[thealwaysopenheart]

neverlandbuccaneer:

* @thealwaysopenheart​. ) ❜

              TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT. He has spent many a month dreaming of this evening, of the day he would be granted an opportunity such as this to take Elizabeth out on a lavish date. Gaze as blue as a cloudless sky have admired the eldest Liddell daughter for what feels like forever; drank in her beauty & wit like a drunk to the most fruitful and delicious wine. She is truly a sight to behold, and it is no wonder many a man fancies her hand. James Galsworthy himself, could pluck any woman from the masses to dote upon — they are a field of fresh flowers, aught to be tended to with care, and he could have his pick so very easily, from any lily, lilac or rose… but he desires naught but the one who has ignited the embers of passion within him, turned his heart into log fire hearth, crackling and burning brighter than any lone star. She has installed a sense of warmth and acceptance into him… James is so very fond of her, and even if things do not end up the way he secretly hopes, he will always be grateful for her friendship and unfailing kindness. 

              “Good afternoon, Miss Liddell.” It’s growing cold in London, on the brink of a bitter December. He is dressed in his uniform, the crispest of whites paired with the deepest of blues, always a picture of handsomeness & charm, hat upon his head, draped in thick black woolen coat to keep back the bite of the cold. A gloved hand extends to take one of her small, dainty ones, and the future Admiral lifts her hand as if it were made of porcelain, precious and easily broken, to brush his lips to her knuckles in tender kiss. “I am so glad you were able to make our arrangements.” They had been somewhat last minute: but he is eager to take her to the theater, eager to show her the wonderful enjoyments life has in store. James makes to open the door of his father’s horse drawn carriage in which he’s borrowing, standing back a little so Elizabeth may enter. “After you, darling. I do hope you’re warm enough?”

     SHE’S EXCITED, OF THIS THERE IS NO DOUBT. Butterflies flutter around in her stomach, the smile on red lips seemingly permanent. Nervousness does not exist here, for she is completely comfortable with James. But the giddy happiness has had her practically bouncing about her room and chatting incoherently to her sister as she’s gotten ready. Dressed in her most flattering dress with her hair down in light curls off of her shoulders, she feels as radiant as she looks. This is an interesting feeling to her, she realizes; she had never gotten herself worked up over a man before. Prior to meeting James, no one had caught her eye in any fashion worth noting. Many a man played for her hand, and she’s lucky her father is a firm believer in allowing his daughters to make their own decisions. So to be going on a date with the one man who has made her heart flutter in ways she never thought possible...it is a privilege indeed. 

     “Good afternoon, Captain Galsworthy,” Elizabeth says with a curtsy, eyes shining despite her calm tone. He looks dashing as always, and counts herself very lucky to be on his arm tonight. She allows him to take her hand, miraculously able to keep the warmth in her cheeks at bay. “But of course- I wouldn’t dare to miss it.” She takes the first step up into the carriage, hands holding the front of her dress up just enough to expose her shoes. Her head turns to face him again, nodding. “I believe I am- but I suppose we will just have to see, won’t we?” 

[thealwaysopenheart]

▐ OPEN

         “You’ve fifteen seconds to explain yourself.” It’s clear that Elizabeth isn’t playing around; her jaw is set, her eyes are void of their playful gleam. Arms fold over her chest, and her eyebrows furrow in suspicion. She wants an answer, and she expects it promptly.

Send me "Rumble" for my muses reaction to being caught in a thunderstorm with your muse

[rpmememaker]

Sentence meme (Torture my character version)

Make them cry

“I never loved you.”

“You’re the reason they’re dead!”

“It’s all your fault!”

“Who could ever love you…?”

“You’re so stupid. So weak.”

“Just go away. I don’t want you here.”

Blackmail them

“Who would’ve thought a sweet thing like you would have such a secret?”

“I’ll tell everyone. Scream so loud the country will hear.”

“I have a friend with a radio station, you know. Broadcast it all over the city.”

“If you want this back, you’ll do whatever I say!”

“Be a good little slave, you don’t want your secret out, do you?”

“I know everything. I can ruin you.”

“Beg me, and I might consider keeping my mouth shut.”

Interrogate them

“Sing, birdie.”

“I know exactly how to make you talk.”

“You know some fascinating things, don’t you?”

“I’ll use your greatest weaknesses against you, and you know I know them all.”

“I have means of extracting information from you.”

“I might play with you a little longer after you’ve talked. You’re too cute.”

“You’re tough. But I’ll break you.”

Yell at them

“You idiot! You dumbass! You- you fucking moron!”

“You’re absolutely useless, aren’t you?!”

“What the fuck have you done this time!”

“You don’t care about anyone but yourself!”

“You’re not human! You’re a monster!”

“You’re a disgusting little rat!”

“You’ve fucked up for the last time!”

Physically hurt them

“What, can’t take a punch?”

“I’ll kill you!”

“It’s only a scratch, asshole!”

“Don’t move, or I’ll shoot you!”

“I’ll slit your damn throat!”

“Kiss my shoes or I’ll stomp your head in half.”

“I didn’t mean to draw blood, but oh well.”

“That’s going to bruise.”

Torture them… gently

“You want some of this cake? C’moooon, beg for it!”

“Guess what? SURPRISE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE!”

“Tickle-tickle-tickle! Kitchy kitchy koo!”

“Whaaaat? Is this yours? You can’t have it back, it’s mine now!”

“I’ll stop singing when hell freezes over!”

“Get in the locker, shorty!”

“Annoying? Me? Annoying?”

[thealwaysopenheart]

I don’t believe in God. But I do believe in evil. I’ve seen it up-close and personal.

❝ american horror story ❞ starter meme

“I admit, I have my own reservations about believing in God.” Given what she’s been through, it isn’t as though that statement should come as a surprise. “But evil is...undeniable. Those who do not believe it exists have not had to endure reality.”

[thealwaysopenheart]

(break my muse meme) you let your sister down.

Try to break my muse in five words or less.

Images of a warm, smiling, active eight year old pass through her vision, and Elizabeth lets out a deep sigh. The same young, bright spirit has dulled, catatonic and distant, and no one’s sure how long it will take her to come out of this state. A normal reaction, Lizzie thinks, to loosing one’s family. 

Rationally, Lizzie knows the entire ordeal is Bumby’s fault. Emotionally, however, she carries so much guilt with her that this suggestion seems accurate enough. “I know,” she says, voice nothing more than a quiet rasp. “Believe me- I KNOW.”  

[thealwaysopenheart]

“ I don’t judge. I never judge. ”

❝ american horror story ❞ starter meme

“Everyone judges, Rebecca.” It isn’t that Elizabeth isn’t open. It’s that she doesn’t want to tell anyone that Angus has been following her. Seeing him in the women’s loo? It was hard enough to tell the attendant. While the eldest Liddell sister is aware that his behavior is concerning, she’s also aware of her own playful and outgoing personality; the last thing she wants to hear is that she’s probably brought this on herself. 

“It’s nothing- really. I’ve just got a lot on my mind today in regards to some of the men that have been coming over to our home for tea. You know as well as anyone how much I detest them. I have a tea to deal with later today- though, perhaps I could slip away to Adele’s...”

[thememesource]

❝ american horror story ❞ starter meme

from season two content warning: slurs, sexuality

“ Do you think I’m full of shame and regret for what I’ve done now? ”

“ All monsters are human. ”

“ Let me give you fair warning: I’ll always win against the patriarchal male. ”

“ I cared for you, I coddled you; refused to see what others thought. ”

“ Bend me over a bread rack and pound me into shape! ”

“ You’re a dirty little slut with a poisonous tongue. ”

“ No. Whores get nothing. ”

“ I admired her purity. Her innocence. ”

“ I am not a monster! I’m a visionary. ”

“ Never trust a drunk. ”

“ I don’t judge. I never judge. ”

“ Are you ready for me? ”

“ Rubies are the most glamorous of all. ”

“ I don’t believe in God. But I do believe in evil. I’ve seen it up-close and personal. ”

“ What do you say we blow this pop stand, go savage a few elves, and then suck on each other? ”

“ You’re disgusting. ”

“ We all got our crosses to bear. ”

“ Come on, goddammit, give me a cigarette. I think I’ve earned it. ”

“ Well, hot damn. ”

“ Guard your thoughts, use your rosary. Each bead is His name. ”

“ Kill her. ”

“ You’re mine now. Body and soul. ”

“ You have no idea what it means to have lost you. ”

“ I want it burned down and the Earth salted! ”

“ We are vultures, attracted to the scent of rotted meat. ”

“ I’m blessed with the gift of total clarity. ”

“ You’re one tough cookie, you know that? ”

“ I am tough, but I’m no cookie. ”

“ Babycakes, I’m only just starting to toy with you. ”

“ He was so corrupt and deluded, he believed his own lies. ”

“ I knew it the moment I saw you. ”

“ I do hope you know what you are in for. The loneliness, the heartbreak, the sacrifice you will face as a woman with a dream on her own. ”

“ You don’t have any idea of what I’m capable of. ”

“ Just remember if you look in the face of evil, evil’s gonna look right back at you. ”

[thealwaysopenheart]

I apologize if that comment offended or triggered anyone. I know the Break the Muse meme's only rule is to keep it under five words, but sometimes I worry I might go to far.

I don’t (personally) think your comment went too far, given the backstory of this specific character and the nature of the meme. But thank you so much for sending this in, as I had COMPLETELY forgotten to tag the triggers appropriately on my reply! 

[thealwaysopenheart]

(break my muse meme) You Were Asking For It.

Try to break my muse in five words or less.

It’s incredible, really, how a simple five words can knock the wind from someone’s lungs. Can stop their heart, make them feel ready to regurgitate everything they’d eaten that day. Elizabeth won’t even try to hold her composure; it’s a lost cause when it comes to this topic, where the wounds are still so fresh in her mind. Her voice is shaky, eyes already welling up. 

“Suppose I had teased him,” Lizzie says, because she can’t rule out the possiblity, “…Did it really warrant the death of myself, my parents? If I had unintentionally trifled with his affections…then what he did to me prior to attempting to murder me becomes a matter of opinion. But nothing of the sort warrants what my parents- what my sister- had to endure.”

She can’t stand up for herself, no; she’ll carry that shame and guilt. But for her family? She can have a voice for them. 

Try to break my muse in five words or less.

My muse has been kidnapped and tortures for weeks before dumped at your muse's feet, send "Oh my god..." for a thread.

[thealwaysopenheart]

▐ @neverlandbuccaneer cont. (x)

         "J-JAMES!” THE NAME IS SAID AFTER A STARTLED GASP, blue eyes finding the eyes of her good friend (good friend? No, no; they are FAR past that, in every sense of the term ‘far’). “I- my apologies for not hearing you enter.” Alice seems to take that as her cue, giving Lizzie a KNOWING looking before exiting the room with a giggle. Elizabeth clears her throat, before standing from her seat. “I...Papa and Mama have gone before, but Alice and I never joined them. I only recently started to get into the works of SHAKESPEARE, and I would so love to see those works in the medium for which they were intended...”

        Her words trail off, mostly due to James’ smile. That charming look of his makes her knees go weak every time she sees it- and she could swear he reserves it JUST FOR HER. She can feel a blush coming on, and that seems to be the catalyst for her regaining her composure. Placing a smirk on her lips, she takes one, TWO STEPS closer to him. “I wouldn’t want to do anything that would cause you too much trouble, dear. After all, would it really take so much for me to go to London MYSELF?” She’s drawing her words out, turning her back and walking away from him she does so.  “UNACCOMPANIED...completely lonely as the seats fill up around me...” She pauses, and looks over her shoulder with a mischievous look. “But neither of us really want that, now do we?” 

[thealwaysopenheart]

Happy Munday!

[rondeursx]

❛ SHE IS APHRODITE: Forged from sweat and suffering, formed from tears of salt and fresh crimson; born from a bloody deed of a devious nature. She is gentle touches, the sweetest sighs. Honeyed kisses, lilted words. Fresh roses in spring, the golden gleam of dappled sunlight. Wine rushes through her veins, love pours from a pomegranate core. She is heaven sent, a type of beauty the poets scribe, the kind the artists immortalize. The kind to leave one yearning, aching, burning. She is soft, supple, with scars made from silver and platinum. Delicate, but dangerous. Carnal and undoubtedly filled with desire. Every lustful thought, every sugary apple rotten deed. AN ANGEL TAINTED, IN A GARDEN OF EVIL. ❜

[neverlandbuccaneerarchive-deact]

(Jealousy) "He asked me to go to the theater. In London, Alice!" She's speaking to her sister, unaware that her suitor is in the doorway. "Of course, I won't be going-it is Angus after all- but wouldn't it be grand? I've always wanted to see a show!"

(  MAKE MY MUSE JEALOUS IN ONE ASK . ❜

           HE SHOULDN’T BE JEALOUS. That’s the fact of it. Shouldn’t feel that silver sword has pricked the thick meat of his heart, and yet it does more than jab: it stabs him, the future admiral flaring hotly in the cheeks for a moment, feels his gut twist at the mention of the undergraduate’s name. There is no secret that the two of them have both been trying, desperately, for the affections of the older of the two Liddell sisters. James has nothing to be jealous over: he has the BIRTHRIGHT & the titles that set him above Angus, but he still feels that green eyed beast that dwells within his being when he hears what feats the future doctor has gone to, to try and win Elizabeth’s time & attention. Bumby is not a threat, nor true competition to Galsworthy — he is merely a distraction, and a very large annoyance. A GREAT PAIN IN HIS NECK. So the slimy sod’s trying to win her over with the theater? Well. Two can play that card.

          “I had no idea you’ve never been to the theater before, Elizabeth.” The lieutenant pipes up from his place in the doorway, takes off his hat as he strolls through with slow, heavy steps. “Forgive my intrusion, I would’ve announced my presence sooner, but I couldn’t help overhear your conversation.” The corners of his lips lift into that truly CHARMING smile he’s renown for in her company — uses it to mask his internal bitterness and spite at Bumby for trying to take her on a date. James wants to scoff at it all. Imbecile. “You should’ve told me, darling. I’d be more than happy to take you, if it would please you. My family and I, we have been  to the theater quite recently, but my father tends to miss out what with being away so often.” James too: his life at sea often takes him away from his family & London duties frequently,  for months on end, sometimes. “I’m sure I can arrange for us to see something.” And ensure Angus gets a nice eyeful of the navy-man escorting her there & home.

[fortherpwriters]

Pride and Prejudice sentence meme

“As you wish to tell me, I doubt I have any choice in the matter.”

“Good heavens. People.”

“Have you no compassion for my poor nerves?”

“Miserable he may be, poor he is not.”

“I have never seen so many pretty girls in all my life.”

“I doubt we shall ever speak again.”

“People do not die from colds.”

“Good Lord, did you walk here?”

“She looked positively medieval.”

“You write uncommonly fast.”

“We could always laugh at him.”

“My good opinion once lost is lost forever.”

“What excellent boiled potatoes.”

"You already owe me a fortune.”

“You can’t invite people to other people’s balls.”

“If he wishes to avoid seeing me, he must go. Not I.”

“Do you never think ill of anybody?”

“It would be most inconvenient as I have sworn to loath him for all eternity.”

"What interesting relatives you have.”

“Clearly, my family are having a competition to see who can expose themselves to the most ridicule.”

“I think she likes him very much.”

“We are all fools in love.”

“You could not make me happy and I am convinced that I am the last person in the world to make you happy.”

“Headstrong, foolish child.”

“You cannot make me.”

“Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry him/her and I will never see you again if you do.”

“Not all of us can afford to be romantic.”

“Don’t judge me, don’t you dare judge me.”

“I love you. Most ardently.”

“So this is your opinion of me, thank you for explaining so fully.”

“I’m quite over him.”

“She’ll be fixed forever as the silliest and most determined flirt who ever made her family ridiculous.”

"My brother gave it to me, he shouldn’t have.”

“Quiet well is not very well.”

“I think it is too late.”

“First, I must tell you I’ve been the must inmitigated and comprehensive ass.”

“Can you die of happiness?”

“You have insulted me in every possible way and can now have nothing further to say.”

“For once in your life, leave me alone!”

“Surely you must know it was all for you.”

“I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.”

“Your hands are cold.”

“I was entirely wrong about him/her.”

"You really do love him/her, don’t you?”

“We’re both so stubborn.”

“I heartily give me consent.”