flowervain

[flowervain]

↪   ᵀᴴᴱ 𝑀𝐼𝐶𝐾 .    (  a  series  of  sentence  starters  from  season  1  of fox's sitcom ,  “ the mick ” .   adjust  phrasing  as  necessary . will be updated !  )

oh my god , why do you have gasoline ?!

we're fine , not that it's any of your concern .

stay out of trouble .

no , you're not coming in with me .

you're embarrassing . you embarrass me . i'm embarrassed of you .

can i bum a smoke , please ?

it's okay , i already have a dollar .

i get the sense that you're in need a lot .

i don't have a problem . you do , otherwise we wouldn't be having this conversation .

what do you mean ? you invited me .

i got into yale , that doesn't mean i'm going .

the scales of justice tip in favor of the wealthy .

if we throw enough money at this thing , i'm sure it'll go away .

let's catch up in ten years when you need another loan .

i feel like we got off on the wrong foot .

i want you to come to me with boy problems . or girl problems , i don't assume .

i know you think you're pretty clever with this plan to drink me under the table , but there's two problems ... you're not , .. & you can't .

she's not dead , i can see her breathing .

i cannot count the number of times i've been ripped off a barstool & thrown in a cage .

i should probably get out of the house , yesterday kinda got away from me .

i don't like these people . but i like you .

why are we at a poor person's restaurant ?

don't touch my stuff , psycho .

no , i don't believe you . you're lying .

uh , i don't know , maybe because you're a lying bitch .

okay , look , i understand this stuff is really hard to hear .

let's just keep our voices down , okay ?

you think i care about these idiots ?

what is wrong with you ? you're making a scene .

how's that for a scene ?! dinner & a show !

i know what you're up to , & you're not gonna get away with it .

i'm sorry , you think you're in charge ?

once all this is gone , all that's left is this . & nobody wants just this .

wait , wait , wait ! i'm coming with you !

i will only go if i have your blessing .

if you need anything at all , do not hesitate to call 911 .

[ name ] , my beautiful angel !

i heard about that little accident you had .

so , this is it ! home sweet home .

holy crap , you're alive ...

what are you doing here ? are you living at my place ?

okay , i'm sensing some major hostility here .

i thought you were dead !

don't pay attention to him , he's no one .

— i'm just kidding ! oh , i'm so sorry , your face ...

no ... you're joking — this is a joke , right ?

i'm gonna go freshen up , this'll be fun !

my legs are heavy , but my mind is light ...

wait , why is my window open ?

do i look like i'm playing games ?

we both burnt that bridge , it doesn't matter who lit the match .

i need you to do me a favor , i did you a favor .

oh , thank god you're here . you've gotta help us .

oh , i'm not going anywhere .

what do you want me to do about it ?

knock - knock ... can i come in ?

oh ... i get it . you're jealous .

enough with the guessing games , i'm freaking out over here .

fine . i'll fix this myself .

i thought we agreed i'm the boss ?!

if you saw my silence as agreeing with you , that's on you .

don't take it personally , his heart just isn't for sale .

not now , [ name ] , i'm gloating .

[ name ] ?! since when do you smoke ?

HEY .. !! [ name ] . just the person i wanted to see .

i haven't gone this long without a smoke in years .

either be part of the solution or get the hell out .

well , now i feel like you're lying .

regardless of how we got here , i'm having a really good time .

is it ? is it creepy to be ahead of everybody at all times ?

i want to squeeze you around your neck until you can't breathe .

i said that forever ago when i was young and dumb .

if i were you , i would take this opportunity to lay low .

that's the opposite of what i just suggested .

[ name ] , you've been overruled .

i don't mean to offend you , you don't fit the [ surname ] brand .

it's already happening , we're becoming socially radioactive .

i'm sorry , that night is a blur of bad pinot and intolerable conversation .

oh , so you're a liar too ?

i was sitting at home , and then i remembered you're not my boss .

what's the matter ? little plan didn't work ?

#// blows dust off this blog

[flowervain]

"it is easier to sell a crown than a girl, is it not?” 

she feels like she could easily turn into a broken record, repeating herself about how this all could have been avoided if the girl had simply listened. she’s tried so hard to warn her of the dangers, to dissuade her to want anything from the world outside their safe haven, and what does she get as thanks for all her hard work? This fiasco. 

“if you think about it all too hard you’re going to make yourself sick, flower. we need to put it all behind us now, and appreciate the safety of our home, yes?”

" oh. " of course, how stupid could she be ? she nearly, nearly flinches as gothel untangles a petal from her hair. every inch of her feels raw, as though she'd taken a too - hot bath and been scrubbed within an inch of bleeding. she holds still — she can't bear to shoulder the weight of a reprimand on top of everything else this evening.

" you're right, the pair . . . the brothers . . . " rapunzel stumbles for the words to describe them. more ruffian than eugene, like a pair of villains from a picture book. " it just doesn't make sense. he was running from them, too . . . why would he give them something more valuable than the crown ? "

#rapunzael

[flowervain]

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[flowervain]

smile turns stilted and hand is slowly withdrawn, no longer willing to entertain such thoughts; they lead to yearning and her patience grows thin.

"i go out because i have to. but i am always careful, and take as little time as possible to obtain what we need. what little good i had in my life before you was taken from me, because of the world out there. because of the people out there. i did not have the luxury of having a 'calling'."

it's an old refrain, a song she knows as well as her incantation. the world outside, anything beyond these walls, is deadly. tragic. downright venomous. and yet, wholly mysterious beyond its evils. it's silly to press, she knows, but if she never tries . . .

" but you still leave, to gather food and such nice things for us. it can't all be bad if everything that bears fruit is beyond these walls . . . and what came before me ? certainly you had another calling for you before then ! "

#rapunzael #rapunzel pls you're too close to unlocking backstory here

[flowervain]

Mother knows best 🗡️

#mother knows best (self) #// i love seeing artwork of her pop up

[flowervain]

fingers pull cloak more securely around her as though it could obscure the view of her form entirely in the garden's evening gloominess. usually there isn't anyone else out this late in the night, though to be fair it wouldn't really matter if what she was doing wasn't meant to be painstakingly secret. it would be unwise to share the information she has managed to scrape together with any strangers.

"it's fine," she replies cooly, attempting to move along as discreetly as possible. might as well wait to try and search again tomorrow night to avoid creating reason for suspicion or curiosity to grow by lingering too long.

"i was not expecting anyone else to be here myself. but i heard this garden had something to boast about in regard to its... floral aspects. i wanted to see for myself it was true."

random starter for ˗ˏˋ @flowervain , *

Meg jumps. SOMEONE IS HERE. She'd been strolling through the marble garden, alone, and she hadn't been followed . . . she'd been careful about that.

Usually this place was quiet ; void of any other beings at this time of night. Perhaps a rogue critter, or . . . of course, the Lord of the Dead, should he find her. And he could find her. He often did.

But when Meg turns around to investigate the rustling, sharply and fearfully, it's not Hades' blue smile of knives that greets her : it's a woman. She looks shifty ; eyes glinting with purpose, enormous hair tucked beneath the hood of a cloak that's roomy enough for a weapon, no doubt . . . but she's also . . . mortal. THANKFULLY.

Meg's arms drop from readied stance beside her ; she hugs her forearms instead, gently, shrinking her form. She then lets them fall to her side.

❝ Sorry. Didn't know anyone else was here. ❞ Meg raises a brow, watching the other. She's not entirely calm, yet. ❝ You uh . . . lookin' for something? ❞

#keepmovinjunior #// don't apologize i am so glad to see it!

[flowervain]

thumb briefly slides up to give the girl's cheek a whisper of a caress, the illusion of affection.

"well, you happen to be the grandest thing to be meant for me," she maintains, "there is nothing of more importance, dear. i have all i need right here in this tower. far fetched destinies and the like only end in tragedy and disappointment."

rapunzel's eyes glint with a fond sort of exaspiration. the question had circled her brain for the better part of the day, and now that she'd had the chance to ask . . . she gets such a positively motherly answer !

" i mean, besides me. " she tilts her head just so, seeking further affection from an otherwise functional gesture, " out in the world. do you think there's some grand thing that's meant for you ? "

#rapunzael #// i am so glad !!

[flowervain]

just a little reminder:

you are not obligated to maintain your blog or upkeep of content. sometimes i feel like we get wrapped up in the fact that tumblr always has to be on. always posting content, always responding, consistently churning out new things but that can be really draining. don’t burn yourself out for the sake of this website. if you need to take time away or just want to stop it all together, that’s absolutely 100% valid. and if anyone’s ever made you feel like it’s not, i’m here to tell you it is! you do what’s best for you. and i always say, the minute it starts feeling like a job, take a step back and reflect. that’s not what this is about you know? sometimes it can get stressful and chaotic, but at the end of the day we’re all just tryna have fun. 

#// always a good reminder

[flowervain]

@rapunzael asked: do you think you have a destiny ?

"well, of course i do, my flower," she croons, hands delicately reaching out to tilt the young girl's chin up to look her in the eye, "mine is to look after you."

#rapunzael

[flowervain]

↪ 𝐹𝐼𝐿𝐿𝑂𝑅𝑌 ⅋ 𝐅𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 . ( a collection of sentence starters from season one of syfy's the magicians . adjust phrasing as necessary . this prompt will be updated as time goes on . )

it's always something with you , isn't it ? it's always an emergency .

look , this is your responsibility .

wow , nice trick . i'm sure you're a hit at parties .

so ... you think you're ready .

i called you . all weekend . where were you ?

okay , we have got to pull you together .

you can't run away hard enough , can you ?

i know where you were all weekend .

life is raw , everybody medicates .

i love you . call me , okay ?

am i hallucinating ?

come on , or you'll miss it .

can i start over ? please .

i'm going to make sure you don't remember a thing .

playing with time is such difficult magic .

don't bother trying to compare yourself .

it's good to be aware the world is blatantly unfair .

it's my fault that they said that .

if you think my family is some sort of advantage , you've been misinformed .

maybe i wouldn't let myself forget .

that was before i knew there was something else .

it's really okay if this is not your thing .

you're hurting yourself , & you're not okay .

i just needed to see if i was right .

we've been watching you for quite a while now .

hello ? do you need help ?

you feel right because you're starting towards your destiny .

for some reason , you're involved . so be involved .

look , hold that thought , okay ?

i'm obviously coming with you .

there's no such thing as safe magic .

what is this place exactly , besides a health hazard ?

you ask a lot of questions .

jesus , you didn't tell me you were dangerous .

it's a little bit bigger than messing up .

there's a bad story every few years around here .

can you just help me live with myself ?

i'm gonna tell you something deep & dark & personal now .

i'm trying to tell you , you are not alone here .

i don't know . i wanna be your friend , i guess .

you should hate me right now .

the last thing i wanted to do growing up was read fantasy .

let's just say life wasn't exactly non-stop fun growing up .

if you're guilty , i'm guilty .

come do something stupid with me before you go .

okay , you know what ? i'm not interested in your personal issues .

this isn't just some lark to me , just so you know .

i mean seriously , what do they expect , you know ?

look , you can't run away from you .

there's nothing i can do in this moment to stop the comet from crashing into the earth , is there ?

i keep trying to tell myself that this is somehow better .

you don't see color & want to go back to black & white .

you can't help , & i can't help you .

what the hell was that , you maniac ?

why would you ever trust anyone ?

i'm willing to teach the right people what i know . & i know a lot .

you're lucky i can fix this .

hey , have you heard of karma ? sometimes it's instant .

i'm generous with you , considering .

get me everything on this list . this week .

why even ask , if you'll just forget it again ?

that's not a real answer .

you're a much better liar than i expected you to be .

do you think you have a destiny ?

there is no destiny . no born heroes .

you can either step up to it or not , that's up to you .

this is your problem , that you should solve !

#//reblogs this before i go to work #feel free to send a bunch.

[flowervain]

"he traded you for it," she reminds the girl, lips turned down in disdain as though the concept had not been fabricated by her to begin with (and she would do it all again in a heartbeat if it meant rapunzel remained confined here). fingers pluck a stray petal still tangled up in golden locks and discards it in her basket as though it were a piece of trash; she could not wait until this whole affair was behind them with the door firmly shut to keep it out.

"took the crown and left you to those ruffians because he knew they would see the value in its power. he couldn't let you suspect anything by seeming too interested."

when gothel speaks, rapunzel can nearly feel the cords becoming untethered from such a twisted web. it hadn't been long at all, had it ? for eugene to weave a persona with innocent - enough intentions to lure her from the tower, into the danger of the world, into taverns and kingdoms and wide open waters . . .

she's afraid, as the memory lingers, that she's going to become ill.

" he didn't want my hair. " rapunzel processes the detail numbly, her furrowing eyebrows betraying the little thought she could spare it past the haze of anger and confusion. " he didn't say anything about it, didn't do anything funny with it. it's as though he couldn't have cared at all about it. "

#rapunzael #sorry the reply came so quick but i saw this and got a burst of muse

[flowervain]

"looks can be deceiving, dear," she sighs with what is hopefully convincing gravity, "people will do whatever it takes to get what they want, they don't care who they hurt in the process. if that means going along with a facade for a time, they'll do it without hesitation. your thief was no different. he seemed to be a man of many faces-- hid his fangs and lies well."

the change of heart of the young man had been a surprise, but it hadn't been difficult to find a way around it. or rather, find a way to use it to her advantage once she learned of rapunzel's affections for him.

the words send ice crawling down rapunzel's spine. had eugene been . . . evil ? to accompany her all the way into the kingdom, to share of himself and his childhood so freely in the firelight, to lead her out into the water and speak of dreams with such sincerity . . .

and then leave. that was the rub, was it not ?

" i didn't think evil would look that way. " a fist rises to wipe furiously at her cheek, to catch the gathering of tears before she appeared too unbecoming. " i thought it would always have pointy teeth, or knives . . . he was kind to me. "

#rapunzael #happy new year to you too!

[flowervain]

it is not often she is known to be kind, even less so is she thanked for it. but cautious smile remains plastered to her lips, determined to get this wandering young woman away from her caged bird. she could not give anything away, could not seem like there was anything to hide. if the girl was not from around here, she may not know the stories of the stolen princess ( and therefore would have nothing to be suspicious of ).

"ah, well, as i said there has been no trace of any people this way, nor of any horses," she reaches out to take the girl's arm and gently move with her away from where she's come, "there is a bit of a beaten path just west of here-- perhaps i might show you the way? it is where most go when in route to the kingdom, and i happen to be on my way there; perhaps your father has not strayed too far from it."

" oh , thank you for the kindness nonetheless .. " such kindness was almost barren where she came. ( the provincial life offers great judgment to anyone who was different .. )

" well , yes ! he must've gone that way --- " she points without knowledge of the dangerous road towards the world's greatest kept secret that is hidden away behind green vines. " papa was off to a great fair , you see. he's going to be a wonderful inventor someday. " no one believed in her father half as much as belle had. he was destined for greatness. even if belle would be the only one who knew this , she was certain that all good things would come to those who were patient enough.

" although .. something terrible must have happened to him. philippe , our horse .. he .. " but now that she has time to adjust to the surroundings , philippe does not seem to be anywhere in sight. her hand comes to rest upon her own forehead , attempting to think back at past circumstances leading up to this moment of slumber's awakening.

" how strange. i can't seem to remember a thing. oh , papa .. please be alright. " these words are soft.

#peculiarbeauty

[flowervain]

fingers tighten ever-so-slightly around the fruit she's packing away into a basket, dismissiveness evaporating to make space for frustration. rapunzel had grown up to be a dreamer, and that had been fine until dreams became yearning for more, and now she was no longer as complacent to stay as she used to. that-- that was a problem. that wouldn't do.

to say yes, even once, to give her that one ounce of freedom, would be too much. because that little bit would be enough to make the child want more, and then more, until she would no longer desire to return to the tower, and then what? it was a risk gothel could not take.

"i have told you before, rapunzel," voice is low, but enunciation is sharp, ensuring the girl understands every syllable, "my answer is no. that will not change, do you hear me? they are just lights, that's all there is to it. are they really worth the danger you would be in out there?"

SHAME BURNS THROUGH HER LIKE A RISING FLAME, a fire stoked too high upon her stove that makes her heart beat in double - time. she's sixteen and restless, and the days slip by leading up to the floating lights too quickly. if she doesn't ask now, they'd never make it in time.

there's a finality in mother's tone that quiets her. it's both question and answer. not only a no, but a punishment. it's silly. it's fruitless. it's the only thing she's ever wanted.

" i do. " she starts simply, as unsure as she is if one is even warranted. " i just thought . . . " the words pick up pace as she attempts to beat the next reprimand.

" the lights appear in the same direction every year, and it's the same way i see you go to collect supplies sometimes ! it wouldn't be terribly difficult for me to . . . join you ? just once ? "

@flowervain asked : “ do you ever hear yourself? ”

#rapunzael #yesssss

[flowervain]

MATHANAIR ; MOTHER BEAR QUEEN ELINOR from pixar's BRAVE // penned by kira indie / selective / low activity / sideblog

#// going to try to be here

[flowervain]

"heaven forbid they actually shoulder some responsibility."

PETER IS INCLINED TO AGREE WITH HER. “AND THEY ALWAYS BLAME US.” HIS TONE IS EXTREMELY BITTER and he makes no effort to disguise it. He’s sick and tired of being made the bad guy. He knows Gothel is, too.

#hauntthumans

[flowervain]

"such judgement from a woman whose plight seemed to be enough reason to steal and destroy an ancient magic. and for what? your kingdom's legacy? your life? sounds awfully vain to me."

❝ You'll have to forgive me if I don't accept critique on my behavior from a woman who kidnapped an infant for the sake of her vanity. Or don't forgive me, it doesn't matter. ❞

#sunlightswallowed