#absitomens

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@absitomens // plotted

Hugh was gangly as an 18 year old. Clumsy and hyperfocused and quieter than a church mouse in class. People seemed to whisper about him in the absence of information, but he didn't seem to mind. He could share all he wanted with his best friend, and as the school day drew to a close, he planned to do just that.

They'd planned to meet outside of the woodshop and walk home together, but Hugh had a little more planned. Slipping inside the classroom, he waved awkwardly to the shop teacher and went to retrieve his project from the locker under his worktable. He kept it wrapped in a paper bag. He tucked it under his arm as he crept out, smiling despite his own secrecy. He hardly noticed Olivia before he almost bumped into her in the hall. Even embarrassed, he beamed at her.

"Olivia! I'm sorry, I was getting my class project. I got um- an 'A' on it!" He held the bag between his hands, stretching his arms forward in an effort to show his enthusiasm.

[otherguide]

@absitomens - for barbara!

“I DARE YOU to possess me.” Her eyes are twinkling with mischief, and it’s clear how determined she is to drag Barbara into something fun (and a little chaotic). “And make me say something weird to prank Adam.”

[grimoirae]

𝐀𝐁𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐒,   𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐎 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍

                                 ❝    you saw something, didn’t you.    ❞   whatever it was her daughter had seen, it had scared her. liv can tell. she can see it in theo’s eyes, in the way she looks at her when she thinks olivia’s not looking. she couldn’t explain sensitivity to her daughter yet, she wasn’t old enough to understand. olivia herself didn’t truly grasp what she could do until she was in her mid-teens. oh, she knew she was different when she was young. but true understanding didn’t come for years. she has time to teach theo. but for now, she just needs to know.   ❝    whatever it was, my love   -   it won’t hurt you.    ❞   she won’t allow it.

›   starter call,   @absitomens   !

[intcthatgoodnight-a]

❛ The time I’ve lived, I’ve seen some horrors, scary behavior, and a couple of fashion trends I constantly pray to forget. But I see people try. I see them try to be better. ❜ ( theo to nell ! )

ANGEL SEASON TWO STARTERS // accepting

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          Nell knew that Theo had probably seen more than any of the siblings, not just because of her ability, but because of her job. The youngest Crain greatly admired the way she had taken that horror and used it to help kids. Still, there were times when she felt like she was talking to the psychologist rather than her sister. Nell already had a shrink, she didn’t want another.

         “What are you trying to say, Theo? I am trying.”  She let out a sigh, reaching up to push some hair out of her face. Nell had been better, better than she ever had been, but that was with Arthur. Now she felt worse than ever, like she was slowly drowning. She was trying to stay afloat, but it all seemed to be for nothing.

[intcthatgoodnight-a]

❛ I’m not okay, I feel so scattered. ❜  ( liv to hugh ! )

BILLIE EILISH LYRIC STARTERS // accepting

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          A deep frown settled on his face, worry twisting his stomach into knots. The lost, scared look on his wife’s face broke his heart because he didn’t know how to help. This wasn’t the first time he had found her in this state, standing in an empty room, staring into the air. Her sleepwalking was getting worse, it was an almost nightly occurrence now. He was always worried that she would hurt herself somehow while wandering around the house in the dark. But it was her mental state that had him the most concerned. Scattered seemed to be a good way to put it. At first he thought it was just stress - things certainly had been difficult lately, the plans with the house not going the way they had hoped - but he was starting to wonder it it might be more than that. 

          He wrapped an arm around her and began gently leading her back towards their bedroom.  “You’re safe.”  he reassured her. He could fix this, they would get through this - whatever this was - together.  “Let’s get you back to bed, and maybe you can tell me about these dreams you’re having. Or we can talk more in the morning if you’re not feeling up to it.”

[nevercalledsweet-blog]

█ ▌ ❛   (  @absitomens :   REQUESTED A STARTER. muse : phoenix. )

❛     maria   told   me   about   the   run  -   in   with  your   brother   at   the   grocery   store.    ❜    she   wanted   this   arrangement   to   work   out.  because,   at   this   point,   she   knew   she  was  the  only   thing   standing  between   phoenix   and   the   life  she   might   run  back  to  if   it   didn’t.    ❛    i   don’t   know  if   a  guy   who’s   afraid  of   a  woman  with   a  watermelon   is  even  worth  my  time,  but   if   you   need   me   to   kick   that   son-of-a-bitch’s   ass   for   you?    i   can.    ❜     a   beat.     ❛    but   in   the   future,   you   need   to   be  honest   with  me.   as   far  as  i’m   concerned,   you’re   family.   alice   looks  up   to  you.    and  that  means   taking   care  of   threats   as  they   arise.    ❜

[sevcredsoul]

@absitomens asked for a starter !! 

      ❛ mommy  —  what if the darkness gets me ? ❜  nell was beginning to truly be afraid of the darkness in the house, of the bent neck lady that haunted her. 

[intcthatgoodnight-a]

❛ So tell me you’ll come home, even if it’s just a lie. ❜ ( liv to hugh ! )

BILLIE EILISH LYRIC STARTERS // accepting

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          He shouldn’t be back here. He had warned the Dudleys about coming back, and yet here he was. The whole drive he had told himself that he wouldn’t go in, that he was just here to lock the place up. He had sat in the car for a long time, before leaving the chain and lock he brought for the fence in the back seat, and walking into the house. 

          This house was full of horrible, dangerous things, but she was here too. Liv looked as beautiful as always - nothing like the bloody, mangled corpse he had held in his arms, or the painted body that lay in her coffin. He could almost imagine she was the same. That was a dangerous thought, one that made him want to stay here with her. Oh, how he wanted to stay with her. The notion seemed more appealing lately, with the kids at Janets. seemingly growing farther away from him each passing day. But he couldn’t leave them alone. So he would have to leave Liv, for now.  

          “I have to go. I’m so sorry, Liv.”  He swallowed hard, a lump forming in his throat. He needed to leave now, before it was too late.  “I will be back. One day. That’s not a lie, I promise. I will come back to you.”  Hugh knew with complete certainty that he would come back to Hill house. When the kids no longer needed him, he’d come back. He wouldn’t leave her here alone forever.