pull together.

>> verb: ________ 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨; [ 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 ]

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      for  the  time  being,  sadie  is  being  moved  onto  my  multi  --  @deathfeat  !!  this  blog  will  still  be  active  in  terms  of  aesthetics,  diary  entries  !!  if  we  have  a  thread,  i’d  love  to  continue  it  and  will  @  you  from  the  blog  :D  

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      to  defeat  death  ! ;   an  oc  heavy  multi  muse  focused  way  too  much  on  apocalyptic  themes  !   feat.  original  lore  and  muses  from,  twd,  charmed,  lots,  stranger  things,  &  more.  ind  & sel,  mature  themes  present  !  (  muse  roster  )

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mi boy curly grim back and im thrivin @heforges :’)) pls come write w/ me on ther

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thoughts me friends?

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INT  :  amazonluthor​ ( lillian ) 

The small shake of the girl’s head has her sagging in relief, and she nods slightly. ‘Good, that’s good’. It seems like a silly thing to say, but in truth she hasn’t spoken to anyone in quite some time. The sound of the girl’s tired, scratchy voice has her slipping the backpack from her shoulders, opening the top and extracting a canteen that she hands to her quickly. ‘Here’, she says softly, ‘drink as much as you need, but try to pace yourself’. 

She wonders how long the girl has been on her own for, but she doesn’t want to ask too many questions, incase she feels threatened. Instead, zips up her backpack and slips it back on ‘We should move. It’s not safe here’. She stands, sliding her knife back into the sheath by her hip, and extends a hand to the girl with a soft smile. ‘I’m Lillian. I know somewhere safe’. 

      the  kindness  the  woman  shows  her  is  far  too  much  for  sadie  to  feel  comfortable.  she  grows  uneasy,  refusing  the  canteen  --  it’s  not  good  to  be  in  someone’s  debt  even  MORE  than  she  already  was.  besides,  it  just  feels  weird  to  her.  with  a  name,  she  offers  a  thin  smile  neglecting  to  give  her  the  same  information  as  she  gets  up  on  her  own.  

it’s  not  meant  to  be  RUDE,  of  course  she  just  --  she  needs  to  do  things  alone.  and  it’s  been  maybe  a  week  ??  maybe  longer.  time  moves  all  at  once  and  then  not  at  all  she’s  discovered  since  she’s  only  had  herself.  at  the  mention  of  somewhere  safe  her  heart  lurches  unbidden  in  her  chest.  childish  hope  is  still  something  that  sticks  to  her  like  tar.  theo  might  be  there,  hoping  she  would  be  there  too.  her  eyes  sting  against  the  thought  of  it  as  she  looks  up  at  the  woman,  she’s  right  --  it’s  not  safe  out  here,  and  dark  surely  would  round  the  corner  before  long.  securing  the  straps  on  her  pack  she  swallows  heavily,  “  are  there  other  people  there  ?? ”

[tvstrangerthings]

The school? It’s about a mile that way, at least.

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like  this  for  either  a  smol  starter,  to  plot,  or  for  me  2  come  yellin  in  ur ims  ♥

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INT  :  amazonluthor​  (  unknown  )

starter for @grieforged​

Adrenaline still thrums in her blood, her heart racing as she steps away from the downed walker, though the fear she felt wasn’t for herself. She turns towards the child, her brow furrowed in concern as she takes a step towards her. ‘Are you alright?’ she asks quietly, kneeling down in front of her and setting her weapon aside. ‘Did it bite you?’ 

The girl seems to be on her own, and she tries not to imagine what might’ve happened for her to end up that way, or the horrors she might’ve seen. It’s a cruel world they live in, now, but she still finds herself hoping this child might’ve been spared from some of it. ‘I’m not going to hurt you’. 

    she  had  been  so  tired,  so  tired  --  her  brother’s  voice  rang  in  her  head,  wherever  he  was  now  that  she  could’ve  died,  she  could  imagine  his  worried  face,  eyes  alight  in  anger,  worry,  and  relief  all  at  the  same  time.  the  corpse  laid  motionless  too  close  for  comfort,  but  DEAD  all  the  same.  perhaps  she  hoped  she  would’ve  been  greeted  by  her  brother,  FINDING  her  again,  saving  her  but  no  --  a  STRANGER  stood  to  her   now.  she  catches  her  breath  as  the  woman  asks  a  tired  question,  one  she’s  always  prepared  for.  her  eyes  go  from  the  other’s  face,  to  her  weapon  --  on  the  ground,  but  sadie  still  thinks  to  reach  for  her  knife.  

she’ll  angle  herself  up  and  shake  her  head,  voice  dried  up  along  with  the  canteen  in  her  pack.  at  least  she  had  that.  and  she’s  careful,  dirty  hands  placed  flat  on  the  ground.  she  doesn’t  want  to  give  the  other  cause  to  think  she’ll  be  the  one  to  hurt  her,  but  maybe  that  doesn’t  even  cross  her  mind   --  she’s  just  a  KID  after  all. and she’s  not  too  proud  to  admit  yet  that  she  needs  help.  pushing  herself  back  a  little,  in  preparation  to  get  up,  she  looks  at  the  stranger,  soft  appreciative  smile  thin  but  visible  “ thank  --  thank  you. ”

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INT  :  soulvivor​  (  ellie. )

shit  man,  why’s  it  gotta  be  me  …  ellie  thought  to  herself,  holding  the  can  in  her  right  hand,  looking  at  its  mysterious  contents.  doubt  crossed  her  mind,  hesitation  filled  her  stomach,  but  knew  she  couldn’t  chicken  out;  she  never  did,  it  was  all  or  nothing.  gotta  try  to  prove  yourself,  prove  your  funny,  prove  that  you’re  tough,  prove  that  you’re … you. 

dirty  fingers  scooped  the  inside.  it  felt  like  mush  once  she  formed  her  fingers  in  it.  ellie  actually  felt  her  appetite  drop  when  it  smeared  between  her  grasp.  pulling  out  what  she  scooped,  the  innards  of  what  was  in  the  can  revealed  itself  to  the  high  noon  sun.  truthfully,  she  couldn’t  make  heads  or  tails  of  it  –  was  it  suppose  to  be  brown,  or  was  that  just  the  passing  of  time?  she  brought  it  to  her  nose,  smelled  it,  then  reared  her  head  away. 

“     oh  fuck !     “     ellie  exasperated,  then  began  laughing  to  herself.     “     this  shit  is  RANK !     “      a  devious  thought  crossed  her  mind,  she  then  plunged  her  hand  forwards,  toward  sadie.     “     here  take  a  sniff.     “ 

     she  watches  in  absolute  disgust  as  she  sticks  her  FINGERS  --  really,  if  it  looked  as  bad  as  she  said  why  would  she  --  into  the  can.  lips  pull  back  in  a  sneer  as  she  looks  on,  the  congealed,  viscous  glop  of  whatever  the  hell  it  was  supposed  to  be  dripped  unceremoniously  down  her  hand  into  the  pavement  beneath  their  feet. 

shaking  her  head  she  backs  away  at  the  offer,  “  hell  no  get  it  away  from  me ! ”  there’s  a small  return  on  a  laugh  as  she  raises  a  shoulder  against  her  mouth  as  she  takes  another  step  back;  but  it’s  too  late.  nose  curls  up  tight  as  a  whiff  of  it  BREATHES  on  her,  she’ll  pull  the  collar  of  her  shirt  over  her  face  as  a  makeshift  mask.  it’s  terrible,  a  sickly  sweet  smell --  and  what,  cinnamon  ??  “  it  looks  like  spiced  apples  or  something,  can  you  read  the  label ? ”

[heavensghost]

Back to December - Taylor swift

[grieforged]

@amazonluthor​  asked  :  ‘not my blood’

       perhaps  under  different  circumstances  that  would’ve  been  a  WELCOME  answer.  such  is  not  the  case.  sadie’s  slow  to  trust,  to  feel  any  measure  of  ease  around  faces;  something  about  an  ever-revolving  door  makes  it  difficult.  still,  believing  the  woman  she  tilts  her  head  up  and  inhales  sharply,  “  to  some  people  that’s  not  a  good  answer,  you  know. ”

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@soulvivor​  asked  :  ❝ smells like rotting eggs. is it still good? ❞ / from ellie.

       her  look  isn’t  convincing  in  either  direction,  but  she’s  definitely  unsure.  brows  knitting  forward  just  a  bit  she  looks  from  the  other  to  the  can  and  shrugs,  “  your  guess  is  as  good  as  mine.  i’m  not  trying  it. ”

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@merceditaes​  asked  :  “  hurry!  i’m  slipping. ”

       “  your  foot  ! ”  she  exclaims,  hand  flying  down  at  the  trunk  beneath  them.  she’s  got  it  all  wrong,  but  she  wouldn’t  fall  --  badly,  at  least.  sadie  grabs  the  rope,  steadying  it  as  she  looks  down,  “  that  notch  right  there  to  your  right  !  put  your  foot  there,  i’ve  got  the  rope. ”  nothing  could  ever  be  simple.

[deathwalksamongarchive]

god of war (2018) starters

❝  long way from home, aren’t you?  ❞ ❝  why do you even care? you could have just walked away.  ❞ ❝  i almost feel bad for you.  ❞ ❝  i can tell you a thing or two about family matters.  ❞      ❝  lucky for you, my schedule’s wide open.  ❞ ❝  they’re gonna be sorry they picked this fight.  ❞ ❝  i heard you. it’s not up for discussion.  ❞ ❝  i will rain down agony, every possible violation, upon you.  ❞ ❝  um, alright…that hurt a little.  ❞ ❝  you think you understand, but you don’t.  ❞ ❝  didn’t you hear that? voices. it felt…evil.  ❞ ❝  you do not want this fight.  ❞ ❝  truth is more important than kindness.  ❞ ❝  i know every corner of these lands, every language spoken, every war waged, every deal struck.  ❞ ❝  it should have been you. you hear me? you. not her.  ❞ ❝  only use this as a last resort.  ❞ ❝  deny it all you want, but you saved me.  ❞ ❝  you don’t want me and you never will.  ❞ ❝  they do not stop us, so they do not concern us.  ❞ ❝  only time you talk to me is when you need something.  ❞ ❝  that doesn’t mean you should lie to your friends or family.  ❞ ❝  will i see you again?  ❞ ❝  don’t leave me alone ever again.  ❞      ❝  you see in the eyes of a child.  ❞ ❝  i know you hate gods but you really can’t stay away from them, can you?  ❞ ❝  you are in your head. let it go.  ❞ ❝  it is wise to be discreet.  ❞ ❝  you are right…i do not believe you.  ❞ ❝  the power of any weapon comes from your heart…but only when tempered by your head.  ❞ ❝  wow, you’re so stupid. that your father’s doing? or your mother’s?  ❞ ❝  will we see people on the road? friendly? will they try to rob us?  ❞ ❝  smells like rotting eggs. is it still good?  ❞ ❝  you’ve only killed those deserving, right?  ❞ ❝  you’re sounding more like your father by the minute.  ❞ ❝  that thing was trying to kill us. it’s not like you don’t get angry in a fight.  ❞ ❝  leave. my. home.  ❞ ❝  you killed against my wishes.  ❞ ❝  it’s all you talk about, over and over. do something about it or shut up.  ❞ ❝  behind you, watch out!  ❞ ❝  don’t know, don’t care.  ❞ ❝  this used to be a challenge.  ❞ ❝  this place feels like a prison.  ❞ ❝  it feels like something is waiting for us down here.  ❞ ❝  don’t be sorry. be better.  ❞ ❝  kill for survival, not for indulgence.  ❞ ❝  can’t believe you’ve lasted this long.  ❞ ❝  in war, a soldier sees beauty in the blood of his enemy.  ❞ ❝  the winds of fate have given us a strange coincidence.  ❞ ❝  close your heart to their desperation. close your heart to their suffering.  ❞ ❝  you’ve had to kill people before, haven’t you? you’re used to it.  ❞ ❝  why do you say nothing?  ❞ ❝  you’ve seen it with your own eyes. you can’t hurt me. nothing can.  ❞ ❝  anger can be a weapon if you control it.  ❞ ❝  whatever it is you seek, i do not have it. you should move on.  ❞ ❝  when they find you - and they will - they’ll make things difficult.  ❞ ❝  there is one unavoidable truth you will never escape: you cannot change.  ❞ ❝  only time you talk to me is when you need something.  ❞ ❝  we do what me must to survive.  ❞ ❝  follow down this path and head for daylight.  ❞ ❝  heh. thought you’d be bigger.  ❞ ❝  you have a knack for ominous statemants.  ❞ ❝  just tell me what i want to know! no need for this to get bloody.  ❞ ❝  we all gotta take responsibility sometime, huh?  ❞ ❝  that was a waste of a perfectly good apple.  ❞ ❝  you think i’m weak, because i’m not like you.  ❞ ❝  but…you told me never to go down there.  ❞ ❝  you know, i really hoped i’d never see this place again.  ❞ ❝  until our journey is over, one of us must remain focused.   ❞ ❝  you must be better than me. understand?  ❞ ❝  did something change? the forest feels different now.  ❞ ❝  with power comes a big choice. you serve yourself or you serve others.  ❞ ❝  do not mistake my silence for lack of grief.  ❞ ❝  we are not men. we are more than that.  ❞ ❝  i know i was never what you wanted.  ❞ ❝  mourn how you wish. leave me to my own.  ❞ ❝  hurry! i’m slipping.  ❞ ❝  do not allow yourself to feel for them. they do not feel for you.  ❞ ❝  do not concern yourself with what might be. focus on what is.  ❞ ❝  we do as we please. no excuses.  ❞ ❝  your father can kill. are you going to be able to do that?  ❞ ❝  accuracy over speed.  ❞ ❝  you left me here. again. why don’t you care?  ❞ ❝  what, you want a hug?  ❞ ❝  finish what you started.  ❞ ❝  you know, for someone so strong, you worry a lot.  ❞ ❝  you are hunting deer - not chasing it.  ❞ ❝  i don’t know you and you don’t know me… don’t seem to want to.  ❞ ❝  killing animals i get. they’re food. but people… they’re just trying to survive too.  ❞ ❝  do you hear that? it sounds like someone screaming.  ❞ ❝  i’m going to cut off your head now.  ❞ ❝  it’s…it’s still alive.  ❞ ❝  we are here because of you. never forget that.  ❞ ❝  do not speak again.  ❞ ❝  your anger…you can get lost in it.  ❞ ❝  you don’t have to be the smartest man in the world to see that.  ❞ ❝  we’ve come so far. there has to be a way.  ❞ ❝  don’t you see? they never gave up hope. and neither should we.  ❞ ❝  you can change your path. it’s not too late.  ❞ ❝  i’ve been to many strange places… but this is a new one.  ❞ ❝  oh, cut it out, princess. you’re gonna get me all weepy.  ❞ ❝  you are too quick to temper. you a rash, insubordinate and out of control.  ❞ ❝  the path ahead is difficult and you are not ready.  ❞ ❝  you are not ready - stay back.  ❞ ❝  think i’m afraid of you?! you’re nothing to me.  ❞ ❝  stay by me. touch nothing.  ❞ ❝  you were gone for so long i thought that you…  ❞      ❝  you will always be a monster.  ❞ ❝  look at me! look at me!  ❞ ❝  you are going to have to kill me for that to happen.  ❞ ❝  can you kill something that big?  ❞ ❝  on our journey we will be attacked by all manner of creature.  ❞ ❝  so we’re gonna go toward the creepy singing?  ❞ ❝  why are there two beds in there?  ❞ ❝  slow down. your haste will cost us.  ❞ ❝  i warned you. you would not listen.  ❞ ❝  no, wait…i’m not giving up. i just…have to catch my breath.  ❞ ❝  well, this is it. it’s been an honor.  ❞ ❝  you left me alone to fight.  ❞ ❝  are you the last of your family too?  ❞ ❝  my mother made it for me.  ❞ ❝  fight until we stop or we are dead.  ❞ ❝  the last in his realm of all this kind and you shoot him.  ❞ ❝  come. no looking back now.  ❞ ❝  you’re more concerned with their safety than our goal.  ❞ ❝  i don’t think we’re supposed to be in here.  ❞    ❝  i’m…sorry for your loss.  ❞ ❝  i hoped that’d you, out of all the people i’ve faced, would make me feel something.  ❞ ❝  slow and old. you should never have come here.  ❞ ❝  that bow’s a little big for you, isn’t it?  ❞ ❝  earlier you said people might kill us. i’ll kill them if they try.  ❞ ❝  pain we endure. faulty weaponry we do not.  ❞ ❝  let me guess…you’re gonna be smug and say we shouldn’t have got involved.  ❞ ❝  no. you’ve been gone a long, long time!  ❞ ❝  if you try, i’ll try.  ❞ ❝  wow, uh…that was something, that fight.  ❞ ❝  you did not think it was important to tell me?  ❞ ❝  death suits you better.  ❞ ❝  is it dishonorable to grow old?  ❞ ❝  so unclean. so, so unclean.  ❞ ❝  you won’t stop me.  ❞ ❝  and i thought my family was fucked up.  ❞ ❝  i’m strong. i’m smart. i’m not what you think i am.  ❞ ❝  when i require your counsel, i will ask.  ❞ ❝  don’t you know when to give up?  ❞ ❝  listen to me. i can help.  ❞ ❝  you’ve taught me so much. let me teach you something.  ❞ ❝  okay. there are a few gaps in my knowledge.  ❞ ❝  the path you walk. vengeance. you will find no peace.  ❞ ❝  you know i love you. you just can be better. i know you can be.  ❞ ❝  let them go. take me instead.  ❞ ❝  i’ve never felt more alive.  ❞ ❝  no…you’re bleeding.  ❞ ❝  do you have any idea, any idea at all, what you have cost me?  ❞ ❝  i used to dream about getting eaten.  ❞ ❝  relax. do not think of it as an animal. it is simply a target.  ❞ ❝  try to find forgiveness, and we can start something new.  ❞ ❝  there is much about me i won’t have you know.  ❞ ❝  have you ever heard the term “tempting fate?”  ❞ ❝  your memory was a comfort in dark times.  ❞ ❝  she meant more to me than you anyway.  ❞ ❝  you are not yourself.  ❞ ❝  if seeing me dead will make things right, i won’t stop you.  ❞ ❝  i’d bow if i could, your majesty.  ❞ ❝  then we will go home. to give up this easily, so close to the start…  ❞ ❝  only fire when i tell you to fire.  ❞ ❝  not my blood.  ❞ ❝ nobody’s killed a dragon for hundreds of years.  ❞ ❝  are they dead…? oh! not dead! not dead!  ❞ ❝  a dangerous beast. we’ll take him down together.  ❞

[grieforged]

INT  :  hopeforged​  (  theo  rowley )

@grieforged​ liked for a starter from theo !

      the house, for NOW, was as safe as they could make it. doors and windows on the main floor were barricaded. most of their time was spent tucked away upstairs; a small fire going in the fireplace and the windows COVERED to avoid others spotting their location. they were safe. FOR NOW.  “  are you hungry ?  ”  it wasn’t often a question he voiced out loud. because there often wasn’t enough food to have MULTIPLE meals a day. but they’d hit the jackpot with this place and while he could, he would make sure she was WELL-FED. while also making sure their food supply remained STOCKED.  “  i can make something quick if you are, hmm ?  ”

       at  the  question,  a  soft  smile  crosses  her  lips.  it’s  so  nice  to  have  the  words  ring  positively  in  her  head.  though  she  thinks  to  remind  herself  to  not  get  USED  TO  IT  --  she  quiets  that,  letting  herself  enjoy  this  GOOD  FORTUNE  for  the  precious  time  they  have  it.

“  only  if  you  are. ”  a  necessary  caveat,  too  long  she’d  witnessed  everyone  go  without  for  her  sake.  so  if  she  had  to  BEND  that  rule  to  make  sure  her  brother’s  cheeks  didn’t  appear  anymore  gaunt  so  be  it.  “  i’ve  been  eying  the  canned  pears  honestly. ”

[grieforged]

diary  excerpts,  pt  twelve.

undated  iv.

we  found  a  house  it’s  nice  too.  there  wasn’t  even  any  bodies  in  it  and  they  had  a  food  locker  that  a  plank  of  wood  had  fallen  on.  no  one  had  broken  into  it  yet.  today’s  a  good  day,  we  actually  had  more  than  two  things  of  food.  some  corned  beef  hash,  which  was  good  and  some  corn.  theo  thinks  no  one’s  following  us  now  which  is  good.  he  was  starting  to  act  a  little  like  dad.   

undated  v.

fly  fly far  above  the  clouds to  find  the  sun it  might’ve  forgot we  were  down  here

undated  vi.

i  found  theo  sleeping  during  the  day.  we’ve  been  in  this  house  for  a  couple  of  days  so  far.  it’s  been  nice,  but  neither  of  us  wants  to  say  that  we  might  need  to  go  soon.  he  fell  asleep  with  his  music  on,  the  house  even  had  some  batteries  in  it.  we  could  hardly  believe  it  ourselves.  the  streets  have  been  quiet,  and  clear.  it’s  weird.

undated  vii.

we’re  going  to  stay  a  little  bit  here.  just  until  we  can  carry as  much  food  as  we  can.  we’ll  leave  some  behind  in case  any  people  come  behind  us.  we  barricade  the  staircase  with  a  few  of  the  upstairs  chairs  and  dresser  and  sleep  in  the  big  room  furthest  down  the  hall.  things  might  be  looking  up.

[grieforged]

aes  014.  / growth.