thanks so much to @jezifster for this game!! i love this concept
rules: find a line in your wip (dialogue or not) that fits the parameters given by the person who tagged you. then change one of the parameters and tag people.
tagging: @isabellebissonrouthier @duskforged @bebewrites and anyone who wants to!
your lines: all of them are the same except #1 changes to "About Moonlight/Sunlight"
see mine below! all of these are from twtr <3
1. About Light
When he lifts his head from his hands, opens his eyes, he feels more grounded.
Sunlight trickles in through the curtains, so there is little point in going back to sleep. There is something he must do, before the bell rings for morning prayer.
2. Is Said In Anger
They yank your head up and tear the blindfold so you can see their horrible masks—royal armor, sleek black but shining, with abyssal crescents for eyes.
“What were you doing with the princess in Darscafor?”
Princess?
Your mind races, that red hair flashing behind your eyes.
“What did you do to her?”
“I saved her.”
3. Mentions Texture
He nods, and she steps forward to press into him, despite the roughness of his armor. Though her touch is light, light enough that he can barely feel it through the metal, he does feel the softness of her hair against his chin.
“I’m sorry.”
“It was not your fault.” His heart pounds in his chest, aching. “I would do it again.”
4. Shows Tension
The creature looks over its shoulder, and even from the distance, he feels its eyes daring into him. At first, normal eyes, but they flash sliver, as quick as a blink.
But it does nothing. It doesn’t shift or approach or vanish into fog. Staring down its hunter, his poised arrow means nothing to it.
Eyes bleed silver, this time holding.
It is not The Wolf.
Mentions Heart/Heartbeats
The guards who let him in do not follow. They merely shut the door behind him, trapping him with them.
Stepping up to the table, he kneels to bow low, heart pounding. He has passed all her tests and done everything she required to be free.
He should have known it would never happen.
He tightens his grip on his ax. “Show yourself.”
Another flash of silver eyes, this time with the silhouette of long, sharp ears and snout in the fog. It is gone again before he can react.
The voice laughs a low, sinister hum.
He tenses, but fights his instinct to attack or run.
The Wolf doesn’t play with its food. So I am not food.
A PLAYLIST
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HEAVEN IS HERE / FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
and i ride in my red dress / and time stretches endless
with my gun in my hand / you know i always get my man
THE WOLF / PHILDEL
i'll leave with your head, oh, i'll leave you for dead, sire
the wishes i've made are too vicious to tell
WOLVES WITHOUT TEETH / OF MONSTERS & MEN
you hover like a hummingbird / haunt me in my sleep
i breathe what is yours / you breathe what is mine
RIBS / THE CRANE WIVES
the dark doesn't frighten me / i chose to close my eyes
don't let them sell you any armor / all your ribs are still your own
COUNTING PATHS / MATTHEW & THE ATLAS
soon your touch will disappear / something that i should have come to fear
no one's ever looked at me that way
HELL OR HIGH WATER / THE RESCUES
trees are burning, ravens fly / smoke is filling up the sky
bury everything they said / never fall, never fall
THRONE / SAINT MESA
you hate my bad behavior / you cut my loosened tongue
you play the part of savior / i watch you come undone
THE HORROR & THE WILD / THE AMAZING DEVIL
remember me i ask, remember me i sing / give me back my heart, you wingless thing / think of all the horrors that i promised you i'd bring
LIAR / THE ARCADIAN WILD
i need you to see through my act / to tell me i'm wrong, to take off the mask
or else i'll be left in the lie / and i'll deceive my way straight to demise
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⭐ share a snippet where a character is the best at something
💙share a snippet where a character falls out of love a little
Ok below is a one snippet from twtr, and one from avof2 !!! enjoy!
⭐ enjoy avery being casually badass as usual from twtr
They laugh, until they see The Queen emerging from the side of the training grounds. The men regain composure and straighten up, and the man with the sloppy stance nods to Avery. “There’s no way, though, really. This bow must be botched.”
“It’s top-tier shadow steel imported from the north, then designed by the military’s own smith. How could it be botched?” Wallis shakes his head.
Avery approaches, holding out his hand. The soldier hands it to him and he tests out the weight and examines the craftsmanship. Long, shimmering in the sunlight as it should, with the little seal from the northern markets on the lower tip, guaranteeing the steel’s grade and legality.
He pulls one of the arrows from the soldier’s quiver, who steps out of the way.
With his mother’s form, he pulls back, aims, and releases. The arrow whizzes through the air and pierces the target, dead center.
He hands the bow back to the soldier. “It’s fine.”
💙 this is the closest thing i could think of! enjoy painful avof book 2 mild spoilers
He leans in a little closer, so she can smell his metallic yet sweet lavender scent, and whispers, “Do you want me to fix it?”
Her heart skips a beat, and she meets his eyes. “I’m not Auri anymore.”
Lara lets the memories wash over her from when she spent her time traveling with a very different version of Danny. In that life, they would’ve done anything for each other—run away, thieve, kill.
“I would still do it.”
Her chest aches, wishing she could summon the feelings she used to have. But she is a different person, and so is he. Yet he is still willing to submerge himself in violence and death to break her chains, just for the memory of what they used to have.
She shakes her head, grateful that he is not touching her, for the gentleness of his hands would break her.
“No, it is my fight. I will find a way out myself.”
“Of course, Your Highness.”
“I told you back then, and I still mean it,” she says, stern.
When he rises, he finds a crooked smirk on her lips, and he cannot help but match it.
“Call me Red.”
These are all from twtr, the last 10 scenes I have edited, so naturally they are wildly out of order.
It starts with nothing.
Avery clings to the trees, skating through the branches just beneath the canopy.
Sharp cold spreads out from his gut.
The Southern Gate is blocked, barricaded with thick shadow steel.
“What did she see?”
The last time he hid in a boat on the river, he was small and huddled, praying to Su and Sen that no one on the ship would hear him shivering.
A whimper wakes him up.
Spinning, sinking, drowning.
That evening, he dealt with endless teasing. They wrapped an arm around his shoulder and dragged him to the tavern against his will and asked questions about the princess until they were too intoxicated to form coherent sentences.
The full moon glows high in the cloudy sky, and Lanagh’s market is empty.
Snips under the cut!! Finally I've gotten to all my snippet asks :D
ngl, it was very hard to find a happy scene.....
these are both from twtr!
🎶 share a happy moment. ANY happy moment. You must have ONE.
His door opens, and he jumps.
“A muddragon can’t sneak up on you, but I can?” Red chuckles. “I’m stealthier than I thought.”
Shaking it off, he smiles.
She approaches, reaching out to fix his collar for him. “You really should get a mirror. I can’t have you showing up to the ball like this.”
He shakes his head, but still says nothing. Once she’s satisfied with his collar, he realizes she is not yet ready herself. Her dress is a light blue, with long sleeves and high neckline. The skirt is too poofy for his taste—as with all ballgowns—but he knows it is what is expected, and required, of her.
She would rather be wearing the armor he is almost finished with, though. Every time she comes to his room, he spots her eyeing the closet where he keeps it.
Though her dress is perfect, her hair is still long and down. All the highest noble women have their hair in braids for an event this fancy. Four braids on each side, tight to the scalp and leading to a braided bun in the back would be expected of her.
He smirks and reaches out to her hair, and she nods.
“Yes, I wanted you to do my hair. My mother wants me to wear it her way. I want it your way.”
🍇 share a snippet with food
Avery awakens in a cottage to the smell of a delicious broth. When he rises from the cot, he finds a tray on the nightstand beside him, and Riya Maya sitting in a chair nearby.
“Where is she?”
“Eat, you idiot.”
He obeys, taking the tray from the nightstand into his lap and savoring the warmth of the soup as he swallows. Once he’s sucked down half of it, he sets the bowl down and asks again, “Where is she?”
“One of our healers is tending to her. She needs to be as strong as possible for [REDACTED],” Riya Maya says. “And so do you.”
Avery frowns, returning to his broth in silence.
This is from twtr! A tad more than 7 lines, so you're welcome
Her mother shakes her head. “He is an outsider. We cannot–”
“Then knight him.” She turns to look at Avery, who’s tan skin suddenly seems much paler. “Let him do the training and be knighted.”
The Queen’s eyes move between the two of them, from her daughter to the bowed head of The Woodsman.
“I will discuss it with Magnus.”
A glimpse of relief crashes over her, and she unbinds her fists. Magnus, the head of the elite knights who specializes in [redacted], has always been nice to her. He is more likely than most to give an outsider a chance.
Still, fear that this is the last time she will see him twinges in her gut. She searches for his eyes, but his are downcast, lost against the stone floor. “But–”
“I will discuss it with Magnus,” The Queen repeats, more resembling a hiss. “Now leave my sight before I deepen your punishment.”
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Your words: remote, rock, rules, rift, righteous
Easy
Meanwhile, his new task is only slightly less difficult than tracking a shapeshifting creature. It was easy to befriend Red when she would visit him by the barracks and take walks and talk. Guarding her, having to follow her wherever she goes, and attempt to quell her shenanigans, is something else entirely.
Smile
She enters the cabin, setting her basket on the table. Grandma waits in her rocking chair, but something is different. She did not greet the little girl with a smile and an affectionate warning. She did not rise from her seat to investigate what the little girl brought in her basket this time.
Forget
“I shall speak with the woodsman.”
His heart rises into his throat, but he makes sure it doesn’t show this time. The Queen’s voice summons back to a time he has done everything in his power to forget.
Strong
Tears swell and spill over, and she gasps through her cries. His hand comes down on her shoulder, small, but warm and strong.
Feel
“I’m not a little girl anymore.”
“I know,” her mother says, meeting her gaze with a small smile, “and despite what you may think, I know how you feel.”