dialogue prompts from idlewild: a novel by james frankie thomas.
funny, that's what your mom said to me last night.
i've never gone to a reunion.
sorry. i should have asked if i should touch you.
so, you were an outsider?
it's okay. i've reclaimed the word 'cunt'.
all i can think of now is what we didn't talk about.
____ is my favorite movie of all time.
everybody's got a thing, or so stevie wonder has led me to believe.
have you ever stood on a random street and felt, for no reason in particular, like you were home?
this is where i live, by the way.
what an incurious coward you are.
is anyone else seeing this?
promise you won't sing anything from rent.
have you ever kissed anyone?
what does ____ mean to you?
who died and put you in charge?
are we actual friends now?
what's eating you these days?
i don't 'have' to do anything. i don't even have to be here.
i'm not gonna ask you what's wrong, because i don't give a shit.
i dislike you, like, 20% less than i dislike most people.
friends don't treat each other the way you've treated me.
'good' and 'evil' are heterosexual concepts.
i didn't think you'd actually do it.
what a maddening mystery you are.
i'm on your side no matter what.
none of this matters. none of this is real.
bribery will get you nowhere.
i'll be so good, you won't even know i'm here.
i'm a prickly pear. real soft on the inside.
that's just my scorpio nature.
how does it feel to be a star?
you're gonna be a great ______.
i don't know why i get like this. i don't want to be this way.
i wanted one thing that was just mine.
you need me. tell me you need me.
i'm sick of constantly guessing what you want from me.
you look as bad as i feel.
i know you're doing some stalker shit.
i hate to think of ____ alone.
you know that's not grammatically correct.
you can't come within 15 feet.
maybe you'll never see me again.
everyone has a weakness. everyone except me.
i always thought it was just me.
you wrote fanfic about me?
i want to give you a hug.
did anything unusual happen last night?
maybe i want them to see.
can i tell you something i've never told anyone?
i don't need to know. i just need you to be alive.
you're brave. you don't care what people think of you. it's cool.
i wish i could be like you sometimes.
can't we just pretend it's real?
you don't have to pretend with me.
what the hell happened to you?
why weren't we friends? why did it take us so long to do this?
i was obsessed with you, you know.