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200 Prompts
Not sure if they were deleted completely from this site, but I will be re-uploading all my prompt lists from my old writing blog onto here.
1. “You said that I’d get to have you all weekend. Why can’t you just tell them you can’t go?” - “Because it’s my job, and it’s important.” - “And I’m not?”
2. “You should sleep.” - “I’m not human, therefore, I do not require sleep.”
3. “I will protect you with my life.”
4. “Please don’t let me fall.” - “Never.”
5. “You’ll catch me, right?” - “Always.”
6. “You broke me and now you expect me to follow you out onto the battlefield? No. The answer is no.”
7. “I told you that I’d never leave you; I’m not going anywhere.”
8. “You take me instead, do you hear me? Give her back and take me instead.”
9. “Wait, something doesn’t feel right.”
10. “Did you hear that?”
11. “I almost just died and now you’re telling me that I’m a prophet of God? Are you sure you have the right person?”
12. “Stay here and don’t move. I’ll be right back.”
13. “Look, I know you’re a hardass, but can you play with my hair? It would really help.”
14. “I don’t deserve you.”
15. “Don’t tell me you’re fine, I can see the blood!”
16. “I’m sorry, but…I don’t remember you.”
17. “I wish I’d never met you.” - “No…you don’t mean that.”
18. “You know I hear you talking, but I still don’t have my coffee.”
19. “Do you want to know the hardest thing about having a soulmate? It’s not the separation in the beginning, not the endless nights lying awake, hoping and praying that someone was made for you. It’s…it’s the love. It’s too strong, and you can’t fight it. I’ve tried. Believe me, I’ve tried…but I’m always going to love you. And I need you to know that.”
20. “You would risk the lives of millions for one person? Why?” - “Because it’s not just one life…it’s yours.”
21. “This might sound selfish, but I don’t care about the world - I only care about you!”
22. “Was I just an easy scapegoat to you? Is that it?”
23. “No! Stay away from me! Stay back!”
24. “You must be mistaken - I don’t know who you are.”
25. “I need to know that you can trust me. Please.”
26. “I have these…powers raging around inside me, and I have no clue how to control them.”
27. “I need your help.”
28. “Take one more step and I snap her pretty little neck.”
29. “This is real. You’re real, I’m real. I need you to come back to reality.”
30. “You’re really starting to scare me.”
31. “I’m here for your protection.” - “I don’t need protecting.”
32. “Can someone please explain to me, in small words, why I’m being assigned to this mission?”
33. “Keep your hands over your ears, do you hear me? Even when the noises stop. Don’t listen.”
34. “Close your eyes and keep them closed.”
35. “You shouldn’t have seen that.”
36. “I don’t want you here.”
37. “Follow me. It’s okay, just hold my hand.”
38. “Whatever you do, don’t make a sound.”
39. “Stop freaking out, I’ll be right back.”
40. “That’s for me to know and for you to…well, you know how the saying goes.”
41. “I know the signs…you can’t hide from me, (Name).”
42. “It’s okay to break.” - “I’m not going to break.”
43. “Do you believe in soulmates?” - “No.” - “Oh, well that’s a shame because I’m it. I’m your soulmate.”
44. “If you’re watching this then that means I’ve been taken.”
45. “You can hold my hand if you want.”
46. “As long as I get to hold your hand.”
47. “I will always choose you.”
48. “I can braid your hair for you…if you’d like.”
49. “Maybe if you actually stop staring at her and talk to her, you might have a chance.”
50. “Are you drunk?” - “Not nearly enough.”
51. “Are you trying to seduce me?” - “Depends. Are you seducible?”
52. “I thought I almost lost you.”
53. “I’ve been calling you. I left voicemails - where were you?”
54. “You and me against the world, remember?”
55. “I’ll come back for you.”
56. “Do you remember this? It’s the music box you got me when we were twelve.”
57. “Never trust a man that can dance.”
58. “We’re not alone.”
59. “There’s someone in the house.”
60. “Pay attention to me.”
61. “Were you drawing me?”
62. “It’s basic human instinct.”
63. “I’d rather be spitting blood.”
64. “You can sleep now. I’ll fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you.”
65. “I didn’t tell you that I love you because I wanted to hear it back. I told you because I needed you to know.”
66. “It doesn’t matter what I want.”
67. “You can’t have her and it’s killing you inside.”
68. “Let’s carve our initials into the tree.”
69. “When you touch me I feel a little less broken.”
70. “You look so much like her…”
71. “Let me help you.”
72. “Come on. Let’s get you into the bath.”
73. “How many did you take? Open your mouth, I need to see.”
74. “You need medicine.”
75. “I need you to keep pressure on the wound, okay?”
76. “You have to promise me that you won’t fall in love with me.”
77. “You smell nice.”
78. “I could hear you screaming. Are you okay?”
79. “Shh. I heard something.”
80. “Stop staring at me like that.”
81. “I can never forget that taste.”
82. “I was made to destroy. Not to fix, but to break.”
83. “If you want me, come and get me, motherfuckers.”
84. “I see the spark in you. It’s amazing. Whatever you choose to do with it, you’ll be great.”
85. “If you need an emergency extraction just text SOS and I’ll send armed backup.”
86. “Just a few…more…lines…” - “You’ve been at it all night. Take a break.”
87. “Imitation is the greatest form of flattery.”
88. “I know how this goes. First you buy me a drink, then you tell me how pretty I look, and then, at the end of the night, you ask for my number.”
89. “It’s been a while. You’re not coming back, are you?”
90. “He is very dreamy, but he is not the sun. You are.”
91. “I only ever thought there were two kinds of love: The kind you would kill for, and the kind you would die for…but you, my darling, you were the kind of love I would live for.”
92. “Breathe with me, yeah? Come on. Breathe. You got it - there you go.”
93. “Losing you was the most unbearable pain I’ve ever felt.”
94. “I want you. All of you, and not just half-heartedly, wholly. And maybe that’s selfish, but I don’t care.”
95. “Loving you has never been so easy.”
96. “There are shooting stars in your eyes, and every time I look at you, I make a wish to be able to kiss you one last time.”
97. “I’m drunk and I hate everything. Everything except you.”
98. “Can you just…hold me? Just for tonight.”
99. “You have yourself wrapped in thorns, and then you hate everyone who tries to touch you.”
100. “Put the knife down…I’m not going to hurt you.”
101. “(Name), please…you’re scaring me.”
102. “You don’t have to do this.”
103. “At this point, if a clown invited me into the woods, I would just go.”
104. “You loved her…that’s not a weakness, that’s a virtue.”
105. “Love is never kind; love is confusion and pain and abandonment. It’s every single nightmare your mind has been plagued by. And, yes, it can unmake you in ways you never thought were possible, but love - it will remind you what it’s like to be human.”
106. “I’m right here. I’ve been here all along, but you still can’t see me.”
107. “The way he watches you…like he’s ready to take a bullet for you.” - “Is that a bad thing?”
108. “And I love, I love, I love you.”
109. “I don’t think I ever want to be parted from you. I don’t think my heart could take it.”
110. “You’re such a needy baby.”
111. “You have bewitched me; body and soul.”
112. “I worship you.”
113. “I am begging on my knees. Please, don’t do this.”
114. “I don’t think you know how to love.”
115. “It’s torture, being human. Sometimes I wish I could just turn it off. Turn it all off.”
116. “You don’t have to carry the weight of the world all by yourself, you know?”
117. “I’m all yours.” - “Really?”
118. “I know I can be pretty dense, but you’re giving me some…pretty big signals here, and I don’t know if I’m reading them right but…I hope I’m somewhere along the right track.”
119. “Just one moment…” - “What are you doing?” - “Well, I suppose I’m going to kiss you. I hope that’s alright.”
120. “You’re a woman, that alone makes you magic.”
121. “What if we’re the only ones left?”
122. “Sorry, I didn’t hear a word you just said.”
123. “You have my word. You have all my words.”
124. “Be nice.” - “Always.”
125. “(Name)?” - “Yeah?” - “I’m gonna kiss you now.” - “Okay.”
126. “Just stay. We can figure everything else out later. Right now, just stay.”
127. “My hands are not clean, and maybe they never will be, but they can still carry you home when you’re ready to sleep.”
128. “We’re a mess, you and I.”
129. “Stop looking at me with pity in your eyes. Stop it. Stop fucking looking at me like that.”
130. “It won’t be easy, you know…trying to love me.”
131. “You took advantage of me when all I did was help you.”
132. “What good will come from killing them? Revenge and vengeance are very different things, you need to understand that.”
133. “Take my gun, I don’t want to hurt you.” - “You won’t hurt me.” - “Please. Just take it.”
134. “Bah-Humbug.”
135. “You want to run away? On the night of our wedding?”
136. “You’re upset.” - “I’m not.” - “I know that face. That’s your I’m-upset-with-you face. And your eyebrows - they get really expressive when you’re mad.”
137. “Truth is, I just wanted an excuse to hold your hand.”
138. “Do you love me? If you do, then you need to do this for me.”
139. “Stop staring.” - “I’m not.” - “Oh, sure you aren’t.”
140. “I have a hole…in my side.” - “I’m sorry, what?” - “I was shot.”
141. “I didn’t want you to panic and now you’re panicking which is making me panic and-”
142. “You should talk to her.” - “And have her hear me? No thank you.”
143. “You really don’t know how to talk to women, do you?”
144. “You already know how this one will end.”
145. “I trust you completely.”
146. “I prefer the view from up there.”
147. “I’m not sure how many coffees it takes to be happy, but so far, it’s not twelve.”
148. “I’m so proud of you.”
149. “Away you three inch fool.”
150. “You will be the end of me.”
151. “I will give you the sun.”
152. “You are safe. I won’t let them hurt you.”
153. “I want you to go upstairs and lock the door, okay? Don’t come out until I tell you to.”
154. “I’m a fallen angel.”
155. “I just fell out of an airplane without a parachute and I have no idea how I survived.”
156. “He stares at you every time you look away.”
157. “Shut the hell your mouth.”
158. “Well butter my buns and call me betty crocker.”
159. “Meeting you was the best coincidence life ever gave me.”
160. “You make my heart happy.”
161. “Tell me a lie.” - “I love you.”
162. “They told me you died. And I screamed. I screamed until my lungs hurt too much to continue.”
163. “I’m not sure what peace is supposed to feel like, but I think it may feel a lot like you.”
164. “To keep you safe, I would do anything.”
165. “I deserved a better goodbye.”
166. “I’ll take care of you.” - “It’s rotten work.” - “Not to me. Not if it’s you.”
167. “You’ve suffered through enough.”
168. “Don’t get too close to that one, she’ll singe your fingertips and have you on your knees.”
169. “He was my almost.”
170. “Go ahead. Underestimate me. That’ll be fun.”
171. “Did you have another blackout?”
172. “I think we’d make this a fair fight if we each had a gun. Don’t you agree, boys?”
173. “You think you gave me some sort of gift? You took a messed up girl and turned her into a broken woman.”
174. “I don’t owe you a damn thing.”
175. “Star gazing. That’s your thing? Seriously?”
176. “You don’t know when to stop, do you?”
177. “You’re a coward, (Name)! You hide away this entirely different part to yourself all because you’re afraid that someone might get close to you! You’re afraid that someone might just care about you more than you think you deserve. That - that isn’t fair.”
178. “Don’t do it. If you attack now, then I won’t be able to keep you safe.”
179. “I can’t believe you’re alive!”
180. “Heaven just couldn’t wait for you…”
181. “Higher, further, faster, baby.”
182. “It’s my fault.”
183. “You got a minute to live, fill it with words.”
184. “We’ll lose.” - “Then we’ll do that together too.”
185. “I don’t want to hurt you.” - “I’d like to see you try.”
186. “I’m eating because I’m very uncomfortable.”
187. “I know I kissed you before, but I didn’t do it right. Can I try again?”
188. “I would die before I let anything happen to you.”
189. “You have my heart. I don’t think I could get it back even if I wanted to.”
190. “I think I may be slightly more drunk than I thought.”
191. “You are love in its best form.”
192. “I don’t regret every second with you, I treasure them”
193. “My universe is you.”
194. “Here, let me hold that for you.”
195. “I read once that holding your breath can stop a panic attack so…when I kissed you…you held your breath.”
196. “Let. Her. Go.”
197. “Did you just call me your boyfriend/girlfriend?”
198. “We were meant for each other.”
199. “Why not be angry? Anger is better than tears, better than grief, better than the guilt.”
200. “He loves you, you know? He’s just afraid of admitting it.”
“I’m not going to hurt you.”
“But you could. And it would be really easy for you.”
“Yeah, I could. Yes, it would be easy. It’d be the easiest thing in the world. But I won’t. I would never.”
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How to write about Grief:
There is no right or wrong way to experience grief. Just as there is no right or wrong way to write it. Everyone is different, each set of circumstances are different.
The point of this post is to show you how different people react in different ways, and give points on how you might write that, depending on your character and story.
Reactions to Grief
Numbness: Your character may go into auto-pilot and be unable to process the events that have unfolded.
Anger: This can be aimed at other people, at a Higher Being, or at nothing in particular.
Unsteady: Your characters may be unsteady. For example, unable to stop their voice from shaking or they may find it difficult to stand.
Focusing on Others: Your character may disregard their own feelings because they are so overwhelmed and instead concentrate on someone else’s well-being.
Seek out routines: Amid upheavals, your character may seek comfort in tasks that are familiar and “safe,” such as working, cleaning, making their bed, making absurd amounts of tea or taking a morning walk.
Pretending that Everything Is Okay: Grief is viewed as an emotion that should cease or be concealed once the funeral is over. So people mention the news in an offhand comment, then talk and laugh as if all is right with the world.
Denial: Some people deny the reality of death and convince themselves that the news is a joke or can’t be true.
Reactions from people surrounding your character:
People may avoid your character as they do not know what to say or simply can’t find the right words.
Some may even go as far as to cross the street when they notice your character approaching.
Even people that the character has known for years may act strange or standoff-ish, simply because they don’t know what to say.
On the other side of that, some people may be overly helpful and friendly.
It is not uncommon for estranged friends, family or others to suddenly reappear in a person’s life after they have experienced grief.
Either because those people want to offer their support and love or because they’re being nosy and they want to be kept up to date on the “drama”.
Most people will move on from the event fairly quickly if they weren’t emotionally invested.
Some people may even get annoyed at your character for still being upset weeks or months later.
When talking about the person they have lost:
Your character may recall a memory or tell a story about their loved one, these are possible reactions. (I have encountered all of them.)
Your character may being to cry or get upset at the thought of the person they have lost.
The person they are talking to may become awkward and avert eye contact when your character brings up the person they have lost.
Others may ask or tell your character to stop talking about the person they have lost. They may roll their eyes, cough awkwardly, or cut off your character mid sentences so that they can change the subject.
Some people may ask inappropriate questions about the circumstances in which the character’s loved one passed away. Depending on the personality of your character then may react differently.
Other things to note:
Grief is not constrained by time.
One of the main problems with grief in fiction is that a character is typically heartbroken for a couple scenes and then happy again. But grief does not evaporate because the world needs saving.
Allow your character to wrestle with their grief.
Your character may feel guilty. Your character may feel a twinge of guilt when they laugh or have a good time with someone else; when they do something to remind them that they’re alive, and their loved one isn’t.
Grief is a game changer. A previously outgoing character may withdraw and isolate themselves. Some people may take grief and/or bereavement as a sign that life is too short; they may make big decisions in an attempt to make themselves feel better and grow away from their pain.
Sometimes grief can help you find your purpose.
At first grief can be all consuming. It hurts and you can’t really control it. It may seem unrelenting. Eventually the grief will become easier to deal with, your character may find the days to be better, but that doesn’t mean that when the grief hits it doesn’t hurt any less.
For most people, grief never really goes away. “Sometimes you have to accept the fact that certain things will never go back to how they used to be.”
It is rare that a person will ever give a long speech about their feelings, a lot of people struggle to even find the words. But that’s okay. Show the reader how your character feels, rather than just telling them.
Don’t pause the plot to deal with the aspect of grief. This could overwhelm the readers and drag the pace down. In reality, life doesn’t just stop due to grief, the world keeps spinning and things still need to be done. Use the character’s grief as a backdrop for the story’s events.
Yes, grief affects the character’s day-to-day life, goals, and relationships. But it shouldn’t drive readers away or stagnate the story. Instead, should engage readers and produce empathy that keeps them turning pages.
You don’t need to tell your readers that everything will be fine. You don’t need to provide all of the answers.
“Skirting grief and treating it lightly is easy. But by realistically portraying it through a variety of responses and its lasting effects on the character’s life, readers will form a connection with your characters.“
story starters
(i got a lot of asks for these, so here ya go) (…i really tried to be serious for the entire post but)
I screwed up.
There are three things you need to know before you read this.
How do I tell a well-structured story when life is absolute chaos?
I know what you came here for.
He was an unfortunate lad.
It came in the mail.
A lot can happen during a lifetime.
This is the story of how I died. Don’t worry, though! I came back.
Once upon a time… there was humanity.
It all started at the end.
You ever seen those commercials where people screw up the simplest of tasks in the most idiotic fashion ever? Yeah, that’s basically what happened here.
“Why are we here?”
Let me just be perfectly clear that this was not my fault.
This isn’t a good story.
You’re here, that’s good. Now we can start.
“You should’ve stopped when you still could.”
It was a trap.
It was a normal day, as long as you ignore the fact that it wasn’t.
They didn’t warn you, my dear reader?
Something’s trying to kill me.
I’m not a particularly good story teller, but I’ll try my best.
*record scratch* *freeze frame* Yep, that’s me. No, not the vague figure you’re imagining now from the zero amount of information I’ve given you, and no, I’m not the heroic yet relatable main-character you’d expect either. I’m the one that’s currently, and quite poetically, hiding in the corner of a chicken den. Yeah, that’s the one.
Three conspiracy theorists walk in to a bar…
You can’t tell me that’s just a coincidence
EXCUSE ME WHAT!?!
We were robbed of further proof that Klaus and Five were close.
I was listening to Spotify’s Emo Forever playlist, partly to celebrate MCR’s impending return and partly out of pure nostalgia. There’s a lot of good music on there, and the emo era produced a lot of great bands and singles. But something struck me about the content: a good many of the songs included were love songs.
This really isn’t surprising, honestly—probably at least 75 percent of all music produced is about romantic love. I’m not sure how religious songs and hymns would affect that statistic I just pulled out of thin air, so we’ll stick with non-religious music for now. Suffice it to say, romantic love is a popular song topic. It’s been popular in every era and genre—cue up any All Out [Insert Decade Here] playlist on Spotify and love songs will dominate—and emo music is no exception. From early hits about lost love (All-American Rejects’ “Swing Swing”) to peak emo ballads about enforced separation (Paramore’s “crushcrushcrush” or We The Kings’ “Check Yes Juliet”) it’s clear romance was on the minds of many emo bands.
But not MCR’s.
They did write songs about romance, don’t get me wrong. It’s hard to argue that “I Don’t Love You” or “The Ghost of You” are about anything but. And yet they’re not really love songs. “I Don’t Love You” puts the spotlight on a troubled and unhealthy relationship (though whether there’s hope for reconciliation is up for interpretation) while “The Ghost of You” takes us deep into the heartbreak of someone who has lost their partner. Even their more straightforwardly romantic songs contain cracks in that sweet and shiny veneer; “I’ve got a bulletproof heart, you’ve got a hollow-point smile” hints at defensiveness that’s come up against the one person able to crack it in a world demanding you live for the moment because you might not get too many more of them.
But those songs are just blips on the radar. MCR’s real interest lay in other aspects of the human experience—the darker aspects, yes, but often not related to romance. The Black Parade gives us “I Don’t Love You,” but it’s presented alongside songs about self-loathing (“Dead!”, “House of Wolves”) self-destruction and destructive relationships (“The Sharpest Lives”) war (“Mama”) PTSD (“Sleep”) death (“Cancer”) fear that the next generation will self-destruct (“Teenagers”) nihilistic despair (“Disenchanted”) and—finally—acknowledgment that with all its pain and horror and heartache, life is worth continuing (“Famous Last Words”). Even on Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, where two lovers are shot to death and one returns for vengeance, romance takes a backseat to the all-consuming fury of the main character.
And honestly, I think that’s part of why My Chemical Romance is rightly considered a musical legend.
That isn’t to say I don’t like romance in my fiction, or that I think all stories would work better without it. I love romance, when it’s done well. Big Eden is, at its core, a queer romantic dramedy, and it’s one of my favorite movies. The romances between Klaus and Dave and Hazel and Agnes were high points of the first season of The Umbrella Academy for me. I’m not opposed to romance, and I’m not opposed to a focus on it.
But there’s so much more to life than just romance, and there’s so much more to MCR’s music than romantic songs, tragic or no. Hell, one of their most tragic love songs, “The Light Behind Your Eyes” is about a love that’s completely platonic (“So long to all my friends/Every one of them met tragic ends”). MCR didn’t just write songs about love, or lost love, or unrequited love. They wrote songs about life. They wrote about the darkest aspects of life, the darkest moments of being, and they turned those moments into something magnificent and stark and life-affirming.
The emo era gave us a lot of great songs, and a lot of fantastic bands. But many of them were just that—bands. My Chemical Romance was a phenomenon.
There’s a reason for that.
Merlin character as Troubled Birds
Merlin :
Arthur :
Morgana :
Gwen :
Gwaine :
Lancelot :
Uther :
(+) Merthur :
Jesus: Daddy will you pass the bread
*awkward silence as Satan and God both reach for the bread*
Love that
klaus and 2017 matty give me the same white soft boy junkie vibe I’m sorry