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checkmcte

ha !! it is a TALL TALE that alice doesn’t hate her. complete fiction. even more false than alice’s proclaimed sincerity— more false than presidential promises. just— complete lies && it frankly pisses maddie off that alice can’t just be an adult && OWN UP TO IT. it’s not that big of a deal that they hate each other. everyone in the office knows— except her fiancée, but the lady doesn’t even know that maddie doesn’t like her, so obviously, there’s not much to be expected.

( …or, there’s the alternative that maddie doesn’t want to consider, because it makes her uncomfortable. the possibility that alice. legitimately. doesn’t HATE her. but it wouldn’t make sense, it just wouldn’t. && if that IS the case, maddie is all the more pissed— what’s WRONG with alice if she truly doesn’t hate maddie at this point ?? someone can glance at maddie the wrong way && BOOM, instant hatred. with alice— even after everything maddie’s done, there still might not be ANY hatred. )

( ( …it makes her uncomfortable. ) )

“positive, you’ll be sick,” she hisses, leaning in once more. her voice, miraculously, drops from a blasting screech to a threatening whisper. “&& if you’re not sick, i’ll make you sick. listen, sweetie. drop the act. you hate me. i hate you. i KNOW it. i hate you— i’ve hated you since the moment i first saw you. && if you really don’t know why, then you need to do some serious soul-searching && quit whining about your life. no one CARES. you’ll realize that soon… maybe you already have… somehow, your bitterness touches me. && no, don’t start getting any funny ideas about me CARING for you— that’s not it at all. i don’t know why your emotions touch me. but it’s not positive. it’s not pretty. && you’re going to die if you don’t stop interfering.”

“positive––––i don’t––––”

spluttering, alice leans AWAY so far she has to take a step back lest she unbalancing herself. there are, ridiculously, tears welling up in her eyes, as much from FEAR as from being upset about––––well––––she DOESN’T know what she could possibly have done to inspire this level of hatred and––––and CRUELTY. maybe she just rubs maddie the wrong way––––she can understand that !! it happens !!––––but. death threats ? daily reminders that she’s LOATHED beyond all reason ? it all seems so disproportionate that alice thinks there must be something tangible that she did.

&& she feels AWFUL about it, whatever it was; if maddie would just tell her then maybe––––well, alice doesn’t have much hope of salvaging a relationship or even really arriving at a cease fire at this point, but she could at least offer maddie an APOLOGY !

a deep breath. she flexes her fingers, nervous && jumpy.

“i’m not trying to interfere,” she says. voice remains ( almost ) level, with huge effort to keep it that way. “listen––––i’ll have a MIGRAINE that day. mrs––––ms. everheart’s always been very understanding about those. she won’t question it at all. &&. maddie. i’m––––sorry ? that my––––um––––bitterness touches you.”

#checkmcte #♙ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴀᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ ꜱʜᴀᴍ ( everheart publishing. )#◢ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ && ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ( interactions. )

ordinarymagic-archive-blog

♥ ––– does this picture scare you ?? come on through, i dare you––––– dreams will not prepare you, alice !!

#▥ 161 ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ 8ᴀ ( self promo. )#[[ yes hello *pushes this out there*

plotting call !! like this post && i’ll jump into your im to Plot

#▥ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪ ꜱɪᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪ ʟɪᴋᴇ? ( starter call. )#[[ kind of a starter call anyway lmao

♥ ––– does this picture scare you ?? come on through, i dare you––––– dreams will not prepare you, alice !!

#▥ 161 ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ 8ᴀ ( self promo. )#theatre rp #aiw rp #alice in wonderland rp #[[ 8)))))))

ichoselooks

❝ Oh, don’t be silly. Everyone wants to be like me. Everyone should! ❞

Zinnia started, left hand going to whip her platinum blond hair behind her back as she tilted her head with pride. It took a few second, but it finally sank in, Zinnia’s mouth opening in sudden realization. A teacher. Of course, it all made sense now! The bad taste, the ugly colour, the self righteousness, the more-than-likely unfulfilling life… So Zinnia Wormwood did the only thing that seemed to make sense in this situation and let out a single, judgmental snigger as she looked down on Alice.

❝ And these are the kind of values you pretend to teach kids? With these clothes you’re barely noticeable. It’d be a miracle if they even realized you were trying to teach them anything, let alone remember it — Remember you. I can only imagine what kind of poor impression you must leave at parents-teachers evenings, and I don’t even attend my kids’ because of how meek their own teachers are! ❞

She shook her head, the undertones of her voice switching from mocking to judgmental.

❝ No, we really need to do something about yourself. You already have such a useless profession, never mind the smartypants stereotypes going with it that…well…you also seem to fit perfectly. You’re really making it harder on yourself. People just don’t like smart people, especially if they’re women. It’s a wonder anyone would enjoy your company at all! ❞

@ordinarymagic

❝ I–––––––don’t. At all. ❞

Her tone held a definite note of defeat. Alice had lost any hope of convincing the other woman of the rightness of her own perspective a while ago, and now all she really wanted was to eject from the whole conversation as quickly as possible. Preferably without loss of limb. And minimal insults.

Judging by the reaction to her profession, that seemed unlikely.

❝ My job is to help kids grow the skills they need to succeed and, and thrive–––– literacy and critical thinking and––and, and how to communicate effectively through writing–––––––––––and NOT to impose narrow, prescriptive ideas about APPEARANCES on them !! They’re just kids !! Do you––––d’you have any idea at all of how badly you can mess up a THIRTEEN YEAR OLD by telling them they don’t dress right ?! ❞

She’d built up quite a head of steam by the end, fueled more by growing horror at the idea that this–––––––person–––––––had raised a child. Maybe more than one. The idea of a kid growing up with all this hanging over their head all the time is just––––no.

❝ We won’t be doing anything ‘about myself’ at all. Thanks. Has it ever occurred to you that rolling over and accepting the stereotype that women can be smart maybe isn’t the best way to deal with things ?? ❞

#ichoselooks #♙ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ ( mother; writer; wife. )#◢ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ && ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ( interactions. )

princesscvt

“if NICE makes you feel better— then clearly you ain’t had enough sex in your life— oh, god, you’re not a VIRGIN, are you ??”

she won’t be surprised, if that’s the case, but she already feels so, SO sorry for alice for being so— deluded !! wrapped up in these ridiculous morals of NICE. sure, being nice is important && all, but it is NOT a priority.

“look, i KNOW. you should take my advice. just have a quick go with him, it don’t even have to be anything SERIOUS. just try it out.”

okay, no–––no fucking way is she getting into THIS. not with–––why are they even talking about this again ?? ( because alice can’t keep her mouth shut to save her life, that’s why. )

she just––––alice doesn’t even WANT to know what her verdict on the whole stalking ex thing would be. something awful && horrifying, no doubt.

generalities. sticking to generalities is good. “i’d rather have ONE actually nice person than a hundred well-hung pricks whose only real skill is grinding out orgasms. if i were that desperate i’d invest in a vibrator like a normal person.”

#princesscvt #♙ ᴛᴏᴏ Qᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ( youth. )#◢ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ && ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ( interactions. )#[[ ...pilar is actually going to succeed in making alice /mad/ instead of upset i'm #[[ cackling

princesscvt

“well, you SHOULDN’T give a shit about nice. no one else does.”

harsh ?? maybe. but pilar’s just being honest. this milkshake-drinking, fencing boy is just interested in how TIGHT alice is. maybe alice genuinely isn’t thinking about size, but she should be. pilar likes teaching people things.

“look— nice is good && all, but when you’re upset && horny, what’s really going to make you feel good ?? NICE or a nice big one ??” she grins at alice easily, encouraged.

“so— just do it && see if you like it. if he’s nice && big, keep him. if he’s JUST nice— i promise, there’s a shit ton of other nice boys who are ALSO big. you got this, girl.”

“NICE !! nice makes me feel better !!” it’s not even a HYPOTHETICAL, it’s just———reality. she’s lost track at this point of how many times she’s called him because she feels like RELAPSING && he’s distracted her && made her feel better by being nice.

sex, on the other hand—————no. no. sex is suppose to be ENJOYABLE &&——&& not some kind of pick-me-up for when she’s feeling self-destructive && pathetic.

how is this even a hard concept to grasp ??

#princesscvt #♙ ᴛᴏᴏ Qᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ( youth. )#◢ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ && ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ( interactions. )#[[ pilar pls chill

moviestarred

❛ CHARM , huh ?? ❜ this renders a little laugh from him. ❛ I like that. who the hell are you ??? ❜

❛ um —— thanks ?? ❜ it’s spoken cautiously —— she can’t tell if she’s being made fun of or not. ❛ i’m—uh, i’m alice. alice stetson ?? i’m —— i teach. & i’m a writer. ❜

#moviestarred #♙ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ꜰɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅ ( main. )#◢ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ && ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ( interactions. )

moviestarred

❛ like you like it here in a ––––––– touristy way ? or you’ve seen all the weird shit already && you like it despite that ?? if that’s the case, props to you for positivity. ❜

❛ well i —— i was born here & so. no. definitely not in a touristy way. but !! come on, the weird shit is part of the ———— uh. charm isn’t really the word i’m looking for, all things considered, but you know what i mean.”

#moviestarred #♙ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ꜰɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅ ( main. )#◢ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ && ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ( interactions. )

princesscvt

she simply stares in disbelief. not important at all ?? did she mean the ONLY important part ?? pilar is seriously concerned about alice && she just studies her, worried.

“…nice don’t mean anything. who gives a shit about NICE ?? i’m not nice all the time, but i’m still the best in bed. look, do yourself a favor && test it out. better be prepared for what you getting into NOW than when you do it the first time && you’re disappointed.”

alice feels like she’s being judged && she really doesn’t know what to do about it. what’s wrong with taking things SLOW ??

“i—i. i do !! i give a shit about nice !!” it’s not much of an outburst when she’s edging away && sliding her thumb anxiously up && down over her forearm——almost unconsciously, touching the slight ridges of her scars through the thin fabric of her sleeves, as if she NEEDS a reminder of why she gives so much of a shit about nice.

( bobby fischer was fucking fantastic in bed, remember that ?? )

“——i. i, i—i’m not even interested in——not yet——&& !! he’s !! a good person !! don’t talk about him like he’s some——some kind of object.”

#princesscvt #♙ ᴛᴏᴏ Qᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ( youth. )#◢ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ && ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ( interactions. )#[[ now look what u did #[[ u upset her

moviestarred

❛ it’s a comfort to know when you’re singing the hit the road blues that anywhere else you could POSSIBLY go after new york would be a pleasure cruise. ❜

@ordinarymagic gets a RENT starter bc i cant stop listening to it send hepl

❛ oh, i don’t know about THAT —— i half grew up in texas && it wasn’t much of a cruise. ❜ she’s laughing. mostly. ❛ but, i mean —— yeah, sorta. i like it here, but —— yeah. ❜

#moviestarred #♙ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ꜰɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅ ( main. )#◢ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ && ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ( interactions. )#[[ lmao the only time she's ever been outside of new york was like. the most miserable period of her life so she's like #[[ 'yeah but also. no.'

withoutsiin

“you almost DIED there ?? oh, no !! but… wasn’t the wonderland in alice’s adventures in wonderland just a dream ?? how is the actual physical place ?? && how did you almost die ?? how did you ESCAPE from dying ??”

the questions just come out without a filter because she’s so curious about the facts. how would a REAL wonderland work ?? she wants to go, but the fact that the woman had nearly DIED there is concerning to her && she’s not entirely sure that a trip would be safe. && this about a SERVICE ELEVATOR— she’d always thought it was a rabbit hole !! she recalls no elevators in the book. or the movie.

“honestly i don’t———really understand it either. i——wonderlanders are terrible at explaining things. which, i guess, is only to be expected but it, it makes figuring out——anyway. um, from what i GATHER, it is a dream, but also, simultaneously, it’s real.” alice shrugs kind of helplessly. “frankly i wouldn’t believe it EITHER, but my daughter && my husband remember it too, so...”

she’s, if possible, even LESS sure about how to answer the other questions. how to even begin to explain the whole———mess———with hatter ??

“i kind of, um. this woman——the hatter——tried to murder me && my family &&——well, a lot of people, && the queen of hearts... found out about it... && banished her from wonderland. which. was lucky. mostly.”

( she can’t help feeling kind of GUILTY, though. if she hadn’t been so fucked up for so long, maybe hatter wouldn’t have been———how she was. maybe she could still have been saved. )

#withoutsiin #♙ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ꜰɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅ ( main. )#◢ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ && ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ( interactions. )

princesscvt

she waits for a DEFINING piece of information, but there’s none. so she waits && waits a few more seconds, but it seems alice won’t supply anything else.

“…yeah ?? okay ?? so why haven’t you found out how big his dick is ?? i think that’s the most important part. && you clearly don’t know how fattening milkshakes are if you LIKE them.”

“...i. why ??” what was she supposed to do, just ask him to whip it out——whenever——?? jack’s a not-before-the-third-date, lips-completely-optional first kiss kind of guy && for alice, frankly, that’s half the attraction. he’d probably run screaming for the hills if she asked to measure his dick.

also. size isn’t everything.

“i don’t think it’s very important at all,” she says weakly. “he’s !! nice !!”

#princesscvt #♙ ᴛᴏᴏ Qᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ( youth. )#◢ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ && ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ( interactions. )#[[ she's SO UNCOMFORTABLE rip

princesscvt

“…the fifties ?? ew. that time period is totally gross. && milkshakes are gross too. you better have gotten a small. but anyway— that don’t matter, the lacrosse, the fencing— how BIG is his dick ??”

“———i like milkshakes———” ( && she had a LARGE, thank you, because she doesn’t HATE JOY. ) “———and i. i. i—i have no idea. i met him a month ago !!”

#princesscvt #♙ ᴛᴏᴏ Qᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ( youth. )#◢ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ && ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ( interactions. )#[[ [head in hands]

roleplayermemes

‘Terry Pratchett’ Sentence Starters

“Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.”

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”

“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it.”

“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”

“Style. That’s what people remember.”

“Sometimes it’s better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.”

“Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”

“The trouble is, you can shut your eyes but you can’t shut your mind.”

“In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods… They have not forgotten this. ”

“Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you. ”

“There isn’t a way things should be. There’s just what happens, and what we do. ”

“In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded. ”

“It’s not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren’t doing it.”

“What is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?”

“Don’t think of it as dying, just think of it as leaving early to avoid the rush.”

“No! Please! I’ll tell you whatever you want to know!”

“The enemy isn’t men, or women, it’s bloody stupid people and no one has the right to be stupid.”

“Oh, you’d like something simpler?”

“And what would humans be without love?”

“Even if it’s not your fault, it’s your responsibility.”

“You have to start out learning to believe the little lies.”

“They’re not the same at all!”

“It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever.”

“I’d rather be a rising ape than a falling angel.”

“Just erotic. Nothing kinky. It’s the difference between using a feather and using a chicken.”

“Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”

“All gods are bastards!”

“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star… You’ll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren’t so lazy.”

“Go on, prove me wrong.”

“This isn’t life in the fast lane, it’s life in the oncoming traffic.”

“Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?”

“Did I do anything last night that suggested I was sane?”

“Do you think it’s possible for an entire nation to be insane?”

“If you don’t turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else’s story.”

“This I choose to do. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. If it is my death, then I choose to die. Where this takes me, there I choose to go. I choose. This I choose to do.”

“When in doubt, choose to live.”

“Of course I’m sane, when trees start talking to me, I don’t talk back.”

“Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to.”

“The secret is not to dream.. The secret is to wake up.”

“To save the world takes one cold son of a bitch.”

#◢ ꜱᴇᴇᴍꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀᴡꜰᴜʟ ᴡᴀꜱᴛᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ( meme. )