' little nightingale

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lcvelylarkspur

She weighed her options for a moment. Being a rogue assassin meant she could back out of contracts whenever she wished, if the price was right. Mercer wasn’t the type of man one crossed lightly, however. He’d no doubt look for other avenues to rid himself of Karliah.

Yet, she found that crossing him was a rather… delectable option. After all, the man was withholding part of her pay provided she got the job done. A pay he’d no doubt try to rob her of. But, coin or blood, she always got paid.

“Such confidence. I hope there’s more than just coin that could help sway me. I assume it’s reasonable to believe that my client isn’t the type you cross lightly.”

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ her confidence was one of the most ESSENTIAL aspects of her career as a thief. her mother had taught her that without confidence, you would be nothing. so, karliah channeled confidence into everything she did. 

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ❝ i’ve crossed mercer before and i’ll do it again, ❞ her words are bold; she is unafraid of the man who so quickly destroyed her life  ❝ he is not a man i fear. ❞ but this assassin must already know that. few people would barter their life away so easily.  ❝ spare me and it will be well worth it. you shall have riches you could never dream of. ❞ her years as a thief were prosperous, she had stolen from jarls, noble men, peasants, and guards. 

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shipping call

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🔥

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀REPLACE THE DEAD SEA WITH ME // ACCEPTING!

⠀⠀⠀ listen as a ‘ history person ’ i think hami.lton is actually quite awful and misrepresents a lot of important historical events. the thing that gets me literally every time is when alexander refers to lafayette,mulligan, laurens, and himself as abolitionists because i be honest they WERE NOT ! also the fandom is cringey and makes me question my sanity on the daily. ALSO at the battle on monmouth about 100 men died, and it wasn’t even that fuckin’ hot when the battle was fought. 

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ LETS GET SALTY // ACCEPTING!

⠀⠀⠀⠀ i actually sorta like american football ? i don’t 100% understand it but i think it’s pretty cool to watch?? don’t get me wrong most of the guys who play football are absolute dickweeds, but i can’t say i don’t find the sport interesting. 

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Send me a “ 🔥 “ for an unpopular opinion.

Bonus points if you include a topic. ( IE. shipping, roleplaying, ect. )

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shipping call

[rpmemestbh]

Game of Thrones Starters (best of)

as requested by anon

❝That’s what I do: I drink and I know things.❞ 

❝This is not the day I die.❞

❝I wish I was the monster you think I am.❞

❝It doesn’t matter what we want, once we get it then we want something else.❞

❝If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention.❞

❝The more people you love, the weaker you are.❞

❝I’M GONNA HAVE TO EAT EVERY FUCKING CHICKEN IN THIS ROOM.❞

❝He always comes back!❞

❝If you ever call me sister again, I’ll have you strangled in your sleep.❞

❝There is only one god, and his name is Death.❞

❝Can a man still be brave when he’s afraid?❞

❝The next time you raise a hand to me will be the last time you have hands!❞

❝Nothing isn’t better or worse than anything. Nothing is just nothing.❞

❝Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you.❞

❝Of all the ways I’d kill you, poison would be the last.❞

❝Oh no please, seduce away. It’s been so long.❞

❝Someday I’m gonna put a sword through your eye and out the back of your skull.❞

❝Your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth.❞

❝There’s no cure for being a cunt.❞

❝The things I do for love…❞

❝It’s not easy being drunk all the time. If it were easy, everyone would do it.❞

❝I learned how to die a long time ago.❞

❝We go forward. Only forward.❞

❝A lion doesn’t concern itself with the opinion of sheep.❞

❝Tears aren’t a woman’s only weapon. The best one is between your legs.❞

❝There are no men like me. There’s only me.❞

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      Though she prided herself in her abilities to remained unscathed, slinking among shadows and keeping herself free of harm, Skyrim was still a foreign land to her. It was unlike Morrowind in many ways, and even though the dunmer have learned to adapt to near unlivable conditions in their own land, these frozen crypts were a world all their own. Steep drops, slippery ice, and walls of deadly spikes — Remsyana had little idea of how sneaky these nords could be.

     But despite her strengths, her keen eyes and reflexes, the dunmer was no match for one small trap. Clamped tightly into the flesh of her left leg, a jagged and rusted animal trap remained fixed. No amount of prying, tugging, and alteration magicks could release these terrible steel jaws. Every move she made made the teeth dig deeper with a vicious hunger, and the smell of her own blood was beginning to make her stomach turn.

     Panic didn’t even wash over the elf when she heard footsteps. After all, maybe this little excursion was her payback… One could only piss off Boethiah so much before the Daedric Prince decided to do something about it ( even though they spoke so highly of her ). Dark hair stuck to her cheeks from perspiring despite the bitter cold, moonlike eyes slowly gaze towards the approaching figure with shaky breaths. 

     Despite it all, she’ll still give them a sly smile as she brushes the locks away ;; smearing  crimson onto her grey skin in the process.

     “ If you’re going to kill me, you better make it hurt. “

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ when she heard the trap snap closed, the blood coursing through her veins rushed to her head. had she FINALLY caught mercer frey? the very idea made karliah almost giddy with excitement. all the work she had done for the past twenty five years was finally paying off, she would be able to bring him in front of the guild and FORCE him to answer for his crimes. 

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ as she neared her victim, karliah’s swelling hope was plummeting fast. no, this was no mercer frey. instead, another dunmer was stuck in her trap, and her blood was running fast. a defeated sigh hisses past her lips as she steps closer. 

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ karliah kneels beside the woman, examining the wound. it was deep, but then again that was her intention. she had intended to let mercer suffer, to make him feel weak and powerless. 

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ❝ my intention was not to kill you, this trap was meant for another. ❞

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infiltracr

❝ unfortunately, the guild’s idea of a retirement plan is either a shiv in the belly or a life spent in the stockade– ❞

  Vex flashes her contemporary the ghost of a smile and holds up a coin purse that had, only moments ago, been fastened to Karliah’s waist. The infiltrator spends more time than she likes overseeing operations for the Guild, but that doesn’t mean she’s lost her touch.

❝ –but you know that better than most, don’t you, Karliah ? ❞

The coin purse is tossed back to the Dunmer with a sigh of feigned lamentation. If it didn’t go against the tenants of the Guild, that heavy purse would have found its way into the Bee and Barb and put a few mugs of Black-Briar mead in her belly.

  ❝ I was under the impression that you’d be too busy with your duties as a nightingale to evenbother with jobs like this anymore. then again, you were always a bit more free-spirited than most. ❞

  Her tone is sardonic, but she has to maintain a consistent level of cynicism or people will start to talk. The truth of the matter is that Vex has always admired Karliah; the Nightingale embodies everything that a thief should be: daring, intelligent, and virtuous. Vex has the daring and the intelligence, but she is selectively virtuous by nature.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ it’s true, the dunmer knows the guild better than most, the way things went in the business. if you were too old to get out there and rake in some coin you were no longer a valuable asset, so you were done. karliah had never met an old thief, but she had always just assumed no thieves lived very long and happy lives. 

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ violet hues express the happiness the rest of her hardened features will not. they’ve been at this game a long time, and karliah could never help but admire vex. she was the best infiltrator the guild had ever known. and, most importantly, vex was a woman who was respected by every man who had set foot down there. 

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ❝ what good to my lady if i didn’t make some money every now and then? ❞ it sounds as though she’s joking, but in reality it was the harsh truth. nocturnal was the patron of all thieves, but especially to her nightingales. if she failed to use her skills, what good were nocturnal’s gifts to her?

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lcvelylarkspur

Her head tilts to the side, brows furrowed for a moment. This was the woman that Mercer Frey loathed so? Or perhaps feared? Interesting. He’d certainly carried on like he didn’t fear her, but for some reason, she knew that loathing wasn’t the only factor in his wanting her death. It never was.

Soleil purses her lips slightly at the woman’s words, her change in posture. She thinks to out buy Mercer. It wouldn’t be the first time, but most usually didn’t have enough coin. Or, when they did, she simply didn’t care for the buying out.

“No? And I was paid such coin for your head. What, pray tell, makes you think you can out buy my client?”

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ working as a rogue thief had it perks, none of her spoils had to go to the guild, and she had the liberty to pick WHOEVER she wanted to rob. no contracts, no rules, just the life karliah had been raised on. the life that made sense to her. 

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ she had been making GOOD money for some time, and was confident she could triple the price mercer had paid for her head. and, if not, karliah was not just a simple thief. her bow had never failed her, she could handle herself if it came down to it. 

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ❝ whatever mercer has paid you i can triple. ❞

[tychememes-blog]

taken from the book  ‘ coraline ’  by neil gaiman.

‘ they used to send flowers to my dressing room. ’ ‘ you’d have to be an explorer to find your way around in this fog. ’ ‘ the mice do not like the mist. ’ ‘ you are in terrible danger. ’ ‘ what am i in danger from? ’ ‘ i’m your other mother. ’ ‘ we’ve been waiting for you for a long time. ’ ‘ it wasn’t the same here without you. ’ ‘ we were here before you fell. you will be here when we rise. ’ ‘ i’m going outside to explore. ’ ‘ we’ll just wait here for you to come back. ’ ‘ i am not the other anything. i am me. ’ ‘ we could be friends, you know. ’ ‘ that’s because you don’t know who you are. ’ ‘ we know who we are, so we don’t need names. ’ ‘ it was sensible of you to bring protection. ’ ‘ it won’t hurt. ’ ‘ we only want what’s best for you. ’ ‘ if that’s what you want. ’ ‘ i think i’ve probably become a single child family. ’ ‘ she’s vanished under mysterious circumstances. ’ ‘ they aren’t going to come back, are they? ’ ‘ then i suppose there is only one thing left to do. ’ ‘ when you’re scared but you still do it anyway, that’s brave. ’ ‘ you know you’re talking again? ’ ‘ how fortunate i am in having a traveling companion of such wisdom and intelligence. ’ ‘ you don’t frighten me. ’ ‘ you will always be safe here with me. ’ ‘ calling cats tends to be a rather overrated activity. ’ ‘ no need for names. ’ ‘ she wants something to love, i think. ’ ‘ i’d go inside if i were you. ’ ‘ and what do you think you’re doing? ’ ‘ nothing to find here. ’ ‘ maybe i just got turned around in the mist. ’ ‘ but how can you walk away from something and still come back to it? ’ ‘ spiders’ webs only have to be large enough to catch flies. ’ ‘ still, the proudest spirit can be broken with love. ’ ‘ i have no plans to love you. ’ ‘ you can’t make me love you. ’ ‘ how long have you been here? ’ ‘ i’m not running away. ’ ‘ we temper our justice with mercy here. ’ ‘ everyone knows that a soul is the same size as a beach ball. ’ ‘ i’m not afraid. ’ ‘ you know that i love you. ’ ‘ well at least you didn’t jump out at me. ’ ‘ i don’t want whatever i want. nobody does. not really. ’ ‘ what kind of fun would it be if i just got everything i ever wanted? ’ ‘ i hope you don’t mind my getting involved. ’ ‘ we are going to go home. ’ ‘ this is not a good place to be in. ’ ‘ i’m sorry i threw you at her. ’ ‘ i fell asleep. ’ ‘ i just miss you sometimes. ’ ‘ i’m just pleased it’s all over. ’ ‘ go away or you’ll be sorry. ’

[plasmarifles]

“Our trinity serves the Lady Nocturnal the Empress of Murk and the Daughter of Twilight. We believe her to be our patron, if not the patron of all thieves worldwide. We serve her without prayer, without charity and without celebration." Gallus Desidenius (x)

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starter call!? 

[thelittleqveen]

oreoprince.

listen……. ‘my love’ is literally the strongest and greatest pet name in existence. there is literally nothin better than somone callin you that….. especially when things are soft and quiet and they look at you with utter adoration and whisper “what’s the matter, my love??” or “i hope everything is okay with you, my love” like oh my god?? let me marry you already

[sitchaesthetics]

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

[blonde-in-the-cockpit]

sitchaesthetics:

“Never tell me the odds.” “All right, I’ll give it a try.” “Do, or do not. There is no try.” “Hey! Save your strength. There’ll be another time.” “I love you.” “I know.” “Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf herder.” “Who’s scruffy-looking?” “I won’t fail you. I’m not afraid.” “I can’t. It’s too big.” “Judge me by my size, do you?” “There’s something not right here… I feel cold. Death.” “I am wondering, why are you here?” “I’m looking for someone.” “I’m looking for a great warrior.” “Wars not make one great.” “They’d be crazy to follow us, wouldn’t they?” “Hey, I’m only trying to help.” “Would you please stop calling me that?” “You make it so difficult sometimes.” “You could be a little nicer.” “Come on, admit it. Sometimes you think I’m all right.” “Scoundrel? Scoundrel? I like the sound of that.” “You like me because I’m a scoundrel. “There aren’t enough scoundrels in your life.” “I happen to like nice men.” “I’m nice men.” “Your weapons, you will not need them.” “Control, control, you must learn control!” “Afraid I was gonna leave without giving you a goodbye kiss?” “I can arrange that. You could use a good kiss.” “It looks like you managed to keep me here a while longer.” “That’s a good story. I think you just can’t bear to let a gorgeous guy like me out of your sight.” “I don’t know where you get your delusions, laser brain.” “I’ll see you in Hell!” “Impressive. Most impressive.” “You have controlled your fear. Now, release your anger.” “You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake, well, this could be it, sweetheart.” “I take it back.” “You must unlearn what you have learned.” “They’re getting closer.” “I think we’re in trouble.” “We’re in trouble!” “I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.” “It’s a trap! It’s a trap!” “Either shut him up or shut him down!” “Why didn’t you tell me?” “How ya feeling kid? You don’t look so bad to me.” “That’s two you owe me junior.” “You were lucky to get out of there.” “I’m not really interested in your opinion.” “You have learned much, young one.” “You’ll find I’m full of surprises.” “Don’t get excited.” “Being held by you isn’t quite enough to get me excited.” “Sorry sweetheart. I haven’t got time for anything else.” “Would it help if I got out and pushed?” “Might I inquire as to what’s going on?” “ You are beaten. It is useless to resist. Don’t let yourself be destroyed.” “You have failed me for the last time.” “I had no choice.” “We’re going to get pulverized if we stay out here much longer.” “I’m not going to argue with that.” “Some day you’re gonna be wrong, I just hope I’m there to see it.” “You certainly have a way with people…” “We would be honored if you would join us.” “I don’t know what you are talking about.” “You’re great help to us you’re a natural leader.” “You have your moments. Not many of them, but you do have them.” “I have a bad feeling about this…” “It is the future you see.” “I’m terribly sorry about all this.” “I’ll be back.” “Well, I guess you don’t know everything about women yet.” “I hope you know what you’re doing.” “I really don’t see how that is going to help!” “You don’t have to do this to impress me.” “Perhaps you think you’re being treated unfairly?” “This deal is getting worse all the time!” “I feel terrible.” “It’s not my fault.” “What are you doing here?” “You look absolutely beautiful.” “Hello, what have we here?” “There is no escape. Don’t make me destroy you.” “You do not yet realize your importance.” “I’ll never join you!” “No. No. That’s not true. That’s impossible!”

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i just remembered i have to write up a modern verse and find a fc 

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ a brow is cocked as she examines the woman standing before her, from her look she is most likely someone sent to kill. BUT, not from the brotherhood. there is only one man who could have possibly sent her. a RAT by the name mercer frey. 

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ karliah doesn’t even bother reaching for her bow, she feels confident she can talk this woman out of killing her, if she was so easily coerced into doing it in the first place. instead, a hand rests on her small coin purse, ready to toss it and run if necessary. 

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ❝ you DON’T want to do this. ❞

@lcvelylarkspur // call.