so i lived as a ...

𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙨.

[talkingtorso]

❛ i see one difference between us. i’m never wrong. ❜ also from felix

            florence  can  think  of  a  thousand  ways  to  pick  apart  that  statement.  she  could  point  out  there’s  plenty  of  differences  between  them,  not  just  one  —  &  it  would  be  nitpicky,  sure,  but  proof  that  he’s  wrong  is  proof  that  he’s  wrong  nonetheless.  if  she  were  petty  enough,  she  could  also  start  listing  specific  events,  because  she  takes  it  easy  enough  on  the  soap  that  she  has  the  memory  for  it.  luckily  for  felix,  she  isn’t  nitpicky  &  she  isn’t  petty  —  so  she  only  gives  him  a  shocked  stare  for  a  moment  before  she  goes  back  to  her  typical  antics,  forces  a  little smile  back  onto  her  face.

            ❝  hey,  that  reminds  me  of  that  riddle  ...  ❞  she  muses,  then  thinks  for  a  moment  before  spitting  it  out  &  looking  pleased  with  herself  all  the  while.  ❝  i’m  always  wrong,  &  felix  is  always  right.  ❞  then  she  stops,  gives  the  teenager  a  happy  look,  &  hopes  that  he’ll  say  the  other  half  of  the  riddle  —  that  he’ll  complete  the  little  joke  instead  of  saying  another  quip  at  her  expense.  

     @parlecrit​​.      ↳  bird  box  prompts.  ♡

[talkingtorso]

❛ you had a great visit. we really loved meeting you. now fuck off. ❜ this one is from felix

            florence  is  smiling,  just  like  florence  always  seems  to  be  smiling.  it’s  how  she  copes,  or  so  it  seems  —  soap  may  have  been  the  best  thing  ever  to  happen  to  huxley’s  workers,  but  florence  has  the  sense  to  try  &  rely  on  another  coping  mechanism.  so  she  just  tells  herself  just  not  to  think  about  it,  &  she  goes  through  day  after  painful  day  with  a  smile  plastered  on  her  face.  then  felix  tells  her  to  fuck  off.

            her  smile  tightens.

            it’s  kinda  funny,  actually,  but  not  the  sort  of  funny  that’d  make  a  sane  person  laugh.  it’s  just  amusing,  in  a  morbid  sense,  the  way  that  he  acts  superior  to  her  when  she  knows  a  truth  he  doesn’t.  &  yet,  here  she  is  ...  trying,  in  genuine,  to  get  along  with  him.  she’s  an  agreeable  person,  or  so  she  likes  to  think  —  she’s  a  more  pleasant  person  to  be  around  than  bennett,  at  the  very  least.  (  they  may  be  friends,  but  he  doesn’t  have  the  best  attitude !  )  for  a  moment,  florence  considers  giving  up  &  leaving,  but  she  swiftly  decides  against  it.  just  because  she’s  not  impossible  doesn’t  mean  she  can’t  be  stubborn,  &  she  tries  her  best  to  channel  an  ox  as  she  leans  against  the  counter  of  felix’s  lab.  (  it’s  pretty  unfair  that  he  gets  an  entire  lab  to  himself,  but  it’s  not  florence’s  place  to  say  that,  even  now.  )  ❝  but  i’ve  barely  been  here !  ❞  she  complains  instead,  confirming  that  she’s  planted  in  place  for  now  with  a  little  pout  that  she  hopes  is  charming.  ❝  can’t  i  just  hang  out  while  you  work ?  your  auntie  florence  is  a  scientist,  too,  y’know !  ❞

      @parlecrit​.       ↳  bird  box  prompts.  ♡

[talkingtorso]

            charlotte  ...  florence  doesn’t  particularly  like  charlotte,  to  put  it  lightly.  &  who  on  their  (  not - so -  )  humble  floor  could  say  anything  different ?  sure,  it  almost  feels  wrong,  to  detest  someone  so  strongly  when  you  live  in  the  same  house  —  but  she’s  certainly  earned  that  treatment  many  times  over,  &  it’s  not  like  there’s  a  way  they  can  all  get  rid  of  her.  trust  them,  they’ve  tried.  still,  even  if  she’s  never  truly  lived  in  a  good  home,  florence  doesn’t  like  these  conflicts.  so  maybe  she  just  tries  to  avoid  dear  charlotte  wiltshire  ...  or,  rather,  maybe  she  tries  to  avoid  her  with  a  little  more  diligence  than  anyone  else.  yet,  still  ...  these  are  fairly  close  quarters,  so  it’s  impossible  to  dodge  the  girl  completely.  despite  learning  that  lesson  over  &  over  again,  florence  still  breaks  out  into  a  nervous  sweat  every  time  she’s  reminded.  this  particular  encounter,  as  it  turns  out,  won’t  be  an  exception.  damn.  ❝  ah  ...  charlotte  ...  i  didn’t  see  you  there,  ❞  she  confesses,  less  of  a  greeting  than  it  is  an  observation.  if  it  were  anyone  else,  florence  might  care  about  pleasantries.  it’s  not  anyone  else.  ❝  huxley’s  busy  right  now.  is  there  anything  i  can  help  you  with ?  ❞

    @paracited.     ↳  starter  call.  ♡

[c-eyler]

FLORENCE!!

[jamsmemes]

(     *     BIRD BOX PROMPTS   !    

feel free to change pronouns / titles as needed !

❛  you must listen as closely as you can.  ❜

❛  if you hear something in the woods, you tell me.  ❜

❛  we should go feel sorry for ourselves with lunch and a bottle of wine.  ❜

❛  i know it’s hard to fall in love with someone you haven’t met yet.  ❜

❛  people have to stop being so stupid.  ❜

❛  maybe we can see better than we thought.  ❜

❛  i think it’s a huge mistake.  ❜

❛  you think everything is a huge mistake.  ❜

❛  we’re never getting out of here. no one’s coming for us.  ❜

❛  that’s something you can’t unsee.  ❜

❛  i’ve seen one. i’ve seen the truth.  ❜

❛  it shall cleanse the world! everyone must look.  ❜

❛  fuck! we’re not gonna make it.  ❜

❛  fuck that. where’s the booze?  ❜

❛  this is truly the happiest place on earth.  ❜

❛  you’re only saying that ‘cause we’re all gonna die.  ❜

❛  how did you guys get so lucky?  ❜

❛  i have a big, big, big, big, big announcement to make.  ❜

❛  here’s an argument: we’re not assholes.  ❜

❛  in the end, there are only two types of people. the assholes and the dead.  ❜

❛  i see one difference between us. i’m never wrong.  ❜

❛  here’s to hoping there is more.  ❜

❛  you do exactly what i say or you die, do you understand me?  ❜

❛  the end of the world makes us do things.  ❜

❛  it’s not the end of the world.  ❜

❛  you had a great visit. we really loved meeting you. now fuck off.  ❜

❛  every contact we had with the outside has brought us death.  ❜

❛  please don’t. please don’t hurt us. please stay away from us.  ❜

❛  what is this for if they don’t have anything to believe in?  ❜

❛  surviving is not living.  ❜

❛  they deserve dreams. they deserve love. they deserve hope.  ❜

❛  call out to me, please. where are you?  ❜

❛  i have so much i want you to see.  ❜

❛  listen for the birds.  ❜

[dovingmemes]

random sentence starters: the third

change around as you see fit!

“ i want to be like you. “

“ that is … literally illegal. you’re describing something illegal. “

“ what’s the plan here ? “

“ please just … come home. “

“ all i’m saying is that jurassic park could happen ! “

“ jeez , who pissed in your cornflakes this morning ? “

“ i’m a simple person. i see a cool rock , i pick it up. “

“ you’re so cute and i literally can not handle it right now , so i have to go— “

“ hey , uh , what do you got there ? “

“ we’re not friends. “

“ so , do you come here often or … ? “

“ slow down , i just want to get to know you … “

“ i’m angry at you ! i’m upset ! and you … you don’t even care ! “

“ will you promise to marry me in the future ? “

“ what are your thoughts on having kids ? “

“ oh , come on ! they were literally holding hands and becoming self aware of their own mortality ! it was a sad moment— stop laughing at me ! toy story 3 didn’t have to do us like that ! “

“ you’re my best friend. i’ll always have your back. “

“ … do you want to do something stupid with me ? “

“ you don’t have to be jealous , you know~ “

“ sing me a song. “

“ did you do this ? “

“ for once can you please be honest with me ? “

“ lets run away together. anywhere. i’m tired of this life. “

“ are you binge watching that show on netflix again ? “

“ how much britney spears i’ve listened to in the last 72 hours is none of your business ! “

“ god … i can’t look away , it’s like my eyes are drawn to it. “

“ why are you leaving ? “

“ admit it … i drive you wild. “

“ you’re so infuriating. “

“ i hate this town. “

“ i’m one call away , okay ? just one call. “

“ you want me so bad , don’t you ? “

“ i’ll just live in the forest as a goblin. “

“ you don’t know what i’m capable of. “

“ you want a tattoo of what now ? “

“ i can’t believe i’m confessing this but … i really really like you. “

“ look me in the eye when you’re breaking my heart ! you don’t get to look away , dammit ! “

“ i can’t believe we’ve just sat here for four hours and have done nothing. “

“ hey , hey , hey … guess what ? “

“ you are my platonic soulmate. “

“ someone thought we were a couple so like , we totally just hit best friend goals. “

“ the bigger the boobs , the stronger they are. that’s anime logic , at least. “

“ i can’t believe i fell in love … like an idiot. “

“ i’ve never fallen in love before … what’s it like ? “

“ hello ? 911 ? i’d like to report a murder of my remaining brain cells …. “

“ wow , look who remembered my existence. “

“ you want to hear a story ? oh uh … well … uh … l — let me tell you all about how this boy’s life got flipped turned upside down— “

“ … not many people really talk to me … “

“ tell me all about you. anything. everything. “

[talkingtorso]

            florence  often  visits  other  floors  for  huxley  —  &  she  enjoys  doing  it,  really !  she  doesn’t  think  she’d  be  able  to  bear  the  boredom  of  never  leaving  charlotte’s  home,  &  it  makes  her  feel  important  when  he  gets  her  to  run  those  potentially - dangerous  errands  of  his.  (  of  course,  the  thrill  of  it  is  still  a  reward  all  on  its  own  as  well,  but  she  doesn’t  exactly  need  to  share  that  with  him.  )  though,  for  all  her  daring  bravado  ...  she’s  still  one  of  the  scientists.  she  understands  what  precautions  need  to  be  taken  to  ensure  that  the  process  is  still  a  safe  one,  &  although  she’s  never  visited  the  second  floor,  she  knows  just  as  well  as  anyone  else  that  no  one  but  charlotte  is  supposed  to  go  between  that  floor  &  their  own.  they’re  supposed  to  follow  that  rule  to  stop  the  spread  of  potentially - contagious  diseases  from  the  inhabitants  of  charlotte’s  school  ...  but  it’s  never  been  much  of  an  issue,  since  she’s  never  tried  to  take  anyone  home  with  her.

            &  though  the  alien  can’t  claim  to  have  ever  been  to  a  school,  &  therefore  has  no  idea  how  they  may  work  ...  she’s  begun  to  suspect  that  maybe,  despite  her  evident  popularity,  charlotte  wiltshire  doesn’t  have  any  friends  at  all.  if  she  treats  her  classmates  like  she  treats  all  of  the  tenants,  then  that  wouldn’t  be  a  big  surprise  to  florence.

            that’s  not  any  of  her  business,  though,  is  it ?  no,  it  decidedly  is  not.  work  keeps  her  occupied,  &  in  her  free  time  (  when  she  slacks  off,  that  is,  )  she’s  either  sleeping  or  avoiding  charlotte,  or  sleeping  to  avoid  charlotte.  it’s  a  shame  that  they  all  have  to  live  this  way,  but  at  least  it’s  better  than  the  place  they  came  from  ...  &  since  there’s  nothing  she  can  do  about  it,  florence  just  doesn’t  think  about  it  at  all !  that’s  the  source  of  whatever  positivity  she  possesses,  &  it  makes  her  stand  out  amongst  the  first  floor’s  other  residents.  perhaps  that’s  the  real  reason  why  huxley  always  defaults  to  her  when  he  needs  something  from  a  different  floor  —  because  she  has  so  much  more  energy  than  the  other  (  human  )  lab  workers,  even  when  she’s  coming  down  from  soap.

            unfortunately  for  her,  there’s  no  outside - floor - related  task  to  accomplish  today.  she  just  has  her  usual  lab  work  this  evening  ...  except  she’s  not  really  feeling  like  doing  it.  so,  once  huxley  is  distracted,  she  slips  off  to  find  something  more  interesting  to  do  ...  &  then  remembers  that  her  work  is  the  most  interesting  thing  to  do  in  this  house.  shit.  after  considering  taking  some  more  soap,  florence  shakes  her  head  &  looks  around.  she’s  wandered  into  the  library,  &  she  hadn’t  run  into  anyone  on  her  way  here.  that’s  odd  ...  has  charlotte  not  come  back  to  make  her  rounds  of  terrorizing  everyone  yet ?  too  curious  for  her  own  good,  florence  finds  herself  sneaking  to  charlotte’s  room,  taking  off  her  helmet  so  she  can  put  an  ear  against  the  door.  when  she  opens  it  up,  there  is  someone  there  ...  but  this,  so  clearly,  isn’t  charlotte.

            ❝  well,  you’re  not  supposed  to  be  here,  are  you ?  ❞  she  asks,  voice  lilted  like  she’s  humming  rather  than  speaking.  but  it’s  only  a  rhetorical  question,  because  florence  knows  she  isn’t.  they’ve  never  met  before,  nor  were  they  ever  meant  to  —  but  if  charlotte  brought  the  girl  to  their  home,  then  it’s  just  on  her  if  florence  decides  to  talk  to  her  ...  &  that’s  far  from  the  worst  thing  that  could  happen  to  a  person  in  this  house.  ❝  but  i’m  bored  ...  keep  me  company  for  a  minute  &  i  won’t  let  anything  bad  happen  to  you.  ❞  it’s  hard  to  call  that  either  a  threat  or  a  promise,  because  maybe  it’s  both.  either  way,  florence  still  punctuates  it  with  a  wink,  lips  upturned  as  she  leans  against  charlotte’s  now - closed  door  &  introduces  herself.  ❝  my  name’s  florence !  i  guess  you’ve  probably  never  heard  about  me  before,  though,  huh ?  ❞

     @hatelied.      ↳  starter  call.  ♡

[talkingtorso]

            starter  call !  like  this  post  for  little  a  starter !

[talkingtorso]

when  you’re  stuck  in  this  position,  it’s  like  training  for  the  wrong conditions   —   you’ve  been  training  for  the  wrong  conditions.

[talkingtorso]

            tag  dump !

ㅤ ━━ ㅤ ooc ㅤ / ㅤ the dumbest smart person you’ll ever meet! ㅤ ━━ ㅤ self promo ㅤ / ㅤ it’s getting worse. ㅤ ━━ ㅤ promo ㅤ / ㅤ i just adore you. ㅤ ━━ ㅤ meme ㅤ / ㅤ i might die of this boredom if you don’t kill me first! ㅤ ━━ ㅤ call ㅤ / ㅤ i get a little more nervous every day ... ㅤ ━━ ㅤ ask ㅤ / ㅤ no matter what i do i can never get anything right! ㅤ ━━ ㅤ open ㅤ / ㅤ i’ve been blessed with shit luck. ㅤ ━━ ㅤ ic ㅤ / ㅤ sometimes i wish i could take a new shape. ㅤ ━━ ㅤ thread ㅤ / ㅤ i’ll cook up a solution with the knowledge i’ve accrued. ㅤ ━━ ㅤ crack ㅤ / ㅤ for my next song maybe i can drive into the river! ㅤ ━━ ㅤ dash commentary ㅤ / ㅤ stop your crying & just sing along with me! ㅤ ━━ ㅤ study ㅤ / ㅤ sometimes you may get bee stings ... but such is life! ㅤ ━━ ㅤ about ㅤ / ㅤ why did constantinople get the works? ㅤ ━━ ㅤ ship inspo ㅤ / ㅤ i’m sweet as syrup on ya honey! ㅤ ━━ ㅤ music ㅤ / ㅤ won’t let them break our spirits as we sing our silly song. ㅤ ━━ ㅤ aesthetic ㅤ / ㅤ memories are blurred & their faces are obscured. ㅤ ━━ ㅤ self ㅤ / ㅤ you’re a toymaker’s creation trapped inside a crystal ball. ㅤ ━━ ㅤ childhood’s endㅤ / ㅤ there’s no thrill to it. ㅤ ━━ ㅤ hello charlotte ㅤ / ㅤ and every day is always sunny. ㅤ ━━ ㅤ true realm ㅤ / ㅤ life is not a cakewalk served up on a silver spoon.