Star Lord's Fragile Ego

25 year old named Silver who's obsessed with every Chris Pratt character ✨💕 writer & artist

[jimprestonapologist]

Peter Quill, I love you SO much

[jimprestonapologist]

“I broke the lock. You were screaming.” Prompt Starlord X Gamora VOL 3 Timeline - Preview

Peter’s sleep recently had either been encouraged by alcohol or forced upon him by deprivation. Often, he’d find himself staring at the ceiling in his bedroom on the Bowie. His eyes would follow the lines in the grey metal, hoping to find himself somewhere in between that cold material. Or maybe he was looking for someone else.

Head shifting to the side, he stares intently at the empty space beside him. Nothing but regret and guilt housed within those sheets. Swallowing back a gentle whimper that threatened to escape, Quill caves and closes his eyes. There was fear embedded in every action as though he was unsure how to even breathe anymore.

And how could he? She was gone.

-Just a preview of a short upcoming fic I'm writing based on the 'I broke the lock. You were screaming' prompt. It's set during Vol 3 and is Starmora! ⭐💛

[jimprestonapologist]

What if I drew Jim Preston bumping into the Guardians cus he's stranded in space!!! 🤔🤔

[jimprestonapologist]

The Journey -Her Perspective

I'll never know his touch again Those gentle hands with kind yet clumsy words An idiot in all his glory My space invader

Like a magnet I'm Pulled Unable to detach Stuck to his side In every universe

And as the melody Guides me between the cosmos Between both heaven and hell and beyond The lunar rays subside And I see him once more

My beautiful fool He listens silently through his tears And there's nothing I can do But watch Silent too

Our eyes lock And the lyrics speak of love lost But I will find him In every galaxy Through death and life we remain We must

The final parting note chimes And I retreat into the sprawling vastness Like an estranged astronaut Begging for solid ground That will never greet me

But in his orbit I will stay Never close but never far A devoted satellite Dancing with tangled constellations In the hopes that I'll catch a glimpse of him Just once more

Just once more Please.

This is my 2nd piece in my poem set for this art I created, this time from Gamora's perspective! 🥺 You can find the version from Quill's version I wrote here: https://www.tumblr.com/jimprestonapologist/721767407885090816/the-tape-his-perspective?source=share And for all my other non guardians related stuff, you can find it over here: @silverapplestock !

[jimprestonapologist]

The Tape - His Perspective

Each night she returns to him Not in the form she once possessed But in one he loves all the same With the click of a button She comes to him Lifted by sweet melody

Inside the bedroom that once housed yearning glances 'I love you's and 'I'll never leave you's Now only 'I miss you' remains Uttered from a single mouth and a cassette tape

But in the blink of an eye She’s there In all her glorious light As if nothing was ever lost As if he had never failed As if she had always remained His

And for a moment, he believes it For a moment her fingertips almost feel real As the ceiling opens and the galaxy unfolds into view Their eyes lock and the universe corrects all wrongs Reunited under the sprawling heavens The two lovers meet Again

The twinkling constellations that embody his love They sing to him Carrying lyrics into the cold emptiness of space Which awaits him once the performance is through The audience is silent as the curtains close And the swirling hues of the solar system unwind He's alone once more

There's a hint in that familiar song As though traces of a love lost remains Etched onto the very tape he holds So tight Delicate The man could crush it But he never will

With each rewind, she's back Within reach Yet galaxies apart they remain.

A poem I wrote from Quill's perspective in this art I created! You can find my other non guardians related stuff over at @silverapplestock ! You can find Gamora's perspective here: https://www.tumblr.com/jimprestonapologist/721767739193163776/the-journey-her-perspective?source=share

[littlemissthisismetrying-deacti]

Romantic things that take my breath away

Slow dancing in the living room/kitchen to the sound of "Everybody Loves Somebody" (or another song with a special meaning for them) side smiles, butterflies on the stomach, listening to each other's heartbeats through the music.

Stargazing. One of them looking intently at the sky, saying, "Isn't this beautiful?" The other look at them and say, "I've never seen anything more beautiful." (my heart>>>>)

One of them is sick, like, really sick. And the other cancell all their plans to take care of them. (ooomg🥹)

In a car ride, one of them is really tired and falls asleep. The other don't want to wake them up 'cause they look so peaceful, so they keep driving for hours 'til the other wake up by their own selves.

After an awful day on work, one of them finally gets home late at night and see their partner awake. "Hi,honey. I was waiting you for dinner!" They say with the sweetest smile (🤧🤧🤧)

Even though they love each other, one of them remains insecure about marriage. "What if...What if I'm never ready?" "I can wait for you for ever, my love" (Sad? Sad. But a fluffy sad)

One of them returns from a long business trip. The first thing they do when they get home is hug their partner and lift them in the air as they kiss all over their face. (Oh SOOO cute💞)

Hope you like it as much as I liked it!🫶🏻 Also hope it helped you!

[nakajimeow]

BOOK TROPES (TO GIVE YOU IDEAS)

some book tropes to choose from so you can have inspiration for the plot of your story !!

ROMANCE:

amnesia/forgetting your actual lover and remembering another person

stuck together: elevator/locked together in a room

forbidden love

housemates/roommates

immortal x mortal

the older brother gets the girl

the villain gets the girl

bodyguard crush x stubborn (or not) girl

love triangle turned into a reverse harem instead

time travel/lover from the past

supernatural creature x human

MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR:

cannibalism

main character is the actual killer

accidentally summoning evil

infection/apocalypse

villains that do not die

secret government facilities/secrets you weren't supposed to know

creepy children

cosmic horror/fear of the unknown

psychological/hallucinations/delusions/brainwashing/"am i going crazy?"

stalker that can follow you ANYWHERE

red herring (fooling/tricking the audience to dislike/feel suspicious about a certain character as a distraction)

final girl

failed human experiments/mad scientist

kidnapped by a cult

nobody actually killed anyone, the victim killed (or accidentally) killed their self

clever serial killer

FANTASY/SCI-FI:

acquiring superpowers from a successful experiment or other ways

parallel/multi-universe

humans are the actual aliens

dystopian/post-apocalyptic

higher celestial power

a portal to another/magical world

badass female main characters

being a descendant of a powerful clan

discovering hidden supernatural powers

villain and hero teaming up to defeat a bigger threat

misunderstood prophecy

reblog to spread inspiration for writers !!

[scealaiscoite]

touch-starved prompts ˗ˏˋ꒰ 🐚 ꒱

— “can… can i have a hug? please?”

— “oh, sweetheart- come here.”

— “how long has it been since someone hugged you?”

— “just hold me.”

— “is this okay?”

— “we don’t have to talk, if you don’t want to. we can just sit here together until you feel up to anything else.”

— “can i hug you? you look like you could do with it.”

— “are you blushing?! that’s adorable.”

— “it’s okay, baby, just let it all out. i’ve got you, i promise.”

— “you fell asleep in my arms. it was kind of adorable.”

— “please, never apologise for wanting to be loved.”

— “you don’t need to earn my affection, not now and not ever.”

— “i’m never more at peace than i am in your arms.”

— “not that i think cuddling will fix everything, but i’m pretty sure it can’t make things worse.”

— “i never knew i could feel this loved.”

[linwritesif]

A List of Prompts

because yeah i think it would be helpful if there was a comprehensive list of those, so

ANGST. want to cry? here's some onion for you.

fighting/intense

someone is injured

protective

reluctant allies

shedding a tear

secret relationship--getting caught and confronted

enemies to lovers

corruption arc

sentence starters

forbidden love

101 ways to break the characters (and readers) heart

broken trust

hit em where it hurts

for the damaged

short angst sentence starters

soft angst sentence starters

high pain tolerance

dark and angsty sentence starters

from the villain

SMUT / NSFW. having horny thoughts? endulge.

action prompts

subtle intimacy

sexual tension

kissing starters

smut dialogue prompts

sfw friends with benefits

types of kisses

soft dirty talk sentence starters

consent is sexy

spicy actions

subtle smut sentence starters

nonverbal sexual situations

bdsm and dom/sub prompts

build the tension

love and leashes

FLUFF. for when your heart needs healing.

simple actions.

forehead touches.

things done while spooning

things done while dancing

oblivious idiots in love

idiots in love

dancing prompts

dialogue prompts

simple touches

casual affections

soft and sweet sentence starters

types of hugs

comforting

domestic intimacy

comforting actions

soft touches

BITTERSWEET. for those who like to hurt and then soothed.

reassuring your lover

reassuring your lover pt. 2

sacred moments

hurt/comfort prompts.

hero x villain prompts

lovers in denial

comforting a lover after a nightmare

grumpy x sunshine

enemies with benefits

noticing trauma

all about the yearning

found family

nightmares and sleeping

reassuring

reunion after (physical) trauma

possessive/territorial

for the heavy hearted

enemies to lovers

hero x villain sentence starters

dissociation starters

intervention

enemies to lovers and lovers to enemies

[gamoraswonder]

“We’ll all fly away together, one last time. Into the forever and beautiful sky”

[enidsinclair]

It really is good to have friends.

[gamoraswonder]

Can we talk about the difference in how Peter's alcoholism and depression was handled in vol 3 in contrast to Thor's in endgame??? Like hello?!?!? For a millisecond I was worried they were gonna treat Peter like a joke but immediately they showed us the worry in all the guardians for his state, Nebula carried him and put him in bed and they all make sure he was ok, and even later they were talking about how worried they are and how they can help him, no jokes about his physical condition or anything like that and him being passed out drunk wasn't framed as funny but as heartbreaking and also they showed us Nebula being rightfully mad at Peter's actions and him taking responsibility on it and started trying to heal and becoming better, they all love him so much I just can't

[sersi]

Whatever nightmares the future holds, are dreams compared to what’s behind me.

Zoe Saldaña as Gamora in the Infinity Saga (2014 - 2019)

[novelbear]

“say you won’t let go” - some touch starved scenarios

prompt list by @novelbear

heart pounding whenever the other does so much as to hold onto their wrist while guiding them through a crowd

one just casually sitting down on the other's lap and they start internally freaking the hell out

hesitantly tugging the other's fabric of their shirt or sleeve, testing the waters

^^ the other notices so they pull them into a hug, smiling as they just watch them melt

"wait, don't go, please.."

"is this okay?" "it's more than okay."

already barely holding it together as they're getting their hand held but then they feel that reassuring squeeze and they just can't

wearing the others' clothes so that it can at least feel like they're hugging them, even for just a moment

feeling so lonely that they have to call their lover/friend, just to get a sense and reminder that they're still there

^ trying and failing to hold back their tears as they do so

"can i have one more hug?" "aw, babe you don't have to ask, c'mere..."

when the other holds onto their waist briefly as they're passing by and it just send chills down their spine

breaking down mid-hug because they just needed this so much

their breath hitching whenever the other gets a little closer

^ feeling crushed when that action is taken as a sign of discomfort, and they watch them slowly back off

holding onto a stuffed animal/pillow, imagining that it's their lover in their embrace instead

one leaning their head onto the other's shoulder suddenly and they just freeze

"i wasn't sure how much longer i could have taken this..."

[love-me-a-good-prompt]

50 WORDS TO USE INSTEAD OF “SAID”

Do you ever find yourself over-using the word “said” in your writing? Try using these words/phrases instead:

stated

commented

declared

spoke

responded

voiced

noted

uttered

iterated

explained

remarked

acknowledged

mentioned

announced

shouted

expressed

articulated

exclaimed

proclaimed

whispered

babbled

observed

deadpanned

joked

hinted

informed

coaxed

offered

cried

affirmed

vocalized

laughed

ordered

suggested

admitted

verbalized

indicated

confirmed

apologized

muttered

proposed

chatted

lied

rambled

talked

pointed out

blurted out

chimed in

brought up

wondered aloud

(NOTE: Keep in mind that all of these words have slightly different meanings and are associated with different emotions/scenarios.)

[lyralit]

show, don't tell:

anticipation - bouncing legs - darting eyes - breathing deeply - useless / mindless tasks - eyes on the clock - checking and re-checking

frustration - grumbling - heavy footsteps - hot flush - narrowed eyes - pointing fingers - pacing / stomping

sadness - eyes filling up with tears - blinking quickly - hiccuped breaths - face turned away - red / burning cheeks - short sentences with gulps

happiness - smiling / cheeks hurting - animated - chest hurts from laughing - rapid movements - eye contact - quick speaking

boredom - complaining - sighing - grumbling - pacing - leg bouncing - picking at nails

fear - quick heartbeat - shaking / clammy hands - pinching self - tuck away - closing eyes - clenched hands

disappointment - no eye contact - hard swallow - clenched hands - tears, occasionally - mhm-hmm

tiredness - spacing out - eyes closing - nodding head absently - long sighs - no eye contact - grim smile

confidence - prolonged eye contact - appreciates instead of apologizing - active listening - shoulders back - micro reactions

[letoghanima]

i bet we were fun like you wouldn’t believe.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014 - 2023)