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"if you can see the ocean, you can see the whole world" (alicia to thursday)

Thursday knows that Alicia is probably saying something profound or poetic, but for some reason the image that comes to her mind is herself floating high up in the sky, so high up that she can see the curvature of the earth, high enough to see the land masses and the bodies of water far below while she floats among the clouds. She supposes that is it's own kind of poetry, though somehow she doesn't think that's what Alicia means.

Still, she can't help but laugh a little because that's the only image that comes to her mind. That, and a small snippet of that song from Aladdin.

"I can show you the worrrrrllld~" she sings, unable to help herself as she spreads her arms wide open and spins in a circle to imitate the picture she has in her head.

"Ahahaha, sorry! Sorry, it's just that- that song came to mind! Are we going to go on a tour?" she can't help but ask.

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Anxiety - Your muse finds mine in a state of anxiety.

(From fCon Ed to fCon Charlotte? Maybe it has something to do with James being a creep?)

Trust Building/Uncomfortable Bonding Memes

Charlotte has always been cleaning up after other people, you would think she'd be used to it by now. Even when she was a child, she was used to lying for her brothers to get them all out of trouble, used to taking the heat for their messes because they'd refuse to own up to it and someone had to own up to it, otherwise they'd all be lined up against the wall for hours.

The trouble was, she always got in even bigger trouble for lying too, and even then she still didn't learn her lesson. Maybe she was the idiot after all, for ever thinking if she took the fall for others enough times, eventually they'd do the right thing and step up. More the fool her.

Now here she is cleaning up a bunch of broken glass, another mess left behind by another person enfolding her in their web of lies.

Her fault. It's all her fault for becoming involved in the first place. She should have told him no at his first advances. Should have never let him tangle her up with him in the first place. There could have been another way through all this. She could have found another way, if she had tried harder. And now all that's left is... for her to pick up the pieces, no matter how many more fall along the way.

Her hands are still shaking from the way James approached her, tried to move in on her right there in the little copy room before she'd shoved him away, leading to the hanging framed artwork falling off the wall and shattering on the floor. He'd left her there to clean up the mess, of course. Maybe she can sweep up the broken glass and hang the picture back up on the wall without anyone noticing, hide the broken glass in a different trash can and no one will be any the wiser. Then she can go on with her day like none of this happened.

She's in the middle of carrying a dustpan full of broken glass into the break room, about to dispose of it there, when she nearly catapults directly into Mr. Dillinger Jr. The heart attack she just about has renders her into a stammering mess at the sight of him while she fumbles with the handful of glass, trying not to drop it everywhere or launch it all over the CEO's son!

"Oh! Jesus Chr- I mean, excuse- Sorry about that! Sorry! Sir! I am so sorry! I was just- I just- I just finished cleaning up this mess and was coming to- to dump it in here, I didn't mean to just about mow you over, sorry about that! I can use a different trash can if you'd prefer I don't put glass in this one, though."

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Anonymous muse thoughts, That's a cozy looking office building. I bet its nice to work there.

Anonymously send me something your muse is secretly thinking about mine.

"Oh. Oh, well, that's very nice of you to say! I mean, I try my very best to be cozy! I keep the hallways and rooms all nice and warm and temperate, you know, an acceptable temperature for you humans, not too cold, not too warm, making sure to adjust it for warmer days or colder days and all that. The working part is up to you, though, I mean, it's nice to have people working here, if you like, but the nicest part is when people work on me, you know, keep me all nice and maintained, that way I'm happy, you're happy, we're all happy! So, really, I think it's nice for all of us!"

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eat the ones you love.

dialogue prompts from eat the ones you love by sarah maria griffin.

you can't cry here. everyone watches everyone.

your sympathy pass ran out weeks ago.

where would be far enough away for a new beginning?

flowers are dead the second they're cut, aren't they?

what kind of help do you need?

you know what they say about cold hands: warm hearts.

our pain is a non-phenomenon.

you look and feel really familiar.

i'll try not to give you too much trouble.

we're going to be such good friends, you and i.

i'm happy to go wherever you send me.

this is where the magic happens.

i wish i had something to take notes with.

when you're just used to something, you kind of forget how intense it can seem to someone just seeing it for the first time.

we talk about life and death a lot.

i will literally do anything you say.

i won't be so weak again.

don't you have anything to say?

this place is fucked, and you know it.

you make it sound worse than it is.

i'm glad you two are close. it's good to see.

i only want to keep you safe.

thank you for this whole time. for the adventure.

flowers can say nothing at all, or everything.

there's nothing good about me. not a cell.

can we still be penpals?

i'm no better than a man.

please tell me to fuck off if this is inappropriate.

the silence out here has made me weird.

work is only kindling for our lives, not the whole fire.

it is a deep feat to move with grace when you've been granted little to none.

i don't like you smoking.

i'd be the last one standing in this place, i swear to god.

you look so beautiful this way.

not everyone deserves to live.

making friends as an adult is brutal.

you have very straight energy to me. i mean that with total respect.

i don't read books written by men.

you have to learn to love somebody in the quiet of themselves, as well as the noise.

drinking alone is grim. i do it, but it doesn't feel good.

i've never really broken many rules.

you're pretty compelling, yourself.

i feel like i left ____ there to die.

i can't fix anybody. i've got my own shit.

something happened, and i don't know what to do.

is this going to hurt?

you're taking this like a champ.

are you ready, or do you need a break?

you might want to close your eyes.

i wish i could explain better. i've never had to explain before.

i'm gonna have to get my shit together, but not tonight.

nothing put up can't be torn down again.

i can't believe i'm still trying to save ____.

i didn't think you had it in you.

i haven't had sex in over a year.

if you can see the ocean, you can see the whole world.

silly can feel good.

i'm not above being cute.

it feels so nice to be away.

as far as i'm concerned, i am on holiday.

this all feels a lot like a date.

you're my favorite, anyway.

i'm manifesting. setting good things into motion.

it's like you just disappeared.

don't be classist.

you're very almost always right.

if you don't go, this place will eat you alive.

you can feel the sorrow of a thing that's gone without wanting it back.

weird and terrible things can be right in front of us and we can look right through them, right? most of us have to operate in a fog to survive.

sit down here for me for a second.

you're never the same two days in a row.

thank you for being so understanding about all this.

let's have a drink before we do anything hasty.

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Going out with my family for a while. My goal is to work on answering some asks when I get home later.

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Anonymously send me something your muse is secretly thinking about mine.

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argumentative, confrontational dialogue … sentence starters

“Just open up. For once.”

“Oh my god, just grow up!”

“Don’t tell me to calm down!”

“Stop it, you’re being childish!”

“I told you I’m fine, stop asking.”

“Shut up! Shut up! Just shut up!”

“What the hell is wrong with you?”

“Don’t you owe me an explanation?”

“Why don’t you ever listen to anyone?”

“I’m so tired of listening to you lie, lie lie!”

“Stop, I don’t want to argue. Just let it go.”

“Stop talking down to me. I’ve had enough.”

“Why are you sneaking around here like that?”

“What made you think that any of this was ok?”

“Why… why would you say something like that?”

“Don’t tell me you’re happy. I can see you’re not.”

“You’ve got a lot of explaining to do. Start talking.”

“You’re not perfect! Stop pretending that you are!”

“Why does everything have to be a fight with you?”

“Have you ever told the truth about anything, ever?”

“Talk to me. That’s all I want. Just talk to me, please!”

“Just keep your mouth shut for one second. Just one.”

“Why are you acting like this? What’s gotten into you?”

“You expect me to believe you? After all you’ve done?”

“Can’t you just give it to me straight, for once in your life?”

“Tell me what’s been going on. I deserve that much from you.”

“Why are you always trying to stick your nose in my business?”

“You can’t keep secrets from everyone and expect them to trust you.”

“Something’s up with you, and I’m not letting you go until you tell me what it is.”

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Neither enemies to lovers nor slow burn but a secret third thing called Schrödinger's intimacy. We are in love and we are not in love do NOT open that lid I swear to God.

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KrimsonRogue vs Bad Books Sentence Starters 6

Taken from a bunch of different videos of him reviewing terrible books.

“Sense of humor is best defined as unfiltered cringe” “I’m not sure you could really call this literature” “I was also a loser in high school” “The difference between you and me is, I got over it” “By quick I mean like forty minutes” “I recommend reading this in the same way people watch The Room” “I’m at least fair when I blatantly rip people off” “Howdy. Love the glasses” “If I was going to go over all the mistakes, we’d be here forever” “You’ve known them for all of a couple of hours” “Seems like the type to use the term m’lady unironically” “That’s not a joke. That’s not even a thought” “Frankly, I’m just getting mixed signals” “All they are trying to get out you by writing this is an emotional reaction” “That was the least intimidating start to a fight I’ve ever heard” “People who have to announce that they are alphas. Are not alphas” “If they are making Christian Grey look stable. Seek help immediately”  “Do you hear yourself think?” “Pretty sure that’s medically impossible” “This is top tier garbage” “How did you get this much worse?” “I have seen less colour in a night sky on the fourth of july” “You like the new bookcases, you haven’t even seen half my collection” “I like books!” “I grew up in the woods” “The area you are failing to describe was my childhood” “You’re on my turf” “What is the dumbest answer you can think of?” “You’re wrong. It was aliens” “It was aliens”

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*wants to rp with everyone*

*stares at one draft for three hours*

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Trust Building/Uncomfortable Bonding Memes

Not all bonding is comfortable! Responses to this meme may be triggering, so proceed with caution and be sure to communicate with your partner! “My” muse = the blog receiving the ask. “Your” muse = the blog sending the ask. Send the prompt + REVERSE for… well, you know. ***

Trauma - My Muse shares a traumatic experience with your muse.

Control - Your muse finds my muse in danger of losing control somehow. Vulnerable - Your muses find my muse weak or wounded. Sickness - Your muse finds my muse violently ill. Sadness - Your muse witnesses mine in a state of grief. Fear - Your muse witnesses my muse in a state of fear. Anxiety - Your muse finds mine in a state of anxiety. Argument - Your muse watches/listens to my muse having an argument with someone else. Loss - Your muse learns about a personal loss my muse experienced. Past - Your muse learns about something that frightened my muse as a child. Failure - Your muse listens to my muse talk about a time in their life they felt like a failure. Cruelty - Your muse learns about a time my muse was cruel. Awkward - Your muse helps my muse after they injure themselves in an embarrassing way.  Depression - Your muse encounters my muse in a state of depression. Mess - Your muse cleans up after my muse after they’re sick. Unintentional - Your muse unintentionally does something to trigger my muse.  Dishonesty - Your muse learns about a time my muse did something dishonest. Mistake - Your muse says the wrong thing to my muse when trying to comfort them.  Apology - Your muse apologizes to my muse for wronging them in some way.

Spite - Your muse says something hurtful to my muse.

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send me "be honest..." with a question your muse has been dying to ask mine and they'll answer truthfully.

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protip: try not to drink too much gasoline

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"you need help!" Sakyr to James?

send my muse "you need help!" for their reaction!

He does. In so many words, in so many ways, he does need help. That's not a question. Nope. No doubt about it. The question is... why is Sakyr saying this to him now?

James looks around with his eyes, only his eyes, trying to spot what it is he's done to warrant such an observation, because that's what it is, right? It didn't sound like a question to him, not so much as it was a statement. A bold-faced statement as to the current affair of things. Sakyr was stating that he, James, needs help with something, and he, James, isn't about to own up to exactly what it is he needs help with because that amounts to quite a lot of things.

Unable to find an immediate source of what he needs help with now, his eyes snap back to Sakyr, and he smiles. "Do I? All right. Are you gonna help me, then?"

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one thing about me is I’m going to make weird noises about it