ARE WE ALIVE ?

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[unbotheredmuse]

[sagamemes]

quotes from tabletop games, part i.   thank you to whomever decided in the first game i was in to start collecting quotes being said during the table—here’s a sentence meme featuring 100 sentences that have been said out loud or written down during various tabletop roleplaying games i’ve acted as a game master for, or in conversations surrounding it. sentences edited to fit written roleplay better. it’s a mixed bag, y’all. tw:  implied sexual content and jokes, death and violence mentions.

❝  holy shit, /i’m/ the professional in this situation.  ❞

❝  i don’t think there’s a lot of water in her birth chart.  ❞

❝  you know how much I love goading you into bad decisions.  ❞

❝  [i/you] did faceplant.  ❞

❝  i hope you know this is all your fault, [name].  ❞

❝  wouldn’t it be nice if you could bite it back?  ❞

❝  [person] could’ve bonked the knob to death.  ❞

❝  a little bit of making out in the cupboard is not a security threat.  ❞

❝  no-one else can see it, but [person] is definitely being haunted by an ex-girlfriend.  ❞

❝  she’s a new yorker, leave her alone  ❞

❝  we’ve all known each other for about four hours and we’re making goblins of ourselves.  ❞

❝  you’re laughing!  [name] is dead and you’re laughing!  ❞

❝  god, what a weird little man!  ❞

❝  i don’t speak [fandom/media].  ❞

❝  because, of course, you don’t immediately run out of blood in your head—  ❞

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[coyotesresources]

the  intimacy  of  hands.

[ win ]  –  for the sender’s muse to place a hand on the receiver’s neck and rest their forehead against the receiver’s own for a close congrats or excitement at something. [ brush ]  –  for the sender’s muse to give the receiver’s muse a passing touch along the shoulder’s / back as they walk by. [ hold ]  –  for the sender’s muse to hold the receiver’s muse by the face / neck gently and brush their thumbs along their cheeks to get them to focus on them. [ passing confidence ]  –  for the sender’s muse brush their finger’s against the receiver’s muse’s hand, too scared to hold their hand. [ intertwine ]  –  for the sender’s muse to intertwine their finger’s the receiver’s muse and kiss the back of their hand. [ intertwine & kiss ]  –  for the sender’s muse to intertwine their finger’s the receiver’s muse and kiss the back of their hand. [ intertwine & hold ]  –  for the sender’s muse to intertwine their finger’s the receiver’s muse and hold them during an emotional moment to reassure them. [ wrap ]  –  for the sender’s muse to casually wrap their arms around the receiver’s neck and lean on their shoulder from behind. [ palm kiss ]  –  for the sender’s muse to kiss the palm of receiver’s hand. [ hand kiss ]  –  for the sender’s muse to kiss the back of the receiver’s hand. [ lay ]  –  for the sender’s muse to lay next to the receiver and lay their hand in the receiver muses’ hand. [ reassure ]  –  for the sender’s muse to place their hand over the receiver’s in a moment of stress and squeeze reassuringly. [ squeeze ]  –  for the sender’s muse to place their hands on the receiver’s shoulders from behind, and offer a reassuring / affirming squeeze before moving on. [ pluck ]  –  for the sender to pluck a foreign object ( twig / leaf / etc. ) out of the receiver muses’ hair. [ play ]  –  for the sender’s muse to run their hand up the receiver’s shoulder and play with the hair at the base of their neck as a means of comfort. [ rub ]  –  for the sender muse to rub up and down the receiver’s back / shoulder as a means of comfort. [ shoulder ]  –  for the sender’s muse to place a hand on the receiver’s shoulder to comfort them, or stop them. [ hug ]  –  for the sender’s muse to drag the receiver’s muse into a tight hug by the back of the neck, and play with their hair at the base of their neck in order to comfort them. [ shock ]  –  for the sender to recoil a bit in shock at how quick the receiver latches onto them in a moment of high emotion, before returning the affections. [ cup ]  –  for the sender’s muse to cup the receiver’s face, and brush their thumb along the receiver’s cheek. [ hair ]  –  for the sender to brush a strand of hair out of the receiver’s face. [ hair & lean ]  –  for the sender to brush a strand of hair out of the face, and lean in slowly for a kiss. [ cup & kiss ]  –  for the sender’s muse to cup the receiver muses’ face during an incredibly passionate and long overdue kiss. [ what a rush ]  –  for the long long overdue kiss to end, only for the sender to rest their head on the receiver’s, and comment “do you know how long I’ve wanted to do that?” [ no tears ]  –  for the sender to cup the receiver’s face and brush away their tears with their thumbs. [ no tears & kiss ]  –  for the sender to cup the receiver’s face and brush away their tears with their thumbs & kiss the receiver’s forehead. [ stumble ]  –  for the sender’s muse to catch and help the receiver’s muse keep balance. [ shudder ]  –  for the sender to shudder a little at some gentle touch from the receiver. [ nononono! ]  –  for the sender to hold the receiver’s head / face while they’re injured, brush their thumb along their cheeks & refuse to accept that the receiver is dying. [ acceptance ]  –  for the sender & receiver to sit / lay somewhere in acceptance of their ends together. in a final act of closeness, the sender places their hand in the receiver’s own.

[ prompt ] + reverse  –  to reverse any of the prompts !

[sagamemes]

spots to kiss.   since y’all like kissing prompts—and who wouldn’t, honestly–so have a collection of places to press your lips to. many of these work perfectly fine for platonic or familiar affection while some are a bit steamier, though what counts as what is of course naturally dependent on the muses and the context. send ‘ SPOTS TO KISS + [number] ’ to kiss my muse there, or with # for dealer’s choice. context and description allowed and encouraged. feel free to use the last option  ( 57 )  to give the kiss on any fantasy or scifi body parts not listed here.

a kiss on the top of the head.

a kiss to hair.

a kiss on the forehead.

a kiss on the space between eyebrows.

a kiss on the temple.

a kiss on the cheek.

a kiss on the eyelid or the undereye.

a kiss on the nose

a kiss on the ear.

a kiss on that space where jaw connects.

a kiss on the corner of the mouth.

a kiss on the cupid’s bow.

a kiss on the lips.

a kiss on the chin.

a kiss on the jawline.

a kiss on the back of the neck.

a kiss on the underside of the jaw.

a kiss on the throat.

a kiss on the side of the neck.

a kiss on where the back of the neck turns to shoulder.

a kiss above the collarbone.

a kiss along the collarbone.

a kiss on the space between collarbones.

a kiss on the shoulder.

a kiss on the bicep.

a kiss on the forearm.

a kiss on the elbow.

a kiss on the outside of the wrist.

a kiss on the inside of the wrist.

a kiss on the back of the hand.

a kiss on the palm.

a kiss on a finger.  ( which one? )

a kiss on the side of the ribs.

a kiss on the shoulder blade.

a kiss on the space between shoulder blades.

a kiss along the curve of the spine.

a kiss on the upper back.

a kiss on the lower back.

a kiss on the sternum.

a kiss on a pec / breast.

a kiss under the breast.

a kiss on where the sternum ends.

a kiss on the stomach.

a kiss on the navel.

a kiss on the hipbone.

a kiss on the ‘v’.

a kiss on the front of the thigh.

a kiss on the back of the thigh.

a kiss on the inner thigh.

a kiss on the knee.

a kiss on the calf.

a kiss on the ankle.

a kiss on the heel.

a kiss on the foot.

a kiss on a toe.

a kiss on an nsfw body part not listed here.  ( where? )

a kiss on a sfw body part not listed here.  ( where? )

[witch3re]

i gotta re-do my pinned post bc it no longer fits ✨The Aesthetic✨ but my slides are officially up <3

[witch3re]

*an excerpt from hadestown :       ⚘       @faentine​      . . .      ‘    the wind is changing.    there’s a storm coming on.    ’ 

❛❛     so i noticed,      ❜❜      snips the witch,   dark upper lip curling with a grimace as the wind blows past,   chilled air nipping the tip of their nose.    it crinkles right along with their lip in reply,   &   elphaba sniffs distastefully at the telltale scent of rain looming in the air.     they might find it pleasant if not so foreboding a sign for them.      instead,   they reach up to carefully adjust the brim of their hat until it well shields their body from the sky.       (     although,   elphaba thinks grimly,   the wind will no doubt knock it astray again soon.     )       ❛❛     that’s my cue to find shelter then.   &   you’d do best to do the same.     a night out in weather like the sort we’re in for could well be your last.     ❜❜

[witch3re]

i'mmmmmmm gonna TRY and do some writing here tomorrow so have a starter call but from the muses i'm specifically feelin' the most rn so it helps ease me back into writing on here. like for a starter from the following bitches:

morrigan

persephone

eurydice

orpheus

alistair

belle

princess evie

poison ivy

selina kyle

specifying is preferred but if not i'll wing it xoxo.

[witch3re]

gonna throw out a starter call too. will probably work on these on sat when i’m in the car since i’m only driving the first half of the way there. pls specify a muse or a group of them for me to pick from  ♡

[puckrph]

HADESTOWN SENTENCE STARTERS - PT I

taken from the broadway cast album. feel free to change pronouns, etc.

ROAD TO HELL

‘ don’t ask where. ’ ‘ it was the road to hell. ’ ‘ it was hard times.’ ‘ it was a world of gods and men. ’ ‘ it’s an old song. ’ ‘ it’s an old tale from way back when. ’ ‘ they’re always singing in the back of your mind. ’ ‘ someone’s got to tell the tale, whether or not it turns out well. ’ ‘ maybe it‘ll turn out this time. ’ ‘ it’s a tragedy. ’ ‘ come on in from the cold. ’ ‘ it’s a love song. ’ ‘ it’s a tale of a love from long ago. ’

ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS    

‘ i was a hungry young girl. a runaway from everywhere i’d ever been. ’ ‘ you’re no stranger to the world. no stranger to the wind. ’ ‘ the weather ain’t the way it was before. ’ ‘ ain’t no spring or fall at all anymore. it’s either blazing hot, or freezing cold. ’ ‘ there ain’t a thing that you can do when the weather takes a turn on you. ’ ‘ do you hear that sound? ’ ‘ ain’t nobody gonna stick around. ’ ‘ got a match? ’ ‘ people turn on you just like the wind. everybody is a fair-weather friend. ’ ‘ when you’re hungry & there ain’t enough to go around, ain’t no length to which a girl won’t go. ’ ‘ you know how those muses are. sometimes they abandon you. ’ ‘ you have a way with words. ’ ‘ you sing just like a bird up on a line. ’

COME HOME WITH ME

‘ come home with me. ’ ‘ who are you? ’ ‘ i’m the man who’s gonna marry you. ’ ‘ your name is like a melody. ’ ‘ i’ve met too many men like you. ’ ‘ i’m not like that. ’ ‘ i’m working on a song. it isn’t finished yet, but when it’s done, and when i sing it, spring will come again. ’ ‘ a song so beautiful it brings the world back into tune, back into time. ’ ‘ all the flowers will bloom when you become my wife. ’

WEDDING SONG

‘ lover, tell me, if you can, who’s gonna buy the wedding bands? times being what they are, hard and getting harder all the time. ’ ‘ when i sing my song, all the rivers’ll sing along. ’ ‘ who’s gonna lay the wedding table? ’ ‘ you wanna take me home? ’

EPIC I

‘ where’d you get that melody? ’ ‘ it came to me as if i’d known it all along. ’ ‘ remember how it used to be? ’ ‘ but i fell in love with a beautiful lady. ’ ‘ i love you, and the kingdom we shared. ’ ‘ but without me above, not one flower would grow. ’

LIVIN’ IT UP ON TOP

‘ you’re never early, always late. ’ ‘ well, it’s like you said, i’m an outdoor girl. ’ ‘ are you wondering where i’ve been? i’ve been to hell and back again. ’ ‘ if you ain’t six feet underground, you’re living it up on top. ’ ‘ you take what you can get, and you make the most of it. ’ ‘ to the world we dream about, and the one we live in now. ’

ALL I’VE EVER KNOWN

‘ you make me see how the world could be in spite of the way that it is. ’ ‘ when i fell, i fell in spite of myself. ’ ‘ i was alone so long, i didn’t even know that i was lonely. ’ ‘ i didn’t even know that i was cold. ’ ‘ this is how it’s always been. ’ ‘ all i’ve ever known is how to hold my own. ’ ‘ all i’ve ever known is how to hold my own, but now i want to hold you too. ’ ‘ you take me in your arms, and suddenly there’s sunlight all around me. ’ ‘ everything’s bright, and warm, and shining like it never did before. ’ ‘ for a moment, i forgot just how dark and cold it gets. ’ ‘ i don’t ever want to have to let you go. ’ ‘ i don’t want to go back to the lonely life. ’ ‘ i don’t know how, or why, or who am i, that i should get to hold you? ’ ‘ when i saw you all alone against the sky, it was like i’d known you all along. ’ ‘ i knew you before we met, and i don’t even know you yet. ’ ‘ all i know is that you’re someone that i’ve always known. ’ ‘ i’m holding the world in my arms. ’ ‘ say that you’ll hold me forever. say that the wind won’t change on us. say that we’ll stay with each other, and it’ll always be like this. ’ ‘ i’m gonna hold you forever. the wind won’t change on us. long as we stay with each other, then it will always be like this. ’

WAY DOWN HADESTOWN

‘ better go and get your suitcase packed. ’ ‘ guess it’s time to go. ’ ‘ did you ever wonder what it’s like on the underside? ’ ‘ everybody’s trying to get a ticket to go, but those who go? they don’t come back. ’ ‘ i hear that high and lonesome sound of my husband coming for to bring me home. ’ ‘ i’ll be bored to death. ’ ‘ give me morphine in a tin. give me a crate of the fruit of the vine. ’ ‘ you’re early. ’ ‘ i missed you. ’ ‘ seems like he owns everything. kinda makes you wonder how it feels. ’

A GATHERING STORM

‘ it’s not supposed to be like this. ’ ‘ this is how it is. ’ ‘ where are you going? ’ ‘ the wind is changing. there’s a storm coming on. ’ ‘ we need food. ’ ‘ do you hear me? ’

EPIC II

‘ my loneliness moves in me, cruel and black. ’ ‘ jealousy fuels me, and feeds me, and fills me, with doubt that you’ll never come—dread that you’ll never come—doubt that my lover will ever come back. ’ ‘ with a million hands, he builds a wall. ’

CHANT   

‘ you gotta keep your head low. ’ ‘ why is it so hot? ’ ‘ it ain’t right, and it ain’t natural. ’ ‘ you were gone so long. ’ ‘ lover, i was lonesome. ’ ‘ when you feel that fire, think of it as my desire. ’ ‘ is it finished? ’ ‘ i’m trying to trust that the song you’re working on is gonna shelter us. ’ ‘ i’ll sing a song of a love gone wrong. ’ ‘ look up! ’ ‘ it’s hard enough to feed yourself, let alone somebody else. ’ ‘ give that back! ’ ‘ the wrath of the gods was in it. ’ ‘ every year, it’s getting worse. ’ ‘ did you think i’d be impressed? ’ ‘ lover, what have you become? ’ ‘ i don’t know you anymore. ’ ‘ lover, everything i do, i do it for the love of you. ’ ‘ if you don’t even want my love, i’ll give it to someone who does. ’ ‘ i’ll give my love to someone who appreciates the comforts of a gilded cage. ’ ‘ i’ll give my love to someone who could love these walls that hold her close and keep her safe, and think of them as my embrace. ’

[witch3re]

poetry prompts  :       @nothingherebutlight​​​ ,       “     i am alive,   &   some days i think that must be enough for me.     ”

❛❛     that’s...   sad,   alex.   you realize that,   don’t you ?     ❜❜         a frown marred the princess’s features,   rosy lips scrunched up in a little frown.   to say that lifting her long lost twin’s mood since his returned proved CHALLENGING was an understatement.   the boy exuded a melancholy rosella could not penetrate,   not in the way she so often did for her subjects.   she knew melancholy well,   of course.   years upon years of living through every dragon attack,   all those sacrifices,   failed crop after failed crop,   crumbling buildings   &   a waning population   [ ... ]   it would sour the mood of any kingdom,   subjects   &   monarchy alike.   but rosella had always been able to lift their spirits somehow.   a smile or a wave during a parade,   events every season,   or royal visits to struggling businesses.   she always managed to bring a smile to their faces,   no matter how temporary that smile was.

silk skirts swished around her ankles as she moved herself around to the front of the library sofa alexander sat upon,   &   promptly plopped down in the empty space beside him.         ❛❛    you know...   it’s ok to want more than just being alive.   it’s alright to let yourself seek out things that make you happy,     ❜❜         rosella said,   reaching for one of his hands   &   giving it a gentle squeeze.         ❛❛     you’re home now.   with people who love you   &   care for you     ——     no matter how long it takes you to get used to that.     ❜❜

[witch3re]

gonna throw out a starter call too. will probably work on these on sat when i’m in the car since i’m only driving the first half of the way there. pls specify a muse or a group of them for me to pick from  ♡

[littlelovelymemes]

(    *    & .    —    THE  UMBRELLA  ACADEMY  SENTENCE  STARTERS .

‘  you’re  are  depraving  some  village  of  their  idiot .  ’

‘  i  miss you .  i  miss  you  every  day  that  i’m  not  with  you .  ’

‘  i  didn’t  think  it  was  possible  to  miss  a  person  this  much .  ’

‘  if  you  love  music  then  you’re  in  the  right  place .  ’

‘  the  ties  that  bind  you  together  make  you  stronger  than  you  are  alone .  ’

‘  i  can’t  just  call  him  in  the  afterlife  and  be  like ,  ‘ can  you  please  stop  playing  tennis  with  hitler  for  a  moment  and  take  a  quick  call ? ’  ’

‘  get  up .  we’re  going  to  save  the  world .  ’

‘  it’s  not  spandex ,  it’s  leather .  and  you  used  to  like  it .  a  lot ,  if  i  recall .  ’

‘  we  can  accomplish  anything  when  we  accept  responsibility  together .  this  is  what  creates  trust .  ’

‘  you  never  know  when  to  stop ,  do  you ?  ’

‘  you  got  enough  material  for  your  sequel  yet ?  ’

‘  i  bet  you’re  loving  this ,  hm ?  the  team  at  it’s  best .  it’s  just  like  old  times .  ’

‘  he  hated  children  too  and  he  had  plenty  of  us .  ’

‘  if  you  believe  in  yourself ,  just  once ,  great  things  are  gonna  happen  for  you .  ’

‘  i  know  that  i  let  you  down ,  but  i  could  do  anything  for  you .  ’

‘  you  know ,  i  liked  you  a  lot  better  before  you  got  laid .  ’

‘  oh  yeah ,  it  is  your  skirt .  i  found  it  in  your  room .  it’s  a  little  dated ,  but  it’s  very  breathy  on  the …  bits .  ’

‘  you’re  the  most  important  person  in  the  world  to  me .  ’

‘  best .  funeral .  ever !  ’

‘  sometimes  men  are  unredeemable  shits .  ’

‘  we  were …  we  were  just  kids .  little  kids .  ’

‘  we  all  came  home .  since  we’re  here ,  we  might  as  well  save  the  world .  ’

‘  i’ve  decided  you’re  the  only  one  i  can  trust .  ’

‘  if  you’re  raised  to  believe  that  nothing  about  you  is  special ,  if  the  benchmark  is  extraordinary ,  what  do  you  do  if  you’re  not ?  ’

‘  eternal  peace  is  probably  overrated .  ’

‘  we  all  wanted  to  be  loved  by  a  man  incapable  of  giving  love .  ’

‘  one  grows  used  to  things ,  even  if ,  sometimes  one  shouldn’t .  ’

‘  look ,  you  wanna  pay  your  respects ?  go  ahead .  but  at  least  be  honest  about  the  kind  of  man  he  was .  ’

‘  you  of  all  people  should  be  on  my  side .  he  had  to  send  you  a  million  miles  away .  that’s  how  much  he  couldn’t  stand  the  sight  of  you .  ’

‘  i  feel  like  we  should  stop  him ,  but  then  again  i  also  just  kinda  wanna  see  what  happens .  ’

‘  you  make  me  want  to  wake  up  each  day  and  you’re  in  my  dreams  every  night .  ’

‘  you  also  told  me  that  licking  a  nine  volt  battery  would  give  me  pubes .  ’

‘  i’m  just  gonna  go  murder  mom ,  i’ll  be  right  back .  ’

‘  last  time  we  tried  to  stop  it ,  we  all  died .  what  makes  this  time  any  different ?  ’

‘  we  actually  have  the  chance  of  saving  the  lives  of  billions  of  people .  ’

‘  it  wasn’t  his  fault  ‘cause  he  was  ridiculously  high ,  right ?  and  the  girl ,  she  thought  he  was  a  furry …  ’

‘  i  think  maybe  you’re  the  only  person  who  really  knows  who  i  am  and  still  likes  me  anyway .  ’

‘  you  don’t  get  to  blame  your  problems  on  anyone  but  yourself .  ’

‘  we  didn’t  choose  this  life .  we’re  just  living it .  ’

‘  than  christ  he’s  not  our  real  father ,  so  we  couldn’t  inherit  those  cold ,  dead  eyes .  ’

‘  you  don’t  have  to  apologize  just  for  existing .  ’

‘  when  something  seems  to  perfect ,  it’s  usually  anything  but .  ’

‘  all  the  what - if’s  start  to  haunt  you .  ’

‘  i’m  done  playing  their  games .  i’m  ready  for  a  change .  ’

‘  i  would  love  to  play  cops  and  robbers ,  wear  a  mask ,  and  feel  important ,  but  guess  what ?  recess  is  over .  it’s  grown - up  time .  ’

‘  we  have  a  great  job .  the  best  job .  we  got  it  made ,  asshole .  ’

‘  people  still  don’t  take  me  seriously .  i  wanna  be  numb  again .  ’

‘  i  stayed  because  the  world  needed  me .  ’

‘  at  least  i  make  my  own  decisions .  ’

‘  i  have  been  left  out  of  everything  for  as  long  as  i  can  remember .  ’

‘  nowhere  to  go .  no  way  to  change .  ’

‘  but  now ,  i  know  nothing  in  my  life  was  real .  so  i’m  starting  over .  ’

‘  you  do  whatever  it  takes  to  survive .  or  you  die .  ’

‘  i  don’t  belong  anywhere ,  thanks  to  you !  you  made  me  a  killer !  ’

‘  i’ve  done  unimaginable  things ,  things  you  couldn’t  even  comprehend ,  just  to  get  back  here  and  save  you .  ’

‘  she  needs  our  help  and  we  can’t  do  that  if  she’s  locked  in  a  cage .  ’

‘  i  mean ,  it  must  be  scary .  terrifying ,  really .  to  discover  that  you  can  do  something  that  you  never  thought  you  could  do .  ’

‘  it’s  not  difficult  to  accept ,  it’s  impossible  to  accept !  ’

‘  what  are  you  still  doing  here ?  we’re  trying  to  have  a  serious  conversation .  ’

‘  what’s  going  on  with  you ?  and  don’t  tell  me  everything  is  alright  because  i  saw  you  in  there .  you  were  crying  like  a  baby .  ’

‘  you  saved  my  life !  ’

‘  i  don’t  want  them  to  see  me  like  this .  besides ,  you  know ,  i’d  just  hold  them  back .  ’

‘  how  about  we  ask  him  after  we  kill  him ?  ’

‘  maybe  they’ll  brood  each  other  to  death .   ’

‘  you’re  a  real  sick  bastard .  ’

‘  would  you  stop  it ?  why  are  you  putting  this  shit  in  your  body ?  ’

‘  he  must  have  been  a  very  special  person  to  put  up  with  your  weird - ass  shit .  ’

‘  you  were  my  greatest  disappointment .  you  only  scratched  the  surface  of  what  you  were  capable  of .  ’

‘  i  lost  someone .  the  only …  the  only  person  i’ve  ever  truly  loved  more  than  myself .  ’

‘  you  know ,  before  you  kill  him ,  you  might  want  to  hear  what  he  has  to  say .  ’

‘  we  all  came  home .  since  we’re  here , we  might  as  well  save  the  world .  ’

[leneemusing]

POETRY PROMPTS

quotes from Radiant Souls by Lenee H.  “  you’ll see there is one thing they’re scared of and it’s love   ” “  i don’t need to be a hero,  but perhaps i’ll learn to be heroic  ”  “  maybe, all we are is broken  ” “  my body longs to touch yours,  the same way your soul has touched mine  ” “  let me fix you,  so you can heal me  ” “ you shoulders were not meant to bear such overwhelming weights  ” “  your bones were never meant to nearly crack with crushing burdens  ” “  your heart was never meant to bleed for anyone other than yourself  ” “  i could spend forever in their arms  ” “  i love you because you are as broken as i  ” “  we are two tragedies,  stories that are destined to end apart  ” “  he sought to destroy her simply because she was not pliable to his hands  ” “  i wish you to know you are my world and my every dream  ” “  i knew you were the one for me, not from a rush of emotion in your presence, but from the overwhelming ache brought by your absence  ” “  be gentle with this heart, for it is the only one i have  ” “  let me be consumed by pain or pleasure, let me feel again  ” “  you were not brought into this world just to minimize your presence in it  ” “  i have not yet found the solution to break this spell you have cast upon me  ” “  this silence which lies between us is an overwhelming suffocation  ” “  not a drop of water on their skin and yet they are drowning  ” “  she was not made of fragile things  ” “  when will it be enough?  ” “  you are like a burst of light in a shadowed room  ” “  warriors are not born they are made, and so are broken souls  ” “  all that is left of us will be memories  ” “  the greatest thing i could create is whatever our fingers make together  ” “  there is a loneliness rooted in my soul  ” “  all i wish is to memorize your skin  ” “  what they did to you, is not you  ” “  i knew they were not good for me and i knew i was not a fit for them and maybe that is why we wanted each other a little too much  ” “  lift your hands and touch my heart, maybe you can make it start  ” “  let me fill the pages of your book with nothing but happy endings  ” “  falling is the easy part  ” “  i think i simply am too hard to love  ” “  i think the blood flow in my veins is filled with traces of you.  i wonder if i cut open this skin, will a piece of you pour out?  ” “  i wish their eyes did not hold so much sadness i cannot touch  ” “  i am in a state of unbecoming  ” “  i am a temple with a forsaken religion  ” “  i think of you when the sun sets, i long for you when the sun rises  ” “  i can’t grow if i try to keep my flowers hidden in the shadows  ” “  curl up beside me and breathe deep, i’ll keep the nightmares away, love  ” “  i’ll keep you warm until the sun returns  ” “  the universe whispered for me to let go  ” “  loving you is a like a bruise  ” “  the stars do not tell you where to go, only how to get there ” “  who were you before the world laid the shadow of grief at your feet?  ”  “  darling, i hope you know the tide would reverse before i could ever dream of giving up on you  ” “  how long must i wait for a hand to touch me, without leaving more scars in its wake  ” “  i will not wait for a sign to tell myself i can grow  ” “  every time a thought of you comes drifting along to me, i wonder if a remembrance of myself comes floating to you  ” “ so many will come to you for life, willing to draw upon that warmth in your soul. they will glean from your generosity until you are cold  ” “  do not let others take the chains which you have already melted, and try to reshape them into bindings to trap you within their hold again  ” “  tell me what you dream of  ” “ tell me what you dream of, for all that ever fills my mind is her/him/them  ” “  i am alive and some days i think that must be enough for me  ” “

[sersi]

Angelina Jolie as Thena and Salma Hayek as Ajak Eternals (2021) dir. Chloé Zhao

[welkingunther]

Apparently everyone seems to agree that a blight is the perfect time to start killing each other. marvelous, really.

[leneemusing]

POETRY PROMPTS

quotes from Radiant Souls by Lenee H.  “  you’ll see there is one thing they’re scared of and it’s love   ” “  i don’t need to be a hero,  but perhaps i’ll learn to be heroic  ”  “  maybe, all we are is broken  ” “  my body longs to touch yours,  the same way your soul has touched mine  ” “  let me fix you,  so you can heal me  ” “ you shoulders were not meant to bear such overwhelming weights  ” “  your bones were never meant to nearly crack with crushing burdens  ” “  your heart was never meant to bleed for anyone other than yourself  ” “  i could spend forever in their arms  ” “  i love you because you are as broken as i  ” “  we are two tragedies,  stories that are destined to end apart  ” “  he sought to destroy her simply because she was not pliable to his hands  ” “  i wish you to know you are my world and my every dream  ” “  i knew you were the one for me, not from a rush of emotion in your presence, but from the overwhelming ache brought by your absence  ” “  be gentle with this heart, for it is the only one i have  ” “  let me be consumed by pain or pleasure, let me feel again  ” “  you were not brought into this world just to minimize your presence in it  ” “  i have not yet found the solution to break this spell you have cast upon me  ” “  this silence which lies between us is an overwhelming suffocation  ” “  not a drop of water on their skin and yet they are drowning  ” “  she was not made of fragile things  ” “  when will it be enough?  ” “  you are like a burst of light in a shadowed room  ” “  warriors are not born they are made, and so are broken souls  ” “  all that is left of us will be memories  ” “  the greatest thing i could create is whatever our fingers make together  ” “  there is a loneliness rooted in my soul  ” “  all i wish is to memorize your skin  ” “  what they did to you, is not you  ” “  i knew they were not good for me and i knew i was not a fit for them and maybe that is why we wanted each other a little too much  ” “  lift your hands and touch my heart, maybe you can make it start  ” “  let me fill the pages of your book with nothing but happy endings  ” “  falling is the easy part  ” “  i think i simply am too hard to love  ” “  i think the blood flow in my veins is filled with traces of you.  i wonder if i cut open this skin, will a piece of you pour out?  ” “  i wish their eyes did not hold so much sadness i cannot touch  ” “  i am in a state of unbecoming  ” “  i am a temple with a forsaken religion  ” “  i think of you when the sun sets, i long for you when the sun rises  ” “  i can’t grow if i try to keep my flowers hidden in the shadows  ” “  curl up beside me and breathe deep, i’ll keep the nightmares away, love  ” “  i’ll keep you warm until the sun returns  ” “  the universe whispered for me to let go  ” “  loving you is a like a bruise  ” “  the stars do not tell you where to go, only how to get there ” “  who were you before the world laid the shadow of grief at your feet?  ”  “  darling, i hope you know the tide would reverse before i could ever dream of giving up on you  ” “  how long must i wait for a hand to touch me, without leaving more scars in its wake  ” “  i will not wait for a sign to tell myself i can grow  ” “  every time a thought of you comes drifting along to me, i wonder if a remembrance of myself comes floating to you  ” “ so many will come to you for life, willing to draw upon that warmth in your soul. they will glean from your generosity until you are cold  ” “  do not let others take the chains which you have already melted, and try to reshape them into bindings to trap you within their hold again  ” “  tell me what you dream of  ” “ tell me what you dream of, for all that ever fills my mind is her/him/them  ” “  i am alive and some days i think that must be enough for me  ” “

[sadprosed]

𝑺𝑪𝑬𝑵𝑨𝑹𝑰𝑶  𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺.

↬   OF  FAIRYTALES,  FOLKLORE  AND  FAEKIND.

scenarios  inspired  by  various  settings,  encounters  &  magic  tucked  between  pages,  fashioned  by  the  author.

+   feel  free  to  change  pronouns  /  roles  !

FAIRYTALES.

‘  let  me  guess,  you  thought  a  true  love’s  kiss  would  help  you.  ’

‘  you  will  always  follow  the  trail  in  the  wood,  and  it  will  guide  you  on  the  same  path,  to  the  same  cottage,  the  same  witch.  it  will  always  be  your  undoing.  ’

‘  i  have  never  seen  a  more  tragic  creature.  how  might  i  help  you  ?  ’

‘  you  must  take  this  knife  and  plunge  it  into  his  /  her  /  their  heart.  ’

‘  forget  yourself.  that  is  how  you  break  your  curse.  ’

‘  remove  this  thorn  from  my  hand,  and  you  will  be  rewarded.  ’

‘  i’m  tired  of  being  a  prince.  i  think  i  would  actually  enjoy  being  a  frog.  ’

‘  tell  me  of  the  beast,  and  i  will  hunt  it  for  you.  ’

‘  mice  are  never  just  mice,  and  pumpkins  are  rarely  just  pumpkins.  ’

‘  i  don’t  think  breaking  a  spell  should  be  this  simple.  ’

‘  i  never  thought  i’d  return  here,  to  the  site  where  it  all  began.  ’

‘  are  you  an  orphan  ?  it’s  just  that  they’re  always  finding  themselves  in  magical  predicaments.  ’

‘  the  mirror  speaks  falsely  in  your  ear.  it  is  your  true  curse.  ’

‘  my  heart  feels  uneasy,  although  i  am  free.  is  it  supposed  to  ?  ’

‘  i’m  sorry,  it’s  just  that  i  thought  this  is  the  part  of  the  quest  where  the  animals  ought  to  start  talking  to  me.  ’

‘  of  course  i  plan  on  going  to  the  ball.  why  wouldn’t  i  ?  ’

‘  jealousy  has  made  more  witches  out  of  women  than  adam’s  rib.  ’

‘  where  has  choosing  goodheartedness  and  having  golden  hair  ever  gotten  you  ?  ’

 ‘  are  you  a  helpful  wizard,  or  the  kind  that  sits  in  a  tower  reading  moldy  books  ?  ’

‘  i’m  dreadfully  bored.  who  knew  waiting  for  a  prince  was  so  strenuous  ?  ’

‘  we  all  have  towers  we  must  leave,  and  magic  that  will  try  to  thwart  us.  ’

‘  i’m  afraid  for  the  clock  to  strike.  the  hour  will  ring  in  the  place  of  my  heartbeat  when  we  must  be  parted.  ’

‘  i  had  no  idea  carpets  could  fly.  or  pigs  for  that  matter.  ’  

‘  what  would  happen  if  the  knight  did  not  arrive  to  the  castle,  and  the  dragon  made  a  den  of  it  and  a  hoard  of  its  people  and  prize  of  its  princess  ?  ’

‘  i  sometimes  think  i  was  switched  out  at  birth,  like  a  lizard  in  a  bird’s  nest.  i  belong  somewhere  else.  ’

‘   in  another  kingdom  exists  a  throne  and  a  crown  that  is  mine  by  right.  ’

‘  if  i  did  not  wake  up  one  day,  i  would  still  be  waiting  on  a spinning  wheel,  dutifully  bored.  ’  

‘  something  in  me  knows  you  are  here  for  my  heart.  ’

FOLKLORE.

‘  in  all  the  myths  i’ve  heard,  it’s  never  been  worthwhile  to  approach  strange  sights.  it’s  best  to  turn  around  and  pretend  you  never  saw  them.  ’

‘  nothing  is  folklore  until  it  exists  longer  than  consciousness  remembers,  and  lives  in  spite  of  it.  ’

‘  i’ve  heard  your  name  before,  in  songs  and  lengthy  ballads.  ’

‘  whatever  has  led  you  here  to  me,  there  is  destiny  in  its  making.  ’

‘  the  beast  returns  every  century  or  so,  and  tries  to  devour  us.  it  will  come  again  before  long.  ’

‘  a  pretty  face  is  not  nothing.  it  earns  you  a  hearth  and  a  kind  hand,  after  all.  ’

‘  their  lips  are  red  as  blood,  and  their  teeth  carve  ruin  into  throats.  ’

‘  aren’t  dragons  supposed  to  breathe  fire  and  make  a  fuss  about  having  their  treasure  found  ?  ’

‘  someday  you  will  become  a  pilgrim,  a  saint,  or  a  favored  story,  while  i  will  be  a  voice  on  the  wind.  ’

‘  the  stories  say  brides  don’t  live  to  the  light  before  demons  devour  them.  why  should  i  become  one  ?  ’

‘  there  was  another  girl  like  you  once,  in  a  small  town  like  this  one.  i  can’t  remember  if  she  became  the  monster  or  died  trying  to  escape  it.  ’

‘  remember  to  festoon  the  hearth  with  garlic,  or  rosemary,  or  one  of  those  mundane  herbs  that  keep  evil  out.  ’

‘  that  sounds  like  nothing  but  a  tall  tale,  but  i’m  certain  smaller  minds  would  eat  it  up.  ’

‘  to  cross  this  bridge,  you’ll  have  to  pay  a  heavy  toll.  ’

‘  don’t  stray  too  far  from  the  path  set  before  you,  or  something  interesting  might  happen.  ’

‘  i’ve  passed  that  yard  of  crops  a  million  times,  but  the  crow  never  moved  from  its  post  until  this  morning.  ’

‘   it  is  as  though  ancient  fears  are  still  in  us  like  scars  or  stitches.  ’

‘  graveyards  aren’t  where  you  find  ghosts.  look  for  them  in  places  that  feel  like  memories  you  shouldn’t  have.  ’

‘  stories  reap  princes  from  peasants  as  if  their  skins  were  crops  in  the  ground.  ’

‘  what  form  does  your  fear  take  ?  surely  not  that  of  a  bear  or  a  lion.  such  things  are  too  assuring.  ’

‘  i  found  myself  where  everything  was  too  familiar  to  be  real.  ’

‘  in  safe  beds  on  cold  dark  nights,  we  learn  to  face  the  monsters  in  our  own  minds.  ’

FAEKIND.

‘  you’re  not  to  partake  in  a  fairy  feast.  don’t  you  know  it’s  the  food  that  will  devour  you  ?  ’

‘  i’m  sorry  you  did  not  read  the  eyes  of  the  trees  before  finding  yourself  here.  ’

‘  i  wish  to  go  back.  i  want  to  forget  everything.  ’

‘  you  think  that  believing  in  us  is  enough  to  protect  you  ?  that  it  will  kill  us  if  you  forget,  and  we  prey  upon  your  unknowing  ?  ’

‘  step  around  the  ring  three  times,  like  a  backwards  clock.  that’s  how  you  get  to  fairyland.  ’  

‘  i’ve  never  heard  such  sweet  music  before.  ’

‘  where  the  trees  begin  to  twist  and  groan  in  their  roots,  remember  you  must  not  make  a  right  turn.  ’

‘  i  didn’t  feel  like  i’d  stepped  into  another  world,  but  like  it  stepped  into  me.  i  knew  i  was  there  and  forgot  i’d  left  anything  behind.  ’

‘  how  amusing.  a  human  !  ’

‘  would  you  be  my  bride  if  i  were  to  take  you  into  the  ground  ?  ’

‘  i  know  of  tunnels  you  might  take,  the  burrows  of  trolls  and  rabbits.  ’

‘  don’t  take  anything  from  this  realm,  none  of  it  is  worth  the  price  of  keeping.  ’

‘  there  are  courts  by  many  titles  in  the  lands  beyond  the  veil,  all  of  them  other.  ’

‘  names  are  not  like  currency  here;  they  are  more  precious  than  diamonds  and  legacies.  ’

‘  did  you  think  all  of  us  looked  like  goblins  ?  ’

‘  getting  here  is  easy,  but  getting  home  is  quite  the  trick.  ’

‘  i  shall  give  you  a  riddle,  and  it  will  puzzle  you  until  you  know  the  answer  but  forget  your  own  soul.  ’

‘  a  bloodline  is  nothing  when  you’ve  outlived  civilizations.  ’

‘  refusing  my  hospitality  is  like  human  sin,  and  it  will  bring  worse  upon  you.  ’

‘  everything  here  is  and  isn’t,  and  things  are  and  aren’t.  ’

‘  on  lonely  nights  i  stare  into  the  trees,  and  a  strange  face  leers  back.  ’

‘  the  thrones  here  are  made  of  bones  and  blood,  and  built  upon  decay.  ’

‘  a  third  time  is  not  a  charm,  but  a  bargain.  it  says  that  you  want  something  enough  to  wager  your  sense.  ’

‘  it  is  dangerous  to  think  that  magical  beings  do  not  have  human  intensities.  ’