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fenriers

*points at romance* what the FUCK is that

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unmerciful-disaster

— I won’t be the one bleeding…

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memesomething

First Impressions sentence starters

“You’re not… how I thought you’d be.”

“Is this what you’re really like, or was that an act?”

“I need to know this is for real. If you’re not genuine, tell me right now.”

“You’re… good at that.”

“I didn’t realize you were - maybe we should start again. I’m [name].”

“So this is what the (in)famous [Name] is like behind closed doors.”

“You have a lot of experience with this.”

“Do you know what people say about you?”

“You’re just like they said.”

“Why don’t you correct them? When people talk about you, and they’re wrong?”

“I thought they were exaggerating about you.”

“I’ve wanted to meet you for a long time.”

“Am I safe with you?”

“Do you mean that?”

“I’m just trying to figure out why you’re here.”

“What made you get into this/that line of work?”

“Look, you’re either going to help, or you aren’t. Which one is it going to be?”

“You … you chose me.”

“I… no, nothing. I just didn’t realize you were brave.”

“You’re going to get yourself killed/fired, you know.”

“Have you always been like that?”

“That was kind.”

“That was good of you.”

“That was stupid.”

“You didn’t have to do that. But you did.”

“You were there. You didn’t have to be.”

“I think .. I have you to thank, for this.”

“I wouldn’t be here without you.”

“I wouldn’t have been there if it weren’t for you.”

alexkablob

Here’s something that always gets me about Emerald’s introduction scene.

Emerald has a particular method of playing a mark. She’s always very earnest, innocent, sweet, a little shy, asking for help. “Excuse me, sorry, not really from around here.” “I’m looking for a friend of mine?” Don’t mind me, I’m not a threat, I’m definitely not distracting you while I pick your pocket, I’m just a sweet girl who’s a little lost and needs you to think about something that isn’t where my hand is.

She does this routine with the shopkeep and when she’s gathering intel from Team RWBY, and she’s no doubt honed it over years of having to resort to thievery to survive, especially before she unlocked her semblance and couldn’t make them literally not see what she was doing. You can tell it’s something she developed when she was still a little kid, and it’s an act serves her just as well now that she’s in her late teens.

And at first she does it with Tukson, too.

“Actually, I was wondering…” “Ooh! Options are nice.” It’s all her usual faux-sweet tone…until suddenly it isn’t.

”You shouldn’t make a promise you can’t keep, Tukson.”

At the point where this goes from “playing a mark” to “we’re here to murder you”, the tone of her voice and her body language shifts completely.

“I hear you’re planning on leaving. Moving alllll the way to Vacuo.”

Suddenly she’s got this very smug, superior, femme-fatale thing going on. And that isn’t Emerald’s routine.

That’s Emerald mimicking Cinder’s routine.

That’s the act that Cinder puts on to impress people, because it’s her attempt at channeling Salem, her own conception of what power is. And here, when Em and Merc are engaging in outright murder–something that’s nothing new to Mercury “raised to be desensitized to horror by his brutal assassin of a father” Black, but definitely would have been outside Em’s comfort zone back before she met Cinder–something Emerald is doing on her own initiative specifically to try and impress Cinder, Emerald is in turn mimicking the woman she idolizes, because Cinder is her conception of power.

The cycle of abuse in action, folks.

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mightyhecate

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kimwexlersponytail

Maybe he just needs a little push. Squirt your perfume in his room so it always smells like you. Flatter him. Make him doubt his wife. Sounds a bit manipulative. It is. That’s why it works.

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eilidhink

“locked in a room” starters

PART II is now available here!

The “locked in a room” trope forces characters to spend time together, often characters who normally wouldn’t. It can help them learn about each other and develop their relationship in a positive way, or it can be disastrous. Feel free to add more! Send one for our muses:

♬ : stuck in an elevator together ✎ : trapped in a room together during a quarantine ✘ : in a waiting room while they have loved ones in surgery ♢ : alone in a train car when the train gets delayed ♕ : adrift in a life raft ☾ : sitting next to each other on an international flight ✂ : stranded by a roadside together ☀ : sharing a jail cell ☂ : stuck in a basement after an earthquake ☮ : sharing a run away hot air balloon ❤ : locked in a closet by a friend who just wants them to get along (or possibly hook up) ₪ : touring an historical (possibly haunted) building, and they get locked in overnight ☹ : on a bridge; traffic has stopped completely due to an accident, and nobody’s going anywhere for a few hours. Δ : stuck on a roof together ♒ : trapped by a spell or supernatural object (bonus points if you specify what the spell/curse is) ஐ : pretending to be married because this quaint old couple’s bed and breakfast is the only shelter for miles, they only have one room, and they’re a bit old fashioned. ♘ : sharing a hospital room ✿ : stuck in a spaceship escape pod together ☢ : on a deserted island ❂ : in a bunker after the apocalypse

nickandros

i would follow that girl to the ends of the earth until my feet bled and my lungs burned, and when she turned back to ask if i was tired, i would tell her that all it takes is the sound of her voice to keep me alive

you’re in love with a girl who tastes like poison, so you kill yourself softly so you never have to give her up | j.m (via nefrertiti)

#{ musings }#{ ships }#Chaos Emerald (Cinder x Emerald)

aishaofmesa

— Indie & Selective – RWBY OC – Member of Team MESA of Shade Academy – Penned by Rae

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letyourdreamymemesbememes

Kiss Symbols

Send a symbol for my muse to kiss your muse in this way: Add “Reverse +” in front of the symbol, for your muse to kiss mine, instead.

😍 – a first kiss 😅 – an angry or hateful kiss 😇 – a surprise kiss 🤒 – a kiss where one (or both) partner is sick 🎃 – a kiss in costume on Halloween 💄 – a lipstick kiss 👅 – a kiss with tongue 👀 – a kiss that leads to sex 👃 – an Eskimo kiss 👂 – a kiss on the ear ✋ – a kiss on the hand 💍 – an engagement kiss 🦋 – a butterfly kiss 🎄 – a kiss under the mistletoe ☔ – a kiss in the rain ❄ – a kiss in the snow 🌹 – a kiss on the first date 🍓 – a kiss over shared food 🍦 – an ice cream kiss 🎂 – a birthday kiss 🥂 – a drunk kiss 🍾 – a spin-the-bottle kiss 🎬 – a movie theater kiss 🏆 – a congratulatory kiss 🎱 – a good luck kiss 🚑 – an injured kiss ✈ – a kiss while joining the Mile High Club ⛱ – a beach kiss 🌞 – a good morning kiss 🌙 – a goodnight kiss 🎆 – a kiss under fireworks 🎈 – a kiss for a child/baby 🎁 – a kiss as a reward 🤰 – a kiss on a pregnant belly ♟️ – a kiss for losing a bet 💌 – a wedding kiss 🚿 – a shower kiss 💊 – a kiss between exes ❤ – an apologetic kiss 💔 – a goodbye kiss 🏳️‍🌈 – an LGBT kiss ⚠ – a kiss before a battle

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tattooxcargoshorts‌:

unmerciful-disaster‌:

Tai’s own meal consisted of oatmeal, toast and coffee that he dug into across from his former student. “You might be faster, sure. But one, you’re not faster than Ruby so I’m not worried, and two, you can out run me, but I have much more stamina than you.” It was a moment before his words caught up with his mind and imagines of months ago flashed, causing the man to blush lightly and take a gulp of coffee. “And what job are you working this week?”

“Yeah, yeah, she’s faster when she uses her semblance. So what? I could turn her around and make her run the opposite direction with mine, so if we’re gonna compare tricks, it’s not exactly an even challenge,” she chuckled dryly, before shoving another bite of food into her mouth, a brow lifting in amused curiosity, as she watched him flush behind his coffee cup. “Trust me, you don’t wanna know what I’m ‘working on’ this week. All I can say is it’s not some nefarious gig that will end in innocents caught in the crossfire -- literally or proverbially. Can’t say it’s completely legal, but what really is these days? Can’t be too choosy.”

#tattooxcargoshorts

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unmerciful-disaster‌:

“What that garbled mess supposed to be a retort?” Roman asked with sharp laugh. “Honestly, I expected sharper wit from you, but you sounded like Robo Legs over there just now.” Another breath of smoke blew past his lips. “But if you’re so concerned about my ability to please a woman, why don’t you step into my office and we can talk? You’re 18, right?”

“Eww, you fucking wish.” Rubicund eyes rolled in dismissive irritation at the other’s lewd suggestion. “I am the furthest from concerned about your abilities in that area. Also, you don’t have an office. And it’s none of your fucking business how old I am." She waved him off, turning to head back the way she had been going before he had interrupted her. “I’m old enough to know a walking STD when I see it, though. No thanks.”

#silver tongued rouge

tattooxcargoshorts‌:

unmerciful-disaster‌:

“Mrs. Maples has a name, and you’re hardly starving considering how much more you eat compared to Yang.” Tai teased and swapped her joke plate with one full of real food. “So eat up. We have cardio today and that means a lap around the island.”

“Well, excuse me for growing up in poverty. Never knowing when my next meal was gonna be. I learned to load-up on the calories. It’s not like I’m not gonna burn them all off by the end of the day, anyway.” She grabbed a fork and tucked-in to the plate of actual food that was presented to her, sighing in relief at the taste of bacon and eggs. She had skipped dinner last night, since she had arrived so late, and this was a worthy breakfast. “You mean you have cardio, today. I get enough exercise on the job. Why would I wanna exhaust myself by doing extra? Besides, I’m faster than you, anyway. You could never keep up.”

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unmerciful-disaster‌:

“Oh I’m sure Cinder has plenty for me to do for her.” He teased. “I have a meeting with her tonight actually. Some pretty intense planning. May be up all night. Try not to wait up.” He blew a smoke ring and shot her a smirk. “I’m sure you have some hair to sniff or a body pillow to grind against.”

“You...are so nasty. You would be so lucky as to be ‘up all night’ with Cinder.” She coughed, waving a hand in front of her face to dispel the fog of acrid smoke, before shooting him an unimpressed glare. “Why in the hell would I ‘grind against a body pillow’? Do people actually do that? Or have you just been watching too much porn and skewed your understanding of how female masturbation works? You probably wouldn’t know the first thing about female orgasms, anyway, so I don’t know why I’m surprised.”

#silver tongued rouge #roman pls

silver-tongued-rouge‌:

unmerciful-disaster‌:

“If you seriously think i keep a stock of three boxes of my good stuff just laying around, your mind as more holes than those rags you threw out. And for your information, i CAN tell when you don’t. Those pants are practically painted on you, ya know.” Pulling out a cigar from his coat, Roman lit it ans puffed it to life. “But if you want to see how dirty I can be, you just have to ask.”

“Ugh, gross. Don’t you have some convenience store to rob, or something? If you’re bored, I’m sure Cinder can find you something to do with your idle time, instead of being some pervy lech.”

#silver tongued rouge

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