BLOOD CRIES FOR BLOOD.

helena bertinelli, by rose. again.

[preyeir]

#preyeir, a writing blog for helena bertinelli of dc comics. blended canon using cry for blood as a major inspiration, as well as fragments from other appearances.

about.

verses.

other comic blog(s) : @heirtres ( helena wayne )

dni: minors, incest shippers, racists, transphobes, zionists, et cetera. i'm also not going to be interacting if you're still writing in the hp space, tbh.

introduction: hi, my name is rose. i'm 29+, white, and my pronouns are she/her/hers. i work a full-time job and am taking classes so be assured activity will be sporadic - more on that later.

main rules: this blog is mutuals only, meaning that i only write with those who i follow and those who follow me. i enjoy shipping and plotting, but i have a full time job and a life outside this website. sometimes my responses ic and ooc will be sporadic, but it's not indicator of my interest. i do tend to be more likely to reply to things that are actively plotted and discussed. i also encourage you to curate your own spaces - if you need something tagged, my dms are open. if you no longer want to follow, i ask that you hardblock in order to prevent me from refollowing. i will forget.

activity notice: this is not a place for you if you expect constant in-character writing. i mean it. this is not a place for you if you expect constant in-character writing. i do a lot of my thinking about my muses "aloud" on the dash. i do not follow people with time limits on interaction. when i follow you, know that it is with the intention of writing but never the expectation. i'm more than happy to cheer you on from the sidelines until we interact ic, or even never if we do. i get busy with life and work and i'm certain you do too. i rarely, if ever, unfollow for inactivity.

shipping: i do love shipping, and i am always down to clown. you can even send me shippy memes without us having to discuss it first as a kind of testing the waters thing. also, a disclaimer : i may talk about helena's relationships in the comics. i think it's a fun character exercise. if you write said muse, know that i am speaking completely independently. i will never assume that you are on board with a ship or force that ship on you.

[preyeir]

the bridge of careless whisper is unironically dickhelena coded

[preyeir]

ok hi this blog is still a thing, but things are gonna be slow across the board because i've taken the app off my phone in an effort to reduce screentime, so activity will only be had in the evenings (est) and weekend!

[emisoras]

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[notmorbid]

the bright years.

dialogue prompts from the bright years by sarah damoff.

i can drive.

i can't remember the last time anyone listened to me like this.

i don't have parents for you to meet.

i prefer to keep past and future at arm's length.

you want to have kids?

there must be some happy memories.

let's leave behind what we need to leave behind.

the work of the artist is to freeze time.

you're like light.

you're taking those deep breaths you take when something is wrong.

i don't want a new tomorrow. i want a new yesterday.

we don't know how to be alone together anymore.

you're my emergency contact.

i don't need you to say anything.

abuse is much easier to identify when it's not in your own house.

it always surprises me how much space emptiness can take up.

you aren't the monster you think you are.

holding on eventually becomes more painful than letting go.

sometimes grownups forget to think about how our choices impact children.

you're twice the monster you think you are.

how many times can you give up on the same person?

future is a finite resource.

loss keeps a tight grip, when there's hope left.

there are two kinds of grief: grieving the loss of what was, and grieving the loss of what wasn't.

i miss you, you know.

don't call me if nothing's changed.

please hate me.

i do hate you. but i also love you, and i'm not sorry for that.

i vowed to protect you, didn't i?

sometimes love can mean leaving.

let me help.

you stopped letting me love you.

i will not love a liar.

don't act like everything is normal.

being here feels like time travel.

you're entitled to your opinion, even though it's wrong.

my thoughts are only worth a penny to you?

love doesn't always feel like we expect.

'never' is so easy for a young person to say.

you don't have to be a baby to want your mom.

a small life is a big feat.

i didn't think i'd get this far.

i can forgive you, if you're honest. if you let me in.

what are you thinking?

i'm so sorry for every scar i've missed.

time is funny. bodies, too. what fades and what doesn't.

what were you like when you were my age?

it's not that you don't need anyone. you just don't need everyone.

there's something permanent about where you start.

you can't control anyone else's choices.

things from your childhood really stick.

air. i need air.

love makes people stupid.

make a list of what you like to eat, and your favorite ice cream flavors.

i wonder if maybe i'm going a little crazy.

we'd all still focus on the wrong things, even if we could go back in time.

one death is a thousand others.

the living have living to do.

i'm sorry i didn't save ____.

the past can't change, but memory can, which is almost the same thing.

you couldn't have done anything different.

i don't remember you dressing like that.

i can live with unrequited. i have lived with it. but i can't live without you.

i hope your life has been good.

so which of us should tell our life story first?

orphanhood sure can take many forms.

to cry means to live.

i love kids. i just don't think i could handle loving my own kids.

you let me put my foot in my mouth so many times.

whose turn is it to cook tonight? should we order takeout?

a woman should always consider both fashion and comfort.

what's the difference between an excuse and a reason?

you never talk about your childhood.

how can you be afraid of something you've never done?

my past taught me not to trust anyone.

love is worth the losing of it.

sometimes we have to choose one pain to prevent another.

fear can make a liar of a saint.

how long have you felt this way?

people are still awful. but you're not awful.

you said you're in love with me.

age makes anger give way to something slushier.

if you're too scared, we don't have to go.

i hope you know how much i trust you.

you're the greatest non-regret i've ever had.

mistakes are choices, too.

life can be too long to bear, and too short.

life is a life-threatening condition.

loss doesn't negate salvation.

so much can be lost, and still, so much remains.

[virgovirgo]

[preyeir]

me at 12: i’m just gonna take a little nap,

me at 3:45: huh

[preyeir]

back from my hike, gonna play some games and then perhaps do some writing.

[preyeir]

you’re so wrong you’re so wrong you’re so wrong

[promptling]

STAR TREK ( 2009 ) change pronouns as needed.

we have visual.

are you seeing this?

there is no help for us out here.

get off this ship.

do you know the location of ________?

where are you from?

do exactly as i say.

just keep breathing, you'll be fine.

i can't do this without you.

hey, are you out of your mind?

is there a problem, officer?

i presume you've prepared new insults for today.

they called you a traitor.

logic offers a serenity humans seldom experience.

come here, let me see you.

there's no need to be anxious.

fine has various applications, fine is unacceptable.

you have surpassed the expectations of your instructors.

it was logical to cultivate multiple options.

it's truly remarkable that you have achieved so much despite your disadvantage.

that's a lot of drinks for one woman.

don't you at least want to know my name before you completely reject one?

this townie isn't bothering you, right?

relax, cupcake.

it was a joke.

you all right?

you can whistle really loud.

i don't need a doctor, damn it, i am a doctor!

i may throw up on you.

one tiny crack in the hull and our blood will boil in 13 seconds.

i got nowhere else to go.

you've been requested on the bridge.

why are you so happy?

i think i love you.

that is so weird.

i'm doing you a favor.

i couldn't just leave you there looking all pathetic.

a little suffering's good for the soul.

i wish i didn't know you.

don't be such an infant.

may i have your attention, please?

how do you feel?

we're flying into a trap!

i think you've had enough attention for today.

i do not believe that you and i are acquainted.

your survival is unlikely.

the complexities of human pranks escape me.

i guess you have to come and get me.

how long do they have?

are you nuts?

we must evacuate.

what do you need?

tell me.

i need everyone to continue performing admirably.

you must have a lot of questions for me.

we have nothing left to discuss.

are you actually suggesting they're from the future?

the logical thing is to be unpredictable.

don't do that.

you gotta be kidding me.

how did you find me?

how do you know my name?

you hate me.

you are not the captain?

it will be easier.

so you do feel.

you could at least act like it was a hard decision.

you realize how unacceptable this is?

you don't eat anything!

how do you think i wound up here?

i do feel guilty about that.

do they still have sandwiches there?

you're coming with us, right?

under no circumstances can he be made aware of my existence.

i am emotionally compromised.

let's get this over with.

a trick i learned from an old friend.

i'm not telling.

i'd rather not take sides.

i will not allow you to lecture me about the merits of emotion.

you feel nothing!

you never loved her.

i am no longer fit for duty.

i like this ship!

thanks for the support.

i sure hope you know what you're doing.

either we're going down, or they are.

what is necessary is never unwise.

i am as conflicted as i once was as a child.

i would cite regulation, but i know you will simply ignore it.

i'll be monitoring your frequency.

i have no comment on the matter.

i'lll cover you.

do you know where it is?

wow, that's weird.

it appears that you have been keeping important information from me.

i knew i should have killed you when i had the chance.

your species is even weaker than i expected.

you can't even speak.

i got your gun.

what are you doing here?

just following orders.

i would rather die in agony than accept assistance from you.

we cannot afford to ignore each other.

do yourself a favor.

put aside logic, do what feels right.

it is my honor to award you with this commendation.

your father would be proud.

i can provide character references.

[preyeir]

tim is me i am tim . . . #1 huntress defenders

[preyeir]

and now vichelena being normal (he's knocking her out so dick doesn't beat her ass some more bc she accidentally shot batman)

[preyeir]

doubled for size but god dickhelena be normal for five fucking seconds

[preyeir]

" my family has been in gotham for over one hundred years. we're as 'old gotham' as the waynes or any of those bluebloods. " saving this for reference.

[preyeir]

every day i think about how in cry for blood we see that the gcpd sent an eight year old child a card that said 'many happy returns' or whatever to her mother's funeral.

[preyeir]

i can't explain why it's so important to me that helena be the youngest in the babs/dinah/zinda/helena birds crew. it just is.

[drunivers]

has she always been this stealthy? he coughs out the remains of smoke through his mask from his failed draw. the mask truly is a second skin sometimes, in more ways than one. it's not the first time vic has found himself forgetting to lift the pseudoderm from his mouth before trying to eat, or drink, or in this case smoke. it is, however, the first time someone's caught him in the act. (the first time huntess has, that's notable as well).

dropping the cigarette, grinding his heel upon it to snuff out any rogue sparks. "huntress." most would call his tone entirely neutral; he's sure she knows him well enough to detect the cordial hint.

"you've seen too much, i'm afraid. i'm going to have to kill you." he's teasing. he does it often, although it's rarely recognized by its intended subjects. he tilts his head minutely. has he miscalculated? will she understand, or merely dodge a crossbow bolt for his attempt at congeniality?

[preyeir]

huntress bites back a laugh. so many of the capes she'd met over the years had an aura of infinite 'cool' around them - or were so powerful, nobody really gave a shit if they said 'golly' completely unprompted. it just kind of worked. question, however, didn't fit. she wondered sometimes if it was on purpose. moments like this argued otherwise.

❝ q, ❞ she replies in a mockery of his own greeting, stopping just short of his foot and the previously smoking cigarette underneath. she'd bum one, maybe, later. an old bad habit from her days spent in a chic european boarding school. she reached for the gaudy orange of his tie, idly smoothing it down. ❝ tougher guys than you have tried. ❞

it's a slow night. with any luck, she could get back home without any cuts or scrapes or bruises. her fingers are still on his tie, but she tilts her own head toward the sounds of the city, outside the alleyway. ❝ what's got you in this neck of the woods? ❞