the goddamn hero.

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#HYPERIONHERO.             an  indie,  private,  and  selective  blog  for  𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗝𝗔𝗖𝗞  from  the  borderlands  franchise. penned  by  grace.  she / her, 22. strictly  18+.  established july 2023.

𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚜  𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚑  𝚊𝚜  ...  being the goddamn hero, the road to hell is paved with good intentions, icarus flying too close to the sun, the man behind the mask, and sacrificing those you love for power.

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | S6E13: Dead Things

[hyperionhero]

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Don’t Trust Me | 3OH!3

[notmorbid]

smallville: season 6 [2/3].

dialogue prompts from the sixth season of the wb's smallville.

i'm your bro, not your foe.

please don't ask any follow-up questions.

you ruined my life. you don't even care, do you?

i think you've destroyed enough lives.

you have a way of exhuming even the most carefully buried secrets.

you said yoga was 'glorified stretching with chants'.

trust me, it looks worse than it feels.

a secret is just a big loophole in the 'thou shalt not lie' clause.

for the record, i prefer 'intergalactic traveler' to 'alien from another planet'.

to be honest, i was hoping you'd give me the benefit of the doubt.

i should just put a bag over my head that says 'if you want to keep a secret, don't tell me'.

you're like a pit bull on a pant leg. you're never going to let this go until you know for sure.

i hate that you know me like that.

who knew you were covering such a scandalous secret?

if you want to hang out below sea level, you'd better sharpen those teeth.

who did that to you?

i always thought you were supercool, i didn't realize you were superhuman.

how do you do that? just brush it under the rug as if nothing happened?

i would never do anything to hurt you.

you don't have to tell me every detail of your life anymore.

i tried to cut everything off, but i'm not made that way.

even if we're not talking, you're still a part of my life.

i guess i can't ask you to see me the same way.

sorry, my comic timing is the first to go after my nerves.

in all my life, i've never made an offer when i was afraid of the answer.

with the life i've lived, i go to bed every night praying that i don't get what i deserve.

i could squirt out some tears, if that would help.

what i have in mind is gonna take a little more than five minutes.

learn how to knock. what if i'd been naked?

tell me who you're working for, and this won't have to get unpleasant.

did you just say something nice about me?

i underestimated _____. it won't happen again.

you remember. i'm touched.

you are like two completely different people.

there are more important things in this world than what i want. what i love.

you'd be a major asset to the team.

you look like you've got something on your mind.

you don't hide your feelings as well as you think.

are you gonna tell me? what's that look in your eye?

i had a dream about you last night.

this is for real, isn't it?

you're being very bad.

it's not a party until someone crashes it.

we've strayed so far from nature, we think we're above it.

you don't love me. you just can't stand the idea that i love someone else.

you can't win. you don't even know the rules of the game.

you need to start being more honest about how you feel.

why are you still watching over me?

i had to trust my instincts. you taught me that.

above all, i trust you.

______ said they were helping people.

do i have something on my face?

i appreciate you looking out for me. it means a lot.

i can't sleep. i can't work. i can't think about anything else.

[mcflymemes]

PROMPTS FROM THE PRINCESS BRIDE *  assorted dialogue from the 1987 classic film, adjust as necessary

hello. my name is [name]. you killed my father. prepare to die.

give us the gate key.

as you wish.

who are you? are we enemies?

i've always been a quick healer.

good night. good work. sleep well. i'll most likely kill you in the morning.

get back, witch.

i'll try to stay awake.

it's not that bad.

you are wonderful.

i admit it, you are better than i am.

why are you smiling?

i've seen worse.

i told you i would always come for you. why didn't you wait for me?

death cannot stop true love. all it can do is delay it for a while.

i will never doubt again.

i could kill you now.

maybe you could come over and read it again to me tomorrow.

life is pain. anyone who says differently is selling someone.

you have a great gift for rhyme.

anybody want a peanut?

who are you?

get used to disappointment.

i don't suppose you could speed things up?

if you're in such a hurry, you could lower a rope or a tree branch or find something useful to do.

i do not think you would accept my help, since i am only waiting around to kill you.

that does put a damper on our relationship.

i promise i will not kill you until you reach the top.

that's very comforting, but i'm afraid you'll just have to wait.

i hate waiting.

isn't there any way you trust me?

throw me the rope.

we'll never survive. we may as well die here.

we have already succeeded.

i don't think they exist.

you've done nothing but study swordplay?

there's not a lot of money in revenge.

i certainly hope you find him someday.

you seem a decent fellow. i hate to kill you.

where is the poison?

i am not a great fool.

you've made your decision then?

you're just stalling now.

you'd like to think that, wouldn't you?

you're trying to trick me into giving away something. it won't work.

i know where the poison is!

then make your choice.

i am no one to be trifled with.

kill me quickly.

i would sooner destroy a stained glass window than an artist like yourself.

you got any money?

are you a rotten liar!

your first story was better.

do you always begin conversations this way?

you mean you wish to surrender to me? very well. i accept.

i don't think i'm quite familiar with that phrase.

drop your sword.

tear his arms off.

we'll never survive.

nonsense. you're only saying that because no one ever has.

he didn't fall? inconcievable!

you keep using that word. i do not think it means what you think it means.

i can't compete with you physically, and you're no match for my brains.

you're that smart?

let me put it this way. have you heard of plato, aristotle, socrates? morons.

why do you wear a mask?

were you burned by acid, or something like that?

i think everyone will be wearing them in the future.

you know, it's very strange.

i have been in the revenge business so long, now that it's over, i don't know what to do with the rest of my life.

you mock my pain.

[stingslikeabee]

The question had been asked with a hint of mischief and plenty of amusement - Melissa knew mostly everything that was available in relation to Handsome Jack's deals (it wasn't like he believed in bad publicity), as well as some more private, equally sordid tidbits. It was part of her work, really - to be prepared to run damage control strategies and try to get the Hyperion CEO to just behave for five damn seconds.

But the fact she kept failing at that hadn't put Melissa out of a job. Strangely enough, she was both the most successful PR officer in terms of consecutive weeks and also one of the worst offenders to the employee handbook (strictly speaking, fucking one's boss was not a recommendation from a HR perspective - but there were far deadlier compliance violations in Helios).

But maybe relegating it all to a basic, lust-driven affair was also not correct. Even if they had started out that way, their relationship had become... Increasingly personal. Melissa could swear that she was getting more and more glimpses of the man hiding under the literal mask, which was fascinating to watch. As cruel, ruthless and despicable Jack could be, he was also incredibly intelligent, charismatic and with a knack to make solutions out of improbable situations - it was hard to find that type of excitement anywhere else.

(Besides, it did make her chest warm and tight when his hands moved through her hair, playing with the long strands and gazing at Melissa like he could see something unique in her. It once infuriated the woman to be called 'kitten', like she hadn't worked her ass off to be where she was - but now, in private quarters, she sometimes purred in response.)

But his answer - a truthful, sorrow-colored one - disarmed any teasing remarks. Melissa blinked at him instead, absorbing the confession for what it was: a display of vulnerability. Although Angel was not something openly discussed by Hyperion employees, the existence of his daughter was not a state secret - there was a picture on his office, for starters.

Melissa was close enough to the man to know of her - and to therefore acknowledge the severity of his unexpected response.

"Tell me about her," she said instead, voice softening but not out of pity. If Jack had decided to open that door, then she was going to keep her metaphorical foot over the threshold to keep it from closing. Melissa, however, didn't do it out of pity - Handsome Jack would hate for that. Instead, she hoped to hear about the good memories and the things he would be proud of as a father.

"It's such a beautiful name - did you choose it?"

[hyperionhero]

the smile on his face was an odd one for him : it was somber, laced with melancholia. mismatched eyes gazed up at the ceiling rather than on melissa's pretty face — it was easier that way. if he didn't look at her, then he wouldn't be quite as tempted to deflect and change the subject ( and god knows he wanted to ). melissa deserves better than that.

“ i did, ” he replied, nodding slightly. “ ... picked it because that's what i thought she was : a little angel. ”

back then, the best thing that ever happened to him was his daughter : a little baby girl who had loved him unconditionally.

to angel, it hadn't mattered that he hadn't yet achieved fame and fortune. with angel, he had just been her dad, and at the time, that had felt more important than anything else.

he paused and drew in a breath. his arm wrapped around melissa's torso. jack would never dream of admitting it, but the sensation was grounding. comforting, almost.

“ the tattoos showed up when she was little. ” the marks of a siren, of one of the galaxy's most powerful. “ after that, shit just ... it just went wrong. some asshole bandit got ahold of her — wanted to sell her for her powers — and when her mom and i went to get her back ... ”

jack paused and glanced down at melissa. it felt wrong to divulge all of this. angel was, in a way, his best-kept secret : a terrible, intimate part of his past that no one is supposed to know all the dirty truth about. it feels like a betrayal to who he is now to tell melissa about this — but mel is different. she's a part of him now, embedded deeply in a way that no one else has been in a long, long time.

“ ... it was an accident, but she killed her mom, and let me tell ya, i did not handle it like i should've. ” humorlessly, jack laughed. “ i locked her away, mel. i didn't tell her what had happened, and i just locked her away. it was supposed to be for her safety, y'know. and, hell, maybe in the beginning it was, but after i connected her to the network, i got so fucking used to having the power of a siren right there at my fingertips. ”

the expression on his masked face was uncharacteristically serious, laced with painful regret. handsome jack is not the kind of man to feel guilt. everything he has ever done has benefitted him : it all marked the shift from john to jack, from programmer to CEO, and he does not feel bad about any of it — except angel.

she is the one flaw, the one chip in the armor that jack does not know how to deal with. and until now, he's ignored it.

“ it wasn't about keeping her safe anymore, and it hasn't been for a long time. ”

[sofiaherzen]

Justin Theroux in The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)

[sofiaherzen]

Justin Theroux as Joe in Six Feet Under (2001-2005)

[bysoleil]

the “if they had a kid” meme …… rhys and jack ……

ㅤRE: IF JACK AND RHYS HAD A CHILD. ㅤCC: @hyperionhero.

FULL NAME: Olympia Atlas [REDACTED.] GENDER: demigirl, she/her pronouns. GENERAL APPEARANCE: 5'0" and petite, Tiny Tina vibes, but deceptively strong. Looks a lot like Angel, unfortunately for Jack, but with dyed blond hair. PERSONALITY: Wild child. Both angelic and devilish. All sugar and spice but not everything nice — she sugarcoats nothing and says what's on her mind, not necessarily to hurt feelings but, yeah, sometimes to hurt feelings. SPECIAL TALENTS: She's incredibly talented with mechanics. Cars, mostly, and the more powerful the car, the better. She also has an eye for fashion and decoration: She does, in fact, have a souped up Hello Kitty sports car. WHO THEY LIKE BETTER: Neither. She likes both Rhys and Jack equally, but she's also independent and prefers to be alone. She has Jack, though, wrapped around her finger, and she does take advantage of that. WHO THEY TAKE AFTER MORE: She's a lot like Rhys was as a child, hence why she butts heads with Rhys more often: He sees through the sweet, innocent little girl act she uses against Jack but also respects her game. PERSONAL HEADCANON: She's not a Siren, thankfully, but she may or may not be a Vault Hunter. Sorry, Jack. FACECLAIM: Sabrina Carpenter.

[winterswake]

Jack and Tim in Moxxi’s Heist of the Handsome Jackpot

[achimava]

HEJEIRHFIEIEIEIDISIEJEJDJ

[hyperionhero]

@stingslikeabee said : what's the worst thing you've ever done?

“ go ahead. ask me anything you want, kitten, ” he had said, twirling a strand of her hair around his finger. “ i'm an open book. ”

it was a game — one played while they laid in handsome jack's bed, blankets a tangled mess around them. melissa laid atop him, her bare legs wrapped around his and her chin resting on his chest. she looked pretty like this, he thought, with her hair down around her shoulders and a mischievous gleam in those stunning eyes of hers.

but then she had said that : what's the worst thing you've ever done?

melissa has some nerve about her ( but he's known that for a while ). that's what makes her so special, after all. she doesn't cower in front of him like all the rest — she goes head-to head with him, and she plays his games so wonderfully. she's just as ruthless as him, whether she fully realizes it or not. it's a beautiful match-up, if one were to ask jack. still, despite that admiration, it doesn't make the question any less infuriating.

he knew it was meant in the general sense — melissa's expression alone made it more than clear that she wasn't expecting a serious answer. jack knew what she was expecting him to say. he knew she was expecting some bullshit response, something he could play off with a wave of his hand. the thing is, though, he knows exactly what the worst thing he has done is — and it isn't comfortable to think about.

right here, with the only person that has been allowed to catch glimpses of the man beneath the mask? it makes his chest tighten with a sensation that he does not want to dwell on.

is it guilt? god damn it, it might be guilt.

jack's expression shifted, the charming smile faltering ever-so-slightly and turning to something more serious as he leaned his head back against the pillows. he does not have to answer her honestly — melissa isn't expecting it, after all. still, a part of him almost wants to.

why exactly he feels the urge to tell her the truth, he isn't sure, but when the ceo finally replied, all he said was one word : “ angel. ”

[bysoleil]

ㅤRE: I WANT YOUR LEGS WRAPPED AROUND MY HEAD. ㅤCC: @hyperionhero, from jack.

→ FROM: RHYS really? → FROM: RHYS i can do that. → FROM: RHYS i can come by your office if you want. → FROM: RHYS you can do whatever you want to me. if you want. ONE MINUTE ELAPSES ... → FROM: RHYS sorry for texting so many times.

[hyperionhero]

[ see, this is exactly why jack is so fond of rhys — the kid's a go-getter! ]

→ from : jack yes, really. swing on by. i'll have the desk cleaned off for you. → from : jack you're a dream, kitten. a real dream. → from : jack might have to give you a promotion if you keep acting like this.

[ohisms]

✱ ˚｡⋆ ↪ MORBID CURIOSITY ... [ REMASTERED ] ( a collection of various original dialogue prompts centered around asking questions. adjust phrasing / gendered terms as necessary. )

give that to me! where did you find this?!

do you drink coffee or tea?

sorry– am i crazy, or have we met before?

do you trust me enough to close your eyes?

when were you planning on telling me?

at the risk of being a cliché, do you want to get out of here?

can i convince you to stay the night?

do i look like someone who knows what that means?

would you consider giving me a second chance?

do you really think that's helpful right now?

would you mind showing me around?

do you ever plan on forgiving yourself?

are you thinking what i'm thinking?

can we ... go out and do something crazy?

why are we whispering?

who exactly are you, anyways?

can't we just be civil for a minute?

does the past ever keep you up at night?

if you have nothing to hide, what's the problem?

how long has it been since i saw you last, [ name ]?

did the power just go out?

are we still doing the thing where we pretend not to care?

how should we celebrate?

can we just ... start over?

why is this so important to you?

how was i supposed to know that?!

do you want me to stay? it doesn't have to mean anything.

where are you? nobody's heard from you.

can you help me zip this up?

why do these things always happen to me?

you don't secretly hate me, right?

can i get you something to eat? –or drink?

ready to see what i've been working on?

where have you been disappearing off to?

what's that perfume you're wearing?

you're laughing?! do you really think this is funny?

are you planning to stay for dinner?

did you think it was going to be easy?

you see where you went wrong, don't you?

when did we become so cold and distant?

who are you working for?

did you really do all of this for me?

can i open my eyes yet?

haven't you heard the stories?

[ name ], what are you doing here?

what's it gonna take for you to trust me?

do you believe people can change?

how about we catch the ten o'clock showing?

don't you remember what happened last time?

why is it so unbelievable that i'd want to help you?

you're [ name ], aren't you?

who did this to you?!

how did you know i'd be here?

what's that supposed to mean?

do you think i'm irredeemable?

what kind of mess have you gotten us into?!

do you see anything you like?

what do i owe you for the food?

why won't this stupid thing work?!

does tonight really have to end?

holy shit. can you believe we really pulled that off?!

i can tell you're upset, [ name ]. what happened?

how long have you been standing there?

do you ever wish you could just ... run away?

haven't we been here before?

wait, shush ... did you hear that?

did i miss today's newsletter or something?

can we put our differences aside for a second?

what are you getting out of this, exactly?

you'd tell me if something was wrong, right?

are you willing to bet on it?

would you kill for me?

what made you think that was okay?!

do you believe people can change?

what's the worst thing you've ever done?

you were going to leave without saying goodbye?

[ name ], can you sit up for me?

can i kiss you?

where are your keys? you're not driving like this.

how's life been treating you?

where have you been?!

aren't we supposed to be alone tonight?

aw, has someone had a little too much to drink?

where are you going with this?

are we really doing this right now?

have you eaten today?

can i crash here for the night?

how did you learn to lie so well?

can i at least buy you a drink?

where should i meet you?

is that  ...  blood?!

are you trying to make me jealous right now?

what’s your problem? you're acting weird.

[ name ], you're ... real, right?

where’s your sense of adventure?

do you like horror movies?

what are you trying to prove?

can you give me a ride?

do you have any idea what you've done?

shouldn't you answer that?

why should i be the one to calm down?

have you been up all night?

why are you lying to me?

is that my [ jacket / hoodie / shirt ]?

what are you so afraid of?

do you want to grow old with me?

you’re gonna walk away from this?

are you nervous? your hands are shaking.

where am i supposed to go?

how many fingers am i holding up?

you want me to just walk away from this?

[ name ], slow down– what's wrong?!

are you embarrassed of me?

what's that smell? something's burning.

how can i make it up to you?

why can't you stay out of it?

is this some kind of trick?

come on, what do you have to lose?

do you ever still think of me?

idiot. why didn't you tell me?!

can we stop and think about this rationally?

how long has it been since you’ve slept?

what's your ideal first date?

are you ready to tell me the truth?

i almost died, and you're laughing?

what do you mean, "sort of"?

can we just stay like this forever?

when can i see you again?

can we put this behind us?

oh ... you thought of me first?

where did you learn to do that?

oh my god,  are you bleeding?!

where are you?  nobody’s heard from you.

[ name ], are you drunk?

how can i make this go away?

someone's jumpy today. are you feeling okay?

are we safe here?

what can i do to convince you?

what could possibly go wrong?

you have no idea who i am, do you?

how do you really feel about me?

why can't you look me in the eyes?

did you know you talk in your sleep?

were you following me?

can we just pretend this never happened?

are you just barely getting home?

are you even listening to me right now?!

where does it hurt?  can you show me?

are you trying to get yourself killed?!

how about we just forget the world exists?

how long have you been keeping this from me?

were you ever going to tell me?

what do you make of this?

[ name ],  what the hell?!

can we just be honest with each other, here?

are you trying to keep me a secret?

why does your story keep changing?

how long have you known?

it can't be that bad, right?

are you happy? i mean, really happy?

isn't this place amazing?

did i interrupt something?

how am i supposed to trust you?

are they still following us?

are you fucking serious?

do you remember our first kiss?

can we take a break for a minute?

how about we disappear for awhile?

you're going to walk away from this?

can you please just cut the crap?!

why didn't you tell me you were hurt?

how can i make this go away?

can you just look at me, please?

is there anything i can do to change your mind?

do you ever stop talking?

that depends. are you done lying to me?

are you sure this is legal?

how do you take your coffee?

can you keep your voice down?

why does your phone keep buzzing?

[laxianne]

[hyperionhero]

@bysoleil / rhys said: "how many people have you killed? how many?"

the question is terribly bold. not to be ironic, given the question's topic, but jack has killed people for less than that. rhys is different, though. he's special. the day will inevitably come when jack wants him gone, but today ... well, let's just say it isn't quite his time yet. still, the smile that stretches across a masked visage does not quite reach jack's eyes. his instinctive urge is to reply with some quick and cocky comment — oh, i've lost track by now, kiddo — but jack refrains. instead, he moves and crouches down behind rhys's seat, only to then hook his chin atop the younger man's shoulder. “ you sure you really wanna know that, rhysie? ” the king of hyperion leans in closer, lips inches from rhys's ear as he whispers, “ i'll tell you every dirty little detail you want, cupcake — all you've gotta do is say yes. ”

[rabbtit]

i don’t ask for much

[stingslikeabee]

@hyperionhero