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dragon age starters

feel most free to change pronouns ,  etc .

❝ it doesn’t matter that they won’t remember me. what matters is i helped. ❞ ❝ bad things should happen to bad people. ❞ ❝ i’m here to set things right. also ? to look dashing. that part’s less difficult. ❞ ❝ planning has never been my strong suit . now, killing…killing & love-making. those i am better at. ❞ ❝ oh ! we could get matching outfits ! ❞ ❝ i’m not saying i should be your first pick for a dance partner at the ball , but in the deep roads , i’m your man / woman. ❞ ❝ draw your weapon & say that again ! ❞ ❝ we’re here to kill them all, yes ? for sport ? ❞ ❝ you tend to get up to interesting things. you meet interesting people & then you kill them. ❞ ❝ i never worry, darling. a leash can be pulled from either end. ❞ ❝ it’s like you need permission to be alive. ❞ ❝ has anyone told you what marvelous eyes you possess, my dear ? ❞ ❝ have you ever licked a lamp post in winter ? ❞ ❝ i’ll try not to hit anyone. ❞ ❝ there you are. everyone’s been looking for you. ❞ ❝ the last man standing gets final say on who is right or wrong. ❞ ❝ i like my hair the way it is, thank you. ❞ ❝ do you think about how to kill everyone you meet ? ❞ ❝ are you… sassing me, ____? ❞ ❝ yes, but she/you seems more… “ooh, pretty colors !” than “muahaha ! i am princess stabbity ! stab, kill, kill ! ❞ ❝ congratulations ! you have found a wastebin . ❞ ❝ what are you going to do with that sword ? ❞ ❝ not listening ! la la-la la la ! ❞ ❝ i saw you looking at the girl/boy in town earlier . ❞ ❝ anyone wishing to accuse me of weakness is welcome to try. ❞ ❝ …did you cut your own hair ? ❞ ❝ ”one by one they follow, drowning in the sea”. the rest of the poem is sad.. ❞ ❝ you aren’t all stone, ____. there is a person inside of you. ❞ ❝ we crush the heads of rude women when we feel like it. just so you know. ❞ ❝ protect what matters with everything you have, or you’ll have nothing, and deserve it. ❞ ❝ i want you to know that what we had was real. ❞ ❝ in the end you are always alone with your actions. ❞ ❝ somebody’s been drinking. ❞ ❝ let’s show them our hearts, and then show them theirs.. ❞ ❝ do you feel that ? my magic-sensing nose is tingling. ❞ ❝ well, shit. ❞ ❝ you worry me, you know that ? ❞ ❝ i’m cold. & it’s indoors. this is so wrong. ❞ ❝ i saw what you were doing back there. ❞ ❝ we will never speak of this again. ❞ ❝ you’re a big softie ! ❞  ❝ i’ve got just the thing to cure that pout. ❞ ❝ eight, nine, now you die. ❞ ❝ daughters never grow up. they remain six years old with pigtails & skinned knees forever. ❞ ❝ i don’t need my pants, anyway. ❞ ❝ smiles. we must be careful how we present ourselves. ❞ ❝ be careful what you wish for. power is treacherous. i have seen many people–great leaders–consumed by it. ❞ ❝ don’t touch me ! stay away ! ❞ ❝ i think of him/you/her as much as he/you/she thinks at all. ❞ ❝ i knew nothing of friendship before we met. ❞ ❝ you can approve or not approve as you wish, but this is one thing you cannot influence and mold to your liking. ❞ ❝ there you go, breaking my heart. ❞  ❝ does anyone else feel the verge to vomit? ❞ ❝ i…love you. just… wanted to tell you that. ❞ ❝ let those who would destroy us step into the light. ❞ ❝ it’s dangerous when too many men in the same armor think they’re right. ❞ ❝ if you love a character, you give them pain, ruin their lives, make them suffer. maybe even throw in a heroic death. ❞ ❝ i do quite like watching you leave. ❞ ❝ send him a fruit basket. everyone loves those. ❞ ❝ did i stutter ? ❞ ❝ are you kidding ? i’m surprised you didn’t kill anyone just coming over here. ❞ ❝ the world may want my time, but you have my heart ❞ ❝ have you ever heard the saying ‘let sleeping abominations lie’?  now would be the time to consider it. ❞ ❝ that sounded much better in my head . ❞ ❝ i have an excellent sense of dramatic timing. & good hair.  ❞ ❝ the air hurts. i have to stop. ❞ ❝ challenge someone to arm-wrestle me. ❞ ❝ so, you’re not like a lot of other girls/boys. ❞ ❝ not long ago this was impossible to imagine. you, the man i love, victory close at hand. ❞ ❝ how do you do that ? make everything better with a smile ? ❞ ❝ it gets no easier. your struggles have only just begun. ❞ ❝ there comes a time when you must stop running, when you turn & face the tiger.  ❞ ❝ it’s family, you protect. doesn’t matter who it is, blood or not. ❞ ❝ perhaps we should carve our names into the giant tree ? ❞ ❝ hey ! that’s mine ! ❞ ❝ our mistakes make us who we are. ❞ ❝ fear makes men more dangerous than magic ever could. ❞ ❝ don’t let anyone tell you when to move on. take their hand & say, “my choice". ❞ ❝ words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find. ❞ ❝ shitballs. fuck. shit. crap. ❞ ❝ living a lie … it festers inside you, like poison. ❞

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drussje.

       ❝     do  you  really  think  i  need  to  use  my  powers  for  this   ?  ❞     𝐚  𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝  𝐢𝐬   placed over her hip   ,   the  leaves  of  her  gaze  glimmering  with  intensity.    his  response  stole  a  soft  chuckle  from  her  lips   ,  a  wary  glance  shot  at  the  boy.    this  wasn’t  the  first  time  such  conversation  had  crossed  them   ,  but  jesper  always  had  a  way  of  surprising  her  with  his  replies.    but  she  also  had  a  few  tricks  up  her  sleeve.     ❝    oh   ,  jesper   love   ,   you  wish.     ❞

     ❝ i  don’t  need  to  wish . ❞  at  the  cards  table  his  poker  face  always  was  left  wanting  but  here  he’s  confidence  in  squared  shoulders  and  an  easy  smile .  ❝ have  you  seen  this  face ?  this  smile ? ❞ he  could  almost  feel  the  dread  from  the  others .  an  exasperated  ‘ again? ’  from  inej .  he  couldn’t  help  the  competitive  streak --- the  challenges  that  came  with  befriending  the second  prettiest  person  in  ketterdam . ( okay . . . maybe  they  were  tied  for  first )  ❝ do  i  smell  a  wager ,  zenik ? ❞ 

[tairngire]

demijn.

         a    dangerous    note ,    noticeably    wrapped     in    the    amicability    that    he    leaves    for    jesper     and    jesper     only ,    makes    its    way     onto    kaz’s    voice .    ❛❛    well ,    you     know    that’s     not    beyond   my    scope    of    practice .    ❜❜    though    nowhere    near    as    lithe    as    inej ,    kaz    nevertheless    steps    quietly    towards    jesper ,    daring    a    glance    around    the    sharpshooter’s    shoulder    and    smirking    at    the    half - mixed     batter .    ❛❛    but    you    mean    to    tell    me    you’ve    kept    this    a    secret    from    me    when    I    could    have    easily    considered    ten    percent    of    your    debt    PAID    if    you’d    made     the    slat    breakfast ?    ❜❜   kaz     shakes     his     head ,    makes    a    sound    akin    to    a    laugh .     ❛❛    hm .    sounds    like    an    opportunity    just    passed    you    by .    ❜❜

     ❝ make  the  slat  breakfast ? ❞  it  almost  sounds  like  he’s  entertaining  the  idea  until  he  turns .  catches  kaz’s  eye  and  pretends  not  to  be  surprised  by  how  close  he  suddenly  is . ❝ you  mean .  get  up  early  ---  make  food  for  everyone  but  myself  first ?  act  like  you  know  me  even  a  little ,  brekker . ❞  there’s  another  pause  as  he  stirs . then  mischief  like  a  slow  sunrise  stretches  across  his  face .  ❝ it’d  have  to  be  fifteen  percent .  and  i’d  need  help --- to  make  sure  i  don’t  burn  down the  slat  trying  to cook  approximately  a  million  waffles  for  the  heathens  you  got  working  here .  know  any  volunteers?  ❞

[tairngire]

ahtmna. 

they’d been bracing themselves for more – but just what more entailed, they hadn’t been entirely sure of. more anger, maybe, more why’d you leave with no warning? but crowe, as per usual, was swooping in with a (mostly pleasant) surprise, one that left blake standing stiff as a board for a moment, before arms tentatively shifted to return the gesture. “ yeah, i – guess i am. ”physically, anyways. “ are you – how long are you stationed here? ”

     ❝ for  a  bit . ❞  she  lingers  in  the  hug  for  another  beat .  another .  stepping  away  is  something  she  does  reluctantly .  just  enough  to  meet  their  eyes  but  she  can’t  say  anything  else  yet .  not  around  the  relief  and  anger  dancing  hand - in - hand  in  her  throat . they’re  safe .  they  left .  they  had  their  reasons .  but i’m their sister .  her  smile  is  still  there .  clinging  to  the  memory  of  when  they  were  younger  like  a  raft .  (  blake  has  left  for  the  sea  and  crowe  wonders  if  they  ever  learned  the  trick  to  stop  drowning )   ❝ how  is ---  how’ve  you  been ?  i  missed  you . ❞

[tairngire]

demijn.

         ❛❛    I    know    you’re    always    on    my    case    about    politeness ,    ❜❜   he   says    ——-    even    though    she    isn’t ,   not    really ,    ❛❛    and    I    also    know    you    like    being    asked    nicely ,   so    —    ❜❜    a    step    away ,    a    swift    swivel    on    the    balls    of    his    feet ;    an    extended    hand ,    gloved    as    it    is    wont    to    be ,    ❛❛   —    inej ,    can    I    have    this    dance ,    please ?    ❜❜  

     ‘ it’s  may  i  not  can  i , ’  she  wants  to  tease  but  she’s  more  stunned  by  the  question  than  how  it  was  delivered .  dark  eyes  glance  from  kaz’s  face  to  his  hand .  back  again  in  search  of  the  joke .  of  the  string  tied  to  the  end  of  the  question .  but  there  isn’t  one .  not  obvious  at  least  and  slowly  inej  raises  her  hand .  settles  her  palm against  his .  ❛❛  i  didn’t  think  you  could  dance .  but  alright . ❜❜ a  pause .  the  brush  of  a  smile  across  her  face .  ❛❛  impress  me . ❜❜

[tairngire]

hey i wanna write d.ragon a.ge things so... like this for a starter

[tairngire]

i’m queuing (that looks like a fake word but spellcheck says it’s right) replies rn but i don’t have the spoons to do icons so we’re runnin naked lads

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❛ in the span of your life there’s plenty to avoid: the wicked, the merciless, the things you want for no reason other than wanting them. ❜ ( from inej )

SHITTY   HOROSCOPES    //    ACCEPTING .

         ❛❛    another    proverb .    ❜❜   kaz   can’t   bring   himself   to   mock   the   wisdom   of   her   saints ,   if   it   even   is   a   proverb ;   his   jab   falls   flat ,   as   steadily   as   the   snow   outside   or   his   chest   as   he   exhales .   bitter   coffee   eyes   draw   open ,   his   vision   is   welcomed   by   the   sight   of   inej   looking   down   at   him ,   near - black   gaze   mellow ,   tender   (   as   tender   as   girls   like   her   can   be ,   bodies   honed   to   a   sharp   edge   until   they   are   a   weapon ,   an   instrument   of   violence .   )   kaz   keeps   his   expression   unreadable ,   gaze   fixed   upon   inej’s ,   and   for   a   long   moment   everything   around   him   ceases   to   exist .

          he   wants   to   smile ;   there’s   that   constant   pull   at   the   corners   of   his   lips   that   he   all   but   battles   against .   inej   speaks   of   baseless   greed   towards   material   possessions   and   something   in   kaz   reels   back   as   though   offended :   technically ,   she’s   right .   kaz   brekker   does   have   something   he   wants   for   no   reason   other   than   greed .   no ,   that’s   a   lie :   he   wants   it   (  her  )   to   protect   it   (  inej  ) ,   to   covet   her   like   a   beast   and   also   let   her   go   when   she   burns   against   his   hand   with   the   intensity   of   the   sun .   should   I   avoid   you   then ,   inej   ghafa ?

         from   where   he   rests ,   head   lain   on   inej’s   lap ,   kaz   lifts   a   hand ,   wraps   a   lock   of   dark   hair   around   his   naked   fingers .    the   question   returns .   should   I   avoid   you ,   then ?   should   you   have   avoided   me ?

          at   last ,   kaz   smiles .   ❛❛    we   both   did   a   shoddy   job   of   that ,   didn’t   we ?    ❜❜   the   conversation   devolves   into   technicalities   (   you   said   that .   /   no ,   wraith –   /   yes ,   dirtyhands –   /   darling   inej –   /   that   won’t   work !   ) ,   words   laced   with   the   little   warmth   they   have   been   able   to   wrestle   from   the   coldness   of   winter .  

         by   the   end   of   it ,   they’re   muffling   their   laughter   into   a   kiss .

@tairngire   +   inej !

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“hold onto me.” (from jesper)

THREE   WORDS    //    NOT   ACCEPTING .

         how    do    you    mean ,    jes ?    am    I     supposed     to    simply    keep     you    around ,    held    hostage    under    the    weight    of    your    debts ?    because    you    owe    me ,    just    like    the    rest    of    the    city    does .    it’s    not    just    money ,    though ,    and    it’s    not    just    blood .    I    could    demand    both :   you    know    I’ve    done    that    from    others    before ,    but    I    won’t    go    that    far .    truth    is ,   you    owe    me    something    you    can’t    give    me .    something    you    can’t    give    anyone .    it’s    not    loyalty ,    it’s    not    BLOOD ;    it’s    nothing    you    can    think    of    off    the    top    of    your    head .

          you    owe    me    a    smile .

          you    owe    me    a    smile    that    isn’t    haunted ;    a    smile    that    reaches    your    eyes    not    because    you’re    still    fighting    yourself ,    but    because    you’ve    won    the    battle .    there’s    always    something    weighing    you    down    ——–    and    as    someone    who’s    already    reached    rock    bottom    once    or    twice    and    might    still    be    there ,    to    an    extent ,    I    can    tell    how    burdens    look    just    by    looking    at    them    from    down    here .

          it’s   funny :   I’m    the    one    that    gets    called    THIEF    on    a    daily    basis    but    I’ve    never    seen    someone    as    skilled    at    theft    as    you    are .    you    steal    from    yourself ,    you    know ,    all    those    chances    to    feel    more    at    ease    about    smiling .    I    can’t    blame    you :    better    it    be    your    hand    that    steals    than    ketterdam’s .

          so    yes ,    I    will    hold    onto    you .    because    the    day    you’re    actually    able    to    smile    like    that ,    I    want    to    be    there    to    see    it .    and    if    it    happens    the    day    you’re    actually    rid    of    me ,    then    so    be    it .

          that’s    the    last    thing    I’ll    ever    ask    of    you .    and    it’s    a    price    I’m    willing    to    pay .

[tairngire]

‘ we’re all stories in the end . ’ amy

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE // closed

    what  are  they  but  the  greatest  story  of  them  all ?  her  raggedy  man .  twelve  years  left  waiting ,  left  staring  up  at  the  stars  until  she  saw  them  all  go  out .  had  witnessed  them  as  a  supernova  to  save  the  world  and  forgotten  about  it  in  the  span  of  a  second .  her  doctor .  and  the  whole  of  the  universe  laid  out  at  their  fingertips  in  that  funny  blue  box .  her  best  friend .  who  had  never  once  met  an  unimportant  soul .  who  came  back  for  her .  late ,  but  returned .  to  her .

     ❝oh ,  are  we  now ? ❞  the  heaviest  things  like  to  sink  to  the  bottom  of  her  stomach  and  she  keeps  it  that  way .  (  comedy  or  tragedy ? she  wants  to  ask  them  but  the  answer  is  already  there  in  how  they  stand .  alone .  even  with  her  at  their  side )  

     ❝  the  doctor  and  amy  pond .  no ,  amy  pond  and  the  doctor .  rescuers  of  the  galaxy .  eaters  of  custard . ❞  she  doesn’t  ask  how  their  story  will  end .  she’s  seen  it  hundreds  of  times  in  her  dreams  and  it  ends  as  it  began .  her — sitting  on  a  suitcase .  waiting  for  the  stars  to  go  out .  she  only  hopes  she  remembers  them  when  it’s  all  over .  she  will .  she  hopes  she  will .  prays  to  whatever  calls  itself  god  or  the  universe  to  not  let  their  tragedy  end  like  that  again .  it’s  too  heavy .  she  feels  herself  sinking  and  knows  that  they’ll  catch  that  in  her  eyes .  so  she  clears  her  throat .  sets  her  hands  on  the  console .  ❝ so — what  chapter  should  we  write  next ?❞

[tairngire]

‘ i wish i would’ve loved you better . ’ // inej .

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE // closed

    inej  could  hit  him .  could —  because  don’t  lie  to  me  kaz .  not  about  this .  she’d  said  her  goodbyes  already .  to  him  and  to  the  city  and  now  the  sound  of  the  sea  crashes  against  her  ribs .  ( funny ,  how  the  water  made  them  both  new .  one  crawling  from  its  depths  a  dead  boy  /  a  changed  man .  and  her :  hungry  for  the  freedom  it  promised . )  she  could  hit  him  but  he’s  already  sworn  by  the  hard  set  of  his  jaw  that  he  wouldn’t  lie .  not  about  this . ( she’s  still  waiting  for  that  to  scare  her )  

     now  all  that’s  left  is  her  leaving .  his  words ,  an  open  chasm  between  them  and  inej  has  never  been  afraid  of  falling .  never  worried  about  hitting  bottom  until  she  found  him  reaching  up  from  hell .  ( and  was  she  waiting  for  him  to  catch  her ?  or  drag  her  down  with  him ? )  either  way  every  time  he  speaks  of  love  it’s  an  outstretched  hand .  the  fire  reminds  her  of  the  furnace  in  the  ice  court .  of  everything  she  did  in  his  name .  it  reminds  her  of  every  late  night  spent  in  the  quiet  of  his  office  with  the  low  burn  of  the  lamps  warming  the  cold  pale  of  his  skin .  he  isn’t  a  dead  boy .  she’s  seen  him  breathe .  heard  his  heart  and  felt  the  warm  of  his  blood .  

    ( did  i  fall  this  far  to  find  him ?  did  i  touch  hell  to  come  back  with  his  soul ? )  dirtyhands  doesn’t  have  a  soul .  inej  settles  for  wrapping  her  hand  around  his .  i  wish  i  would’ve  loved  you  better .  she  won’t  tell  him  that  he  loved  her  enough .  it’s  not  a  lie  he  deserves .

     ❝ but  you  did . ❞  they  were  both  born  in  water .  but  now  inej  can’t  look  to  the  sea  because  she’s  thinking  about  life .  bodies  always  reach  the  shore  eventually  and  they  both  washed  up  here .  born  and  died  and  born  again .  ( she  isn’t  a  dead  girl — he’s  seen  her  breathe )  she’s  looking  at  him .  she  hasn’t  stopped  since  she  found  him .  ❝ but  you  did .❞

[tairngire]

‘ i don’t — i don’t know how to do this without you . ’ from jason, to luna.

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE // closed

      across  the  sea ,  altissia  waits  with  a  beast  below  the  surface  and  if  she’s  being  honest  with  herself  —  she’s  terrified .  not  of  the  weakness  shaking  in  her  hands .  not  of  the  price  of  each  covenant  forged  nor  the  world  she’ll  be  leaving  soon .  ( she  doesn’t  know  how soon — only  that  she  was  never  meant  to  stay )  beside  her  jason  speaks  and  there  is  where  oracle  finds  her  fear .  in  his  voice .  in  the  line  of  his  shoulders.

     ( he  thinks  she’ll  be  leaving  him  for  a  wedding  bed .  how  is  she  supposed  to  tell  him  her  veil  is  a  funeral  shroud ? )

    ❝ you  won’t  be . ❞  the  first  thing  she  learned  was  how  pretty  lies  can  sound  on  the  lips  of  one  you  love .  the  second  was  how  much  more  they  tore  at  the  heart  when  the  lies  are  found  out . ’ i  don’t  know  if  you’ll  be  okay ,  jason . ’  is  a  truth  that  will  help  neither  of  them  now .  she  takes  his  hand  in  hers .  turns  her  eyes  away  from  the  sea  to  him .  it  isn’t  a  lie .  she  decides .  but  a   prayer .  ❝ you’ll  never  be  without  me ,  jason . ❞

     ❝ that  sounds  silly . ❞  she  admits  after  a  beat  of  silence .  a  smile  curves  its  way  across  her  face  but misses  her  eyes .  ❝ but  i’d  like  to  believe  that  it’s  true .  that  you’ll  carry  me  in  your  heart  even  after  i — even  after  what’s  done  is  done. ❞

     i  don’t  want  to  leave  you .  i’m  scared .  i’m  so  scared .  what  if  i  do  never  come  back ?  fate  has  never  cared  about kindness  and  she’s  never expected  it  to .  not  after  the  forests  of  her  home  went  up  in  flames .  still  she  prays  for  a  spine  like  their  mountains .  for  a  mouth  that  doesn’t  tremble  when  she  thinks  of  goodbyes .  but  she  is .  trembling ,  that  is .  ❝ you  will ,  won’t  you ?  keep  me  in  your  heart ? ❞

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‘ i wish i would’ve loved you better . ’ @ crowe ^w^

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     ❝ don’t  …  don’t  talk  like  that . ❞  there  had  been  a  time  when  she  was  growing  up  where  they  called  her  devil - child  after  her  village  was  left  to  ash .  and   she’d  known  nothing  but  sideways  stares  since  then .  ( that’s  not  true .  she  knew  nyx  and  lib  and  a  love  of  brothers  so  fierce  she  would’ve  killed  for  it .  instead  again  she  was  left  with  it . )  now  shaking  hands  smooth  back  the  hair  from  luna’s  face  and  she  tries  to  smile .  tries  to  find  the  love  beneath  her  fear .  she’ll  be  left  alone  with  both  soon  enough .

     ❝ you  loved  me  just  fine .  i  wouldn’t’ve  changed  a  thing . ❞  a  cold  kiss  pressed  to  luna’s  forehead .  around  them  altissia  is  burning .  is  falling  and  crowe  can’t  find  it  in  her  to  care .  luna  would  want  her  to care .  but  all  dark  brown  eyes  focus  on  is  the  pale  of  her  skin .  the  wound  staining  red  all  she  had  left .  ❝  you  gave  me  more  than  i  ever  felt  deserving  of .❞

    she’d  never  been  one  to  doubt  the  power  of  the  gods  before .  they  held  no  spot  in  her  heart  ( not  when  she’d  already  upturned  the  tables .  pushed  everything  she  had  aside  to  make  room  for  her  love .  for  her  luna . )  she  swore  they’d  never  hear  her  prayers  after  the  fire  named  her  orphan .  after  she’d  survived  only  to  see  a  second  home  fed  to  the  ash .  now  a  third .  forehead  presses  against  luna’s  and  she’s  thankful  for  the  rain .  for  the  screams  of  leviathan  to  hide  how  her  shoulders  shake .  and  the  tears .  crowe  pulls  her  closer  and  prays .  to  every  god  that  would  take  her  life .  to  every  god  that  wouldn’t  save  her .

     ❝ you  loved  me  more  than  anyone  ever  has .  ever  could .❞  she’s  crying .  it’s  raining .  either  way  it’s  too  late  for  the  ash .  ❝ thank you .❞

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how to improve a character: give them freckles

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(    *   & .   —   THE  HAUNTING  OF  HILL  HOUSE  SENTENCE  STARTERS

*   warning   :   may  contain  spoilers  for  episodes  one  through  ten .

‘  if  you  were  me ,  you  wouldn’t  be  such  a  fucking  asshole .  ’

‘  the  world  out  there  has  teeth  and  it  is  hungry  and  it  is  stupid  and  it eats  and  eats  mindlessly .  ’

‘  you  listen  to  your  gut .  even  if  it  makes  them  hate  you .  ’

‘  i  am  a  dream  and  so  are  you  and  so  are  we .  ’

‘  you  are  a  looker ,  aren’t  you ?  ’

‘  honey ,  someone’s  in  the  house .  ’

‘  i’m  dreaming ,  right ?  ’

‘  i  just  need  a  little  time  away .  it’s  nothing  more  than  that .  ’

‘  you’re  saying  it  was  an  accident ,  so  you  accidentally  put  your  hand  through  a  mirror ?  ’

‘  i’m  scared .  that’s  all  i  am .  there  is  nothing  else .  i’m  only  scared .  ’

‘  do  you  think  there’s  something  wrong  with  me ?  like ,  really  wrong ?  ’

‘  it’s  alright ,  sugar .  it’s  just  a  dream  —  just  a  screaming  meemie .  ’

‘  we  yield  to  it  or  we  fight  it ,  but  we  cannot  meet  it  halfway .  ’

‘  i  seldom  am  well  behaved .  ’

‘  i  enjoyed  the  conversation ,  but  i’m  gonna  say  goodnight .  ’

‘  did  you  just  punch  me  in  the  boob ?  ’

‘  just  enjoy  me .  i’m  loving  you .  ’

‘  i  wouldn’t  have  changed  a  thing .  i  need  you  to  know  that .  ’

‘  forgiveness  is  warm  like  a  tear  on  a  cheek .  ’

‘  i  loved  you  completely  and  you  loved  me  the  same .  ’

‘  that’s  all .  the  rest  is  confetti .  ’

‘  forgive  a  girl  for  being  lonely .  ’

‘  there’s  nothing  sadder  than  a  cold  bed .  ’

‘  journey’s  end  when  lovers  meet .  ’

‘  journeys  don’t  end ,  not  if  you  love  someone .  they  don’t  end  at  all .  ’

‘  probably  best  you  didn’t  say  anything  to  them .  ’

‘  i’m  asking  you  to  love  me  hard  for  the  next  few  minutes .  ’

‘  i’m  gonna  jump  and  i’m  asking  you  to  hold  my  hand  while  i’m  falling .  ’

‘  i  have  something  that  i  have  to  tell  you ,  but  i  need  you  to  remember  when  i  do  that  i  love  you .  ’

‘  i  wish  i  would’ve  loved  you  better .  ’

‘  pandas  don’t  like  macaroni .  ’

‘  i’m  just  floating  in  this  ocean  of  nothing  and  i  wonder  if  this  is  it ,  this  is  what  death  is .  ’

‘  i  wonder  if  this  is  what  death  is ,  just  out  there  in  the  darkness ,  just  darkness  and  numbness  and  alone .  ’

‘  i  wondered  if  that’s  what  they  felt ,  just  numb  and  nothing  and  alone .  ’

‘  he  was  a  light  in  the  darkness .  he  was  a  life  preserver  in  the  ocean .  ’  

‘  i  reached  for  him  because  i  had  to  feel  something .  i  had  to  feel  anything .  ’

‘  god ,  i’m  so  glad  i  did  it  though .  thank  god  it  worked .  ’

‘  i  felt  scared .  so  fucking  scared .  ’

‘  honestly  i  had  to  do  it  because  it  felt  better  than  feeling  nothing .  ’

‘  that  thorough  fucking  shame  was  so  much  better  than  that  horrible  empty  feeling .  ’

‘  you  have  to  live .  ’

‘  i  don’t —  i  don’t  know  how  to  do  this  without  you .  ’

‘  i  learned  a  secret  :  there  is  no  without .  i  am  not  gone .  i  am  scattered  into  so  many  pieces ,  sprinkled  on  your  life  like  new  snow .  ’

‘  when  we  die ,  we  turn  into  stories  and  every  time  someone  tells  one  of  those  stories  it’s  like  we’re  still  here .  ’

‘  we’re  all  stories  in  the  end .  ’

‘  you’re  supposed  to  protect  me ,  but  you  say  the  meanest  things  to  me  when  i  try  to  tell  you  things .  ’

‘  that  was  really  wild  stuff .  ’

‘  that  was  really  wild  stuff  considering  you  were  asleep  for ,  what ,  like…  ninety-nine  percent  of  it ?  ’

‘  i’m  sorry .  i  should  have  made  more  of  an  effort  with  you .  ’

‘  you  tried  the  best  that  you  could .  i  should’ve  met  you  halfway .  ’

‘  people  fuck  up .  i  guess  you  don’t  get  that  —  you  really  don’t  get  it  until  you  fuck  up .  really  fuck  up .  ’

‘  i  felt…  nothing .  just  nothing .  and  it  spread  everywhere  in  me ,  this  nothing ,  until  i  couldn’t  feel  anything  anymore .  i  was  just  this  dark ,  empty  black  hole .   ’

‘  i  felt  nothing  and  so  i  drank  and  i  drank  and  nothing  worked .  i  couldn’t  feel  anything .  ’

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makin my da muses and i forgot my own goddang ocs