IF LOOKS COULD KILL

TO ME, MY X-MEN.

[kirbyprompts]

𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐏𝐓 𝟐

from critical role's the mighty nein episodes 34-71. feel free to change prompts as you see fit!

❝do they know you?❞

❝do they check weapons at the door, or anything like that?❞

❝i want to see how strong you’ve gotten.❞

❝well, how do i look?❞

❝i like myself just the way i am.❞

❝call this your home so long as you’d like to stay.❞

❝do you still love them?❞

❝love is a funny thing.❞

❝can you recommend any bookstores here?❞

❝hey, crime boss, are you my dad?❞

❝i don’t want people to know i’m still alive.❞

❝you’re asking a lot of questions for a person i just met.❞

❝i think you could snap me like a twig.❞

❝i think, perhaps, it’s destiny. do you believe in destiny?❞

❝i don’t have any dreams at night. is that worrisome?❞

❝it is funny how you keep showing up like a bad penny.❞

❝please don’t kill me.❞

❝i didn’t expect you to come in here and slaughter my contacts.❞

❝who were you supposed to deliver this to?❞

❝you’re not afraid of dying, are you?❞

❝is life always this directionless?❞

❝sometimes the things that are the most beautiful are the things that can hurt you the worst.❞

❝out of idle curiosity why have you been trying to butter me up?❞

❝i thought i had you figured out.❞

❝we’re about to be boarded by fucking pirates.❞

❝i am trying to process this as quickly as i can.❞

❝is there food in this bitch?❞

❝do you want to control the sea?❞

❝how many dudes you think you killed?❞

❝how many fingers am i holding up?❞

❝get out of there!❞

❝these days i’ve spent with you are the most exciting of my entire life.❞

❝this was the worst day of my life.❞

❝i’m getting used to the idea that this wouldn’t be a test if it was easy.❞

❝i think the world is shaping you into something important and i want to make sure that you get to wherever you need to be.❞

❝okay, i feel like shit, so i’m going to bed.❞

❝what was your first kiss like?❞

❝don’t fire on them unless they fire on us, you understand?❞

❝sometimes you can be nice to people too.❞

❝you better be sure this is something you want to die for.❞

❝if you’re lying to me, i’ll slit your throat.❞

❝pleasure to meet you. i have the feeling you’re having a really bad day.❞

❝just keep your mouth shut for like 30 damn seconds.❞

❝this is very dangerous to give to you, but you’re the perfect person to have it.❞

❝i was born to be a cannoneer.❞

❝have you ever sacrificed anything in order to achieve a greater goal?❞

❝i was alone for a long time and ran from everything.❞

❝i feel like a fool much of the time.❞

❝i could fill a book with what i don’t know.❞

❝what if we can never go home?❞

❝this is the best plan we’ve ever had!❞

❝i’m going to summon a demon.❞

❝no, really! she was a really bad person before we killed her and everyone on the boat!❞

❝i’m not an asshole. i’m asshole adjacent.❞

❝of course it’s minimalizing. have you met me? everything i do is minimizing.❞

❝do you ever feel like your relationship with your cat is hindering building stronger relationships with human people?❞

❝i understand when i’m being condescended to! even when i’m drunk!❞

❝hey. sorry for being a dick. bye.❞

❝i go where the wind goes.❞

❝yeah, i’m not a happy guy.❞

❝that’s what we do, we seek out active doom.❞

❝to be perfectly honest, yes, there were quite a few people chasing me.❞

❝best not to call attention.❞

❝i will so gladly introduce you to my cat because i’m very fond of him and love for people to meet him.❞

❝we’re running! it’s bad!❞

❝it was nice to meet you and nearly die next to you.❞

❝i’ve always heard that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but i feel pretty fucking weak right now.❞

❝i think i oddly feel the most comfortable when things are a fraction away from going terribly wrong.❞

❝my mother was a big believer in the buddy system.❞

❝got to be careful with what risks you take, but without risks, you’re never going to get what you want.❞

❝in my loneliness i just turned to anger.❞

❝sometimes you’re running towards something so fast that you can’t remember why you’re running in the first place.❞

❝i get nervous to get close to people because i feel like i lose them.❞

❝i’m either very unlucky or cursed, and i don’t believe in luck.❞

❝don’t forget me. i won’t forget you.❞

❝if you hear the signal, run. you remember the signal? it’s ‘AHHHHHHH'❞

❝don’t turn evil, okay? but if you do, i’ll still be your friend. i mean, it’s okay. you know, some people are evil. it’s okay. just don’t turn evil to me.❞

❝sometimes it sounds like you don’t have much love for home.❞

❝we need to know the ones we love.❞

❝i guess it’s easier to pretend like you don’t care.❞

❝you would do anything for love.❞

❝i would protect you.❞

❝do we look like tourists?❞

❝that could have gone much worse.❞

❝why does it feel like everyone here is hitting on me, but also insulting me at the same time?❞

❝what? why are you looking at me like that?❞

❝i operate alone. that’s how i survived this long.❞

❝i’m a danger to you by proximity, as much as you are a danger to me.❞

❝how was i supposed to get better? you fucking left!❞

❝now, i see great possibility in you. you have potential. but you need to listen to me and think before you act.❞

❝your rash, intense behavior will be your downfall.❞

❝no one has to see what you’re doing is good, as long as it is good.❞

❝i do not do this for accolades. i do this because i serve the purpose to provide a better world for those who. cannot defend themselves.❞

❝i can’t tell your morning voice apart from your just-almost-died voice.❞

❝if you ask, the worst they can do is say no, and throw you in prison, and you’ll never see your family again.❞

❝we are exiles in every sense of the word.❞

❝you made the right call. i’m very proud of you.❞

❝what would you have done differently?❞

❝for the first time in a really long time, i feel hopeful.❞

❝now that i’m with you, i don’t know how i could be apart from you.❞

❝oh boy, i don’t understand anything that’s going on.❞

❝i trust your heart. it’s in a good place.❞

❝i think you might be wrong. i can’t say it with 100% certainty, but you might be.❞

❝i had a very bad dream.❞

❝i think i’ve done something very bad and i don’t remember.❞

❝have i done something terrible?❞

❝i am talking to you as one accomplished liar to another.❞

❝this is our family now and we are looking out for eachother.❞

❝we can remake ourselves into something better.❞

❝those things were fucking scary as fuck!❞

❝it’s a tomb with an exit. that’s the worst kind.❞

❝maybe we shouldn’t go in. let’s just go back.❞

❝i know you lost your family. we can be your new one.❞

❝i’m just doing my best.❞

❝i’ve never seen you get scared.❞

❝are you feeling scared? you should. this is terrifying.❞

❝try what you want. you won’t break me.❞

❝your life hangs by a thread. what have you to lose?❞

❝some of us get tired of macabre fairytales. so you enjoy your mouthful of lies when they choke it out of you.❞

❝we’re being sneaky! stop talking so loud!❞

❝i’m confused. do you want me to stay or not?❞

❝is this conversation appropriate to have in a hot tub?❞

❝it’s been really hard trying to figure out who’s just a traitor and who’s an actual demon.❞

❝all i can give you is my loyalty.❞

[xmarksthescott]

I haven't posted here in a while because life is kicking my ass and I hate for this to be a post I have to make at all but it is definitely necessary to warn people about a serial abuser in the community aka cyclopstm, emeraldringed, and jedhanpilot. these screencaps and accounts came from multiple sources, all of whom wanted to be heard but were afraid to post it themselves. this document contains it all.

[xmarksthescott]

‘  you  say  you’re  fine  ,  i  know  you  better  than  that  .  ’ :))))))))

@divminded

he can't remember the last time he felt this; what it was like to have someone who understood him so fundamentally she read him with ease. it's moments like this he wonders why the hell ever spent time apart before he died. at times like these he wonders how they ever did it.

these days she puts his memories back --what could possibly be more comforting to wake up to than her presence in his mind?what could feel safer?

he rests his head against her as he always does once he's resurrected, "things are just getting ugly out there...more complicated too..." he pauses. "wish i had better news to give you."

[faememes]

I was a child.

[xmarksthescott]

list of scenarios  WEARY :  for one muse to wake up after falling asleep on the other ( @goetiya​)

it’s not often that they get this time where the world isn’t falling apart and theirs to fix. running the team together was a great idea for krakoa, but perhaps more strenuous on a marriage they’d only recently renewed. it’s made him cherish these moments all the more --the days he can just wake up to her and actually have a chance to breathe. 

there’s a normalcy here that they’ve never had --a rare occasion where no sense of urgency looms on the horizon. wasn’t this what they’d always wanted but seemed to far away?

he wakes up with a soft, lazy smile watching her sleep for a moment until suddenly she starts to stir a bit. “morning mrs. summers,” he whispers.

[dear-ao3]

[ID: A set of AO3 tags reading: yeah i believe in canon, in canon’s ability to die by my blade /ID]

Link

[classsymemes]

a comprehensive list of scenarios

feel free to combine multiple prompts or add  “ + reverse ”  to switch roles !   for reference, the one sending in the prompt is the one committing the action.

1.  GUEST :  for one muse to offer the other a place to stay. 2.  STORM :  for both muses to find shelter from a severe storm. 3.  MEDIC :  for one muse to show up at the other’s doorstep injured. 4.  SURPRISE :  for one muse to come home and find the other already inside. 5.  TRIP :  for both muses to road trip or travel together. 6.  BABYSIT :  for one muse to help the other home while they’re drunk. 7.  INSOMNIA :  for one muse to find the other still awake at 3am. 8.  AMBUSH :  for both characters to come under attack by the same enemy. 9.  DANCE :  for one muse to ask the other to dance at a party. 10.  STRANDED :  for one muse to help the other who’s stranded on the road. 11.  SERVICE :  for one muse to cover the cost of something for the other. 12.  SAFEGUARD :  for one muse to save the other from being hit by a vehicle or from some other life-threatening event. 13.  DAZE :  for one muse to wake somewhere and find the other hovering over them. 14.  STOWAWAY :  for one muse to find the other hiding on the same ship. 15.  TAXI :  for both muses to share the same taxi ride. 16.  MAKEOVER :  for one muse to help the other with a new outfit or hairstyle. 17.  LIFEGUARD :  for one muse to rescue the other from drowning. 18.  DISASTER :  for both muses to work together to escape a fire, flood, or other disaster. 19.  TRANSIT :  for one muse to sit next to the other on a public transport. 20.  SPRAIN :  for one muse to carry the other after spraining their ankle. 21.  EMPLOY :  for one muse to be hired as the other’s bodyguard, tutor, assistant, etc. 22.  QUEST :  for one muse to help the other with a task in exchange for compensation. 23.  SOOTHE :  for one muse to calm the other during a panic attack. 24.  RECOVER :  for one muse to return the other’s lost belonging. 25.  UMBRELLA :  for one muse to share their umbrella with the other on a rainy day. 26.  HEAL :  for one muse to nurse the other back to health from a sickness or injury. 27.  NIGHTMARE :  for one muse to comfort the other after a nightmare. 28.  REUNION :  for one muse to run into the other again after a long time. 29.  PRIZE :  for one muse to win the other a prize at a carnival. 30.  NUDE :  for one muse to walk in on the other while they’re changing. 31.  BED :  for both muses to wake in the same bed, naked or fully clothed. 32.  TRAIL :  for one muse to notice the other has been following them. 33.  EVADE :  for one muse to pull the other into an alleyway to escape their pursuer. 34.  THIEF :  for one muse to confront the other after having something stolen by them. 35.  CAUGHT :  for one muse to walk in on the other singing / dancing. 36.  FESTIVE :  for both muses to decorate for a special occasion. 37.  PRESENT :  for one muse to give the other a  (birthday)  gift. 38.  WEARY :  for one muse to wake up after falling asleep on the other. 39.  CAPTIVE :  for one muse to hold the other against their will. 40.  SNAP :  for one muse to yell at or push the other out of frustration. 41.  SLEEPOVER :  for one muse to stay the night at the other’s place. 42.  TRESPASS :  for one muse to trespass on the other’s property. 43.  BREAK-IN :  for one muse to discover the other robbing their place. 44.  MERCY :  for both muses to come across an injured animal. 45.  UNKNOWN :  for both muses to wake and find themselves in a strange place. 46.  ACCOMPLICE :  for one muse to assist the other at the scene of a crime. 47.  ASTRAY :  for both muses to take a detour and lose their way. 48.  RELAX :  for both muses to share a hot tub or hot spring. 49.  MUSE :  for one muse to model for the other’s art project. 50.  ACCOMPANY :  for one muse to give the other an extra ticket to an event. 51.  SALVAGE :  for one muse to retrieve the other’s belongings from a thief. 52.  MEAL :  for both muses to prepare and share a meal together. 53.  CEMETERY :  for one muse to find the other at a gravestone. 54.  REFUGE :  for one muse to shelter the other from enemies. 55.  ARRANGED :  for both muses to date or marry out of convenience. 56.  FAVOR :  for one muse to owe the other a favor. 57.  VACATION :  for both muses to book the same hotel on vacation. 58.  DEFEND :  for one muse to save the other from one or multiple assailants. 59.  CATCH :  for one muse to return the other’s pet that escaped. 60.  RESTRICTED :  for both muses to sneak into someplace they’re not supposed to be.

[musesgonnamuse]

who i was THEN

                     &&

                    who i am NOW

are two VASTLY different people

[xmarksthescott]

firefated​:

“ it’d  be  awkward  if  you  didn’t,  scott. ”  she  had  a  stern  look  at  first,  but  quickly  softened  at  his  touch.    “ you  know  i  melt  everytime  you  show  me  affection.  not  to  mention,  your  smile. ”    jean  knew  she  couldn’t  always  accompany  him  on  missions;  the  psyche  bond  betwixt  the  two  always  offered  comfort  while  parted.

he can’t help it, he feels 16 again. not the loneliness or overwhelming sense of responsibility that leadership often brought even then, but the warmth and ease that came with being around her. coming home to her always makes him wonder how he ever could leave in the first place. ❛ speaking of smiles --i missed yours every second i was away.  ❜ 

he doesn’t need a psychic rapport to understand her humor, he knows her that well already. and she draws the smiles out from him with ease. ❛ next time i have to go to europe for a summit, i’m taking you with me. we can do those corny boat rides and act like we’re on our honeymoon. ❜ 

[ghstmemes]

SEND ME ♡ + A SHIP AND I’LL TELL YOU…

feel free to elaborate as much as possible !

Who is the most affectionate?

Who initiates the handholding?

Who worries more for the other?

Who is more likely to ask for help?

Who is the one always losing the keys?

Who leaves little love notes for the other?

Who can’t sleep unless the other is there?

Who is more likely to propose to the other?

Who introduced the other to their family first?

Who is more likely to play with the other’s hair?

Who makes sure the other has meals/stays hydrated?

Who is more likely to stand up to anyone for the other?

Who is the most likely to prepare a surprise for the other?

Who makes the other pinky promise not to do certain things?

Who puts a blanket over the other when they fall asleep on the couch?

[filmaticbby]

Garden State (2004) dir. Zach Braff

[firefated]

“  scott,  your  wife  is  in  need  of  a  hug. ”     her  heart  beats  rampantly  at  the  sight  of  him,    of  course ;     arms  outstretch,    the  fiery  redhead  smiles  alongside  her  heart.         /  starter  call   @xmarksthescott​​

[xmarksthescott]

❛ oh yeah? works out for me --i like hugging my wife. ❜ a smile spreads, arms wrapping around her to pull her in close. he missed this, and he missed being able to call her his wife. ❛ remind me never to do solo missions abroad. way too lonely. ❜

[xmarksthescott]

xebelean​:

IT ALMOST DIDN’T FEEL REAL. her father let her go through with this, any second now she was going to wake up from this dream in her bedroom with bruises. maybe her father was just sick of taking care of her and wanted her to be someone else’s problem.

she just smiles at the mention of college– something they’d get to do together now. at least if mera could get her grades up to go to the same one as him. ❛ i think you could always smuggle me in your luggage if i don’t. ❜

❛ yeah, just us. and the various medical professionals that are going to tend to you. ❜ she teases and steals a kiss. ❛ sorry our wedding night was spent sleeping in a hospital. ❜

HE HATES THIS PLACE MORE THAN ANYTHING. the beeping of monitors, doctors swarming him, the fear in his heart that strikes every time he wakes up and notices he’s in this room instead of his own. it reminds him too much fo how he woke up in the hospital years ago, memory blank and scared beyond belief. 

but seeing her at his bedside quells all those worries so quickly. she’s here, he’s ok...she calms the storm before it can even really start. does she know how she does that? is she aware of just how amazed he is at her ability to do so?

❛ it’s alright. i still got to wake up to you so it’s a win to me. ❜

[xmarksthescott]

xebelean​:

IT ALMOST FELT WRONG to show up here. not because of the relationship— or lack thereof— she had with the team currently. it was just that it was no longer the home to her it used to be. everyone else got to build their lives here, mera had to leave because it was clear she wasn’t wanted anymore.

she wasn’t sure she was wanted anywhere anymore.

the moment he rejects the compliment she can tell scott hasn’t changed that much. he was always bad at it, it was as if he thought he wasn’t worthy of any kind words— that’s what made her shoulders slump a bit. marrying someone who was essentially the woman of his dreams didn’t even help him learn to accept himself.

❛ i’ve met plenty of people. ❜ she doubles down on the compliment, she knew how he could be. ❛ more than i would care to, actually. my point still stands, dear. ❜

SAME OLD MERA. he could deflect a compliment with ease, but she always batted it right back at him with grace and poise. she was so headstrong in the way she believed and how she felt, it always made him feel invincible when that thing she believed in so steadfast was him. 

for a moment, catching up and reliving the past is more interesting than the present. it’s simpler, happier, and filled with more good memories than bad. a part of him already begins to yearn for those days. 

❛ yeah i’ll bet you’ve met a lot of people. the whole ‘queen’ gig had to be something, huh? ❜

[xmarksthescott]

xebelean​:

MAYBE SHE WAS HER FATHER’S DAUGHTER AFTER ALL. the only time she had ever seen anger like this was from him, she had to learn this habit from someone. as much as she despised the man for what he had done to her as a child… she was more like him than she cared to admit. her saving grace was that her rage came from a wounded heart, not from the lack of one.

the pair were no strangers to bickering, they had done their fair share of that. but this wasn’t bickering— scott could likely tell just how upset she was just from the fact she actually raised her voice at him. she wasn’t just standing up for herself, she was angry at him. heartbroken.

❛ i told you my intentions from the beginning! and once again when we confessed that we had feelings for each other! i told you i love you— and even that wasn’t enough to be honest with me. ❜ she’s so angry at herself for believing anyone could feel that way about her. that anyone could truly have a genuine interest in her. ❛ so your head between my thighs wasn’t sex? do tell me what that was then— because now i truly doubt it was because you like me. ❜ the words were practically venomous at this point.

❛ clearly i don’t mean that much if you were going to keep this from me. ❜

THE MORE SHE SPEAKS, the more he realizes how stupid he’d been. what’s worse, he realizes the cowardice of it, how he should have just come clean any time that voice in his head told him to do so. uncertainty in himself and fear of meaning something to someone paralyzed him, and now he’s paying the price. he can’t even blame her for this response, really.

❛ i --i wanted to that day but i never --this was never about sex. i never even anticipated it when you pitched the idea to me. ❜ he sighs, knowing he’s screwing this up and running a hand through his hair. she says it so easily ‘i love you’, and meanwhile, the words can’t be crowbarred out of his mouth. why not? is it fear? shame? both?

❛ i stopped caring about that part of the deal and started caring about you...your happiness, your schooling. at some point the initial deal --it all started to feel like another lifetime. ❜ he sighs. ❛ i should have told you...i know. you deserved to know. you deserved to know the truth even if hadn’t been about that in a long time. ❜

[xmarksthescott]

xebelean​:

SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A BOAT shouldn’t have meant as much as it did, but she couldn’t help but assign sentimental value to the evening. if everything fell through with their plans, this could be one of the only times she gets to act like this. most of their date nights were at home— getting to do this outside was a milestone to her.

he wasn’t answering his phone in the middle of dinner for work. in fact she wasn’t even sure he had it on him tonight. it was about them only. warren couldn’t interrupt them in the middle of a heated moment, causing scott to have to go to work and leave her alone and half naked.

even better than him being focused on her— he smiled. something so beautiful and rare she wanted to commit it to her memory forever like it was the last time she ever would. and with how involved they were with each other— the risk of that being the case grew day by day.

❛ we can be quick! ❜ whether or not they actually followed through with it didn’t matter, mera climbed into his lap all the same. if nothing else she’d get extra cuddles out of it. ❛ you’re wasting time by talking, scott. ❜

HE ADMITS HE’S HAVING FUN being here with her even as she tries to persuade him for a much more thrilling ride. had he not been so worried about the prospect of being discovered, he would have let his impulse take him there. but he’s already been driven to many hasty choices where she’s concerned --and he can’t find it in himself to complain about any of them. 

the boast starts to move and as they disappear into the shadows of the ride, she starts to climb on top of him. it’s easy to say ‘we can’t’ when they’re sitting a few inches apart, it’s much harder to listen to that logical side of him when she’s pushing all the right buttons. his hands anchor at her hips, not exactly pushing her off. 

❛ someone’s gonna hear us. ❜ he warns her, slightly smiling even still. 

[xmarksthescott]

xebelean​:

A CARNIVAL WAS SUCH A SILLY THING to dream of going to, and she knew it. but it was something entirely new to her. her father never let her focus on anything other than training or studying as a child, and she wasn’t dumb enough to believe nereus would ever have taken her somewhere like this. why would he do that? it’s harder to assert ownership over someone if no one can see the grip that was placed on their arm.

maybe it was why she loved holding hands so much. it was a mutual thing for them both. a way to keep each other close but also show affection. something they both needed.

her eyes had something that had been lost long ago, a glimmer of happiness. something that came in the form of a tall star wars geek, someone who made her feel safe and wanted for the first time in forever.

she snuggled into his side as if she was agonizing over any distance between them, no matter how slight. a mischievous grin grew on her face as she leaned into whisper in his ear as the boat started moving. ❛ well, the tunnel of love is the place to prove that. ❜

HE COULD NEVER FOCUS on conversations like this, his mind always darting back to missions he’s been, guns, or his bike. it felt like his life revolved around work not because he enjoyed it particularly, but because he was good at it. who was he if he wasn’t good at his job? who was he if he wasn’t loyal to the man who saved him?

but here with her, he was actually tuned in to the conversation fully. he can’t even remember the last time he was this invested in something... the funny part is, this is also the most focused he’s seen *her* on anything. 

he rolls his eyes with a smile when she makes a sexual innuendo out of what he said. to his surprise, he actually finds it funny.  ❛  --this thing only lasts like two minutes. ❜