true he's mostly teasing about it.