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Nightmares & Sleeping Meme

Words

“Don’t worry about it. I was already awake.”

“I broke the lock. You were screaming.”

“Hey, last night… Are you okay?”

“How long have you been having nightmares like this?”

“Talk to me.”

“Let me stay. I can make you breakfast in the morning.” 

“How long have I been out?”

“What happened?”

“Hey - hey! Hey! It’s me! [Name], it’s me, hey.”

“Was it the same as last time?”

“Strange place to fall asleep.”

“Do you …  live here?”

“Would it help if I stayed?”

“You were already asleep, I didn’t want to wake you.”

“It calmed you down, I think.” 

“You’re safe. It’s okay, I promise you, you’re safe. You need to stop fighting them.”

“I’m sorry, I know, I’m trying to help you. I want to help you, you’re hurt, I’m - god, I’m sorry, please go back to sleep.”

Actions

(Feel free to change which muse does what by adding names, etc!)

[TALK] - for receiver’s muse to be talking in their sleep.

[AWAKE] - for our muses to be lying awake together, neither one of them able to get (back?) to sleep.

[JOLT] -  for receiver’s muse to jolt awake after a nightmare, possibly being held/talked to by sender’s muse.

[HURT] -  for receiver’s muse to be half-conscious after an injury, and not able to keep their nightmares separate from reality.

[SOOTHE] - for sender to comfort receiver’s muse while they’re having a nightmare, trying to keep receiver asleep.

[TUCK] - for sender to find receiver’s muse asleep somewhere and tuck them in with a blanket (or jacket, etc)

[QUESTION] -  for sender’s muse to check whether receiver’s muse is Okay, in the morning after a nightmare, in a wordless way (touching their arm, etc)

[PLEASE] for receiver’s muse to ask sender’s muse for comfort after a nightmare, or for company staying up so they don’t have a nightmare.

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no bc i'm still hung up on this post and how oc's are expected to deliver more background information than anyone else and i'm here to once again emphasize how crucial interaction and engagement is to their own development both for the character and the writer behind them.

canon characters have the luxury of appearing "more fleshed out" / "self-explanatory" simply because we've witnessed them interact with other characters on screen. oc's don't get to have that when they are first created.

oc's start from scratch. and they can only build themselves based on the way they relate to others. it's literally how humans work.

so, you want to know more about oc's? engage. how? lemme give you some tips based on practices i've applied myself (feel free to reblog and add more):

read their headcanons: most oc's will provide important info there

ask the writer about their headcanons: found a headcanon intriguing? ask for details (e.g. if they mention they have a special item in them at all times, ask what it looks like, what for, its significance). this helps motivate writers to uncover new information about their own character.

ask the character about their headcanons: let the muse explain themselves and see how they behave about something personal, for example.

read their stats: pets? scars? tattoos? anything visible that can be commented on? point it out to the muse and comment on it.

send memes/questions: your best chance is when you see them reblog them so you don't have to come up with anything yourself.

relate them to your muse: does your muse like rock music? ask the character or the writer if they like rock music too.

note: this list isn't exhaustive. it's simply a couple examples from first-hand experience. it also applies to all muses (canon or oc), but needless to say, this post is specifically about oc's, hence the focus on them.

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Should be me wtf.

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girlie that's not a random headache u are dehydrated malnourished over caffeinated over stressed and sleep deprived

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whatever didn't kill me turned me into this

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Alcohol & Drinking Sentences

(Sentences for muses who like to drink, sometimes perhaps a little too much. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"You're not trying to ply me with wine to find out what I know, are you?"

"I would offer you a drink but it's very rare and expensive."

"If you keep drinking, you're going to get fired."

"I must say, I'd rather hoped 'tea' was code for something a little stronger."

"Are you hungover?"

"I like you better when you're drinking."

"Are you drinking all alone tonight?"

"You're a mean drunk."

"You drink too much. I get why, but I wish you wouldn't."

"I'm going to erase that image from my mind with a bottle of scotch."

"Did I mention that I have been drinking?"

"Why are you drinking so much tonight anyway?"

"If I don't drink, then I start to feel - and I don't like what I feel."

"Would you like a drink?"

"Isn't there anyone you want to stay sober for?"

"I haven't been like this in a long time. Years."

"I'm not drunk!"

"I must be drunk already, telling you this sob story again."

"I'm not drinking to get drunk."

"A guy only gets that drunk when he wants to kiss a girl or kill a man - so, which is it?"

"You can't keep drinking yourself into oblivion!"

"I've been to a party. I'm a bit drunk."

"Some people swear by hair of the dog, but I refer nature's sponge: the egg."

"I think you've had enough to drink."

"May I have a drink now?"

"Why don't you have a glass of champagne?"

"I'm not used to doing this while sober."

"Can I buy you a drink?"

"Are you trying to get me drunk?"

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LCDR Michele Xu, Balamb Garden. SeeD Rank: A. Card Club Heart. 

RULES | ABOUT | VERSES | BY @irishais

TAGS: memes | answers | moodboard | ship tag | headcanon | open starters

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for those who’ve been hurt … sentence starters 

tw: victim-blaming / dismissing hurt.  change pronouns / wording as needed

“You deserved better.”

“You’ve lost a lot, haven’t you?”

“I mean, you hurt them a lot, too.”

“I won’t hurt you the way they did.”

“You deserve to feel safe. And happy.”

“There’s nothing wrong with being wary.”

“You never shouldn’t been treated that way.”

“They aren’t here. they can’t hurt you, again.”

“How long are you going to let this affect you?”

“I know you don’t trust me, yet, and that’s okay.”

“I’m sorry. I want to earn your trust back. Please.”

“No, I’m not upset with you, why would you — oh.”

“You’ve been through a lot. It’s okay. We’ll take it slow.”

“Why can’t you just get over it? It happened so long ago.”

“You haven’t said a word since it happened. Are you okay?”

“You’re still healing. It’s only natural you don’t trust anyone, yet.”

“Why didn’t you ever tell someone what you were going through?”

“What happened to you was unfair… it’s okay to be angry about it.”

“Do you think you’ll ever be able to forgive them for what they did?”

“You’re a better person than they ever were, and this just proves it.”

“If you ever want to talk about it, you know I’ll always be here to listen.”

“You’re safe here. I know it’ll take you a while to believe it, but you are.”

“Just because they hurt you doesn’t mean everyone else is out to get you, too.”

“I know you’ve been hurt in the past, and I promise, I’ll never let that happen, again.”

“Cry. Scream. Break something if you need to. Just… you need to process this somehow.”

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collection of a specific dynamic that gets me every time

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“i’m going to pretend to electrocute myself and see what the nurses do.” - mal, cus he would

Well, it certainly might get someone in here faster, even if she pins him with a look of don't you dare, over the edge of the very-outdated magazine she's leafing through. Although, in his case, it might be a look of try it, I want to see what happens. It could really go either way. "I mean, we could turn it on. Make it really convincing," Xu offers, leaning to tap the switch on the defibrillator with one pink nail.

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they match each other’s freak to a degree that is dangerous to the public