survival.

guidelines  /  muses

[vaememes]

✧   BROOKLYN  NINE  -  NINE  SENTENCE  PROMPTS   !  

*  A VARIETY & MIXTURE OF THE SHOW, CHANGE PRONOUNS AS NEEDED / FITTING .

❝ The next time I see you I’d like you to be wearing a necktie. ❞

❝ Get rid of the mouse, and get your act together. Now. ❞

❝ I see what you’re trying to do, but it’s not gonna work.. ❞

❝ Wow, looks like he hates you even more than me. ❞

❝ God, you must have been the worst fourth grader ever. ❞

❝ Giving him a name makes him human. ❞

❝ I’m fairly certain you would be caught. ❞

❝ What’s the most valuable thing in your office? ❞

❝ You mean my job as an amazing detective/genius? ❞

❝ Did you tell her we slept together twice? ❞

❝ I’m not gonna lie, that turns me on a little bit. ❞

❝ I’d wondered why all the birds had suddenly stopped singing. ❞

❝ You’re going to leave my precinct and my task force alone. ❞

❝ Come on, who wants to take this seriously? ❞

❝ I bet she tucked herself in the bed too tight and got stuck.  ❞

❝ Where have you been? We’ve been worried sick!  ❞

❝ Oh, is he sore from high-fiving criminals he’s gotten out of jail? ❞

❝ Did he get a murderer off who then murdered him to celebrate? ❞

❝ A cop and a defense attorney sleeping together? That’s highly unusual. ❞

❝ It’s a personal matter, involving a personal friend and his personal uncle. ❞

❝ So you remembered to turn off your signature, right? ❞

❝ I promise you, as soon as they tell me, you’ll be the first to know. ❞

❝ You won. Go ahead and gloat, you toad. ❞

❝ Look, I promise I won’t tell anyone, alright? My lips are sealed! ❞

❝ This is a secret. Do you understand me? ❞

❝ You do know what they do to witches up there, don’t you? ❞ 

❝ Well, I think we handled that with dignity. ❞

❝ Are you making fun of my stutter? ❞

❝ Oh. Uh… Sorry. I think I’m feeling a little awkward. ❞

❝ How do we make it not weird? ❞

❝ I just realized I’m never gonna be able to say that to his face. ❞

❝ You know I’ve made a lot of improvements since you left? ❞

❝ I know we just met, and I don’t wanna be too forward… ❞

❝ I’ve got that feeling about you. I like you. I think tonight we- ❞

❝ They just gave me ten years in prison.. ❞

❝ You can’t do anything except disobey orders and screw up! ❞

❝ Why are you dressed up? You look like an idiot. ❞

❝ What’s up? How can I help? ❞

❝ Well, we’ll just break you down to nothin’ and see what time it is. ❞

❝ Speaking of which, I’m getting hungry. What’s for dinner? ❞

❝ Why do people like these things? They’re just shiny rocks. ❞

❝ We’re gonna talk to a lawyer and get a professional opinion. ❞

❝ Looks good! Can barely tell you hulked out in here. ❞

❝ I just threw a bunch of popcorn on the floor. It wasn’t that hard. ❞

❝ All I did was be the only person who believes in you. ❞

❝ Somebody’s tryin’ to kill me, and I need protection. ❞

❝ I can smoke as much weed as I want. ❞

❝ It’s this kind of bickering that makes us such an adorable couple. ❞

❝ I saw an opening and I had to take it. ❞

❝ But this isn’t over! I will hunt you to the ends of the earth! ❞

❝ What?! But we saw him throw them in the garbage! ❞

❝ Nobody’s ever gonna see that footage; the case was cut and dry. ❞

❝ It’s not like I’m dying to tell anyone I saw your- ❞

❝ I’m dating my son-of-a-bitch ex-husband; who am I to judge? ❞

❝ I’ll let you guys talk! I’ll just close my eyes. ❞

❝ I’ll let you give me a spray tan! Any shade you want! ❞

❝ Massage! I’ll give you a massage! ❞

❝ I’ll also give you full control over my hair and wardrobe. ❞

❝ That really freaked me out and I just want this to end now. ❞

❝ The cheese is amazing. It melts in my mouth. And in my hands! ❞

❝ Come on, you can be honest. ❞

❝ I want old, expensive books. I’ll send you a list. ❞

❝ The tow truck just got here, so that’ll buy us at least an hour. ❞

❝ Tow truck?! What the hell’d you do to my car?! ❞

❝ What we need in here is an armored personnel carrier. A tank! ❞

❝ Well, I’m gonna go follow up on a lead right now. ❞

❝ Woah, no! What’re those morons doing in there?!  ❞

❝ Why is everyone just standing around? Get back to work! ❞

❝ What’d you do? What’d you say? ❞

❝ I hear you can smuggle in crap from outside. ❞

❝ What’re you lookin’ at? You got a problem? ❞

❝ I like you. You got balls.. ❞

❝ I hate to rub it in, detectives, but I told you they’d find me. ❞

❝ Well, he keeps yelling, “Disability for life!” so I think he’s fine. ❞

❝ Who hired you? Who do you work for, pizza man?! ❞

❝ You look out there and see a problem, I look out there and see an opportunity. ❞

❝ What have I become? Was this whole thing even worth it? ❞

❝ All because we shut down a foot massage place. ❞    

❝ Oh, my God. The City has no mayor now. ❞    

❝ Put your magical hands where I can see them! ❞    

❝ Did they make their bust? Did they save the precinct? ❞  

❝ I was behind the bar the whole time. ❞    

❝ I bet they have some awesome name for it. ❞    

❝ Can a paring knife remove a human heart in under a minute? ❞    

❝ I think you guys might be our best option at finding this guy again. ❞    

❝ You know, a bunch of us are going out drinking tonight. ❞    

❝ How did you get over there? Who are they? ❞    

❝ I’ve been calling you. Why won’t you answer your phone? ❞    

❝ We’ve been onto you for weeks, and we finally got you. ❞    

❝ I’ve never seen them before! What is going on? ❞    

❝ We’re on the money trail, and we just found a new lead.  ❞    

❝ Okay, this is bad. This is really bad.  ❞    

❝ Wait… What? Did you say “eat people”? Are you a cannibal, [ Name ]? ❞    

❝ I’m always gonna be one step ahead of you. ❞  

❝ I’m so confused. I don’t know what’s happening right now. ❞

[whatwesacrifice]

matilda

RANDOM  STARTER  !  @whatwesacrifice  sent  🎧  !

it  wasn’t  easy  for  short  legs  to  pick  up  a  pace  and  catch  up  to  girl  on  the  move.      calling  out  her  name  ,  trying  to  hide  shortness  of  breath  (  god  damn  the  stupid  vice  of  social  smoking  )      “      hey  ,  what’s  up  ?      it’s  been  a  while  …      ”      tug  on  corner  of  mouth  revealed  as  she  pushed  back  curly  locks.      

since  her  arrival  ,  she  couldn’t  really  say  she  had  made  an  outstanding  effort  to  get  to  know  some  people.      actually  ,  those  she  did  meet  ,  she  never  truly  stayed  in  touch  with.      hence  the  half  apologetic  ‘  it’s  been  a  while  ’.      truth  was  ,  she  never  intended  to  stay  as  long  as  she  had  ,  and  by  the  looks  of  things  ,  it  didn’t  seem  like  she  could  go  anywhere  any  time  soon  …  might  as  well  start  being  social.      having  people  ,  connections  ,  it  couldn’t  hurt  her.      or  so  she  wanted  to  believe.

one  track  mind,    not  quite  catching  own  name  being  called  out  by  a  familiar  voice.      eyes  remaining  glued  onto  phone  clasped  within  hand  while  feet  continue  to  carry  her  towards  destination.      brows  furrow  at  text.      can’t  make  it...      work.      fingers  soon  tap  lit  up  screen  in  rapid  fashion,    shooting  off  a  quick  response.      it's  cool.      yet  some  disappointment  remains.      so  much  for  going  out.      now  there’s  no  reason  to  continue  on  where  she  was  headed.     

a  part  of  her  heavily  considers  the  notion  of  going  home.      until  she  lifts  gaze  from  screen,    catching  sight  of  matilda  in  the  progress.      ❛    —— oh,    hey   !    ❜     surprise  coloring  features  for  a  split  second  before  lips  curve  upward  slightly,    movement  slowing  now  before  coming  to  a  complete  stop.      it’s  definitely  been  a  while.     

❛   well,    i  was  going  to  meet  someone  but  they  cancelled,   ❜      shoulders  shrug,      ❛   so,     not  much.      unless  you’re  free    ?   ❜

[whatwesacrifice]

i.   jace  herondale

            ❛  hey   alec   ————–   i’m   bored.   ❜   another quip , just to get under alec’s skin , eyes flickering to greet that of PARABATAI’S . eyebrow cocked , he awaited alec’s relent ( for there was no one he knew better than alec ) a self satisfied SMIRK breaching his lips when it finally came. a quick turn of his body, and he was upright in the chair, his fingers curling eagerly over his knee caps.

                            ❛    I thought you’d never ask   !   i’m starving . maybe something EXCITING will happen while we’re out. should we invite izzy?   ❜ animated ONCE more, he drew to feet, his blood singing for action, restless feet already carrying him towards door.  ❛ could save her from her own cooking.  ❜

jace  earns  a  glare  from  alec,   eyes  narrowing  slightly  at  the  other’s  quip.      he  knows  what  he’s  doing,   and  it’s  working.     still,   he  rises  from  armchair,   dropping discarded  book   onto  the  nearest  surface  before  stretching.      another  eye   roll.       ❛   of  course  you  are.   ❜      he  doesn’t  say  it,   refusing  to admit  lest  he  give  jace  any  more  satisfaction,   but  he  could use  some  excitement  as  well.      shoulders  lift,   a  light shrug  offered  in  response  before  he’s  following  suit.

❛   we  can,   but  she  seemed  pretty  adamant  on  trying  that  new recipe.   ❜      a  pause,   falling  in  step  with  parabatai.       ❛   —— you  can  go  see  if  she’s  in  the  kitchen  already  or  not.      i’m  going  to  grab  my  jacket.   ❜

[eddienew]

[whatwesacrifice]

i.  clary  fairchild

        no  matter  what  they  told  you ,    you  were  still  just  a  girl ,    a  girl  who  didn’t  grow  up  in  a  place  like  this .      you  didn’t  have  the  training  that  the  others  did  ,    you  would  possibly  never  catch  up  and  it  scared  you ,   it  did .       ❝      it’s  just    —       not  here .    ❞       hand  wraps  around  arm ,    beginning  to  pull  him  off  to  the  side .

expression  goes  from  guarded  to  confused,   not  quite  expecting  the  other  to  grab  a  hold  of  him  nor  pull  him  aside.       yet   something  seems  to  be  bothering  the  girl,    so   he  allows  it.      then  he  waits,   only  speaking  once  she  lets   go,    tone  softening  just  a  degree,    curiosity  winning  out.

      ❛     ——  so,    what  is  it   ?   ❜

[whatwesacrifice]

i.  erin  lindsay

     annoyance  etches  itself  into  the  tired  lines  of  her  face  as  a  sound  resembling  a  growl  seeps  through  clenched  teeth .  standing  and  reaching  back  for  her  coat ,  a  tiny  half - smile  plays  along  her  lips ,  giving  him  a  shrug .          ❝     oh ,  you  think  you  got  jokes ?  we’ll  see  how  funny  it  is  when  you’re  paying  for  my  delicious  starbucks  latte .  c’mon  ——  i’m  driving .     ❞

antonio  halts  beside  his  own  desk,   gaze  averting  to  settle  on  erin  as  she  stands  up   &   grabs  her  coat.      he  soon  follows  suit,   lips  twitching  in  amusement  at  the  other.      oh,  he  knows  he’s  got  jokes.      but  he  decides  to  cut  erin  some  slack.      after  all,   he’s  not  the  one  without  his  daily  douse  of  caffeine,   a  necessity  in  their  line  of  work.      &    there’s  no  playing  around  when  it  comes  to  coffee.      

      ❛   hey,   be  my  guest.   ❜       a  chuckle.      ❛   but  if  i’m  paying  it's  going  to  be  for  the   real   stuff.   ❜

[whatwesacrifice]

i.   maryse  lightwood

it’s   not   the   first   time   you’ve   lost    someone   so   important   to   you   .   you   lost   so   many   people   and   it   wasn’t   just   by   death   (   your   brother   on   TOP   of   that   list   )   but   max   ?   it’s   causing   so   much   ache   in   your   heart   right   now   .    you   remember   this   piece   of   advice   your   parents   once   told   you   :   pain   is   redemptive   /   pain   could   make   you   forget   .   and   you  used   to   believe   that   .   you   used   to   believe   that   the  more   pain   you   feel   you’ll   be   able   to   finally   FORGIVE   YOURSELF   for   joining   valentine   .   it   never   worked   so   you   forgot   .   but  here   you   are   today   .    bleeding   soul   /   corrupted   lungs   .    you   learned   that   pain   is   not   the   way  you’ll   find   yourself   .   and   with   max   dying   ,   there’s   no   way   that’s   going   to   happen   .  

it   breaks   you   even   more   once   you   see   him   like   that   .   you    know   that   izzy’s   already   in  her   room   ,   not   letting   anyone   in   .   you   know   everyone   is   far   too   BROKEN   right   now   .   you   know   that   they   all   need   a  little   space   right  now   but   you   can’t  let   them   go   through   this   on   their   own   .  your   voice   is   barely   over   a  whisper   .   ❝        alec   .        ❞  

breath  is  held  as  he  hears  maryse,    his  name  barely  whispered  by  her.      he  doesn't  turn  around,    not  yet.      he  doesn't  want  her  to  see  how  much  he's  struggling  to  keep  it  together.      he  needs  to  be  strong.      for  his  siblings,    and  for  her.      there's  a  fleeting  moment  of  fear  once  he  does  move  to  face  his  mom.      he's  not  sure  what  he'll  see  in  her  eyes  as  he  turns  away  from  window.      he  knows  there’ll  be  a  deep  sadness  etched  in  her  features,   pain  of  loss.      after  all,    her  youngest  was  gone,    a  child  taken  by  war.      he  doesn’t  quite  meet  gaze  for  he  knows  such  an  act  would  completely  break  resolve.

some  guilt  gnaws  at  him  as  well.      he  knows  isabelle  placed  blame  solely  upon  herself  but,    had  he  not  been  the  one  to  leave  them  both   ?      he,    the  big  brother,    the  one  to  protect  them,    have  their  back  no  matter  what,    left  them  on  their  own.      they  were  his  responsibility.      yet,    he  left  to  go  find  help,    find  mom   &   dad.      he  should've  stayed.      maybe  together,    izzy   &   him  could've  stopped  what  happened.      but  it’s  too  late  now,    he  failed  at  his  job,    no,   his  only  priority  and  concern  in  life.      the  safety  of  his  siblings,    the  people  he  loved  most  in  this  world.

      throat  tightens.      a  whisper  just  as  quiet  as  his  mother's  was.      two  words  are  all  he  can  manage  to  let  out,      ❛   ——i'm  sorry.  ❜

[prettyvisions]

hi everyone i need to tell u that my wife @whatwesacrifice is Fucking Adorable

[whatwesacrifice]

❛    —— you  know,    ❜   he  starts,    sapphire  eyes  drifting  to  the  blonde,      ❛   you  could  always  come   &   stay  at  the  institute  for  awhile.   ❜      a  sanctuary  for  shadowhunters   and,    on  some  occasions,    downworlders  under  their  protection.      given  emma’s  recent  discovery  of  her  abilities,    he’s  certain  he  could  convince  his  parents,    or  maybe  just  hodge,    to  let  her  stay  for  a  time.     

❛   we  have  plenty  of  extra  rooms.      if  you  want.   ❜

                                //      @saviorheart​   ♡ ‘d   for  a  thing.

[whatwesacrifice]

ALEXANDER  GIDEON   &   ISABELLE  SOPHIA,     aesthetic  edit  meme      /      accepting   !

[whatwesacrifice]

i.  isaiah  walker

for     @whatwesacrifice

❝   oh, stop,   ❞          he plays, giving a light shove of lia’s shoulder. bright smile, LIKE SUNSHINE, seems to light up the space they’re in.          ❝   i’m not about to dazzle a buncha humans just to get a few spare dollars. i’m better than that. i can totally get us bus change by — not dazzling anyone.   ❞

she  returns  the  light  shove.      a  smile  of  her  own  flashing,    though  not  quite  as   ILLUMINATING   as  the  son  of  apollo’s.      ❛  okay,    but,   exactly  how  do  you  plan  on  doing  that  when  the  last  bus  is  in  ten  minutes   ?      gonna  be  cutting  it  pretty  close  there.  ❜      &   she’d  much  rather  sleep  on  the  bus  as  opposed  to  at  the  bus  stop.

      ❛  or,    you  could,    you  know,    totally  dazzle  a  buncha  humans   &   get  us  a  little  more  than  some  bus  change.      your  call,   aya.  ❜

[whatwesacrifice]

i.  trini  guerrero

YOU’RE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THE SUDDEN PRESENCE OF ANOTHER,    though you’re the only one to blame.    heightened senses or not,    it’s hard to hear someone else with heavy metal blasting too loudly through your headphones.     your surprise is shown only through annoyance,    fingers tightening around the strap of your bag.      “     this place is a restricted area.     ”      which means you shouldn’t be here,   either,    but you’re all too willing to ignore that.       /      @whatwesacrifice

she’s  not  the  only  one  caught  off  guard.      he  doesn’t  anticipate  anyone  else  to  be  in  the  area.      although,   he’s  only  been  here  in  angel  grove  for  a  short  time.      so,   he  wouldn’t  really  know.      &   he’s  only  here  on  the  west  coast  due  to  the  los  angeles  institute  sending  him  to  survey  some  of  the  strange  happenings  in  this  town  of  late.      no  leads  so  far.      at  any  rate,   he’s  quickly  come  to  the  conclusion  he  prefers  new  york.      still,  it’s  been  a  nice  little  respite  away  from  home.      tonight,   however,   sleep  eludes  him.

      it’s  why  he’s  out  on  a  walk  along  the  outskirts  of  the  town.      ❛   —— restricted  ?  ❜       confusion  settles  in.      then  what’s  she  doing  here   ?      yet  he  conceals  own  surprise,   just  glad  he  opted  for  normal  attire,   not  his  shadowhunter  gear,   before  venturing  out.      but  probably  should’ve  used  a  invisibility  rune.      ❛   uh,   right.      didn’t  realize.   ❜

[whatwesacrifice]

i.   isabelle  lightwood

alec  had  always  been  the  braver  of  them  two  ,  even  if  she  would  never  admit  it.      and  it  is  selfish  of  her  to  come  to  him  with  such  heavy  words  ,  to  bring  up  the  recent  loss  in  their  lives  ,  when  for  years  she  did  anything  BUT  care  for  her  father  …  whereas  ,  brother  ,  as  wise  and  more  mature  as  always  ,  had  found  strength  in  forgiveness.      perhaps  it  would’ve  been  better  to  take  her  poisonous  words  and  feelings  elsewhere.      yet  ,  she  had  nowhere  else  /  no  one  else.

a  smile  threatens  to  creep  up  only  to  fade  quickly  in  a  quiver  of  lips.      “      i  am  a  little  ,  though.      if  i  wasn’t  ,  i  would’ve  at  least  given  him  half  a  chance.      ”

he  won't  tell  her  to  let  go  of  her  anger,   for  part  of  him  understands;      it  justified  in  some  regards.      their  father  had  made  many  mistakes,   none  of  which  alec  will  ever  understand  the  reasoning  behind.     he  remembers  a  time  when  he  used  to  look  up  to  him,   constantly  seeking  his  approval  while  growing  up.      approval  he  never  truly  felt  he  ever  had,   except  until  near  the  end  perhaps.      of  course,   after  it  no  longer  mattered  to  alec.

he  listens  quietly  before  a  hand  comes  to  rest  upon  hers.     ❛   you  didn’t  owe  him  anything,   iz.      so  no,   i  still  don’t  think  that  makes  you  awful,   not  even  a  little  bit.   ❜      silence  settles  for  a  moment,    &   then  he’s  speaking  again,    tone  softer.     

      ❛   you  know,   i  only  ended  up  giving  him  a  chance  because  i  felt  it  was  what  i  needed  to  do  for  myself,    not  him.   ❜      a  sigh.      ❛   —— but  honestly   ?      sometimes,    i’m  still  not  sure  if  that  was  the  right  thing  to  do.   ❜      even  now  that  he’s  gone.

[whatwesacrifice]

i.  lily  chen

          ‘ don’t be mad but i got glitter everywhere and i have no idea how to get it out of your couch - ’ she gives him a wide grin , as if to give him support in what will be a challenge ( aka getting out said glitter ) . ‘ actually , you can yell , but please don’t give me the disappointed look . ’

@whatwesacrifice ! 

exhaustion  evident  along  features,   it  takes  him  a  moment  to  actually  catch  what  she’s  saying  as  he  enters  the  room.      it’d  been  a  long  day.      he  appreciated  lily  being  able  to  babysit  last  minute.      yet  once  her  words  register  a  sigh  follows.      &   cue  the  disappointed  look.      ❛   please   don’t   tell  me  the  boys  got  in  it.   ❜      he’s  almost  afraid  to  look  at  the  couch  yet  eyes  soon  drift  towards  it,   the  urge  to  see  just  how  bad  it  was  taking  over.

      he  looks  for  a  second...      &   then  another  sigh  falls.       ❛   lily,   where  did  it  come  from   ?      there  shouldn’t  even  been  any  glitter  in  the  house.   ❜      after  a  previous  incident,   he’s  made  sure  of  it.      ❛    —— &   what  were  you  doing  with  it   ?   ❜

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something  feels  off.      &   she  doesn’t  like  being  out  in  the   open   like  this.     it’s  dangerous.      they’re  just  asking  for   trouble.       with  a  careful  grip  on  gun,   guard  remains  up.      eyes  continue  to  look  around  before  falling  upon  alicia.

      ❛    —— hey,   how  much  farther   ?   ❜            //   @hellhaths

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❛    —— honestly   ?      i  think  i’d  take   another   volcano  right  about  now.   ❜      sure  would  beat  their  current  situation.      &   at  least  the  volcano  incident  had  been  a  gripping  venture      (      NEVER  A  DULL  MOMENT  WITH  PEEBEE      )      this  one  has  been  nothing  more  than  a   nuisance.         //    @stardustvein