JEEPERS!

[likejeepers]

DAPHNE BLAKE,     THE PRETTIEST GHOST HUNTER YOU’VE EVER SEEN. A STUDY IN DOOMED FATE, FEARLESSNESS TO A FAULT, AND LEARNING HOW TO KEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YOU. HEAVY FOCUS ON HORROR. PRIVATE, FOR THE TIME BEING.

☆     CARRD.

[notmorbid]

the americans: season 1.

dialogue prompts from season one of fx's the americans.

is your mom a good cook?

nobody really wears cowboy boots anymore.

do you play at all?

don't you worry about god?

weed burns my throat.

you don't have a family, do you?

do you want to talk about it?

i don't lie to you. i never have.

that's all you want to say?

i take it you're the guy i'm supposed to talk to.

how dare you? was it just to get back at me?

i was just trying to do right by you.

no point in going to bed.

it never really happened that way for us, did it?

i've heard so much about you.

i think we'll do great things together.

we manage fine on our own.

i try not to think about it too much, but today was hard.

you don't look like a burglar.

are you trying to get me killed? is that what you want?

what if you were followed?

one mistake. that's all it takes.

you think you understand everything so much better than i do. why?

i fit in just fine, but i remember where i came from.

history repeats itself, so you do have to worry about it.

how worried do we need to be?

you have to rely on yourself in this world, do you hear me? only yourself.

you never talk to me. why is it so hard?

it just doesn't feel like it did before.

i won't tell if you won't.

i feel like i'm standing on a diving board over a pool with no water in it.

i think we're both a little lonely.

i hope we'll be able to meet again.

i don't need you to fight my battles for me.

you are not my daddy.

you can't wait for the law to give you your rights. you have to take them. you have to claim them every second of every day.

you know what i wish before i fall asleep every night? that i'll wake up and not be worried.

everything that happens is my fault.

coincidence is god's way of winking at you.

i know where you are. i've lived it.

you already did it. there's no undoing it.

you think i owe you an apology.

i'm sorry i didn't kill you.

i don't make vows i can't keep.

i'll keep you safe.

you know, i envy you.

we'll disappear together, and they will never find us.

i was afraid you wouldn't come.

run. disappear. go where they'll never find you.

i missed you. i didn't want to.

i want us to be able to say what's true.

i don't think i should have gotten you into this.

i'm here because this is where i want to be.

i was thinking about when we first met. do you remember that?

we can get past this. it doesn't have to be like this.

we didn't take a vow to be unhappy.

you're kidding, right? i mean, this is a joke, isn't it?

i've waited my whole life for you.

i'd do anything for you. anything. all you have to do is ask.

just tell me one thing: is this real?

it's alright. it's over. the hard part's over.

i didn't want this to happen, but it happened.

things just got a little crazy, you know?

you got anything salty? pretzels or nuts or something?

you can't be married and not have secrets.

i don't see a lot of future in my sleep tonight.

you do not get to speak to me like that.

i may look dumb, but i'm not.

the world is a lot darker and a lot uglier than i think you know.

find somebody that'll love you for being so strong.

we all die alone. before that, we make choices.

to being free and easy.

what's a four letter slang word that finishes the sentence, "do you wanna ____?"

do you care about anything? do you love anyone?

not everyone is your enemy.

i admire your predictability. it's comforting.

there's nothing more satisfying than finding another loner to be alone with.

believing in people isn't easy for you, is it?

you really believe all that, don't you?

we see what we need to see in people. things that aren't really there.

i made a pro and con list.

i know you better than you know yourself.

you always did insist on the truth.

come home.

[notmorbid]

the silt verses, pt. 6.

close your eyes. try and rest.

a god should not be able to avert her eyes.

what a terrible thing it must be, to be monstrous and not even know it.

how can you remain neutral when it's your property being blown up?

sleep well, when sleep comes.

no one's safe. you know that as well as anyone.

it's happening. just like we talked about.

i need you to know i love you. i love you so damn much.

are you afraid to die?

the road's always where i've been happiest.

everything burns out in the end. it has to.

we need to get you somewhere safe.

you must have an extraordinary heart, to carry so much in it.

i've never heard you say sorry.

i've got grievances. i've got questions i need answers to.

your voice is ____ than i remember.

you were always doing the best you could.

are you happier now?

i don't have much, but i'm everything i always wanted to be.

do you have a family out there?

do you enjoy playing the part of ____?

you'll find another part. you'll become someone else.

it takes courage changing anything.

you were always brave enough to know what needed to change.

you're not the center of all things, past and future.

you're adrift. just like the rest of us.

there's no more truth to your fragment than mine.

maybe you just need a little inspiration.

we're all going to die screaming that we're not really dying, and we're not really screaming.

hell of a view from the top.

can i share something with you, in confidence?

you trust me, don't you?

fuck it. let's take a leap of faith.

none of our problems have gone away, but we're still here. we're still surviving, somehow.

i'm becoming what they see in me.

i want you to be more than i was.

we all thought ____ was making you up.

i can understand wanting to keep yourself apart from other people.

life cannot inhabit a vacuum.

you're not a person, are you?

no blessing comes without cost.

is this kindness, or just a predator circling before it feeds?

can you hear the song beneath the song?

this is where it ends, then?

you have to be lying to me. that's all i can think.

will i see my friends again?

i feel good. i didn't dream.

i promise not to leave without saying goodbye, at least.

i have nothing and no one left in this world.

agreeing is easier than anything else.

what will you be, now that there's nothing left to become?

i've had decades of comfort. none of it made me safe.

i'll go where you lead me.

i will be better than they are.

you do not need to be afraid of me.

i will take care of you.

i am not what they intended me to be.

i can keep you safe.

i was honestly never too fond of families.

you wonder what kind of a world we're bringing children into, you know?

what can they do to us that they haven't done already?

they must not see you hesitate.

when you come for one of us, you come for all of us.

this is great. maybe i should've gone into acting.

you should have let me die.

kill them all, but let _____ live.

i'm not leaving you, you fucking idiot.

calm down, i said.

you can find meaning in anything, if you mess around enough with words.

it's just one thing after another, isn't it?

we can still fix this. this isn't our end.

i only want to live up to the lesson you taught me.

you think i tarnish my title, do you?

you have nothing to confess. nothing to be sorry for.

that's what people say right before they do something really stupid.

you probably know who i am, right?

i survived. i didn't think i would.

where are the tears of our god? where is its sorrow for us?

anything can be a stable foundation, as long as you've got enough cement.

all of us are capable of change. every single one of us.

i am not going to get better. nor will you. nor will any of us.

what do you think i'm going to do to you?

what did you want to be when you were small?

if this is my punishment, why am i smiling?

i did it. i'm to blame. i accept that.

how about what you did to me? can you bear that weight?

there will be a reckoning for what you've done.

you wouldn't be able to bear the weight, if you understood the harm you've done.

there's no way past it, and there's no way around.

it's a little like an apology, isn't it? explaining yourself?

we're entangled, you and i, in the ruin of one another.

hope is a twisting noose.

change will come. it has to.

we're all crawling grubs dreaming of butterfly's wings, told a fine tale by the birds above us. and while we're dreaming, they all come down to feed.

i hate you because i know you. better than anyone else has known you.

i hate you. i truly do. and i love you, too, in spite of everything.

i'm wise to what you really are. i can see the eyes beneath your eyes.

there'll be a place for you, and it will be beside me. that's my offering. that's all i have to give.

the best feeling in the world is seeing you walk away.

walk until you're lost to me. don't look back.

you'll laugh, i think, when you hear it.

i never really cared for any of you all that much, if i'm honest.

is it really such a bad thing, to be nothing?

it's never too late to change.

i'll wear whatever shape you choose for me.

no matter how it starts, it can end with love, can't it? it can end with kindness.

we talked a lot, but always about the wrong things.

you can find the beauty in almost anything, once you stop struggling.

it's not like ____ said it would be.

[doctorvenko]

‘this isn’t just some summer camp, okay kid?’ peter sat with his feet resting atop the computer monitor, chewing on a twizzler and seeing how far he could stretch it before it snapped. the telephone, which was a gimmicky model of false teeth, was wedged between his cheek and his shoulder—and his patience was fried. the girl on the line was a real pain. ‘we don’t offer no work experience either. have you tried calling any of the stores on fifth? they’d be happy to take you and your platinum card.’

INBOX: I WOULDN'T MIND DOING A LITTLE SHOPPING IN THE CITY, @likejeepers.

at that, ray shot peter a look: behave. if only he could hear what the girl was saying to peter! ray couldn’t be serious about hiring her, could he? but the look he gave said that he was, and peter bowed to his will. ‘well, miss blake if we hire you, you better be worth the paperwork. when could you start?’ the twizzler finally snapped and peter venkman looked wildly entertained—despite doing business with daphne.

[likejeepers]

teeth tug at the phone chord                   they pull back into a grin as daphne finally gets her way. dumb luck, or a master of persuasion? fingers twirl around the chord, then hover over to the strategically planned days in her calendar. finals week looms, but the thought of first class service beckons her … “ i can be there monday, at the earliest. give me an address, and i’ll be there. ”   that confidence, full certainty. daphne doesn’t wait for a reply, but her pen crosses out her original plans                   karaoke and mai tai’s with the girls                   and jots down her new plans. she’s already planned all of her outfits in her head. she’s just that sure. and despite the snark at the other end of the line, she’s excited.   “ and don’t worry, i have all the experience i need, thank you. do you need a resume? a list of all my exorcisms? ”

[likejeepers]

hiiii. i have some free time later so like this for some inbox memes (^:

[yenvengerberg]

CHAPPELL ROAN on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast

[thanergie]

@likejeepers sent: sorry as i am to break it to you, you aren't going anywhere. / accepting.

❛ man, i don't actually think you're sorry at all. ❜ but she turns back around and follows behind daphne nonetheless, shoulders slouched anxiously as she follows her through the trees. not that they really thought oh, oops, just remembered i've, like, got an essay due tomorrow, totally would love to stay but i gotta dip! was actually going to work, but it was worth a shot, right? as they duck their head to avoid being smacked by an upsettingly sharp - looking branch, they sigh heavily, reaching up to run a hand through their hair, fingers settling at the back of their neck to tug on the strands nervously.

❛ seriously, the one time i'm actually willing to go do my coursework, and you don't want me to? some friend you are, daph. my grades could be, like, totally skyrocketing right now, ❜ they say, but their attempt at a teasing barb falls pretty flat thanks to the obvious undercurrent of fear trembling through their voice. can you blame her, though? daphne still seems to think it's funny, at least, if the amusement on her face is anything to go by, and man, sometimes shaggy thinks she must enjoy torturing them.

she knows there's no real way out of this, though, and if she's being really honest with herself — she wouldn't really want there to be. so instead they sigh again, stepping closer to daphne ( and narrowly avoiding tripping over a gnarly - looking root sticking out of the ground in the process ), and sling an arm around her shoulders, leaning their chin against the top of her head. ❛ well, what's the plan, boss? ❜

[likejeepers]

the plan? oh, honey, the plan went out the window the moment she realized she’s not appropriately dressed for this occasion.     go-go boots dig in the mud, with every step she sinks, and the wet earth snaps and squelches underfoot   …   it’s not that daphne won’t get dirty when the time calls for it, but she’s silently cursing herself for not bringing a change of shoes. “ the plan is you stop complaining   …   and we make it up to there. ”     there. it’s a house up a spindly dirt driveway. not out of the ordinary, but it’s been under daphne’s radar for a while now. shaggy is going to hate this : the site of grisly murders and alleged cultish activities, now abandoned and still taped off, chalk lines still intact. the thought brings a chill to daphne’s spine, but nonetheless, she’ll persevere, because if there’s one thing, is that daphne will always have the audacity.     “ it’s been a decades long cold case, but i’m going to be the one to figure it out. ”

[likejeepers]

it’s probably the fact that she knows that this is a terrible idea.     the presence weighs heavy, it clings to her back, it makes the hair on her neck stand on end. it’s electric, it’s fervent. it settles deep in her stomach, in a pit reserved for only the worst of hauntings   …   it is this feeling, and this feeling only, that is holding her back from pursuit. “ i’m okay. there’s nothing more i have to say. ”     she’s a great actor, and a better liar. behind fiery waves, green eyes narrow and twitch   …   it’s the photo that makes her feel uneasy. a face, peering back at the camera, just outside the window, right below the glare of a camera flash. she hopes she’s wrong, but this thing could fuck them up. and she’s not really cool about that. a sigh, and a dismissive wave   …   “ anyways, i think if i told you anything more you’d freak out. so. ”

“ the look on your face says there's more on your mind. ”           @thanergie

[likejeepers]

like clockwork.     dreams, omens   …   haunting as ever, but so painfully vague. they come in waves, they get stronger and stronger, until destiny absolves itself. oh how she wishes she could at least sleep well, but instead, she wakes up with the same pounding headaches and bad attitude   … “ oh, yeah? ”     her tone reads as disinterested, even though daphne is a little worried. it’s not like she’s cool about telling everyone about her sixth sense, or the demon she had to shake off. the heels of her palms rub against her eyes, dislodging the cooling pads she fell asleep in. one peek in the fridge, and she’s pulling out a half eaten bagel sandwich, and a watered down starbucks coffee from a few days before. unusual for her, but on days where she’s barely slept   …   well, she’s not in the mood of wrangling everyone for brunch.     “ you watching me sleep or something ??? ”

“ you spoke a little, while you slept. ”           @thanergie

[notmorbid]

the silt verses, pt. 3.

dialogue prompts from eskew productions' the silt verses.

are you frightened?

nothing in this rotten world knows how to withstand change.

may your peace walk on with you for a while.

i tried. i really did.

i should be past this, shouldn't i?

___ should be past caring.

none of this is going like it was meant to.

maybe it was always a mad dream, thinking there was something special in me.

all the best dreams are the mad ones.

i've loved you for so, so long. i've tried to know you for so much longer.

i am not dying for you, you hear?

what were you praying for, exactly?

what else can you do but keep going?

looking for directions?

not many of us get to choose what eats us.

shouldn't someone be taking care of us?

you've got eyes, don't you?

i want a seat at the inner table.

i really should have asked.

i think your head's still all in a muddle.

you spoke a little, while you slept.

i'd appreciate knowing where 'here' is.

call it an attempted act of kindness.

it's alright. grab a shovel and dig.

there's nothing to be frightened of here.

do you think you could be happy here?

i honestly don't know if i have it in me to start again, not with everything that i've done. not with everything that's been done to me.

there's no such thing as a 'fresh start'. we're all scrabbling amongst ruins that will long outlast us.

they tell me i'm in shock.

no justice, is there?

don't fucking call my house, ever again.

i should kill myself, shouldn't i?

i've lied to a lot of people for a very long time.

there's nobody left who can help me.

you want to smoke?

you don't even know what you're volunteering for.

you've got all this fucking pride in you, and it's making you stupid.

you're not bigger than this. you're not.

your pride won't save you.

success brings its own kind of failure.

have you been causing property damage?

hell of a thing, running into you like this.

i remember you said you liked the quiet.

i think there's a god in you.

stop playing games. it isn't funny.

there have to be limits, don't there?

how clean can our hands be if we let this stand?

do you genuinely think there's a way back for ____ from this?

how does it feel to know that you're alone? that nobody's coming to help you?

there's no kindness, no mercy left to be had.

are you okay? is everything alright with you?

i'm not used to company these days.

i've been too many people, and each one of them is me.

you can leave now. the door is open.

i'm tired of chasing after faceless things.

tell me what i should have done.

[likejeepers]

daphne’s eyes flicker with energy despite the grimace forming on her face.     torn between anguish && excitement                   everything just keeps fucking happening, and she hasn’t been able to pick up her favored pink redbull quite yet. an opportunity, a break in the case, but judging by the splatter of alleged black ichor across her full face of makeup, she’s not exactly thrilled.

“ okay, was getting bitchslapped by an unknown spirit not enough ??? ”   and to think, this was intended to be a simple ‘ reconnaissance ’ of this place, not a full investigation nor open season on the two! with a sigh : “ what now? ”

“ we have another problem. ”           @strangewonderful

[dailymusicians]

CHAPPELL ROAN performing at Outside Lands (August 11, 2024)

[ohisms]

✱˚｡⋆ ↪ 𝐈 𝐒𝐄𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 . ( a collection of dialogue prompts from the film the hobbit : the desolation of smaug . adjust phrasing as necessary . )

this is no chance meeting , is it , [ name ] ?

take back your homeland .

what if i were to help you reclaim it ?

that's not the worst of it .

we have another problem .

what did i tell you ? quiet as a mouse .

will you just listen ? i'm trying to tell you there's something else out there .

the bear is unpredictable , the man can be reasoned with .

come away from there , it's not natural . none of it .

it's obvious , he's under some dark spell .

you'll be safe here tonight ... i hope .

we grow in number , we grow in strength .

death will come to all .

there are others like you ?

you're running out of time .

a darkness lies upon that forest .

i would not venture there except in great need .

go now while you have the light .

this forest feels ... sick . as if a disease lies upon it .

something moves in the shadows unseen , hidden from our sight .

if our enemy has returned , we must know .

i would not do this unless i had to .

you've changed , [ name ] .

you must stay on the path . do not leave it . if you do , you'll never find it again .

is there no end to this accursed forest ?

we're going around in circles , we are lost .

the sun . we have to find the sun .

we're being watched .

they're growing bolder .

not just a thief , but a liar as well .

i myself suspect a more prosaic motive .

i have seen how you treat your friends .

you turned away from the suffering of my people .

a hundred years is a mere blink in the life of an elf . i'm patient . i can wait .

did he offer you a deal ?

shh ! there are guards nearby .

you were supposed to be leading us out , not further back in !

are you mad ? they'll find us .

please . please , you must trust me .

this is not a nice place to meet .

why now , [ name ] ? i don't understand .

a human sorcerer could not summon such evil .

in our blindness , the enemy has returned .

the enemy is preparing for war .

i started this . i cannot forsake them , they are in grave danger .

you want me to cast my friends aside ?

i think we've outrun the orcs .

we've no weapons to defend ourselves .

do it again , and you're dead .

what makes you think i would help you ?

no doubt you have some hungry mouths to feed .

oh , come on - enough of the niceties .

i would like to know who you are . and what you're doing in these lands .

we need food , supplies ... weapons . can you help us ?

i'd wager there are ways to enter that town unseen .

for that , you'd need a smuggler .

there was more he could have told us .

i don't care what he calls himself , i don't like him .

we don't have to like him , we just have to pay him .

i've been bled dry by this adventure ! and what have i seen for my investment ?

if you value your freedom , you'll do as i say .

folk in this town are suffering .

you'd do well to remember ; we know where you live .

it's a small town , [ name ] , everyone knows where everyone lives .

who would have the nerve to question my authority ?

you promised us weapons .

death ! that is what you'll bring upon us .

have you forgotten what happened to [ name / location ] ?

let us not be so quick to lay blame .

join us when you're healed .

[ name ] , you belong with the company .

i belong with my brother .

we have no time to wait , we're on our own .

the evil that is hidden here ... i command it reveal itself .

you have keen eyes , [ name ] .

let all those who doubted us rue this day !

i know these walls ... these halls , this stone .

i do not know what you'll find down there .

it never ceases to amaze me . the courage of hobbits .

if there is in fact a live dragon down there , don't waken it .

come , now ... don't be shy . step into the light .

there is something about you , something you carry .

there you are , thief in the shadows .

i did not come to steal from you .

do you think flattery will keep you alive ?

what else do you claim to be ?

truly , you are mistaken .

you have nice manners , for a thief and a liar .

i know the smell and taste of dwarf .

they are drawn to treasure like flies to dead flesh .

did you think i did not know this day would come ?

you should leave us .

and go where ? there is nowhere to go .

the dragon , it's going to kill us .

i kill where i wish , when i wish .

my armor is iron , no blade can pierce me .

i need you to distract the guards .

time to do what , to get killed ?

yes , i'm afraid . i'm afraid for you .

you're not yourself .

the darkness is coming ... it will spread to every corner of the land .

you were only ever a means to an end .

i will not part with a single coin . not one piece of it .

your reputation precedes you .

you have no equal on this earth .

i think our little game ends here .

so tell me , thief ... how do you choose to die ?

we've given him the slip .

there may be a way out .

it's our only chance , we have to try .

i've heard tales of the wonders of elvish medicine .

that was a privilege to witness .

i will not die like this . cowering . gasping for breath .

if this is to end in fire , then we will all burn together .

perhaps it is time i paid them a visit .

this isn't their fault !

you care about them , do you ? good . then you can watch them die .

i am taking back what you stole .

you will take nothing from me .

i laid low your warriors of old . i instilled terror in the hearts of men .

this is not your kingdom . these are dwarf lands .

revenge ? revenge ?! i will show you revenge !

i am fire . i am death .

what have we done ?

[likejeepers]

low key have a lot to work on in terms of background//biography, but i love love love finding a muse's voice and fleshing it out as i go. it sparks so much joy.

[memesfrommontmartre]

PERVERTS

starters taken from lyrics from the album perverts by ethel cain.

no one you know is a good person.

it is such a precious, magnificent thing to be loved.

i give in so easy.

how much?

i want to know love.

it took something from me, something i can't quite explain.

in the morning i will mar myself again.

here i am, empty.

let me tell you how much i've come to hate you since i began to live.

i want to know what god knows.

i will claw my way back.

i can't feel anything.

if you want, you can bite me.

if you want, you can bite me, and i won't move.

do you think you know how to give up?

i love you.

i can tell you right now, it's beautiful.

when you were young, you said you wished that someone loved you.

i am what i am, and i am nothing.

do you like that, baby?

what you do is nothing to me.

fast, reckless driving often leads to slow, sad music.

i'll take it.

it is no good, speaking of fairness.

maybe it was all a lie.

only god knows.

it feels good.

it has always been this way.

i've tried so hard to explain in words what it meant to me, how it felt to me, but maybe it’s not meant to be explainеd.

and still, they didn't die.

such a wondrous and painful thing, to be loved.

i am sure that hell must be cold.

maybe it's true.

you won't lose me to the thunder or lightning.

you won't lose me to the thunder or lightning, but you could to crowded rooms.

you don't, and you never will.

i would recommend that you take just as much as you need to feel good.

shame is sharp.

i always wondered if it would come back.

i want to know what it feels like.

i am what i am, and we are not the same.

i'll be alright.

we will not speak of this place again.

i like that sound you make, when you're clawing at the edge and without escape.

you were nothing to me.

i am punished by love.

i love you, i love you, i love you, i love you...

i have always possessed the insatiable need to see what happens inside the room.

do you think you know what it means to be loved?

the devil i know is the devil i want.

they made me leave.

i am that i was as i no longer am for i am nothing.

until then, i guess i'll just lie here and wait.

if you love me, keep it to yourself.

it's happening to everybody.

[leememes]

THE SOUNDS OF NIGHTMARES SENTENCE STARTERS .

a collection of roleplay / writing prompts , lifting quotes from " the sounds of nightmares " podcast based in the little nightmares universe .

" the look on your face says there's more on your mind . "

" would you like to talk about it ? "

" how are you feeling today ? "

" do you remember your nightmares ? "

" i remember ... everything . "

" i'm not sure that's true . "

" i woke up somewhere i didn't belong . "

" i don't quite follow . "

" can you try to explain ? "

" you can't understand . not unless you were there . "

" hey ! where are we ?! "

" they aren't children . not at all . "

" my mind was divided , and that's not fair to you . "

" everything is going to get worse from here . "

" help me ! please help me ! "

" who brought me here ? "

" i'll do everything i can to help you . "

" there's nothing bad inside you . nothing . "

" we're in this together . "

" take your pick . "

" sweets for my sweet . "

" do you know a way out of here ? "

" what are you working on ? "

" we're friends . friends tell each other things . "

" i'll play with you . "

" don't overdo it . "

" you were right there ! don't tell me you did nothing ! "

" you're upset with me , aren't you ? "

" are you going to leave ? like all the others ? "

" whatever you desire , it's yours . "

" everyone needs someone . "

" don't leave me alone ! "

" are you still angry with me ? "

" i'll protect you . "

" i hate being alone . "

" i understand more than you think . "

" you mean to escape , don't you ? "

" you're being unfair . "

" i can't help you if you hide things from me . "

" why did you bring me here ? "

" what do you want ? "

" why didn't you tell me ? "

" you promised me . "

" i don't feel like talking . "

" you never listen . "

" we can face these monsters together . "

" i need you . "

" i have nothing more to give . "

" take my hand again . "

" you abandoned me . "

" the more time you spend with someone , the harder it becomes to hide who you really are . "