J. R.

they ask if i’m happy…

[jssbit]

LOVE IS A DANGEROUS THING FOR A WOMAN LIKE ME TO HAVE …

miss jessica rabbit, brought to you once again by nosta ( 28 ) she/her.

taking inspo from film noir, chicago and the femme fatale archetype. a deconstruction of the 1940s sex symbol adapted to current eras.

[jssbit]

"do you find this darkness comforting? the lounge, i mean. there was this guy, he used to come here every night until closing time. two divorces - going on three," the half-smile on her face is not condescending, it's just the kind of smile of someone recalling a fond memory. the bittersweetness of melancholy hitting closer, "he used to say he'd spent so much of his life in places like this, that they felt like home to him," jessica chuckles, crosses one stocking-clad leg over the other. she observes him with attention, studies the man from the sharpness of his jawline to the hollywood-like beauty of his features.

he doesn't reply, so she continues, "i used to wonder about those words quite a bit a couple of years ago. but i haven't seen him in a while, perhaps he moved states again," or perhaps, he finally succumbed to his own vices, "i still kind of think about it...maybe i've grown to feel that comfort myself. you can be whoever you want inside this place, and when the lights go on, and the music stops, you just go back to the real world." @embrosyn

[jssbit]

Starter call 🫰🏻😌

[notmorbid]

secret identity.

dialogue prompts from secret identity: a novel by alex segura.

the darkness can only shield you from so much.

why? why are you doing this?

how's our fearless leader today?

you're good. maybe the best.

you're so different from anyone i've ever met.

you've gotta learn how to have some fun.

life's too short to be so damn serious.

are you ever gonna tell me what the deal is, or will i have to keep guessing?

i know about you.

do you feel bad for me or something?

why are you so difficult?

what's bouncing around in that pretty skull of yours?

did i overstep? sorry. i have no filter sometimes.

second chances are still allowed, right?

does everyone know where i live?

i don't mean to disrupt your life.

can we really talk? not just dance around each other?

i have no idea what it's like to be by myself. to do what i want.

i'm not the person i was the last time we spoke.

i was handling it. i didn't need your help.

what are you gonna do with me?

sometimes, the hard way is the only way.

aren't you scared they'll call the cops?

things happen at their own pace.

the paper called me a menace.

there's no safe haven for the likes of me.

i can be patient, but i can't be passive.

you showed up at the right time.

i won't bullshit you. but i don't have to tell you my secrets, either.

i'm not sure what you're asking me.

i regret moving out here at least once a day.

where do you live? i'll get you home.

i can never get a straight answer out of you.

i want to be loved because of who i am, not in spite of it.

i thought you'd never ask.

i'm tired of feeling hopeless. that's not who i am.

just pretend it never happened.

there's always more to people than what we know.

don't look so worried, okay?

i want to help. that's why i'm here.

i need a sign i'll be okay.

you stirred up some serious shit, huh?

i'll stick to my word, but you have to give me yours.

don't leave town. don't do anything stupid.

there's something funny going on here, and i don't like it.

we're in quite the pickle, my dear.

names are just words on paper.

i know somewhere nice you can take me.

two things can exist at the same time. two feelings can share the same space.

finally realize you need a friend?

you seem so nervous. is everything okay?

and here i thought you just wanted to spend some time with me. silly me.

looking back, i guess it was one big long con. just a grift.

i'm terrible at playing hard to get.

call me again, okay? don't play head games.

____ isn't worth it, you know.

you really want to know? track down the money. follow it.

your secret's safe with me.

glad to know that heart of yours can work, when shocked into action.

can you cut the voice? it's creeping me out.

are you sure you want to stick your nose into this?

i'm a reporter. i dig things up.

you had us going there, for a minute.

i'm not ready. i'm sorry.

here's my home number. not many people have it.

you're nosy and you have a weird sense of justice.

if my gut is right, you're gonna do something stupid again. soon, even.

best get your story straight.

don't let them keep you in the shadows anymore.

thank you for your friendship. don't forget me.

we have to carry on, you know?

you never were a team player.

you're not as dumb as you pretend to be.

what do they have on you?

you should watch how you toss accusations around.

i can't see my own hand in front of me.

you look worse than usual.

i don't take shit from anyone. not anymore.

i won't let you hurt ____ anymore.

no good hero goes into battle without backup.

that's how these things go: you get close to a light, and then it flickers and fades.

you're thinking too hard.

it's nice to see you happy.

the mission isn't over. it's just begun.

i love to cook, but i'm not particularly good at it.

it's okay. you can ask me whatever you want. i'm all yours.

we can't just bury things. they crawl back. they reach up and poke at you.

we have to make peace with what we did, and what others did to us.

i've been waiting for someone --- anyone --- to figure it out.