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starsinshadows·:

         Just the fact that she was so certain that things were going ‘so well’ made Indy want to put up more fight, but that was teenagers in a nutshell.  He didn’t trust it, but the fact that she was so enthusiastic about history wasn’t hurting her case, even if he got the distinct feeling that she wasn’t being honest about something.  Probably multiple somethings, and he’d learned long ago to trust his instincts.  The fact that she was a teenager just meant that it wasn’t necessarily anything important that she was lying about or evading him on, but it didn’t change the paranoia.

         The paranoia was joined by a much more grounded fear that something dangerous would happen and she wouldn’t be prepared to handle it, but wasn’t that the story of his life?  Like so many others, she’d likely experience a wild ride and then never want to do it again.  The conversation with the teacher went well, as she’d expected it would, but Indy might have scored her a more involved homework assignment than she might have liked, which he wasn’t sorry about.  If she was going to show up, she was going to put in the work, damn it.  It wasn’t until they left the office, permission granted and a big project ahead of her, that Indy glanced her way.  "You still in, kid?“

    In a way, things had gone even smoother than she’d thought they were. Not that she was complaining. It was like a sign that things were finally starting to turn around for her. There was nothing that’d tear this opportunity away from her now and he’d have to be crazy to think that a little extra work was going to scare her away. When the choice was between sitting in classes all day or going to another country with the Indiana Jones, the decision was pretty simple.

    “A little extra work isn’t gunna scare me away. Just tell me when we leave and how little to back,” she replied, standing firm in her decision. Had he really thought a complicated work assignment was going to make her reconsider or had that assignment been agreed upon for some other reason? The brunette wasn’t entirely sure. She was more focused on calculating how much money was currently in her bank account and if she’d be able to cover for a better backpack than the one she currently had. Something told her that the cheap messenger bag she owned wasn’t going to hold up well where they were going.

[trepidationtm]

starsinshadows‌:

          How he was getting talked into this, he wasn’t entirely sure, but he was still going to have further demands, whether she liked it or not.  He’d go with her, talk to her teacher and get it figured out, but she was still going to have rules to follow if she wanted to join.           “Now, keep in mind, you’d be coming on this trip as a research assistant.  That means you’re there to assist me, and you do what I say.  Got it?” he asked, wanting that perfectly clear before they went any further with this.  If she couldn’t listen to him in a civilized area, then getting into a dangerous situation wasn’t going to work out.

     “Completely understood,” she replied, already starting to lead the way to her teacher’s office. Veronica couldn’t believe that things were going this well. She’d honestly thought that this would take a lot more reasoning and perhaps sneaking her way onto a flight to follow him there so this was a pleasant surprise.

     The brunette was already planning just what she’d need to pack. Probably not a lot, she doubted they’d be lugging suitcases around on an adventure like this. Maybe she’d have to make a stop and buy a heavy-duty backpack, something waterproof to protect everything inside?

[rpmusings-galore]

                                    [   no longer buying the bullshit you’re selling   ]

[deadmos-deactivated20160627]

Send me "&" for my muses reaction to yours tracing one of their scars.

[aftresources]

𝐪𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭  \  sentence starter pack, ii.  feel free to change wording  \  pronouns as you see fit.

until the lambs become lions. 

yes, there is something uncanny, demonic, and fascinating in her. 

i fear no evil, the shadow is mine and so is the valley. 

innocent until i prove you guilty. 

it went horribly right. 

she waits, seething, blooming. 

i am no bird and not net ensnares me. 

i can never let go of my anger. 

you are not your father. 

give me a bitter glory. 

you and me and the devil makes three. 

nothing scares me any more. 

your name hurts. 

i’m not who i was one year ago. 

i’m sorry that you were not truly loved and that it made you cruel. 

you already know how this will end. 

memories, oh, they cut like knives. 

in my defense i was left unsupervised. 

let me distract you. 

occasionally, i give a damn. 

i’m not good with feelings. 

i read the rules before i break them. 

one day they won’t hurt me any more. 

i don’t want to go to that place again. 

it’s all a bit tragic, really, isn’t it? 

just remember me. 

i got a list of names, and yours is in red, underlined. 

i am good, but not an angel. 

i do sin, but i am not the devil. 

you have a place in my heart no one could ever have. 

if you must die, die knowing your life what my life’s best part. 

i thought we’ve have more time. 

if i disappear, will you look for me? 

i’m sorry i had nothing to say that night. 

i screamed so loud but no one heard a thing. 

but will you return? 

i came looking for you. 

i want to go home. 

i look over at you and see sunshine. 

let me die first or i will die twice. 

you are only children.

she saw love in empty hearts.

for you, i’ll risk it all.

he’s not coming back.

i no longer make my parents proud. 

and then, suddenly, i cared even less. 

something’s made your eyes go cold.

are we dead? 

we don’t have a lot but we have each other.

i met you for a reason. 

[trepidationtm]

Veronica is sick of the cool, edgy, lone wolf act coming from other people. Her ex-boyfriend acted that exact way before he tricked her into three murders and tried to blow up their high school. If she even gets a hint of someone trying to play that persona around her, she will not hesitate to shit talk some sense into them. She doesn’t find it hot or interesting. If anything, that kind of personality just sets off a ton of red flags for her.

[trepidationtm]

After everything that happens in Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Annie definitely has a fear of men - especially if they’re much taller than her. She does end up coming to terms with it all a bit better than Laurie but that doesn’t mean she was left unaffected. Annie has scars from that night they’ll never leave and every day she looks into a mirror only to remember that night. Her boyfriend had died and she’d been on death’s doorstep, it’s not something she’ll ever really forget. She definitely has her father teach her how to properly fire a gun, especially since he’s the sheriff and Annie is just so scared of the world 

She wouldn’t avoid men entirely but she will be more cautious around them. It takes a lot of time for a man to earn her trust and even seeing one she doesn’t know well with a weapon is enough to set her off. Annie will not trust a man easily. If in a group of people, she’ll always be sure to mix herself into the group of girls so it’s harder for someone to reach out and grab her.

That’s just how she is.

[itsbeon]

~

[cyberbluex]

so many times …

[trepidationtm]

Annie “Steals Guns & Runs” Brackett is really gunna live up to her calling

[trepidationtm]

Sabrina // still accepting @pocketknlves​ said:  ❛ I don’t think that’s such a good idea. ❜ for annie!

she knows this stranger is right. stepping out there and smacking a guy twice her size upside the head with a flimsy piece of metal isn’t smart at all. in fact, the brunette is a bit surprised he didn’t just straight up call her an idiot for event considering such a plan.

her hands cling desperately to the fire poker she’d picked up earlier. she’s dealt with masked murderers before, has scars carved into her chest and face for all to see. one thing she’s learned is that running has never been a winning option. however, she takes a deep breath when he speaks up, brown eyes locking onto him in an instant.

“then what do you think we should do? sit here and wait for the cops to come? that barely saved me last time. i’ve been on death’s doorstep before and i refuse to end up there again.”

[persephonememes]

* (  𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐀 /  𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒.

These may have been edited for clarity or length or to better apply for roleplaying.

❛ I didn’t know you were a fan of horror movies. ❜

❛ Who doesn’t enjoy a good scare every now and again? Especially this time of year. ❜

❛ Ritual sacrifice. It’s slightly different. ❜

❛ There’s no flying in my life without you. ❜

❛ The only person you’re gonna scare is yourself! ❜

❛ This has to be our little secret, okay? ❜

❛ I got you something. ❜

❛ I love you, NAME. ❜

❛ All women are taught to fear power. Own it. ❜

❛ Oh, you had me at boys to torment. ❜

❛ Are you going to do something here? ❜

❛ You’re a rebel, NAME. It’s how I like my witches. ❜

❛ I’m done being a coward. ❜

❛ It’s not a tornado that’s coming. It’s something much much worse. ❜

❛ The witches are coming. ❜

❛ You’re cold. ❜

❛ Will you stay with me? ❜

❛ That sounds like a dream. ❜

❛ You don’t know what I’m capable of. ❜

❛ Hi there. ❜

❛ How did you get in here? ❜

❛ You’re only supposed to start missing things after you’ve said goodbye to them, right? ❜

❛ Just promise me you’ll be careful. ❜

❛ Can we take a rain check? ❜

❛ I don’t want to lose you, too. ❜

❛ That wasn’t so bad in the end. ❜

❛ And what time will we be spell-casting? ❜

❛ They would be so proud of you. ❜

❛ Everything has a price. ❜

❛ So dramatic. ❜

❛ I’m dying for a warm buttermilk bath. And a plate of macaroons. ❜

❛ I can get behind that. ❜

❛ I can see things, things I shouldn’t be able to. ❜

❛ You’re a terrible liar. ❜

❛ I’m so sorry. ❜

❛ You have to go. ❜

❛ You’ve done enough. ❜

❛ You lied to me. You did the one thing I told you not to do. ❜

❛ We have a big problem! ❜

❛ I’ve done something rather impulsive. ❜

❛ The best and worst things  happen in the shadows. ❜

❛ You changed your hair. ❜

❛ What if we start over? ❜

❛ I don’t think that’s such a good idea. ❜

❛ I don’t know if it’s safe for me to be around you. ❜

❛ I love you too much to risk anything bad happening to you. ❜

❛ Can I have one last kiss? ❜

[mallorydourif]

[robdowneyjr]

Winona Ryder as Veronica Sawyer in Heathers (1988)

[trepidationtm]

starsinshadows‌:

          “That is not what I said,” he insisted as soon as he saw the grin hit her features, because there was no way that was a good sign.  He looked at her appraisingly, considering whether he was actually going to do this and how to go about it.  He couldn’t just give in because that would be irresponsible, but she was enthusiastic, that was for sure.  Who was he to stop her?           “Okay, here’s the deal, kid, and you do it right or you don’t go, got it?  I wanna talk to that teacher of yours.  If you’re not doing your work on the computer, nothing says you can’t do something by hand to prove you weren’t screwing around.  We’re setting something up so you get credit for it.”

     “Yes!”

     She’s practically radiating joy, completely sure that her teacher will allow this to happen. The teacher she had this semester was surprisingly laid back and would probably let her go on this ‘internship’ even if he already knew she’d taken one last year. After all, there was nothing wrong with having more first-hand experience, right?

     “Professor Phillips is my teacher, usually sticks around on campus until 6 PM rolls around,” Veronica was quick to explain, doing her best to not jump up and down here she stood. Grabbing her phone, she was quick to check the time, “We can probably catch him now. His office hours start in 15 minutes.”

[trepidationtm]

starsinshadows‌:

          He really didn’t like the sound of that, both that she’d dealt with worse and also that she wasn’t scared of a couple of animals and bugs.  It was a good quality, potentially, but it also had a lot of space to blow up in their collective faces if she found out once she was facing down spiders as big as her hand or scorpions.             “Of course electricity is an issue, and water damage,or fall damage.  Those fancy electronics don’t do all that well once you land in a river or fall off a moving tank.  This isn’t a school field trip, kid, and I’m not your legal guardian.  I can’t just write you a note to get out of class.”

     “So all you’re saying is I need parental permission?”

Her mind is already racing, knowing full well that she can easily fake both her parents’ signatures if the need arose. She’d faked the handwriting of teachers and dead friends all the time. The grin on her face grows and Veronica does her best not to cheer too early. It’d be terrible if this opportunity was ripped out from beneath her feet when she finally seemed to be gaining traction.

     “I know how much of a beating electronics can take. I’ll just leave them behind and play catch up on schoolwork once I get back. Everyone knows of how these trips go, Doc. I’m not expecting this to be some magic schoolbus trip.”

[trepidationtm]

starsinshadows‌:

          “Really?  Is that what you think, that I wouldn’t have pieced it together without you?” he asked, tone coming off challenging and then leaving a silence between them.  “Where do you think you’re gonna find an outlet in a desert?  Or a jungle?  This kind of thing doesn’t usually happen in the thick of civilization.”           The fact that he was even getting this far probably meant terrible ideas were getting considered, but he frowned at her.  “How do you feel about spiders and other creepy crawlies?  Rats?  Snakes?  I can’t have someone freaking out at a crucial moment.”

     “I’ve dealt with worse, a couple of animals and bugs aren’t going to scare me,” she responded with ease, gaze never leaving the man before her. Her mind drifted off for a moment. Memories of a flashing red light in the high school boiler room and the sound of gunfire plague her for only a moment.

     Realizing this may be her chance to convince him entirely, she continued to verbally push back, “If electricity is the issue, you can just write me a note saying I’ve got an internship for a little while. I need one to graduate anyway and they’ll hold off on me needing to turn things in until I return if you explain that I’ll be somewhere without service to the internet.”