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vendettamuses · 10 months
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Unlikely Alliance In A Lion's Den
⚔️ Closed starter for @dragetunge 's Hiccup! ⚔️
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The cold, dark stone walls of the dungeon provided little in the way of comfort for any prisoner. Stale air was heavy with the scent of decomposing plant matter, mildew, and the faintest hint of salt from the sea outside. The distant waves might have been a soothing ambiance if they weren’t accompanied by the distant agonized rumbles of beasts as they rattled their chains, or the click of Deathgripper claws as they scraped against the rocky ground while on patrol.
Grimmel had spared no expense in making this dungeons a truly secure and isolating place. Wrought iron and steel bars, thick and bound together in tightly knit formations of cages matched the chains that dangled from the walls of each cell, their weight more than enough to wear down even the hardiest of prisoners. In this instance, such privilege was granted to the dragon in the cell beside Hiccup’s. She lay there, half-dazed and hopeless as she tucked her wings around herself. Her jaw was wired shut with a muzzle, her limbs and tail weighed down by chains.
Hiccup, for whatever reason, remained unchained. Grimmel felt that any attempt to escape on his part would be useless. He needed little more than but to disarm the so-called Chief of Berk before imprisoning him along the beast. Nothing more. If what he’s heard was true, any attempt by the boy to slip out would be met by a quick response from the patrolling Deathgrippers. And oh how he’d gloated about that fact.
All while sitting at a workbench across from the duo, mixing together samples of venom to create the perfect cocktail to finally end the Night Fury species. “Some chief you turned out to be.” He taunted.
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vendettavalor · 2 months
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The Dwarf's Apprentice
⚔️ For @dragetunge GOW Verse Hiccup ⚔️
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"Absolutely fucking not."
Brok had sworn off anything to do with the Aesir after that damned incident with Thor. Fucking Mjolnir. If he'd had known what kind of havoc the God of Thunder intended to wreak with that thing - at Odin's behest no less - if he had known what it would have cost him, he would have chucked the very hunk of metal he'd just to forge the damn weapon into the deepest depths of Helheim itself.
He hid it well, though perhaps less so after his split with Sindri - but the guilt stayed with him. Knowing that he had helped forge such a weapon of destruction gnawed at him. And it very well might have eaten away at him completely had it not been for Laufey and the Leviathan Axe - the one weapon to match the hammer and potentially put an end to the drunken oaf's madness. It wasn't enough to make up for his hand in the slaughter. Seldom it was. But it was a start to putting an end to the madness and making things right.
And Brok had learned to live with that, hard as it was to swallow.
This on the other hand - this was not something he was willing to entertain. Not at first anyway. Of course, when it came to any sort of "request" made by Odin, it typically didn't come with much of a choice. And Brok had been fully willing to stake his life on standing his ground this time. At least, until the name Valka was mentioned. For as much as he despised the Aesir and their corrupted ways of doing things, he knew Valka was fair and just. A fine valkyrie whom he'd crafted a good many pieces of armor for with respect- though not so many weapons. She was a good woman, always trying to do the right thing. Where she was now, he did not know. But if for no other reason than to honor her, he agreed.
And he made that fact very clear.
"This ain't no favor for the All-Fucker or his General, y'hear? I'm doin' this in honor of Lady Valka. Make sure her little loin-sprout knows how to make himself a proper set of armor to keep himself safe, just the way she woulda wanted." The dwarf barked out gruffly, eyes fixed on the young boy before him. Without much more fanfare, he abruptly turned and began waddling into his workshop, waving at Hiccup to follow.
"Well, get a move on then! You got a lot to learn and I ain't holdin' your hand for it. The forge dies and you'll be the first one fixin' it up again."
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fantasmalforces · 2 years
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💜 @hcsuffered liked for a starter with Brahm! 💜
For once, he’s not in the forest.
Someways up the mountain where his cave is, on the other side of some stone cliffs overlooking the meadow the belt of trees and shrubbery that separates it from the distant road is a little cottage. A witch’s winter home. And every year at the start of the winter season, the Nightcaller makes his way up the steep crags to lay in the field behind her home. He lays in the wildflowers, watching the wild deer and the birds as they come to the edge of the lake to sip from water so clear, the fish that live in the deepest part of it are still visible even from the very edge of the bank. It’s a necessary trip. One to help maintain himself as he makes an attempt to hibernate through the coldest part of the season.
And this time, he’s brought Mark with him!
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“Well!” The kindly old witch exclaims, laughing as she leans back on the stump she’s perched on before the cryptid. Her German accent is thick and sweet as an old, loving grandmother’s. “He’s not usually so well-behaved! He must be trying to impress you.~” The woman coos to Mark, teasing the beast with a pat on his bony snout before returning to clipping down his long claws. He grunts softly, jerking in her grasp with every loud, resounding CLICK from her clippers and watching as he loses inches off of his false-hooves. “This is your first time accompanying him, yes? Perhaps I should show you what I’m doing here so you two won’t have to make such a long journey up here next year.”
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vendettacanons · 2 years
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In A Blink
⚔️ For @origcmibird ⚔️
The new morning sun warmed Mei’s back. It took all of her strength to to push herself up off the hard ground with a whimper. Bright eyes fluttered for a moment, squinting at the intense brightness of the light shining down on her. Reaching a hand up, she pushed her glasses up to rub at her eyes and let them adjust so she could finally look around. The orange trees, the hills and the stream, the distant bustling village... This wasn’t her temple.
Mei’s eyes widened and she darted up, shrugging off the soreness in his limbs and staggering toward the settlement. She leaned against the entrance of the gate, looking around with wide eyes. Easy, Lee. This is no time to panic. She didn’t recognize any of the faces that were passing by her. She didn’t recognize their clothing or their homes. She squinted a bit, noticing the paper lanterns and the festivities. Old Japanese traditions. Maybe she ended up in a different area on Ontario and didn’t realize it? The more she looked around though, the less sure of that she could be.
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As Mei pressed on through the village, she kept her hands close to her chest, observing everything with great interest; equal parts fear and curiosity. She didn’t know this place, and she knew that with her own ceremonial wear she must be standing out like a sore thumb. She paused for a moment in the middle of the town square, jumping and startling a bit as she felt someone bump into her from behind. She quickly turned around, sparing the boy a nervous glance and a quick, “excuse me- I’m sorry!”
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inspirationalucky · 4 days
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👁️ EPIC: The Musical: Act One, The Cyclops Saga sentence starters. Because the lines are just That Good. Going by the exact lyrics, definitely change things to fit your muse's situation<3
Polyphemus
"I've gotta hand it to you both, this is quite the treat."
''It's almost too perfect, too good to be true."
"Why would the lotus eaters pass up on all this food?"
"We're just travelers, we come in peace."
"What gives you the right to deal a pain so deep?"
"Don't you know that pain you sow is pain you reap?"
"Your life now is in my hand."
"Before I'm done, you will learn that it's not so fun to take."
"You came to my home to steal."
"A trade, you see? Take from you like you took from me."
"There's been a misunderstanding!"
"Now that I see we've done some damage, maybe you and I can make a deal?"
"I'll give you our finest treasure so long as we leave alive."
"A trade, you see? A gift from you, and a gift from me."
"I'd like to thank you. Stranger, what's your name?"
"My name is Nobody."
"I'm so glad we see eye to eye."
"You shall be the final man to die.
Survive
"If we're defeated, they're good as dead."
"No backup, no chance for support."
"Show me, how great is your will to survive?"
"Six hundred lives at stake."
"It's just one life to take."
"No dying on me now, defeat is not allowed!"
"We must live through this day!"
"Show him that we're deadly!"
"Don't let him get close!"
"He can't land a blow if we're out of reach."
"Stand up and fight for your lives!"
"He's got a club!"
"You've hurt me enough."
"You're dying here and now, escape is not allowed."
"You won't live through this day, now die."
Remember Them
"We must move quickly, we don't have much time."
"He didn't notice I mixed lotus in his wine."
"Mark my words now, this is not the end."
"What'll we do with our fallen friends?"
"We are not to let them die in vain."
"We're the ones who carry on the flames of those who've gone."
"This is how we're getting out of here."
"Let's kill him!"
"Who hurts you?"
"There are more of them?"
"Captain, we should run!"
"If nobody hurts you, be silent."
"He's still a threat until he's dead! Finish it."
"What good would killing do when mercy is a skill more of this world could learn to use?"
"The blood we shed, it never dries."
"Is this what it means to be a warrior of the mind?"
"When we met I led with peace."
"Remember them the next time that you dare choose not to spare!"
"Remember them, remember us... remember me!"
"I am neither man nor mythical."
"I am your darkest moment!"
My Goodbye
You were reckless, sentimental at best."
"That's not a teaching of mine."
"You've grown soft, your dead friends can attest."
"Put your emotions aside."
"You're a warrior meant to lead the rest."
"I don't know where I went wrong!"
"I warned you, and you failed the test"
"This way you'll know what your place is."
"This way when all is over you'll keep yours and I'll keep mine."
"This way you won't disappoint me."
"Unlike you, every time someone dies I'm left to deal with the strain."
"What a title that a goddess could lend if I'll never sleep at night?"
"I'll remind you I saw you as a friend, but now we're done."
"This way you won't plague my life."
"You're out of sight and out of mind!"
"This way, you close the door and have your damn goodbye!"
"You're not looking for a mentor, I'm not looking for a friend."
"I mistook you for a General. What a waste of effort spent."
"At least I know what I'm fighting for while you're fighting to be known."
"Since you claim you're so much wiser, why's your life spent all alone? You're alone!"
"One day you'll hear what I'm saying. One day you might understand. One day, but not day."
"After all, you're just a man."
"This day you sever your own head."
"This day you lost it all."
"Consider this as my goodbye!"
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seiya-starsniper · 1 year
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"You mean nothing to me"
(From Hit 'em where it hurts sentence starters!)
Hello friend, I hope you are ready for the absolute unhinged angst I am about to unleash on your person!
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“You dare suggest one such as I might need your companionship,” Dream growls, indignance spreading through him like poison.
Hob looks taken aback by the outrage. But he steels his expression and answers, “Yes, Yes I do.”
They stare at one another in tense silence, neither willing to back down from the stance they have taken. Dream thinks there are possibly more comfortable spaces in Hell. But he does not have to suffer this accusation, this idea that he might be a lonely creature. 
“Then I shall take my leave of you and prove you wrong,” Dream finally says, moving to stand and leave the tavern.
“Wait, stop!” Hob yelps, grabbing Dream by the arm. It is only through sheer willpower that Dream does not change shape, does not submit to his Nightmare form and try to claw at the man that holds him. 
“Release me,” Dream commands. “Now.”
“I will not,” Hob growls, “Not until you’ve calmed down.”
“This conversation,” Dream insists, “is over. You mean nothing to me, Hob Gadling, and I am leaving you.”
Hob stutters, perhaps surprised at the vehemence of Dream’s tone, and his hold loosens on Dream, who uses the opportunity to walk away as fast as possible. 
“I’ll tell you what!” Hob yells at Dream’s retreating back. “I’ll be here in 100 years time. And if you’re here too, it’ll be because we’re friends! No other reason!” 
Dream ignores Hob’s taunt, does not turn to look back to offer a biting remark. He walks through the rain without stopping, cold fury making a home within his heart.
It is one of the worst mistakes of his long lived existence. 
When Dream finally escapes his glass prison, after he has recovered his tools of office and spoken to his sister, he goes to look for Hob Gadling at The White Horse.
The White Horse is no longer standing in its original location. It has been instead replaced by…a housing development. Flats, as the modern world now calls them. 
It is an abomination.
Dream looks into the minds of each of the occupants of the development, hoping to find…he does not know. But he does not find Hob Gadling there.
Dream has lived for eons, he knows that human memory is short, that old things will always give way to the new once they have outlived their function. But Hob and the White Horse had always been a constant for Dream over the centuries. To know that they too have faded in his absence…
Dream has not felt heartbreak since Calliope, had thought himself dulled to pain and yearning after the tragedy of Orpheus, and yet this feeling, this emptiness, this hollowness, cannot be anything but that. 
Dream regrets. He regrets his words to Hob in 1889, spoken not in anger, he now realizes, but in fear. He did not wish to be known so intimately by another being, let alone a mortal, of all things. Hob had gotten too close, too fast, and Dream…Dream had rejected him by telling him their time together had meant nothing to him. 
It is no wonder then, that Dream cannot find a single trace of Hob anywhere in London. He walks and he walks, and looks into both the sleeping and waking dreams of the populace, but there are no signs of Hob’s face in any of their minds.
His message to Dream is clear. He does not want to be found. 
Dream retreats back to the Dreaming and ignores the concerned questions of Lucienne and Matthew, insisting he be left alone in his chambers. 
Alone with nothing but the memory of their last conversation together, Dream fashions a table from dreamstuff, careful to reproduce every notch and dent. It takes some time, but soon the setting of the dreamscape he crafts is complete, and Dream stands before the table, waiting.
Finally, the scene begins. 
“Hello, old friend,” the apparition of Hob Gadling greets him.  
Dream smiles.
“Hello, Hob.”
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goodnightmemes · 1 year
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DUNE (2021) SENTENCE STARTERS
❛ Dreams are messages from the deep. ❜
❛ Why do we have to go through all of this when it’s already been decided? ❜
❛ You look tired. More dreams? ❜
❛ There is no call we do not answer. There is no faith that we betray. ❜
❛ So, it’s done? ❜
❛ Can I trust you with something? ❜
❛ I’ve been having dreams. ❜
❛ That’s a good omen right there, right? ❜
❛ I saw you lying dead. Fallen in battle. ❜
❛ Dreams make good stories, but everything important happens when we’re awake, because that’s where we make things happen. ❜
❛ I need you by my side. ❜
❛ I want you sitting in on my council, learn what I do. ❜
❛ If your answer is “no” you’ll still be the only thing I ever needed you to be, my son. ❜
❛ I found my own way to it. Maybe you’ll find yours. ❜
❛ Don’t stand with your back to the door. How many times do we have to tell you? ❜
❛ That’s rude. ❜
❛ I’m not in the mood today. ❜
❛ You fight when the necessity arises, no matter the mood. Now, fight! ❜
❛ You don’t get it, do you? You don’t really understand the grave nature of what’s happening to us. ❜
❛ You have to be ready. ❜
❛ When is a gift not a gift? ❜
❛ Not a word of this to anyone. ❜
❛ Remember your training. ❜
❛ Defiance in the eyes, like his father. ❜
❛ Come here. Kneel. ❜
❛ How dare you use the Voice on me? ❜
❛ Why are you doing this? ❜
❛ An animal caught in a trap will gnaw off its own leg to escape. What will you do? ❜
❛ I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. ❜
❛ Fear is the little death that brings obliteration. ❜
❛ If you had been unable to control your impulses like an animal, we could not have let you live. ❜
❛ You have more than one birthright. ❜
❛ Do you often dream things that happen just as you dreamt them? ❜
❛ Goodbye, young human. I hope you’ll live. ❜
❛ Did you have to go that far? ❜
❛ Do you see so little hope? ❜
❛ All part of the plan. ❜
❛ How does it feel to walk on a new world? ❜
❛ Let’s get you out of the sun. The heat can kill in this place. ❜
❛ They see what they’ve been told to see. ❜
❛ What do they say about this hell hole again? ❜
❛ If you mean to harm me, I must warn you whatever you’re hiding, it won’t be enough. ❜
❛ When you have lived with a prophecy for so long the moment of revelation is a shock. ❜
❛ You shouldn’t be out here at this time of the day. ❜
❛ I failed you today. There’s no excuse. ❜
❛ They tried to take the life of my son! ❜
❛ I don’t give a damn about your honor. You want absolution? Go catch some spies. ❜
❛ Allow them the dignity of exile. ❜
❛ I give you my word. We would not harm them. ❜
❛ The desert takes the weak. ❜
❛ A hostage? I love it. ❜
❛ I have to tell you, I’ve never come so close to dying. ❜
❛ I respect the personal dignity of any man that respects mine. ❜
❛ Name what you want. If it’s in my power to grant I’ll give it and ask for nothing. ❜
❛ Why don’t you stay. We would honor you. ❜
❛ Honor requires that I be elsewhere. ❜
❛ I know who you are. ❜
❛ You wait till you see it. It’s beautiful out there. ❜
❛ So what happens now? ❜
❛ We won’t make it. You have to evacuate. ❜
❛ It’s getting close, guys. We better abandon the ship now. ❜
❛ There is protocol for a reason, if we take one step out we’re as good as dead. ❜
❛ I recognize your footsteps. ❜
❛ What’s wrong with you? Come on. Let’s go. ❜
❛ You cannot take such risks. You do have responsibilities. ❜
❛ We’ve been set up to fail. ❜
❛ Take good care of your family. ❜
❛ The desert’s not kind to humans either. ❜
❛ I had a vision. My eyes were wide open. ❜
❛ I thought I saw my death, only it wasn’t. ❜
❛ I know you’re pregnant. ❜
❛ Anyone who defies us will fall. ❜
❛ There’s something you need to know about [name]. ❜
❛ I trusted you completely, even when you walked in shadows. Now I’m asking you this one thing. ❜
❛ If anything happens will you protect our son? ❜
❛ Why are you having these thoughts? ❜
❛ I thought we’d have more time. ❜
❛ I should have married you. ❜
❛ I had no choice. ❜
❛ I will do what I can. And you will kill a man for me. ❜
❛ Why not just cut their throats? ❜
❛ Don’t you dare touch my mother. ❜
�� Kill him. ❜
❛ For hundreds of years we’ve traded blood for blood. But no more. ❜
❛ Here I am, here I remain! ❜
❛ It’s not safe for you here. ❜
❛ I am commanded to say nothing, to see nothing. ❜
❛ The Emperor sent us here to die. ❜
❛ You’re scared. I can see it. Tell me, please, what do you fear? ❜
❛ Somebody help me, please. ❜
❛ You know who you are. ❜
❛ Get off me! You did this to me! ❜
❛ It’s recycled water from the tent. Sweat and tears. ❜
❛ Yet you risk your life to help us. ❜
❛ The storm will be here in a few hours. We’ll be safe here. ❜
❛ Would you bear witness? ❜
❛ You’d make a play for the throne? ❜
❛ He brought you here to kill you. ❜
❛ You’re a lost boy hiding in a hole in the ground. ❜
❛ I’ve seen your dream. ❜
❛ We have to go. We have no choice. ❜
❛ You’re not coming with us? ❜
❛ The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve. But a reality to experience. ❜
❛ Nothing survives such a storm. ❜
❛ Don’t be frightened. Even a little desert mouse can survive. ❜
❛ You’ll need to face your fears. ❜
❛ You have much to learn. And I will show you the ways of the desert. ❜
❛ I think this is the right direction. ❜
❛ We are not alone. ❜
❛ Do not run. You will only waste your bodies water. ❜
❛ We have powerful friends. You help us off world, you will be well rewarded. ❜
❛ What wealth can you offer beyond the water in your flesh. ❜
❛ Why didn’t you say you were a weirding woman and a fighter? ❜
❛ I would not have let you hurt my friends. ❜
❛ You talk like a leader, but the strongest leads. ❜
❛ Don’t be frightened. Don’t resist. ❜
❛ When you take a life, you take your own. ❜
❛ I want you to die with honor. ❜
❛ You should welcome my blade. This world will kill you. Quicker this way. ❜
❛ Do you yield? ❜
❛ There is no yielding under the Amtal rule, only death is the test of that. ❜
❛ [name] has never killed a man. ❜
❛ You’re one of us now. A life for a life. ❜
❛ [name] needs to get off world. You must have ways. You have smugglers, you have ships. ❜
❛ My road leads into the desert. ❜
❛ If you’ll have us, we will come. ❜
❛ This is only the beginning. ❜
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beels-burger-babe · 1 year
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For Forever With You - Pt 1
***It's been a looooong time since I've written and I deeply apologize! However I'm back with our favourite wizard man! A long time ago, I wrote a little fic called "A Magical Bond" and now, after at least a year and a half, we go back to that MC and Solomon and discover their story. This is going to be a series with a new part for each era of their life that I cover. Thanks @jxcyt for the inspiration! I hope you enjoy 😊 -B ***
Summary: Two humans — one plain and dreadfully average, the other an immortal who thought he had seen an experienced it all. In any other world, they would go most of their lives without ever meeting and be destined for another, but not in this one.
Part 2
1920s
Trumpets and saxophones swelled around Solomon as he sipped on a martini, observing the dazzling lights and sparkling dresses at the dive bar he had found on his way home.
Despite all the noise and glamour, he couldn't help but smile.
This was what he loved about humanity. The vibrancy. The life.
The last few decades had been so drab in comparison with all the dark colours and constricting societal rules but now ...
He laughed as a woman squealed as her partner twirled her before extending her out away from him. The two giggled before continuing to do the Charleston around each other with their arms waving about.
It looked fun. Solomon made a mental note to try and learn it before it went out of style.
"Pardon me, sir. Did you want a refill on your drink?"
He glanced down at the now-empty glass, before looking up. He felt his eyes widen as he took in your face. "It's you!" He couldn't help but shout in surprise, taking a second to take in your appearance — the serving uniform you were wearing looked exquisite on you. It was quite different from the modest, neck-high garbs that he had last seen you in, though he supposed that was due in part to the change in times. He glanced around from you to the rambunctious crowd around the two of you. "What are you doing in a place like this? Last I checked, it was 1910 and you were a cute, quiet librarian making a modest living."
You cracked a smile, pouring his drink with the same delicate, professional touch that he remembered you carrying even as you shelved books. "The war, for starters. Library couldn't afford to stay open."
Solomon huffed, taking a hearty gulp of his drink. "Shame. I quite like your little collection of books. It was a quiet haven. I'll miss it."
"I'm aware," you responded with a teasing lilt in your voice that caught the wizard's attention. "You swung by nearly every day. To be honest, I'm as surprised to see you here as you are to see me."
Solomon paused taking a moment to observe the situation. Both of you, not quite strangers but not quiet friends, find yourselves at the same woefully tasteless speakeasy and happen to find each other. The smile on your face told him that's a good thing. And maybe it was the alcohol, but while he usually doesn't allow himself to get too close to mortals, there was something about the sparkle in your eyes that was drawing him in like a moth to the flame.
It had always been that way with you. He still vividly remembered the first time he ran into your quaint library to escape the rain, and there you were, warm and light, offering him a towel to dry off with and tea. He was hardly one to say no to such welcoming company. When he returned a second time, he had told you it was for the books, and that was true in part — you had quite the collection of vintage scripts he hadn't had the opportunity to read in some time — but he wanted to observe the compassionate creature that had taken him in. It wasn't long before coming to the library, perusing your stock, and people-watching became a hobby of his.
There was a strange ache in his chest when he went to visit you again one day, only to find the door boarded up and windows darkened.
He smiled and leaned in closer to you, "Perhaps I'm more than just the bookworm you thought I was. You seem well aware that a person can have several facets to themselves," he tilted his head, eyes flickering towards the door before returning to yours once more. "Would you care to learn mine?"
Your eyes widened, and he couldn't help but feel his smile grow as an adorably flustered look fretted across your expression. "I- I um-" you chuckled nervously, "You're more sly than I thought. I didn't take you for a cake-eater, mr ...." You blinked in sudden confusion. "Oh. All those visits to the library and I never caught your name."
"Solomon," he explained with a smirk. "And I meant no harm with my offer. Just a walk together on this lovely night and a bit of good conversation. It's been a while. I'm sure there's a story of how you ended up here."
You hummed, fiddling with the cocktail mixer still in your hands. "That don't sound too bad, I suppose," you glanced back at the clock over the bar. "My shift ends in about an hour and a half. Think you can wait?"
"Time is fickle and good company is rare and far between," your breath caught at his words as his knowing silver eyes locked onto yours. "Get back to work. I'll be back here when you're done ... though maybe a name to associate with my new companion before you leave."
"MC," you quickly offered, almost too quickly. "M-My name is MC. I-I um, yes. Back to work!"
He watched you go, his chest warm with the promise of something new, something exciting, something fun.
Gods, he hadn't felt this alive in centuries. He set down his drink and leaned back, simply enjoying the thriving atmosphere once more.
Nearly two hours later, the two of you were laughing as you walked through the empty city streets.
"There's no way," you cackled, fanning your face with your hand as your shoulders hitched. "There is no possible way that 's true."
"Well it is," Solomon teasingly reassured. "I presented his lordship with cookies that I spent at least a day preparing and they were so delightful, the man fainted on the spot. I am an excellent cook, I'll have you know."
He soaked in the sight of your head thrown back in laughter, the moon casting you in its mysterious glow and glittering off the embellishments of your uniform — a natural masterpiece. He had always been an admirer of humanity and the strange yet fascinating quirks it possessed but with you there was something drawing him in like the strongest undertow. As though the pulls of your charisma and beauty were the deadly tide and he was a sailor lost at sea. How tempting it was to let himself drown.
It was a draw he hadn't experienced since he tasted his first licks of magic.
"Solomon," he blinked himself out of his thoughts to see your hand waving in front of his face. A soft smile eased onto your face as you met eyes. "Thought you were lost there for a moment. Am I boring you that much?"
Warmth filled his chest as he smiled in return and took one of your hands into his own. "Quite the contrary."
The lovely flustered expression returned to your face once more. "Aren't you quite the flatterer," you chuckled staring at your two hands interlocked.
He hummed, never once taking his eyes off you. "Is that an issue?"
Sparks run up his spine as he felt you gently squeeze his hand. "Not so long as I'm the one you're flirting with."
A smile split across his face, "That can be arranged."
The night was one Solomon wouldn't forget. It was the first night he got to know you, really know you. You took turns asking each other questions, hands glued together, completely oblivious to the hours slipping by. The only care the two of you had was what would happen after it was time to say goodbye.
Turns out it didn't need to be a concern.
Solomon visited you in and outside of work frequently. The two of you would sneak away and Solomon would take you to all of his favourite places — little pieces of paradise that he liked to escape to when the world became too much. It wasn't something that he shared often but, as with anything related to you, you were the exception.
It was almost frightening how easy it was to open up to you. Solomon wouldn't describe himself as a particularly guarded person, but he appreciated some distance, it was safer that way. There were moments where he considered the thought that maybe you were a trap sent by someone he had annoyed. That you were charmed specifically for him to fall for.
He did research. He ran tests as subtly as he could without your clever mind catching on. The conclusion he came to was not one he had ever anticipated.
You weren't a trap designed for his destruction.
You were his soulmate.
He had heard of the concept before. They were rare and more of a child's tale than anything else. He had never actually met anyone with a genuine soulmate and as such, thought them to be nothing by horsefeathers.
But he couldn't deny it. There was a connection he felt to you the second he met you. You understood him in a way he had never encountered before. You were brilliant, and oh-so curious about everything around you. You grounded him and made him high all at once.
You were his other half.
It was a one in a million chance. One that he wasn't so keen to let go of.
The same day that Solomon made his realization, he bought a bouquet of flowers and took you to the same street the two of you had walked down until dawn.
"MC," he questioned softly as you swung your joined hands and looked at the bustling streets around you.
"Hm?" You hummed in acknowledgment, taking a second to sniff the white chrysanthemums and red primroses that he had gifted you.
"Will you allow me to court you?"
He expected sputtering, or that adorable bashful expression you get when he teases you, or perhaps laughter from shock. But he got none of that.
Instead, you cocked your eyebrow at him as you glanced over to him from the side of your eye. "Are we not already courting?"
Solomon felt his cheeks grow red as he stopped in his tracks and looked at you. "I beg your pardon?"
You snorted as gathered his arm with yours and pulled him back into pace alongside you once more. "We've been flirting with one another, going on unsupervised dates, and exchanging gifts for months now. I thought we were courting this whole time, you fool," you paused as realization struck you. "B-But um, if you didn't, then I ... I apologize if I was too forward or-"
"NO!" Solomon loudly amended, earning strange looks from the passerbys on the street around you. He waved at them in apologies before dragging you into a nearby ally. "No. That's not the case at all! I just thought we were being friendly and teasing one another!"
Your face only grew more flush at his words. "What? If that's friendly to you, then what in the world would courting mean to you?!"
He smirked as he leaned down close into your space, your back quickly finding the surface of the brick building behind you. "With any luck, and your permission, perhaps a kiss or two," your breath hitched as his hand came up to cup your cheek. "Telling you how when I see you, the sun ceases to exist as your light and radiance is enough to warm me in even the cruelest of winters. Expressing that each time your eyes find mine, I'm taken back to that rainy little bookshop and the sincere librarian who lived within it. Being sure that everyone knows exactly how much I love you."
"Solomon," you breathed, your voice threaded with utter awe that pooled in your eyes.
"I'll ask you again," he took another step closer. Your chests brushed against one another as the toes your shoes met. He could practically feel the frantic beating of your heart thrashing under your skin. "Will you allow me to court you? To love you and have you love me in turn?"
The bouquet that had been in your hands met the ground as you wound your arms around his neck and dragged his face down to meet yours.
A thousand lifetimes crashed into this one single moment, and for a second, Solomon felt so heartachingly mortal and timeless all at once. Your lips were richer than the oldest wines and equally addicting. They wrapped him with a powerful passion that he hadn't known he was missing. It was as though your souls had finally intertwined and were now waltzing the in the intimacy of your embrace.
He pressed his forehead against yours as you both pulled away. Your breath painted his shoulder as he felt your chest heave against him.
"Wow."
He couldn't help but laugh at your reaction, pulling you closer to him. "Is it safe for me to take this as an acceptance of my courting?"
You giggled, pecking his lips once more before bending down to pick up your discarded bouquet. "Of course it's a yes," you smirked as you batted his chest with the flowers. "It would've been a yes if you asked me properly months ago."
The smile that decorated his face was bigger and brighter than any smile he had ever worn before. He shook his head to himself and took after you, ready to chase after what little time with you he had for every drop it was worth.
***And that's the first part of this Prequel! From here we'll be jumping to the 1930s for some pre-WW2 and then go from there! Hope you all enjoy! Thank you so much for your love and support!***
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vendettamuses · 11 months
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Coup de Claws
⚔️ Closed starter for @wolfpackmuses 's Death! ⚔️
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Having developed something of a truce after the catastrophe that was the hunt for the Wishing Star, Goldi and her family sought to make something a bit more productive of the family's neutrality with Team Friendship. Well, that was how she explained it to her family anyway. The truth of the matter was that they didn't have much of a choice.
The power vacuum left behind with the disappearance of Big Jack Horner had attracted attention. Bad attention. And before they could even make it back to town to claim the factory for themselves, they found it occupied by The Muffin Man. Go figure that the bakers would be in league together. Like Horner before him, he was ruthless and well-connected, and that meant that the bears needed extra help. And Team Friendship was all too happy to get their paws dirty if it meant a sizable cut was theirs as promised.
They had just sat down to start planning out their little coup when Puss felt himself tense up. Muscles coiled and couldn't seem to unwind. The hairs on his back began to rise and the air suddenly felt heavy and thick in his throat. He tried to flex his paws, hoping to ground himself with the motion and see off this seemingly random burst of anxiety but all that came of it were a few claw marks left in the wooden surface of the bears' dining table. Strange. Nothing was openly threatening him at the moment. And he hadn't felt this way since...
...Oh no.
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vendettavalor · 2 months
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Old Wounds
⚔️ Closed starter for @rathalascendant ⚔️
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The scene was every bit as grim and worrisome as the report had made it seem.
A disturbance in the woodlands nearby one of the many villages dotting the land. The ground quaked violently, the roars and calls of monsters in its depths rattling the trees as they struggled. Amidst the chaotic eruption of clashing sounds, someone swore they heard human voices shouting the clang of iron. Hunters? Trappers? It seemed a likely explanation for the disturbance. But when all had quieted and a few brave souls and their felyne companions had scraped up the nerve to venture out and see for themselves, they found... nothing.
The grass was disturbed and a few tress had been knocked down, marked with splintered holes where it seemed like something had been driven into the wood. The soil was pressed in smooth lines- too smooth. The heavy weight of a cage or a vehicle of some sort? There were obvious signs of a struggle as well. Claw marks on bark and on stones, flipped chunks of smashes materials like refined wood and metal scattered about, and some lingering smell of smoke from smoke bombs.
It certainly seemed like a poaching incident. But from who?
All that had been left behind was some sort of iron amulet with a strange symbol carved into it. The shape was odd, uncanny. Made of straight line that jutted out and ended abruptly, with the only clearly discernible shape being an eye in the center of the mess.
What could it mean?
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fantasmalforces · 2 years
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💜 Diving Into Disappearances 💜
💜 For @unlikely-valentine​ 💜
Leafing through the latest file she’d assembled for yet another person reported as missing had Rayn feeling like she was getting nowhere fast. Six. That was six cases this week alone. Her file cabinet was squeaking on its hinges from the weight of all the other files she’d put in it for this exact occurrence already. Her last count totaled fifty-six new cases. And for all that, she couldn’t find a common thread between them all.
Disappearance weren’t a rarity in the Commonwealth. Of this she was very familiar. This hostile new world she’d woken up to provided a plethora of new challenges. Often, the reports she got were pertaining to theft or petty vandalism. Though she did receive a decent amount of disappearance cases, they were normally very straightforward. Best case scenario, someone got lost or was chased by something up a tree for a day or two. Worst case scenario, she found their remains in the jaws of a Deathclaw or… this happened.
With a long drag of her cigarette and a heavy sigh, the PI stood up and donned her usual trench coat and hat. It was getting nippy out these days. No need to catch something while she was out looking for clue. Hopefully this investigation would yield something of interest. Any lead would mean good news right now and the site wasn’t too far away. She figure she could sniff around the old church her latest victim was last seen at and figure things out from there.
The destination was only a short walk away and there wasn’t anything of note between her old agency building- one of the few structures still intact amazingly- to stop her. Raiders didn’t tend to come out this far and wildlife found the place too settled to safely set up nests. The church itself was crumbling slowly but still standing. It had a few pews and was dimly lit on account of so many debris blocking the windows and weighing on the roof. Rayn moved to inspect the seating, finding a disturbed area of dust and sniffing lightly at the air. She caught the smell of something human, yes- but there was something else too… Grease, rust, cigarette smoke.
A noise behind her caught her attention and she growled lowly, the sound akin to dog’s warning not to come any closer.
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“Identify yourself.” She spoke calmly, standing up straight and turning with one hand firmly on her holster.
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vendettacanons · 2 years
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Mox and Spunk
⚔️ For @adventuriem​ ‘s V ⚔️
Come on, pick up.
Judy’s foot shook impatiently, her grip around her cell tightening. Her other hand was tapping away against the side of her drink glass with all the fervent anxiety of a Corpo with a habit waiting to clock out so he could get his next hit in piece. All of this pent-up emotional energy was driving her crazy. The quiet in her studio was getting to be too much, and she’d long stopped being able to concentrate on BD editing. Susie told her to get upstairs and have a drink before she blew a fuse and ended breaking something that would be expensive to replace. At a time like this, a drink and a smoke did nothing. She needed noise. She needed distraction. She needed to talk. She needed someone. And there was only one person that came to mind.
“V?” She took a breath, drawing her cigarette away from her lips to let out a shaky exhale. “You got a minute? Just… needed someone to talk to.” She swallowed thickly, her pride refusing to let her say it all. Not with so many people around. Not when anyone could be listening. It refused to even let her say the reason. Though she assumed that was a given after everything. V had been there. For all of it. So what did she need to talk about? Everything. Maybe she’d finally hit the acceptance stage. It sure didn’t feel like it. All she felt like doing at this point was throwing in the towel and running. Running as far and as fast as her legs could carry her away from this fucked up city.
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“Not really sure what to do now. Figured I’d ask you since… you’re the only one I got left.” It felt pathetic to admit and Judy instantly found herself wishing she’d worded it literally any other way. But she supposed it was truth. She was looking for guidance, a distraction, something- anything to make this whole segment of her life pass faster. Just so she could feel something again.
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So you know your amazing sbr au/rewrite where Hotpants and Diego look after Lucy Steel? Well, I'd just been thinking about the repercussions if it were more canon compliant with character deaths when I realised something:
Wow, this would have turned the fight with alternate universe Diego/the World from terrifying to heart-breaking.
Because imagine. Imagine Lucy, so, so close to the end of this journey, to the end of this tragedy that has claimed her protectors, her friends' lives, only to come face to face with the last hurdle.
And it's wearing Diego's face.
He's cold, and cruel, and callous, and he's everything that Diego learned not to be but he's wearing. HIS. FACE.
She knows what she has to do, she knows, but there's a voice at the back of her mind (strangely reminiscent of the one Johnny had when fighting Valentine). What if it could be different? What if it could be better?
What if she could get him back?
THROWS myself against the walls on my encloSER liKe a frantic ANIMAL
this ask literally had me rethink the way i wanted to go about this area of my rewrite and find a middle point between what I originally thought and this. Which originally it was just that Lucy stayed behind with the just barely having survived Diego and Hot Pants while the ending mostly goes the same with johnny going after alt Diego...
but oUGh im picturing the idea of Lucy is on the train with Diego and Hot Pants, their attempting to get Lucy to Mr. Steel and out of the country for her safety as everyone has painted a target on their back. However the trio is cornered by Funny Valentine who has realized they have the last pieces of the corpse between them. He's managed to collect from Johnny and Gyro and now he just needs the remaining eye, spine, and the heart to finish the job.
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Fight goes almost the same as the canon, Diego nearly takes out FV but it crushed under the wheels of the train. FV receives the second eye. Hot Pants attempts to bargain with the President, to let Lucy leave safely if they hand over the remaining corpse parts. FV is instead the one hosting the finishing form of the holy corpse and the pull of the Love Train and its protection is active. Though Valentine promises to let Lucy go, he refuses to let Hot Pants go, and still plans to take care of Steel. Hot Pants goes to defend herself but is impaled by the incoming debris from the activating Love Train. The last Lucy see's of HP is Hot Pants attempting to move away from Valentine as the shards of glass attempt to crawl up her arm. Frozen unable to get herself to stay and keep Lucy safe or leaving to save herself. Just in time she see's Johnny and Gyro riding up on Horseback, and she falls from the train, which Lucy presumes to her death.
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However unknown to Lucy, Hot Pant's escape saved her as she leaves the range of Love Train and manages to use cream starter to remove the glass. from here HP would hurry down the train line to the two halves of Diego that could hardly be called alive. Using Cream Starter to mend his wounds, just barely in the nick of time.
Back down the Tracks, time has passed and the fight between Johnny, Gyro and Valentine has concluded. Gyro and Valentine are dead while Johnny and Lucy mourn their loses. However the alternate Diego shows up to take the corpse and Johnny chase after him. Lucy Follows knowing Johnny cant do it alone in his state and she knows the secret to take out the alt Diego (However not with base world Diego's head this time, instead with one of the ribbons Diego gave her along the way. )
However I picture that Johnny loses to Diego and Lucy runs into Alt Diego before the bunker. Her and Tiny Butterfly are attempting to stop him while avoiding getting trapped in The Worlds range.
During all this, Diego senses Tiny Butterfly/Lucy's fear and need for HP and Diego to come and save her again. Lucy is running from a man with the face of someone who has become so important to her. As far as she's aware this is the only thing left of him in the world and its trying to kill her.
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Diego would make just in time, getting up and going after her before Cream Starter can properly heal him (which is important to my Giorno fanpart and the main reason he died so young) Diego and Lucy take out this secondary Dio together.
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memekais · 4 months
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epic the musical sentence starters. the cyclops saga. feel free to change pronouns as needed!
polyphemus
i can't believe this cave has all this for us to keep.
i've gotta hand it to you both, this is quite the treat.
it's almost too perfect, too good to be true.
hey there... we're just travelers. we come in peace.
what gives you the right to deal a pain so deep? don't you know that pain you sow is pain you rеap?
time to drink your blood over where you stand.
your life now is in my hand. before i'm done you will learn that it's not so fun to take.
you came to my home to steal but now you'll become my meal.
a trade, you see? take from you like you took from me.
there's been a misunderstanding, we never came here to steal!
now that i see we've done some damage, maybe you and I could make a deal?
i'll give you our finest treasure so long as we leave alive.
one sip and you'll understand the power that's in your hands.
we shall be on our way, no bloodshed in here today.
a trade, you see? a gift from you and a gift from me.
ah, i'd like to thank you. stranger, what's your name?
i'm so glad we see eye to eye.
you shall be the final man to die.
survive
if we're defeated, they're good as dead.
straight ahead, that is who we're fighting.
no backup, no chance for support so draw out your swords. our foe must be thwarted right here and now.
show me how great is your will to survive.
it's just one life to take and when we kill him then our journey's over.
no dying on me now!
we must live through this day so fight, fight, fight!
surround him! attack from behind, keep distance in mind and stay in his blindspot and strike his heels!
don't let him get close, he's strong but he's slow! he can't land a blow if we're out of reach!
stand up and fight for your lives!
you've hurt me enough.
six hundred lives I'll take... six hundred lives I'll break.
when I kill you then my pain is over.
you're dying here and now! escape is not allowed!
you won't live through this day now die... die...!
remember them
we must move quickly; we don't have much time...
mark my words now, this is not the end.
but captain, what'll we do with our fallen friends?
remember them when the fire begins to fade, for the fallen and afraid.
we are not to let them die in vain.
we're the ones who carry on the flames of those who've gone.
let's kill him!
his body is blocking the path. if we kill him, we'll be stuck inside.
if nobody hurts you, be silent.
have you forgotten the lessons i taught you?
he's still a threat until he's dead. finish it.
what good would killing do when mercy is a skill more of this world could learn to use?
the blood we shed; it never dries.
is this what it means to be a warrior of the mind?
when we met, i led with peace while you fed your inner beast.
remember them the next time that you dare choose not to spare.
remember them. remember us. remember me.
i am neither man nor mythical! i am your darkest moment!
i am the infamous [name]!
my goodbye
you are reckless, sentimental at best.
you've grown soft, your dead friends can attest.
put your emotions aside.
you're a warrior meant to lead the rest.
i don't know where i went wrong but i warned you, and you failed the test so now i'm gone.
this way, you'll know what your place is. this way, you can't cross the line.
this way, you won't disappoint me. this way, you won't waste my time.
consider this as my goodbye.
that's just like you, why should i be surprised? selfish and prideful and vain.
unlike you, every time someone dies i'm left to deal with the strain.
what's a title that a goddess could lend if i'll never sleep at night?
i'll remind you i saw you as a friend but now we're done.
this way, you're out of my head now.
this way, you won't plague my life.
when all is done, you're out of sight and out of mind.
close the door and have your damn goodbye.
you're not looking for a mentor i'm not looking for a friend.
i mistook you for a general, what a waste of effort spent!
at least i know what i'm fighting for while you're fighting to be known!
since you claim you're so much wiser, why's your life spent all alone?
one day, you'll hear what I'm saying.
one day, you might understand. one day, but not today, for after all you're just a man.
this day, you lost it all.
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"Eyes Wide Open" by Sabrina Carpenter Sentence Starters
EYES WIDE OPEN
"Everybody loves to tell me that I was born an old soul."
"There's so much that I don't know."
"Never felt so all alone."
"I can almost hear him/her/them now."
"I gotta make him/her/them proud."
"I keep my eyes wide open."
"I'm about to make my way."
"I can't see two steps ahead of me."
"I never thought I'd miss the rain."
"Lord knows how long it's been."
"I can't just let it go."
"There's still so much that I don't know."
"All I have is just this moment."
"I don't wanna miss a second."
"It could all be gone in an instant."
CAN'T BLAME A GIRL FOR TRYING
"Here I am again, the same old situation."
"Why does the guy thing have to be so complicated?"
"I should've played it cool, instead, I made a fool."
"Cause I'm young and I'm dumb."
"I do stupid things when it comes to love."
"Even if I always end up crying, you can't blame a girl for trying."
"I should've shut my mouth."
"I could've kept it quiet."
"I might've freaked him/her/them out cause I was so excited."
"I just couldn't wait."
"I took a leap of faith."
"I think sometimes I tend to be my own worst enemy."
THE MIDDLE OF STARTING OVER
"Now that I'm free, there's nothing but blue skies, paradise in front of me."
"I hold my breath and just believe."
"Tired of all the troubles, they've been wasting my time."
"I don't wanna fight."
"I'm in the middle of starting over."
"Life gives you pennies, turn them into dimes."
"Now this is home."
"Make the best of something new."
"The colors and the stars seem a little brighter."
"Tomorrow isn't far away."
"I'm working towards a happy ending."
WE'LL BE THE STARS
"We are young, we are gold."
"All our fears became our hopes."
"We can reach the constellations."
"Trust me, all our dreams are breaking out."
"No, we're never gonna turn to dust."
"All we really need is us."
"Don't be scared to close your eyes."
"No, we're never gonna die. We'll be the stars."
"We're holding onto who we are."
"When it's time to close our eyes, they will see us in the sky. We'll be the stars."
"Hold me close."
"It's in our reach."
"We're breaking out."
TWO YOUNG HEARTS
"It's a narrow line I'm walking."
"Better watch my step."
"We got everybody talking."
"Maybe in another lifetime."
"I've already made up my mind."
"And yes, I know what love is."
"We can run."
"I will follow you to the end of the earth."
"They can never tear us apart."
"I could lie awake in darkness just to dream of you."
"We're gonna keep on running."
"We want it all or nothing."
"We knew it right from the start."
YOUR LOVE'S LIKE
"Sometimes life gets bitter."
"I get strung out."
"I just need a little taste of paradise."
"I know a place I can escape to."
"My head is clearer."
"I got peace of mind when I fall into your eyes."
"Your love's the feeling I get when my favorite song's spinning in my head."
"Why can't it just be only you and me all the time?"
"There's no better rush than your love."
TOO YOUNG
"Everyone tells me I gotta go slow."
"It's gonna hurt sometimes, no matter what you do."
"Nothing can change my mind."
"If I'm too young to fall in love, why do you keep running through my brain?"
"If I'm too young to know anything, then why do I know that I'm just not the same?"
"Don't tell me I won't."
"Don't tell me I can't feel."
"What I'm feeling is real."
"But I've got to fall to fly."
SEAMLESS
"I'll see you in the evening."
"My best friend 'til the end."
"My better half, no pretend."
"You and me together."
"I know all your secrets. And I promise you, I'm gonna keep them."
"I'll be there when you are feeling clueless."
"You and me, we're seamless."
"We're partners in crime."
"You're stuck with me your whole life."
"You're right by my side whenever I need you."
"Through the hardest times, I'll be there for you."
"I won't be hard to find."
RIGHT NOW
"We'll never be as young as we are right now."
"We'll never see the world like we do right now."
"I have a way of getting stuck on yesterday."
"I tend to miss the little things that come my way."
"Time moves so quickly, without or with me."
"I've got to take a breath."
"I've gotta pace myself."
The present is our future past."
"We've gotta make this moment last."
"That's your intuition."
DARLING I'M A MESS
"This might be wrong, but he's/she's/they're all I know."
"I'll try to make our hearts beat in time."
"I'm a mess without your love."
"I'm trying to get by."
"All I need is one more goodbye kiss."
"I can't let you go."
"I won't forget, all that you said."
WHITE FLAG
"Take it all away."
"Save my heart for another day."
"I'm way too proud."
"Something's gotta happen."
"Something's gotta give."
"I know someday it's gonna happen."
"It won't upset me."
"I'll throw the white flag of surrender."
"Not forever, just for now."
BEST THING I GOT
"So what if I just want to be a little bit out of my mind?"
"I let you take my heart and I like it."
"So what if I just happen to be a little bit out of my mind?"
"I bet I'll steal your heart and you'll like it."
"I don't think it's any kind of secret."
"I feel you from a million miles away."
"Your love is the best thing I got."
"It's only just begun, but it's never gonna stop."
"I know sometimes it seems like I am just a little bit behind."
"I get back on the beat and you know it."
"I make you skip a beat and I know it."
"I think of you a billion times a day."
"Don't feel lonely tonight."
"Don't go out of your mind."
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inspirationalucky · 4 days
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🦈 EPIC: The Musical: Act One, The Storm Saga sentence starters. Going by the exact lyrics except for a few lines here and there, but definitely go ahead and change things to fit your muse's situation<3
Storm
"Is it nature or divine or a blessing in disguise?"
"This storm's our final fight."
"There's no time to die."
"Brace for a storm, the likes of which we've never seen before."
"With home so close, we must keep pushing forward!"
"Have them follow my ship, I'll ensure that we prevail."
"We're taking too much damage to survive!"
"We'll beat this storm!"
"What do you have in mind?"
"We're gonna shoot for the sky."
Luck Runs Out
"Please don't tell me you're about to do what I think you'll do."
"You've heard the legends, this proves they're true!"
"I'm gonna climb to the top and ask 'em for a hand."
"You could be caught off guard and lose your life."
"Don't forget how dangerous the gods are!"
"Have faith, friend, we've come this far!"
"How much longer 'til your luck runs out?"
"You rely on wit, and people die on it."
"I still believe in goodness. I still believe that we could be kind."
"What will we do when it tears us apart?"
"Where is this coming from?"
"I just don't wanna see another life end."
"And suddenly, you doubt that I could figure this out?"
"How much longer 'til your great days cease?"
"How much longer 'til your strength takes leave?"
"I understand that we're tired, I understand that we're fazed, but don't forget how much we've already faced."
"I took 600 men to war and not one of them died there, in case you needed a reminder."
"If you'd like to speak more, let me pull you aside then. I need to talk to you in private."
"I can't have you planting seeds of doubt."
"I need you to always be devout and comply with this or we'll all die in this. Okay?"
Keep Your Friends Close
"Out path to home is blocked by an impenetrable storm."
"Let's play a game!"
"And if you win, you will get what you're yearning."
"All you gotta do is not open this bag."
"Sounds too easy. What's the catch?"
"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, never really know who you can trust."
"Sometimes killing is a must."
"'Cause the end always justifies the means."
"Friends turn to foes in rivalries."
"I can't wait to make some new memories."
"Time for me to be the father I never was."
"Why are my eyes and my heart and my soul so heavy?"
"I keep on trying to embrace you both, why won't you let me?"
"So much has changed but I'm the same."
"If I had to guess? You're headed for the Land of the Giants."
"ODYSSEUS OF ITHACA! Do you know who I am?"
Ruthlessness
"In all my years of living it isn't very often that I get pissed off."
"I try to chill with the waves but damn, you've crossed the line."
"I've been so gracious and yet, you hurt this son of mine!"
"I'm left without a choice and without a doubt."
"Guess the pack of wolves is swimming with the shark now!"
"I've gotta make you bleed, I need to see you drown."
"But before you go, I need to make you learn how ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves."
"You are the worst kind of good 'cause you're not even great."
"A Greek who reeks of false righteousness, that's what I hate!"
"You fight to save lives, but won't kill and don't get the job done."
"I mean, you totally could've avoided all this had you just killed my son. But no!"
"You are far too nice, mercy has a price!"
"You reveal your name, then you let him live?"
"Unlike you I've got no mercy left to give."
"Today you die. Unless, of course, you apologize."
"We took no pleasure in his pain, we only wanted to escape."
"The line between naïveté and hopefulness is almost invisible."
"Close your heart, the world is dark, and ruthlessness is mercy."
"Forty-three left under your command."
"I am your darkest moment, the monster that always draws near."
"Any last words?"
"Remember me."
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