@schaway / matthew mcginnis asked : it was an accident, falling asleep on the couch. when terry makes himself known, some instinctive part of matt tries to wake up, but exhaustion only serves to make him sink further into the cushions. “ go away, ” he mumbles into the couch pillow, barely intelligible, completely unthinking. he’s tired.
He hadn’t meant to stir his brother. Truly, it was an accident. Sneaking back into the house at night was the hardest thing in the world when everyone inside could wake up at the sound of a pin dropping. Terry supposed it also had to do with their training. Both intentional, and how they’ve adapted to each other’s presence. He jolts himself awake whenever there’s an inkling of Matt beyond the corner, just as his little brother is attempting to do now.
It is entirely unnecessary.
An inkling of worry pitters at the bottom of his stomach. Had Matthew waited up for him? Terry’s brows crease and he chews on the inside of his cheek. Made a mental note to not be out so late when they weren’t busy with patrol.
“Yeah, yeah,” he shrugs off Matt’s protests, walks over, and gently scoops him into his arms. After his training, carrying his brother was easy, along with anything else over a hundred pounds. “Not before we get you to bed.”
Bare feet pad through the house, muscle memory taking him to his brothers room. There he laid Matt back down, and pulled the covers over him. Everything being slow and meticulous to try and avoid rousing him any further.
“Night, Matt,” he mumbles, now at the door. With that, he let the door close softly behind him.
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✧ BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT PROMPTS.
some are considered to be triggering and/or offensive with heavy mentions of death and threatening lives.
❝ How many lives will you destroy in pursuit of what you call justice? ❞
❝ How many more bones would you crush? ❞
❝ What have I got to be afraid of? ❞
❝ You’re afraid of being ashes. ❞
❝ Talk, or I will crush every bone in your body. ❞
❝ If you’re lying, I’ll break the other one. ❞
❝ You know, you see a lot in this job. ❞
❝ I may never get the chance to tell you this, to say sorry. ❞
❝ We’d do anything for our family. ❞
❝ I might have told you a teeny, tiny little lie. ❞
❝ You did good. We did good! You should be proud. ❞
❝ Don’t answer, then. We know the truth. ❞
❝ It’s all personal. Very personal. ❞
❝ Nature always wins. ❞
❝ You don’t scare me. ❞
❝ Shh… it’s okay to be afraid. ❞
❝ Oh, my head… where… where am I? ❞
❝ You can sell them for scrap, if you ever get out. ❞
❝ Oh, what’s the matter? Touched a nerve? ❞
❝ Just so we’re on the same page here, I fully, intend to kill you. ❞
❝ But first, we’re gonna make you suffer. ❞
❝ Can you remember when it was simple? ❞
❝ You still haven’t apologized. ❞
❝ You know, half the crooks in Gotham think I feed you info. ❞
❝ Well yeah, when there’s something in it for me. ❞
❝ Sorry for making criminals think less of you. ❞
❝ Hey, have I ever hurt anyone? ❞
❝ Hey, boss! We’re gettin’ you outta here! ❞
❝ Deep down, I knew war was coming. ❞
❝ I was just waiting for someone to pull the trigger. ❞
❝ Something’s changed. You’re different. ❞
❝ I prefer to call it a work in progress, but it does show potential. ❞
❝ There’s no perfection without a little pain! ❞
❝ You know, I was just going to suggest you do that. ❞
❝ You’re trapped. There’s nowhere to run. ❞
❝ Who said anything about running? ❞
❝ Ha! No prison can hold me! Uh, hang on a second. ❞
❝ So here’s the part where you tell me off… ❞
❝ This is the end. This is the last time we meet. ❞
❝ Don’t talk like that, okay? ❞
❝ This won’t stop you. Nothing stops you. ❞
❝ You don’t want me hanging around, stealing the spotlight. ❞
❝ Tea party’s over, freak. Let’s start talking. ❞
❝ I give the orders here, not you. ❞
❝ And you’ll have three dead cops by the time I’m through. ❞
❝ We’ll see about that. Now, quit with the rhymes! ❞
❝ Now, now, officer, you mistake me for a snitch. ❞
❝ Where are they, you little son of a bitch! ❞
❝ Hahahahaha! That certainly scratched my itch. ❞
❝ Taking the warden, why not just kill him/her and escape? ❞
❝ If you want him/her dead, why come to me? You seem capable. ❞
❝ There are many in this city with a gift for causing harm. ❞
❝ I’ve seen what your toxin does. I want that. ❞
❝ Where am I? What’s happening to me? ❞
❝ The world should see you for the worthless thing you are. ❞
❝ I told you I knew everything about you, didn’t I? ❞
❝ Spare me the good cop/bad cop routine. ❞
❝ See, you’re supposed to keep me talking. ❞
❝ Look me in the eye and say that. ❞
❝ I’ve had a devil of a time tracking you down. ❞
❝ So, it’s over, the whole world knows. What now? ❞
❝ I’m not feeling myself tonight. ❞
❝ Er, um, you’ll feel better tomorrow. ❞
❝ I trusted you and you just left me to die! ❞
❝ Don’t you dare lie to me! ❞
❝ Guys, guys, guys, so good to see you. ❞
❝ I’ve got nothing to say to you. ❞
❝ I did it. Cornered you. Did what no one else could. ❞
❝ I already know, and I’m not waiting anymore. ❞
❝ But know this: it’ll be an act of mercy when you do. ❞
❝ Abandon the city, for I will unleash your greatest fears. ❞
❝ Lost for words? I expected more… I’m hurt. ❞
❝ How long did you wait before replacing me, huh? ❞
❝ Without fear, life is meaningless. ❞
❝ Why aren’t you scared!? ❞
❝ You’re old, you’re predictable and you never stood a chance. ❞
❝ You used to put up a fight. ❞
❝ I would have kept it when I was finished with you. ❞
❝ I’ve trained my mind to feel no pain. ❞
❝ Don’t be fooled, don’t think you’re winning. ❞
❝ It’s not the face you’re given… It’s the face you choose. ❞
❝ If I’m not mistaken, turned out to be rather a long one if I recall… ❞
❝ No… no! Those guns, they were mine! ❞
❝ Things change. Now, it’s just war. ❞
❝ I tried one of those question mark games they have around here. ❞
❝ I pressed the button and burnt the evil bastard myself. ❞
❝ You don’t need to worry about us, or feel responsible. ❞
❝ Once I understood your greatest fear, controlling you was simple. ❞
❝ Think very carefully about your next move. ❞
❝ That’s what I like about you - predictable! ❞
❝ You will bring death to all who follow you. ❞
❝ You were young, full of rage. You still got that fight? ❞
❝ Die, knowing that I will make them suffer- every one. ❞
❝ You die here, and your legend dies with you. ❞
❝ I kinda hoped you’d put more of a fight. ❞
❝ Sorry kid. You shoulda stuck to the little leagues. ❞
❝ I did it! I actually did it! I mean, of course I did! ❞
❝ I don’t think you’ll be solving this one. ❞
❝ Riddle me this: What’s dead? You! ❞
❝ My only regret is I didn’t kill ‘em myself. ❞
❝ You’re dead! Wait, does that mean I’m dead?! ❞
❝ Well that’s what I get for betting it all on black. ❞
❝ You survive everything I ever threw at you only to die now, like this? ❞
❝ Do me a favor and die already. I got a business to run! ❞
❝ Is this some kind of joke? Trying to run me outta Gotham? ❞
❝ I can see the same fire in your eyes. Before this night is through… that fire will consume you. ❞
❝ I’m going to steal all your money, and destroy everything you’ve built here, okay? ❞
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