season six ↦ tara & dawn
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season six ↦ tara & dawn
Do you think I’m stupid? I know you used that spell on me. Tara, I’m sorry, I - Don’t! Just… don’t. There’s nothing you can say. Tara, I didn’t mean to - To what? Violate my mind like that? How could you, Willow? How could you after what Glory did to me? Violate you? I… I - I didn’t… mean anything like that, I - I, I just wanted us not to fight any more. I love you. If you don’t wanna fight, you don’t fight. You don’t use magic to make a fight disappear. But I - I just wanted to make things better. Better for us. But you don’t get to decide what is better for us, Will. We’re in a relationship, we are supposed to decide together. Okay. I’m… I realize I, I did it wrong. You did it the way you’re doing everything. When things get rough, you… you don’t even consider the options. You just… you just do a spell. It’s not good for you, Willow. And it’s not what magic is for. But I… I just wanna help people. Maybe that’s how it started, but… you’re helping yourself now, fixing things to your liking. Including me. Tara, no!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1997 - 2003)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
tara lives verse details:
because of the dark magic willow uses to bring tara back to life immediately post-seeing red (basically, she makes a deal with a demon lord to sacrifice warren’s eternal soul for tara’s; tara doesn’t wake up at first, willow goes dark(er) and considers destroying the world, xander talks her out of it like in canon, and tara revives shortly after the s6 finale) tara is permanently cut off from the life and herb magic she had been using prior; even though the deal was made without her wishes, she is considered tainted, a dead thing. much of tara’s s7 arc is her struggling with the loss of her identity as a witch; shortly before the s7 finale tara realizes that she has gained strong necromancy abilities, and is able to manipulate bones and dead bodies (that includes vampires; yes, i’m basing this off the necromancer in that one angel episode) and contact spirits.
she breaks up with willow after her resurrection, needing time to come to terms with what willow did to bring her back. (she tries to find warren’s soul once she realizes the extent of her new abilities, but is unsuccessful.) and after the battle of the hellmouth, tara goes abroad, traveling the world to study and cope with her new powers and new identity. yes, she is still in love with willow, but they have a lot to work through, and willow has a lot of responsibilities now that she’s helping buffy with the baby slayers.
@chainsmoke, PLOTTED
tara is drunk. this, she knows. and a little while ago, that would have been a crazy concept, downright suicidal, getting drunk with a vampire. even when she was sneaking out every night after her mom’s death, she wouldn’t have considered something that insane, that deadly. but this is different. first of all, this is spike, who couldn’t hurt her even if he wanted to. second of all, tara is suffering from recent heartbreak, and so is he, to her knowledge, and so is it really that inconceivable that they’re sitting here on the floor of the magic shop, nursing their drinks and (in tara’s case) trying not to cry?
“what if i m-made a mistake?” she asks, eyes wide at the thought. “what if she hates me? what if she’s right to hate me?” and still the hurt of willow using magic to wipe her mind (just like glory, maybe glory never left you, maybe this is all a dream, maybe you’re still in that little dark room watching the world through the eyes of a body you can’t control --) hasn’t abated. tara puts her head on spike’s shoulder. “this sucks.”
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | 4x10 — Hush
——— BASICS !
(PEN)NAME: dru
PRONOUNS: she/her
ZODIAC SIGN: aries
SINGLE / TAKEN? wouldn’t you like to know ;)
——— THREE FACTS !
I’m left-handed
My friends and I used to play hunger games in grade school by going out into the woods and hitting each other with plastic swords.
I get unreasonably excited when I see birds.
——— EXPERIENCE !
PLATFORMS USED: started here, stayed here.
HOW LONG? 3 or 4 years?
——— MUSE PREFERENCE !
GENDER: no gender preference, but usually when i write men they have to be some degree of pathetic.
LEAST FAVOURITE FACE(S): other than the usual problematic ones, dove cameron? just because everyone in the entire world used her for a period. in general, when people change fcs of characters just so they can use the cool new fcs (like when people were changing sam fraser fear street from olivia scott welch to sydney sweeney bc everyone was using sydney sweeney at the time?) but that’s their prerogative and none of my business. also that guy from teen wolf. i am so tired of seeing that guy from teen wolf.
MULTI OR SINGLE: finally have (2) working multis. i think i do better with themed multis, so one of them is women-in-horror themed, and the other is pulp scifi themed but with basically all my non-women-in-horror muses. and singles? i have a lot of those.
——— FLUFF / ANGST / SMUT ! ♡
FLUFF: i enjoy fluff, but usually i get bored quickly.
ANGST: LOVE ANGST. LOVE PAIN. but i will yell at you in dms about it.
SMUT: i tend not to write smut unless it’s on discord or with someone i’m really close with and trust. don’t take it personally. nsfw headcanons are a different thing entirely.
PLOT / MEMES: i love to plot or chat about our characters before we write! it helps me stay invested in a thread. however i also support sending in memes/answering memes to see what the natural vibe is between our characters, especially if they haven’t met in canon. so i guess the answer is ideally a little bit of both?
tagged by : the lovely @antisaint
tagging : @hercanon, @spieks, @fiveslays, @investigationally, @pryceism, and you reading this!
Tara Maclay in “New Moon Rising”
like to plot?
back at it again with misc memes
❝ i’m used to people generally not giving a shit about me. doesn’t mean i can’t still choose to care regardless of whether not people will care back. ❞
❝ i’m not kind because i expect anything from it. i do it because i like how it feels. because people have not generally been kind to me and i don’t want to be that sort of person to someone else who. ❞
❝ why didn’t you ever tell me you were dealing with so much? you didn’t have to keep this to yourself. ❞
❝ it’s okay. i don’t need you to help me…but if you wanna stick around while i fix it myself i wouldn’t mind the company. ❞
❝ i generally don’t like people as a rule. but i don’t mind you. so uh, don’t fuck that up for me alright? next time you’re in trouble just call me. ❞
❝ are you sure you don’t want me to stay? ❞
❝ you know i can tell when you’re lying. so you can either talk about what’s wrong or we can just sit here together. either way, i won’t let you do this alone. ❞
❝ no, i don’t need you. but i do want you. my life is fine without you, but it’s great when you’re in it. i don’t need to be dependent on you for this relationship to be important. ❞
❝ well, i already did the ‘kicking their ass for being a jerk’ part. now i’m doing the whole, showing up for you and making sure you’re okay now part. ❞
❝ i don’t want to be like this. i want to change but i don’t know where to start. ❞
❝ i see you. i just wanted you to know that. i always see you. ❞
❝ i haven’t really done the whole dating thing in a while but, do you want to? we could go to dinner—or coffee? ❞
❝ we’re having a spa night, okay? i already have a bath started and there are face masks on the counter. no arguments. we need this. ❞
❝ don’t start giving me the damn puppy eyes i was already gonna say ‘yes’ okay? ❞
❝ this is a bad idea but i’m already committed so i might as well not half-ass being a dumbass. ❞
❝ i always feel better when you’re here. ❞
❝ i’m going to give you a hug now but if you tell anyone about it i will have to kill you. ❞
❝ did you just flip off that old guy? ❞
❝ i know you’ll lie to me if i ask if you’re okay so i’m skipping past that part and telling you to go home and get some rest. ❞
❝ you know i’m not good for you right? there’s probably a hundred other people you could be going to right now instead of me. ❞
❝ can i say something here? or do you need another minute of rambling before i get to do the part where i say what you need to hear and you realize you’re freaking out over nothing? ❞
❝ don’t you get that i need you? you’re always going on about being fine and being able to manage on your own and i’m sure that’s true. but what if i’m not? what if i need you in my life. and i need you to let me help you with your life too? ❞
❝ i know you’ve been having a shit time so i brought some food. ❞
❝ hey— get your hands off my plate. i made you your own. ❞
❝ i know you like the rain, but it’s getting cold. you need to come in before you get sick. ❞
❝ i knew i’d find you here. ❞
❝ if i tell you my eyes are red from weed and not because i was crying will you do me the favor of pretending to believe me? ❞
EMOTIONALLY CHARGED SENTENCES STARTERS
❝ i need you. don’t you get that? ❞
❝ i’m right here. i’m always here right in front of you but you never see me! ❞
❝ you’re my person. ❞
❝ no, i don’t wanna have to talk to anyone else right now. i just want you. ❞
❝ i know you’re busy and i don’t want to bother you i just— can i just sit here with you while you work? ❞
❝ are we okay? ❞
❝ honestly, i’m always there. in my head. the scars on my body might’ve healed but i never really walked away from it. ❞
❝ do you want me to make the others leave? or we could go, get some fresh air. ❞
❝ look i’m not coddling you, i’m just trying to help. i wanna take care of you cause i, you know— care about you. ❞
❝ alright, here’s your coffee. are you ready to talk or should i find something to ramble about for a few minutes? ❞
❝ eventually, you just gotta learn to let go of the past. it’s always gonna hurt, but you can choose when to start focusing on something other than the pain. ❞
❝ hey, just breathe. look at me— look at me. in and out. breathe with me okay? ❞
❝ keep your eyes on me— just focus on me. we’re gonna be okay. ❞
❝ no, i’m not okay. nothing is okay. it never is. but that’s just how i function most days. so i’ll be fine. ❞
❝ i’m not gonna pretend anymore. i’m still fucked up from it all and i don’t know when it gets better. ❞
❝ if you keep waiting until you’re done ‘working on yourself’ before you let yourself be with the person you love, you’re never gonna be with them. and they’ll find someone else who is brave enough to give them a chance to love them exactly how they already are. ❞
❝ why do you stick around? what is it you think you see in me? ❞
❝ not everything needs an explanation. i care about you. i don’t have to sit here and figure out why. i just do. so maybe you should try just accepting it too. ❞
❝ i don’t need your permission to fall in love with you. you don’t gotta love me back, but it isn’t gonna stop me from being here when you need someone. ❞
❝ you love me too much. i know how that sounds but— fucking hell. you shouldn’t care that much about someone like me. ❞
❝ i don’t care if loving you hurts me. the world already has enough pain to dole out for no reason, at least i’ll have gotten these scars from something beautiful. ❞
❝ if people can hate for no reason, than i can love for no reason too. ❞
❝ one day you’re gonna need me and i’m not gonna be there to fix it. ❞
❝ no, i can’t fix everything for you this time. it’s your mess. clean it up. ❞
❝ i dunno who taught you that love comes with conditions and limitations, but mine doesn’t. not when it’s you. ❞
❝ i don’t know how to ask for help i just— i’ve never had anyone to ask for help from before. so…this is me trying i guess. i need it and i’m afraid to ask for it. that’s the best i can do. ❞
ABILITIES & SUPER-POWERED THEMED PROMPTS
the gifted
❝ i don’t know how much longer i can keep this up. ❞
❝ just wait— i can do this. ❞
❝ it has to be me. no one else can do this. ❞
❝ i dunno why i can do these things. i figure i might as well do something with them that matters. ❞
❝ i must have these abilities for a reason right? ❞
❝ i don’t believe in that destiny bullshit. but i do know i shouldn’t waste what i’ve been given. ❞
❝ why does everyone expect me to be a hero just because i have some powers i didn’t ask for? ❞
❝ they’re mine. i get to decide what to do with them. ❞
❝ i’m still a person! they all look at me like i’m some intangible being who will save them. i’m just one person. ❞
❝ i can’t do this on my own. i need help. ❞
❝ i’m okay— it just tires me out sometimes. ❞
❝ get back! i could hurt you. ❞
❝ i could’ve killed you! ❞
❝ i’m sorry…i didn’t mean for any of this to happen. ❞
❝ i was only trying to help. ❞
❝ i tried to stay out of it but…you don’t understand what it’s like to have the ability to make things different. it’s impossible to sit back and do nothing. ❞
❝ i did nothing before and people died. ❞
❝ last time i tried to help i just made shit worse. ❞
❝ i thought this was a gift but all i do is hurt people. ❞
❝ i can help— let me help. ❞
❝ i don’t want this anymore. i just wanna be normal. ❞
❝ everyone always wants something from me. ❞
❝ everyone wants things from me and i don’t mind— i want to help. but i’m just so tired. ❞
❝ i know what i can do is special. i just wish people would see more than what i can do for them. i wish they would see me. ❞
❝ this is really cool, watch this! ❞
❝ please don’t freak out. ❞
❝ please say something if you keep staring at me like i grew a second head i’m gonna throw up. ❞
❝ i don’t know what or who i am without this. ❞
❝ if i didn’t have my gifts, no one would care about me. ❞
❝ i’m not a hero. i can just do things and sometimes i wish i couldn’t. ❞
❝ i know to other people it’s like, comic book type shit. to me it’s just normal. it’s like being able to smell and hear. it’s just part of me and i just want other people to see it like that too. ❞
the observer
❝ you have to stop, you’re killing yourself! ❞
❝ that’s enough. ❞
❝ you’re only making things worse. ❞
❝ you need to rest. you’ve done more than enough. ❞
❝ we can take it from here. ❞
❝ you did good. now you need to recuperate. ❞
❝ i hate to ask…but we could really use your help. ❞
❝ i don’t need your help. i don’t want it— not from someone like you. ❞
❝ you almost got yourself killed. ❞
❝ you were out of control. you almost killed me. ❞
❝ no one else can do what you do. we need you. i need you. ❞
❝ you’re not the only one here with power. it doesn’t always have to be you. ❞
❝ it’s okay, you don’t have to do this alone. ❞
❝ no, sit back down. you need to rest. ❞
❝ you pushed yourself too hard. you passed out, i thought you were dead. ❞
❝ holy shit— that was amazing?! ❞
❝ it must be an awful burden to bear such gifts. ❞
❝ just because you can, doesn’t mean it should have to be you. ❞
❝ look— i get it. it’s a lot of responsibility and everyone always wants something from you. but you have these gifts. and we don’t. and it’s real shitty to hear you complaining about it while the rest of us are powerless every time someone we love gets hurt. ❞
❝ i’m not here to ask you for anything. i just wanted to make sure you’re okay. ❞
❝ you’re always trying to save everyone. who takes care of you? ❞
❝ i’m taking care of you because no one else does. ❞
❝ you have to slow down and take care of yourself too. if you run yourself into the ground then you’re not gonna be helping anyone. ❞
❝ don’t be a fucking martyr. the world can function without you for a day. ❞
❝ stop showing off. ❞
❝ that was really stupid of you. but thanks for helping. ❞
❝ i care about you. not your abilities. ❞
scenarios
[ ONE ] for sender’s overuse of their abilities to give them a nosebleed, causing receiver to show concern.
[ TWO ] for receiver’s overuse of their abilities to give them a nosebleed, causing sender to show concern.
[ THREE ] for sender’s overuse of their abilities to make blood stream from their eyes, causing receiver to show concern.
[ FOUR ] for receiver’s overuse of their abilities to make blood stream from their eyes, causing sender to show concern.
[ FIVE ] for sender to have overexerted their abilities, causing them to pass out in front of receiver.
[ SIX ] for receiver to have overexerted their abilities, causing them to pass out in front of sender.
[ SEVEN ] for sender to have passed out from overusing their abilities and receiver stays at their side until they wake.
[ EIGHT ] for receiver to have passed out from overusing their abilities and wakes up to sender at their side.
[ NINE ] for sender to collapse in receiver’s arms after using their abilities.
[ TEN ] for receiver to collapse in sender’s arms after using their abilities.
[ ELEVEN ] for sender to have a super powered meltdown which receiver talks them down from.
[ TWELVE ] for receiver to have a super powered meltdown which sender pulls them out of by caressing their face/taking their hands/etc. (feel free to add dialogue)
[ THIRTEEN ] for sender to reveal their abilities to receiver by protecting them.
[ FOURTEEN ] for receiver to reveal their abilities to sender by protecting them.
[ FIFTEEN ] for sender to carry a fatigued receiver away after a battle.
[ SIXTEEN ] for receiver to carry a fatigued sender away after a battle.
[ SEVENTEEN ] for sender to carry receiver away after saving them.
[ EIGHTEEN ] for receiver to carry sender away after saving them.
[ NINETEEN ] for two muses with abilities to explore what they can do together.
[ TWENTY ] for sender to accidentally hurt receiver while using their abilities.
[ TWENTY-ONE ] for receiver to accidentally hurt sender while using their abilities.
TARA MACLAY └ Buffy the Vampire Slayer (6.13) "Dead Things"