▵ ˗ˏˋ ᵀᴴᴱ 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍 𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙶 .ᐟ

- - -   ❛  . . .  DO     ʸᵒᵘ     SEE     [    𝐓𝐇𝐄     𝐌𝐀𝐍    ]     WITH     ᵀᴴᴱ     𝙀𝙑𝙄𝙇     𝙀𝙔𝙀𝙎    ( ¿ )     /

[machaera]

                                        𝐔𝐏 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐓 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐖𝐊𝐒 from the horizon.      fugitives of a great 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 from the world's end cutting through the skyline like rusted blades raised of an ancient order,      pilgrims of Anareta come to reclaim their home again chasing the night's vestige from the round dais of the earth,      the last few stars falling from the firmament of this changeling land.           ❛      what a heavy conscience you hold,      accusing a traveler of such nonsense.      ❜

                                        surrounded they were in this corrugated cerrado.      he,      a visitor with no reverence for its king.     whose name left a taste pungent with phlegm on his tongue. the sand which lay blue in moonlight steadily sunbleached ecru,      silver tresses sluggishly goldening.      the wind blew his hair around his face,      chiffons of fine dust spindling around their feet in glittering vortexes,      stabilizing,      unraveling again.      he withdraws his hand from his cape,      pulling the pale strands from his visage,      tucking them behind his ear.           ❛      i'm only passing through.      so if you'll excuse me . . .      ❜

[gannondorf]

｡ﾟﾟ ▲ . 𝐂𝐔𝐄 𝐀 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐔𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐌 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐘𝐑𝐄'𝐒 𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐓 , ᵃᵘʳᵉᵃᵗᵉ - ᵇᵃⁿᵍˡᵉᵈ & ˢʷᵒʳᵈ - ʰᵉˡᵈ , ʰᶦˢ ᵖᵒʳᵗʳᵃᶦᵗ ˢᶜᵘˡᵖᵗᵉᵈ ʷᶦᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉ 𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 & 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 ᵉˣᵖʳᵉˢˢᶦᵒⁿ ʳᵉᵈᵒˡᵉⁿᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵃ 𝙶𝚁𝙴𝙲𝙸𝙰𝙽 𝙱𝚄𝚂𝚃 . ⁿᵒᶜᵗᵘʳⁿᵉ ʰᵃˢ ˢᵘᶜᶜᵘᵐᵇᵉᵈ , & 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 ʳᵉᶦᵍⁿˢ ʷᶦᵗʰ ᵃ ᵈᶦᵃᵖᵃˢᵒⁿ ᵒᶠ silence ⁿᵒ ˢᵘˢᵘʳʳˢ ⁿᵒʳ ˢᵒᵘᵍʰ ᵒᶠ ˢᵖᶦⁿᵈʳᶦᶠᵗ ˢᵃⁿᵈˢ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈ bruise . ᵃ 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘦 & ᵗʳᵉᵃᶜʰᵉʳᵒᵘˢ ˡᵘˡˡ ᵉⁿˢᵘᵉˢ / ᵃ ᵈᵉᵃᶠᵉⁿᶦⁿᵍ ʰᵘˢʰ ------ [ * even this , he 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙧𝙨 ! ] ʷᶦᵗʰ ᵃ ˢᶜʸᵗʰᶦⁿᵍ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗᵒⁿᵍᵘᵉ & ˢᵒⁿᵒʳᵒᵘˢ ˢʸˡˡᵃᵇˡᵉˢ ᵇᵉᵗʷᶦˣᵗ ᵃ watercolour ᵒᶠ ᵃ ˢᵐᶦˡᵉ , ˢᵃᵖᵖᵉᵈ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗˢ ᵛᶦᵇʳᵃⁿᶜʸ . ❝ & ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᶦⁿᵏ ᵗᶦᵐᵉ ʷᶦᵗʰ 𝕞𝕪 𝕜𝕚𝕟 ˢʰᵒᵘˡᵈ’ᵛᵉ ᵗᵃᵘᵍʰᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵉᵗᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵃⁿⁿᵉʳˢ 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 . ❞

he visualizes 𝐡𝐞𝐫 then ; ᵃ ˢᶜᶦᵒⁿ ᵃˡˡ ᵍᵒˡᵈᵉⁿʳᵒᵈ & ˡᵉᵒⁿᶦⁿᵉ , ᵒⁿᵈᵒʸᵃⁿᵗ ᵗʳᵉˢˢ ᵃ ᵗᵘᵐᵇˡᵉ ᵒᶠ ˡᵉⁿᵍᵗʰʸ , ⁿᶦᵗᶦᵈ titian . ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃⁿᶦᶠᵉˢᵗᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿ ᵒᶠ 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘 ʷᵒᵛᵉⁿ ʷᶦᵗʰ ᵛᵉⁿᵃ & ᵐᵃʳʳᵒʷ , ᵏᵃʲᵃˡ - ˡᶦᵐⁿᵉᵈ ᵉʸᵉˢ ᵐᵘᶜʰ 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 , & ʷᵒⁿᵈᵉʳˢ , ʷᶦᵗʰ ᵃ ˢᵗʳᵃⁿᵍᵉ 𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒄 ᶜᵘʳᶦᵒˢᶦᵗʸ , ʰᵒʷ ˢʰᵉ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ʳᵉᵃᶜᵗ ᵗᵒ a.lucard's death . ❝ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵗᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵉʳᵉ ᵇʳᵉᵃᵗʰᶦⁿᵍ ᵐᵉʳᵉˡʸ ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ᶦ 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 ᶦᵗ . you would do 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕 to 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 . ❞

[derangedrhythms]

Give me my robe. Put on my crown. I have / Immortal longings in me.

William Shakespeare, from 'Anthony and Cleopatra'

[anyataylorjoys]

MONKEY MAN 2024, dir. Dev Patel

[gannondorf]

❝ oh, a feeling? you mean you finally had one? ❞  

｡ﾟﾟ ▲ . 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐀 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐕𝐄𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐎𝐍 & 𝐒𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 , ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵉᵈᵈᵉⁿᵉᵈ ᶜˡᵒᵘᵈˡᵃⁿᵈˢ ᵃˢ ᶦᶠ ᵖᵒᵖᵘˡᵃᵗᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵇᵉˡˡᶦᶠᵉʳᵒᵘˢ , ʳᵃⁿᶜᵒʳᵒᵘˢ 𝑐𝑎𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑠 : din , farore & nayru , ᵇˡᵒᵒᵈʸᶦⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉᶦʳ ᵇˡᵃᵈᵉˢ ʷʰᶦˡˢᵗ ᵇᵉᵈᵃᵐⁿᶦⁿᵍ 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 ᵃᵍᵃᶦⁿ & ᵃᵍᵃᶦⁿ & 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 ᵘⁿᵗᶦˡ ᵗʰᵉᶦʳ ᵗᵒⁿᵍᵘᵉˢ ᵇˡᵉᵉᵈ 𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿 , ᵗʰᵉᶦʳ ᵉⁿᵃᵐᵉˡˢ ᵍʳᶦⁿᵈᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ 𝚍𝚞𝚜𝚝 . ᵍᵒᵈˢ ᵗʳᵉᵐᵇˡᵉ , ᵖᵃˡᵃᵈᶦⁿˢ ᵖᵉʳᶦˢʰ , ᵏᶦⁿᵍᵈᵒᵐˢ ᶠᵃˡˡ , ˢᵉᵃˡˢ ᵃʳᵉ ᵇʳᵒᵏᵉⁿ . * what are but 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 to 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 flesh ? / ᵗᵒ ᵃ ᵇˡᵒᵒᵈ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᵃⁿᶜᶦᵉⁿᵗ ᵗʰᵃⁿ ᶠˡᵃᵐᵉ ? ❝ ᵃ ᶠᵉᵉˡᶦⁿᵍ , ᵖᵉʳʰᵃᵖˢ , ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᶦ ˢʰᵒᵘˡᵈ ᶠᶦⁿᵃˡˡʸ put 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱 to 𝚢𝚘𝚞 . ❞

[edenmemes]

game of thrones (book) starters

❝ a mind needs books like it needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. ❞ ❝ a lion doesn’t concern itself with the opinion of sheep. ❞ ❝ nothing burns like the cold. ❞ ❝ i’ve angered you. that was never my intent. ❞ ❝ do the dead frighten you? ❞ ❝ the day will come when you need them to respect you, even fear you a little. ❞ ❝ did i offend you? my pardons…but you are scum. ❞ ❝ folly and desperation are offtimes hard to tell apart. ❞ ❝ you must put your dreams aside. they will only break your heart. ❞ ❝ a man in your place should count himself fortunate that his head is still on his shoulders. ❞ ❝ every hurt is a lesson, and every lesson makes you better. ❞ ❝ life is not a song. someday you will learn that, to your sorrow. ❞ ❝ once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use that against you. ❞ ❝ the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. ❞ ❝ make no mistake. i fought for you, but i do not love you. ❞ ❝ some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word. ❞ ❝ fear cuts deeper than swords. ❞ ❝ if i look back i am lost. ❞ ❝ your mind is as deft as your blade, it would seem. ❞ ❝ i cannot think of anyone whose company i desire less than yours. ❞ ❝ sleep is the great healer. ❞ ❝ when you play a game of thrones, you win or you die. ❞ ❝ most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it. ❞ ❝ the things we love destroy us every time. remember that. ❞ ❝ death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. ❞ ❝ what, lost your taste of adventure? ❞ ❝ i have seen dead men with more humor than you. ❞ ❝ there are times when you give me cause to wonder whose side you are on. ❞ ❝ what good is it to wear a crown? the gods mock the prayers of kings and cowherds alike. ❞ ❝ the gods have fashioned us for love. that is our great glory, and our great tragedy. ❞ ❝ i have a tender spot in my heart for broken things. ❞ ❝ laughter is poison to fear. ❞ ❝ love is the bane of honor, the death of duty. ❞ ❝ we need men of your courage. ❞ ❝ my crimes and sins are beyond counting. ❞ ❝ perhaps i was wrong to distrust you. ❞ ❝ do you always find murder so amusing? ❞ ❝ i will not soften the truth for you. if you lose, there is no hope for any of us. ❞ ❝ every flight begins with a fall. ❞ ❝ oh, my sweet summer child, what do you know of fear? ❞ ❝ the man who fears losing has already lost. ❞ ❝ the things i do for love. ❞ ❝ all the grief has been burned out of me. ❞ ❝ i make no threats. that was a promise. ❞ ❝ spare me your empty little compliments. ❞ ❝ i will not forget the help you gave me. ❞ ❝ let them see that their words can cut you and you’ll never be free of the mockery. ❞ ❝ a lord must learn that sometimes words can accomplish what swords cannot. ❞ ❝ you wear your honor like a suit of armor…you think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down. ❞ ❝ a dead enemy is a thing of beauty. ❞ ❝ you look well, but…tired. ❞ ❝ love is sweet, but it cannot change a man’s nature. ❞ ❝ if you tell anyone, i’ll kill you. ❞ ❝ minds are like swords. the old ones go to rust. ❞ ❝ there’s something wrong here. can’t you feel it? listen to the darkness. ❞ ❝ everything’s better with some wine in the belly. ❞ ❝ grief can derange even the most strongest and most disciplined of minds. ❞ ❝ in life, the monsters win. ❞ ❝ damn it. you might at least humor me with a smile. ❞ ❝ why is it when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what’s on the other side? ❞ ❝ if you must hate, hate those who truly do us harm. ❞ ❝ tell me again what you saw. all the details. leave nothing out. ❞ ❝ what do you think might’ve killed these men? ❞ ❝ you are too hard on yourself. you always were. ❞ ❝ such eloquence. i never suspected you had it in you. ❞ ❝ if i need instruction, i will ask for it. ❞ ❝ if there are enemies in this wood, a fire is the last thing we want. ❞ ❝ what is it? you’re shaking. ❞ ❝ i am out of wine and out of patience. ❞ ❝ i am pleased to see there are still men of sense in this city. ❞ ❝ i do not mean to frighten you, but neither will i lie to you. ❞ ❝ we have come to a dangerous place. we have enemies who mean us ill will. ❞ ❝ you have the wildness in you. ❞ ❝ i can only stomach so much ineptitude in any one day. ❞ ❝ what you are is weak. ❞ ❝ why, that almost sounds like praise. ❞ ❝ none of us wants trouble, but i fear these are troubed times. ❞ ❝ keep out of matters that don’t concern you. ❞ ❝ i trust you as i would my own blood. ❞ ❝ just where do you think you are going? ❞ ❝ give me honorable enemies rather than ambitious ones, and i’ll sleep more soundly at night. ❞ ❝ i am in no mood for your insolence today. ❞ ❝ you weren’t supposed to be here. no one was supposed to be here. ❞ ❝ you are shaking. do i frighten you so much? ❞ ❝ there is small honor in tricks. ❞ ❝ we who presume to rule must do vile things for the good of the realm. ❞ ❝ should war come again, how many soldiers will die? how many towns will burn? ❞ ❝ it is one thing to be clever and another to be wise. ❞ ❝ even in a place like this, one never knows who may be watching. ❞ ❝ forgive me. i am tired. ❞ ❝ if friends can turn to enemies, enemies can become friends. ❞ ❝ all alone, are you? ❞ ❝ we are about justice here, and what you seek is vengeance. ❞ ❝ i promise you, no harm will come to you. ❞ ❝ you will dishonor yourself forever if you do this. ❞ ❝ we all need to be mocked from time from time, lest we start to take ourselves too seriously. ❞ ❝ open the door. we need to talk. ❞ ❝ come share my fire, the night is cold. ❞ ❝ make certain i never look on your face again, or i swear, i’ll have your head on a spike. ❞ ❝ you dare give commands to me? to me? ❞ ❝ we all need to be mocked from time from time, lest we start to take ourselves too seriously. ❞ ❝ you do not love me and you do not want me here. ❞ ❝ nothing was harmed save my dignity. ❞ ❝ be strong. the gods are cruel. ❞ ❝ have you no shred of honor? ❞ ❝ something’s wrong. something’s very wrong. ❞ ❝ i want to be by myself for a while. ❞ ❝ do you take me for a servant? ❞ ❝ i never asked for this. ❞ ❝ i did warn you not to trust me. ❞ ❝ duty, honor, friendship, what’s that to you? ❞ ❝ i hope you are not thinking of doing anything stupid. ❞ ❝ save your pity for yourself. i want none of it. ❞ ❝ i think i will try to sleep. wake me if we’re about to die. ❞ ❝ never show them you’re afraid. ❞ ❝ i am doing the right thing, so why do i feel so bad? ❞ ❝ you must not do this. don’t die on me. ❞ ❝ it is not for you to tell me what i cannot do. ❞ ❝ it stinks. the stick of death. ❞ ❝ you are as fair as ever, a welcome sight in troubled times. ❞ ❝ there’s someone out there, isn’t there? ❞ ❝ can’t say i’ll be sad to see the back of this place. ❞ ❝ travel by night and hole up by day, avoid the road while we can, make no noise and light no fires. ❞ ❝ mercy is never a mistake. ❞ ❝ i don’t wish to hurt you, but i will if i have to. ❞ ❝ i swear it, you will have your vengeance. ❞ ❝ i bow to serve you, to obey you, to die for you if need be. ❞ ❝ a man who fights for coin is loyal only to his purse. ❞ ❝ we have won a battle, not a war. ❞ ❝ do i look like a liar too? ❞ ❝ more than once, i have dreamed of giving up the crown. ❞ ❝ distrusting me was the wisest thing you’ve done. ❞ ❝ poison is a coward’s weapon. ❞ ❝ how many times must i tell you to hold your tongue? ❞ ❝ you have done all i could have asked of you, and a hundred times more. ❞ ❝ i have made more mistakes than you can possibly imagine, but that was not one of them. ❞ ❝ sometimes the gods are merciful. ❞ ❝ go ahead, call me all the names you want. ❞ ❝ not now. you have no time for grief. ❞

[gannondorf]

▲

[calellon]

y'all mind if i succumb to an ancient and terrible hunger

[edenmemes]

horizon: forbidden west starters

❝ it won’t be long before we hit the point of no return. ❞   ❝ every night, i have the same dream. ❞   ❝ i’ve been tracking you a long way. ❞   ❝ you know what they say. if you want something done right, do it yourself. ❞   ❝ what happened next was…not something i like to remember. ❞   ❝ and for a moment, i feel whole. but it never lasts. ❞   ❝ we’ll camp out here until we get our strength back up. ❞   ❝ you know i hate being called that. ❞   ❝ all i have left are the screams of those long dead and an unending rage. show me where to bury it. ❞   ❝ vengeance? no. i wanted devastation. ❞   ❝ well, you may lack sense — but you don’t lack courage. ❞   ❝ you can’t ignore it forever. memories always come back. ❞   ❝ my world stopped revolving around you months ago. ❞   ❝ i thought soothing the suffering of others would somehow appease my own. ❞   ❝ i’m not much for parties. ❞   ❝ i was thinking we could spar for a bit. when you have the time. ❞   ❝ there is something about you that doesn’t seem natural. ❞   ❝ it’s not like everyone can be born with a sword glued to their hand. ❞   ❝ the last thing i wanted was to worry you. ❞ ❝ any scrap of hope is better than nothing. ❞   ❝ i know what it’s like when your family looks down on you. ❞     ❝ i didn’t think i was that well-known. ❞   ❝ i hope you don’t hold it against me. ❞   ❝ you know that special part of us that makes us warm, kind, welcoming? you were born without that. ❞   ❝ i’m sorry you had to go through that. ❞   ❝ speak the truth. plain and simple. ❞   ❝ you’re stuck with me now — like bark on wood. ❞   ❝ if the end of the world’s coming, i don’t wanna be sober for it. ❞   ❝ i’m no stranger to hardship. ❞   ❝ ah, nothing…you just look good, that’s all. ❞   ❝ aren’t you a jewel in a junk heap? ❞   ❝ they say the only thing that makes a cold brew go down easier is a tale of times gone by. ❞ ❝ tell me what happened. step by step. ❞   ❝ forget what you think you know about me. ❞   ❝ i dread to think what would’ve happened if you hadn’t shown up. ❞   ❝ you can try to hide it, but inside, you’re as soft as a silk pillow. ❞   ❝ you’re going on without me, aren’t you? ❞   ❝ oh, a feeling? you mean you finally had one? ❞   ❝ we need a lot more than eager hearts to win. ❞   ❝ the company you keep is even worse than i thought. ❞   ❝ you are unhappy. good. ❞   ❝ what about you? will time heal your wounds? ❞   ❝ so this is it? after everything we’ve been through…this is goodbye? ❞ ❝ i’m not here to fight for you. ❞   ❝ you must succeed or this was all for nothing. ❞       ❝ i can’t claim to understand. only empathize. ❞   ❝ trust me. i know what i’m doing. ❞   ❝ i got a couple of scrapes on the way here. ❞   ❝ shh now…everything will be fine. ❞   ❝ what’s wrong? is it your injury? ❞   ❝ i hope all is well enough under the circumstances. ❞   ❝ i gotta take a breather. ❞   ❝ i thought we were finally going to get away from this place. ❞ ❝ i can’t believe we actually made it. ❞   ❝ what i have to do…it’s better if i do it alone. ❞   ❝ don’t forget to stand up for yourself. ❞   ❝ can’t tell if you’re shy or scared. ❞   ❝ sometimes a dream has to die. ❞   ❝ i’m alone in bearing the burden. ❞   ❝ well, this is a warm welcome. ❞   ❝ each journey begins with a single step. ❞   ❝ i often prefer plants to people. ❞ ❝ wish i could say i’ve been through worse. ❞   ❝ nobody’s handed me anything or dropped opportunity in my lap. everything i’ve achieved, i’ve done on my own. ❞   ❝ greatness is never easy. ❞   ❝ just try not to get hurt. ❞   ❝ you mustn’t judge me. i had no choice. ❞   ❝ trust me, you don’t want to know. ❞   ❝ why didn’t you wake me? ❞   ❝ everyone makes mistakes. ❞   ❝ how can i say no to that? ❞   ❝ these days, you don’t seem to appreciate anything. ❞   ❝ i won’t be anyone’s second choice. ❞   ❝ you were a great warrior once. ❞   ❝ sounds like you could use a hand. ❞ ❝ i mean, have you ever even had a friend? ❞   ❝ ugh, what’s that stench? ❞   ❝ i’m not saying it’s a bad idea. i’m saying it’s overkill. ❞   ❝ you know better than anyone it’s a dangerous world out there. ❞      ❝ what’s done is done. ❞   ❝ i’m guessing you’ve got a lot of questions. ❞   ❝ is there nothing you can’t do? ❞       ❝ trust me — you don’t want to go in there. ❞   ❝ the exceptional walk a path of solitude. ❞   ❝ you, sorry? that’d be a first. ❞   ❝ you might want to sleep with one eye open. ❞   ❝ it’s okay. i’ve fought bigger. ❞   ❝ i’ve never heard of anything so selfish. ❞   ❝ seems like you could use a shoulder to lean on. ❞   ❝ come back someday and tell me about your adventures. ❞   ❝ you’ve shown strength and wisdom today. ❞   ❝ false hope is a creeping vine. ❞   ❝ someone’s being awfully mysterious. ❞   ❝ you must think i’m eminently stupid. ❞   ❝ do i smell…ale? ❞   ❝ i’m not looking for any trouble. ❞   ❝ it’s good to see you, but i can’t stay long. ❞   ❝ the burden of your task is written across your face. ❞   ❝ so. that’s my story. ❞   ❝ that’s a little harsh, isn’t it? ❞   ❝ do you really think we can do something about all of this? ❞   ❝ people only follow you because you say so. loudly. ❞   ❝ it’s over. i failed. ❞   ❝ i’ve gotten used to seeing impossible things, thanks to you. ❞   ❝ that’s all you’re going to tell me? ❞   ❝ it’s nice to save a life instead of end one. ❞   ❝ you want me to come with you? ❞   ❝ you don’t have to be afraid. ❞   ❝ don’t worry about me. i’ll be fine. ❞   ❝ sorry. you’re not getting rid of me that easily. ❞   ❝ you sure i shouldn’t come with you? ❞   ❝ why are you here? what is your purpose? ❞   ❝ i’m not trying to shut you out. ❞   ❝ if this is too much for your old bones, you can always head back. ❞   ❝ something doesn’t want us here. ❞   ❝ i’m going to make sure you pay for all the suffering you have caused. ❞   ❝ please, just don’t break anything. ❞   ❝ you’re not wanted here. ❞   ❝ your skill with a bow never ceases to amaze. ❞   ❝ you must think i’m an idiot. ❞   ❝ didn’t think i was going to make it. ❞   ❝ a true warrior makes use of every advantage. ❞   ❝ maybe just don’t disappear completely this time? ❞   ❝ what, afraid i’ll stab you or something? ❞   ❝ any kindness we seed, we should also sow. ❞ ❝ sounds like you were a force to be reckoned with. ❞       ❝ it must be urgent since you left so fast. ❞ ❝ this isn’t going to work. ❞   ❝ i’m not getting dragged further into this madness. ❞   ❝ i never wanted any of this to happen. ❞   ❝ if you want, we can talk about it. ❞       ❝ everything feels…unreal. distant. ❞       ❝ as long as you’re honest with yourself, nobody can hold your choices against you. ❞ ❝ you sure know how to fight. ❞   ❝ how many more do i have to kill? when does it end? ❞   ❝ the blade answers only to the hand that commands it. ❞   ❝ i’m not the trusting type. ❞   ❝ i like to make my own judgements about people. ❞   ❝ i knew my eyes weren’t playing tricks on me. ❞ ❝ when we are united, we can overcome any threat. ❞   ❝ you fought well back there. ❞   ❝ that wound needs to be looked at. ❞   ❝ what have you done? ❞   ❝ i trust you will point my blade where it will cut the deepest. ❞   ❝ what do you need me to do? ❞     ❝ the world seems quieter when it snows. ❞     ❝ that was an unkind comparison. ❞      ❝ i’m sorry for my unannounced appearance. ❞ ❝ sundown. stars will be out soon. ❞ ❝ no nonsense. i like it. ❞ ❝ one thing’s for sure. we’re not alone out here. ❞   ❝ you made quite an impression that day. ❞   ❝ okay, you got me. i’m curious. ❞   ❝ you’re never one to hold back, are you? ❞   ❝ hold your fire. i’m not here to fight. ❞   ❝ a loss today is a win tomorrow. ❞   ❝ i tried to vent my grief on the battlefield…but i never found comfort. ❞   ❝ maybe now you can tell me what we’re doing here? ❞   ❝ did you hit your head on your way down here? ❞       ❝ you got blindsided. wasn’t your fault. ❞   ❝ true courage means facing those fears with conviction instead of cynicism. ❞   ❝ follow my lead and be prepared for anything. ❞   ❝ this place is really falling apart. ❞   ❝ one of these days i’m gonna shut that arrogant mouth of yours. ❞   ❝ let’s hold off with the ale until it’s over and done with. ❞   ❝ you’re the worst, you know that? ❞   ❝ i will do whatever i can. i promise. ❞   ❝ it’s time for the truth, and it better be convincing. ❞   ❝ everyone thought you were dead. ❞   ❝ i can always count on you. ❞   ❝ nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. ❞   ❝ i’m not gonna kill you, okay? ❞   ❝ you haven’t let me down yet. ❞   ❝ i will not let myself hope just yet. ❞   ❝ i’m glad you’re with me. ❞   ❝ you’ve got guts. i’ll give you that. ❞   ❝ you’re a long way from home. ❞   ❝ i didn’t come all this way to stop now. ❞   ❝ you can be so boorish. ❞   ❝ okay, enough. i’m gonna get emotional. ❞   ❝ no. i am not wearing that. no way. ❞   ❝ i can barely breathe. ❞   ❝ this is what i am now. ❞   ❝ and now you know the truth. ❞   ❝ will i feel different? whole again? ❞   ❝ the road to truth is never a straight line. ❞   ❝ this place is a maze. ❞   ❝ i’m not some legend come to life. ❞   ❝ you look like you have something on your mind. ❞   ❝ you shouldn’t believe everything you hear. ❞   ❝ things were simpler then. ❞   ❝ i’m just stubborn. it’s a good quality to have, dealing with you. ❞   ❝ it’s been a long road. we’ve suffered. we’ll continue to suffer. ❞   ❝ we’re a lot alike, huh? ❞   ❝ you’ve had a hard journey for one so young. ❞   ❝ whatever comes, we will endure. ❞   ❝ what’s so important down there that you’d risk your life? ❞   ❝ are you even listening? ❞   ❝ we can’t sit around wallowing in our sadness. ❞   ❝ yeah, maybe that wasn’t such a good idea. ❞   ❝ destiny shines upon us. ❞   ❝ don’t be so quick to dismiss the comfort we can find in art. ❞   ❝ don’t worry. i’ll protect you. ❞   ❝ if you ever betray me again, i will kill you no matter what the circumstance. ❞   ❝ i’ve surpassed every man that has ever gotten in my way. ❞   ❝ feels like the bloodshed never ends. and the pain it causes. ❞   ❝ you’re the last person to act sensibly in the face of impossible odds. ❞   ❝ when it looks impossible, look deeper. and then fight like you can win. ❞   ❝ do more than just survive. flourish. ❞   ❝ i told you i wanted to help you. i meant it. ❞   ❝ i am no threat. ❞   ❝ survival is only a necessity to my greater purpose. ❞   ❝ i see you…a woman who has carved her own remarkable path. ❞   ❝ even when things are darkest, you’re the flame that lights the way forward. ❞   ❝ you have opened my eyes to many things. ❞   ❝ you were part of something bigger once. something good. ❞   ❝ what i wouldn’t give to watch you die. ❞   ❝ it all turned out well, in the end. ❞   ❝ there’s something very powerful somewhere beyond that door. ❞   ❝ i’m sorry i couldn’t do more to help you. ❞  

[edenmemes]

baldur's gate 3 starters (part 1)

part 1 / ? .

❝ a less trusting person might think this all sounds very suspicious. ❞ ❝ you say all the right words, but i’m not sure you mean the right things. ❞ ❝ i know somewhere quiet. somewhere intimate. somewhere we can…indulge in each other. ❞ ❝ eugh, don’t be nice to me. it makes me want to be nice back. ❞ ❝ we needn’t be enemies. there’s plenty of those to go around already. ❞ ❝ there’s a steeliness to you, an unwavering tenacity in the face of, to be frank, quite dire odds. ❞ ❝ even the waves of fate can break upon the shores of will. ❞ ❝ i appreciate anyone that opens a conversation with threats of bodily harm. ❞ ❝ oh, you know me - ever the optimist. i’m trying to focus on the positives. ❞ ❝ i’m not easily impressed by people, but you’re stronger than i gave you credit for. ❞ ❝ there’s an air about you. something alien. ❞ ❝ loosen the grip on your pride for one blasted moment, won’t you? ❞ ❝ it’s been a long time since someone stuck their neck out for me like that. ❞ ❝ there’s something odd about this village. people skulk around like they’ve something to hide. ❞ ❝ you know, if you want to spend time with me, you only have to say so. ❞ ❝ i want to know what the world sees when it looks at me. what you see. ❞ ❝ what’s better than a devil you don’t know? a devil you do. ❞ ❝ you must know that you’re…that you’re very special to me. ❞ ❝ the gods are nothing if not vindictive in their vengeance. ❞ ❝ stay with me a while, will you? day will come all too soon. ❞ ❝ here’s my little treat with their cheeks all flushed. ❞ ❝ i am terrified. i will not claim otherwise. ❞ ❝ my apologies. i’m not quite myself yet. i had the strangest dream last night. ❞ ❝ we didn’t die today. tomorrow, perhaps. but not today. ❞ ❝ leader’s need to make tough decisions. we do what we must. ❞ ❝ i think that unknowable powers come with unknowable consequences. ❞ ❝ i’ve had a lifetime’s fill of watching little men puff themselves up with grand titles. ❞ ❝ in these times, all we can trust are the blades in our hands. ❞ ❝ it’s not easy to turn away from one you once loved. ❞ ❝ much has been promised to you, hasn’t it? but what has been taken from you? ❞ ❝ damn it all. i can do nothing right - not a damn thing. ❞ ❝ every instinct i have tells me that nothing’s changed. that i’m still just a means to an end. ❞ ❝ do not speak of a story you only know the half of. ❞ ❝ i dreamt every night that you’d come back to me. that somehow it was all a nightmare dawn would undo. ❞ ❝ when the time comes to strike, you must take it. for there may be only one chance. ❞ ❝ your eyes. there is pain, endless and deep. but also devotion - blazing like the sun. ❞ ❝ you’re adorable even when you’re teasing me. ❞ ❝ i don’t need your help, and i don’t need your pity. ❞ ❝ i’m more than what i was. and i’m not afraid of anything any more. ❞ ❝ i said exactly what i meant: i love you. you should never, never doubt that. ❞ ❝ this is all like some sort of terrible dream. but it’s real, isn’t it? ❞ ❝ there is no redemption. can’t you see? it is too late. ❞ ❝ i don’t know that it was brave. i just know that it was right. ❞ ❝ you took those bastards down like it was nothing. it…was amazing. ❞ ❝ they underestimated me. so they paid the price. ❞ ❝ we fight, we die, and we just hope that when our time comes, there is someone else to take our place. ❞ ❝ unfortunately for me, you’re my friend. rescuing you from mortal peril is my right. ❞ ❝ what did you think i was going to say? 'oh, come here, i'll kiss you better'? ❞ ❝ flowers are so overrated. they're bright, gaudy, and almost never make good poisons. ❞ ❝ i’ve been lied to, my whole life. and i was gullible enough to just believe it. ❞ ❝ you know, i never pictured myself as a hero. never thought i'd be the one they toast for saving so many lives. and now that i'm here…i hate it. ❞ ❝ you know, i feel a connection between us. like we're two souls walking the same path. ❞ ❝ the forgiving sort, are you? you should be careful. plenty would take advantage of that. ❞

❝ it’s as if god made you just to ruin me. ❞ ❝ perish the thought. every word i said was nothing less than true. ❞ ❝ you have a manner of irresistible desperation about you. i like it. ❞ ❝ i got my eye on you. you got the look of a troublemaker. ❞ ❝ i’m starting to think you’re my guardian angel. ❞ ❝ it seems you know me better than i know myself. ❞ ❝ you…you have no idea what you’ve done. ❞ ❝ they say madness and genius are separated by but a hair’s breadth. perhaps the same is true of madness and stupidity. ❞ ❝ oh, it’s you. don’t you get tired of telling people how to live their lives? ❞ ❝ good morning! thank you for not killing me the other night. ❞ ❝ when the time comes to strike, you must take it. for there may be only one chance. ❞ ❝ it is good to savour the moment of victory - but pace bg3 syourself. our fight is just beginning. ❞ ❝ i was too hasty to judge you. i thought you were witless, gutless, unimpressivably bland… ❞ ❝ yours is the first happy face i’ve seen in a good while. ❞ ❝ when hope has been whittled down to the very marrow of despair – that’s when you’ll come knocking on my door. ❞ ❝ thank you, my friend. maybe we’ll meet again, in another life. ❞ ❝ you’ll regret sticking your nose in my business. ❞

[derangedrhythms]

The moon has turned to blood!

Angela Carter, from 'Nights at the Circus'

[cinematv]

THE GREEN KNIGHT (2021) dir. David Lowery

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｡ﾟﾟ ▲ . 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐎𝐔𝐒 & 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 . ᵃ ˢˡᶦᵐ ʳᵘᵈᵈʸ ᵍᵃˢʰ 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘴 ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵏʸˢᶦˡˡ ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᵛᶦᵛᶦᵈ 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 ʷᵉˡˡᶦⁿᵍ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵃ ᶠʳᵉˢʰ ᶦⁿᶜᶦˢᶦᵒⁿ , ᵗᶦⁿˢᵉˡˡᶦⁿᵍ ᵒᵃˢᶦˢ ʷᵃᵗᵉʳˢ ʷᶦᵗʰ ᶠᵒˡᵈᵉᵈ 𝐫𝐞𝐝 upon 𝐫𝐞𝐝 . ᵗʰᵉ ˡᶦᵍʰᵗ ᶦⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵃʳᵉᶜᵃᶜᵉᵃᵉ ᶠᵘˡˡ ᵒᶠ 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑧𝑦 & 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑒 , ᶠʳᵒⁿᵈˢ ᵗʳᵉᵐᵇˡᶦⁿᵍ ˡᶦᵏᵉ ⁿᵉᵒⁿᵃᵗᵃˡ fawns . ❝ ᵈᵒⁿ’ᵗ ᵃˢˢᵘᵐᵉ ᶦ haven't ᵗᵃᵏᵉⁿ ⁿᵒᵗᶦᶜᵉ ᵒᶠ 𝚢𝚘𝚞 ˡᵘʳᵏᶦⁿᵍ ᵃʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ 𝑴𝒀 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 . ❞

ᵈᶦᵍᶦᵗˢ ᵉⁿᵛᶦʳᵒⁿᶦⁿᵍ a 𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕥 , ᵈᶦᵃᵇˡᵉʳᶦᵉ ᶦᵗᶜʰᶦⁿᵍ ᵃᵗ ᶠᶦⁿᵍᵉʳᵗᶦᵖˢ . ᵛᶦᵒˡᵉⁿᶜᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵐˢ ᵇᵉᵗʷᵉᵉⁿ ᵗʰᵉᵐ , 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 / ᵗᵉⁿˢᶦᵒⁿ 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘦 & 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘺 ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᵃ ᶜᵘᵐᵘˡᵒⁿᶦᵐᵇᵘˢ ᵍʳᵃᵛᶦᵈ ʷᶦᵗʰ 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐬 , ᵗʰʳᵉᵃᵗᵉⁿᶦⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ 𝙱𝚄𝚁𝚂𝚃 . ❝ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵒᵐᵉ ᵗᵒ 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝘩𝑒𝑟𝑜 ? kill ʷʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵈᵉᵉᵐ ᵃⁿᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ‘ 𝒖𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒆𝒓 ’ ? ᶦ'ᵐ ᵃᶠʳᵃᶦᵈ ʸᵒᵘ’ˡˡ ᵇᵉ 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 . ❞

[gannondorf]

▲ .

[gannondorf]

❝ i don't wanna hear another word out of your mouth. ❞

｡ﾟﾟ ▲ . 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 / 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓'𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 , 𝐃𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐀𝐒𝐏 . 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐊𝐈𝐍 𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐒 ᶦⁿ ᶜʳᶦᵐˢᵒⁿ ᵃˢ ᵃ ᶜʳᵉˢᶜᵉⁿᵗ ʷᵃᵈᵉˢ , ˢᵃⁿᵍᵘᶦⁿᵉ ⁻ ˢᵒᵃᵏᵉᵈ , ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᵃⁿ ᶦᵐᵇʳᵘᵉᵈ ᵍᵒⁿᵈᵒˡᵃ , ᵃ ᶜʳᵘᵒʳ - ᶜᵒᵃᵗᵉᵈ ˢᶜʸᵗʰᵉ , a 𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑔𝘩𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 sneer . ᶜᵘᵐᵘˡᵒⁿᶦᵐᵇᵘˢ ˢᵃᵘⁿᵗᵉʳ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵏʸ ˢᵃᵗᵘʳⁿᶦⁿᵉ & ᵇᵘˡᵇᵒᵘˢ ʷᶦᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉ 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 ᵒᶠ ᵃ 𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 , ˡᶦᵐⁿᵉᵈ ᵒᶜᶜᵃˢᶦᵒⁿᵃˡˡʸ ᵇʸ ⁿᶦᵗᶦᵈ ʳᶦᵛᵘˡᵉᵗˢ ᵒᶠ 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 & ᵗʰᵉᶦʳ ˢᵘᵈᵈᵉⁿ 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 ˢᵗʳᵒᵇᵉˢ . ❝ ᶦⁿ ᵗʰᵃᵗ , ᶦᵗ ˢᵉᵉᵐˢ , ʷᵉ ʰᵃᵛᵉ finally ʳᵉᵃᶜʰᵉᵈ an 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 . ❞

ᵗʰᵉ ᵃᵇʳᵘᵖᵗ ᵍᵘᵗᵗᵘʳᵃˡˢ ᵒᶠ 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐞 , ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵒʳᵏˢ ᵒᶠ 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 . ʰᵉ ˢᵐᶦˡᵉˢ & ᶦᵗ’ˢ ʷᶦᵗʰᵒᵘᵗ a mote ᵒᶠ ᵃᵐᶦᵃᵇᶦˡᶦᵗʸ , ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵒʳᵐᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿ 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚞𝚊𝚕 & 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚠 ᶦⁿ ᶦᵗˢ ᶜʳᵒᵒᵏᶦⁿᵍ , ᵃ ᵍˡᶦˢᵗᵉʳ ᵒᶠ 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 . ❝ ʷʰʸ ˢᵖᵉᵃᵏ ʷᶦᵗʰ 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤 ʷʰᵉⁿ ʷᵉ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵈᵒ ˢᵒ ᵉᵃˢᶦˡʸ 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 ? ❞

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— Vita Sackville-West, from “Solitude.”

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— Catherynne M. Valente, from “Deathless.”

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arcane (s2) sentence starters

ep1 - 8. warning for spoilers !

❝ everybody wants to be my enemy. ❞ ❝ you’re our leader. they follow you. i follow you. ❞ ❝ i've seen miracles spring from the hands of mages many times, but so often, they turned to horrors. ❞ ❝ why does anyone commit acts others deem unspeakable? for love. ❞ ❝ in my experience, no one in power is innocent. ❞ ❝ i don't wanna hear another word out of your mouth. ❞ ❝ i keep telling myself that you're different. but you're not. ❞ ❝ i haven't insulted your intelligence. do not insult mine. ❞ ❝ if you see the opening...take the shot. ❞ ❝ it's me. your vile villainess. the author of your nightmares. ❞ ❝ you have no inkling what family is to me. ❞ ❝ our paths diverged long ago. it was affection that held us together. ❞ ❝ i'm done blaming myself for your mistakes. ❞ ❝ there's one thing i know in my bones. there is no force in this world that can control you. ❞ ❝ your talents can be used to build, instead of destroy. ❞ ❝ no beast is more savage than man. ❞ ❝ i am the dirt under your nails. nothing's gonna clean me out. ❞ ❝ the dirt was on both our hands. ❞ ❝ stick your head in the dirt if you want, but this fantasy you've been living out here, it's not gonna last forever. ❞ ❝ now people avert their gaze when i roll by. ❞ ❝ still giving me the silent treatment, huh? ❞ ❝ you think it's so easy? to turn your back while your city looks to you for salvation? ❞ ❝ playing coy doesn't suit you, love. ❞ ❝ is it bad that i'm making friends with my demons? ❞ ❝ can i do the right thing for the wrong reason? ❞ ❝ ever since you dropped into my life, it's like i put on glasses. ❞ ❝ jeez, lady, you crazy? talking to dead people. ❞ ❝ sometimes taking a leap forward means leaving a few things behind. ❞ ❝ that's a past life, kid. and it was about as sweet as last year's milk. ❞ ❝ why is peace always the justification for violence? ❞ ❝ haven't i done you enough favors? ❞ ❝ i must say goodbye to this place now. to you. ❞ ❝ you got that look in your eye again. what are you planning? ❞ ❝ people have lost their heads for less. ❞ ❝ everyone in my life has changed. promise me you won't change. ❞ ❝ wrath must be met with wrath. ❞ ❝ what you've stolen…is more precious than any gold. ❞ ❝ i apologize for the intrusion. i was attempting to sneak in. ❞ ❝ address me with respect, or keep your mouth shut. ❞ ❝ this is what you asked for. heavy is the crown. ❞ ❝ and then what? you take what you need, hang me out to dry? ❞ ❝ do you realize how easy it was for me to track you down here? ❞ ❝ awful, isn't it? losing a loved one. ❞ ❝ i'm sorry. i’m not comfortable trusting our fates to chance. ❞ ❝ you think it's so easy? to turn your back while your city looks to you for salvation? ❞ ❝ whether i'm pulling the pin or not, everyone who gets close to me dies. ❞ ❝ you walk along the edge of danger and it will change you. ❞ ❝ your youth betrays you. patience is a product of age. both of which i possess in abundance. ❞ ❝ we gotta choose right now whether we're gonna throw in the towel or make a stand together. ❞ ❝ i had a different name back then, you know. ❞ ❝ when will you admit that this is just one of your fantasies? ❞ ❝ my arrogance led me to take on more than i could handle. ❞ ❝ such force must be a final resort. ❞ ❝ in my experience, only guilty men answer accusations with silence. ❞ ❝ every time it seems like we might catch a break. ❞ ❝ you're a monster. why? why do all this? ❞ ❝ i must ask you to surrender your weapons. this is a place of peace. ❞ ❝ i still think it's a dumb idea. but i guess you won, and a deal's a deal. ❞ ❝ it’s nice to know there are still good ones left. ❞ ❝ i promise, it's the last offer you're gonna get. ❞ ❝ no matter what i do, i just can’t seem to die. ❞ ❝ maybe i underestimated you. maybe you have the strength i do not. ❞ ❝ you don't actually need my help. you haven't for a long time. ❞ ❝ like it or not, we're in this mess together. ❞ ❝ compassion. hate. two sides of the same coin. ❞ ❝ i have a plan. you’re not gonna like it. ❞ ❝ come closer, will you, babe? ❞ ❝ i'd feared i wouldn't have the chance to speak with you again. ❞

❝ you here to finish me off? ❞ ❝ i thought you were on our side. ❞ ❝ what is up with you? you've been out of it all day. ❞ ❝ as good as it feels to pour everyone's drink, you need to fill your own cup every now and again. ❞ ❝ you must destroy it. it corrupts. consumes. ❞ ❝ sometimes taking a leap forward means leaving a few things behind. ❞ ❝ we do not lament a warrior's death. we avenge it. ❞ ❝ for the gifted, arrogance is the ultimate threat. ❞ ❝ why do you persist? after everything i've done? ❞ ❝ you're not alone. look at my shadow right behind you like a ghost. ❞ ❝ there is nothing to gain from this senseless bloodshed. ❞ ❝ i choose wrong every time. and because of it, i've lost everyone. ❞ ❝ go. before i do something i regret. ❞ ❝ i don't wanna lose what makes me "me" chasing some wild dream. ❞ ❝ i'm gonna find a way back, with or without you. ❞ ❝ i'm sorry. i've been an idiot. and an ass. you're hurting too. ❞ ❝ one's thoughts are more easily gathered in isolation. ❞ ❝ all right, out with it. what do you want from me? ❞ ❝ hey, in case i don't remember to tell you tomorrow, you've always meant the world to me. ❞ ❝ you ever wish you could just stay in one moment? ❞ ❝ if you're here to kill me, make sure to finish the job. ❞ ❝ i think beneath that mask you're scared. ❞ ❝ i must say that since i've met you, i've truly lived. ❞ ❝ never seen you give up on anything. ❞ ❝ i have the feeling that you'll be running this place soon. ❞ ❝ i think beneath that mask you're scared. ❞ ❝ i'm choosing to fight. and i pray that you will join me. ❞ ❝ this place will grow on you. you'll see. ❞ ❝ you're never gonna give up on me, are you? ❞ ❝ i think the cycle only ends when you find the will to walk away. ❞ ❝ hating you…i've hated myself. i just don't have the energy for it any longer. ❞ ❝ greatest thing we can do in life is find the power to forgive. ❞ ❝ oh, don't get all mushy on me now. ❞ ❝ i'm always with you. even when we're worlds apart. ❞ ❝ just 'cause you're having a bad day, don't take it out on me. ❞ ❝ look at the price of your ambition. you've sacrificed everything. ❞ ❝ you taught me the best lies come wrapped in truth. ❞ ❝ i feel like i woke up in the wrong universe. ❞ ❝ oh, spare the sympathy. ❞ ❝ uh, you do realize code phrases don't work when you make them up on the spot? ❞ ❝ desperation is the doorway to oblivion. ❞ ❝ it was a mistake to come here. ❞ ❝ this will have consequences. ❞ ❝ i know it's my fault that i'm here all alone. ❞ ❝ if you choose to flee, don't stop running. ❞ ❝ go and make some mistakes. you live and you learn. ❞ ❝ let me guess. you think i'm holding myself back. ❞ ❝ i have people back home who need me. ❞ ❝ i’m sorry i haven’t been around. ❞