angst dialogue (#1)
“give me a chance!” “i’ve given you far too many.”
“go ahead. drown your problems in chardonnay.”
“it took me a while to figure out, but i deserve better than you.”
“i feel like i don’t know you anymore.”
“i was foolish to believe you loved me.”
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“i’m sorry.”
“this is all my fault.”
“please! i need you!”
“and after all of this… i still love you.”
“i’m sorry i’m not them.”
“we’re your family!” “then why do you treat me the way you do?”
“sometimes i wish i never had you.”
“why can’t you be more like your siblings?”
“great, now i’m the bad guy.”
“grow up and get over it.”
“am i… gonna die?”
“this can’t be real. this is just a nightmare.”
“i’m getting worse.”
“i don’t want to die!”
“i don’t think i’ll make it another day…”
“you’ll be okay, i promise.”
“i can’t believe it…”
“it gets worse before it gets better, okay?”
“you’re not gonna die, it’s gonna be okay. you’re gonna be okay.”
“don’t say that.”
“i don’t think they’re just a friend.”
“you two were made for each other.”
“i know how happy they make you.”
“you deserve nothing but the best, and i can’t give you that.”
“c’mon. you know i love you.” “i wish i believed that.”
“you really think anyone loves you? be realistic for once.”
“i’m only with you because i feel sorry for you. no sane person would want anything to do with you.”
“good lord, you’re so dependent.”
“you’re nothing without me.”
“you’re disgusting and disappointing. a waste of time and effort.”
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quotes that broke me starters
feel free to adjust pronouns / names as needed !
quotes taken from random sources or tiktok. i claim no ownership whatsoever.
❛ i’m supposed to be the one who protects you from monsters. i’m not supposed to be one. ❜
❛ if i could make a deal with god, and i’d get him to swap our places. ❜
❛ no one heard our screams for a long time. ❜
❛ i know so many last words. but i’ll never know hers. ❜
❛ there is a home for every departed thing. ❜
❛ it reminded me that i will never truly know you. ❜
❛ i also buried a part of myself alongside them. ❜
❛ after you died i could no longer hold a funeral. so my life became the funeral. ❜
❛ you don’t have to be awake to cry. ❜
❛ forgive me, for all the things i did. but mostly the things i didn’t do. ❜
❛ the human eye is the loneliest creation of all. ❜
❛ fairness is for happy people. ❜
❛ the things we lost will always be heavier than the things that stayed. ❜
❛ perhaps it is the greater grief, to remain on the earth when another is gone. ❜
❛ you stain the pages with yourself. ❜
❛ tears will not wash away the sorrow. ❜
❛ beautiful things grow a certain height and then they fall and fade off. ❜
❛ who in all these centuries has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most? ❜
❛ i have scars on my hands from touching certain people ❜
❛ despite everything, i believe that people are really good at heart. ❜
❛ you tried to change, didn’t you? ❜
❛ you can’t make homes out of people. someone should have taught you that. ❜
❛ i hid my deepest feelings so well, i forgot where i placed them. ❜
❛ we have no scar to show for happiness. we learn so little from peace. ❜
❛ i didn’t leave because i stopped loving you. i left because the longer i stayed, the less i loved myself. ❜
❛ at every moment in our life, we have one foot in a fairytale & the other in the abyss. ❜
❛ there are too many sad eyes on happy faces. ❜
❛ it’s strange, i felt less lonely when i didn’t know you. ❜
❛ things change, friends leave. life doesn’t stop for anybody. ❜
❛ it takes a lifetime to die, and no time at all. ❜
❛ i am deathly afraid of almosts. of coming close to what i want and then falling just a little short. ❜
❛ i felt your absence. ❜
❛ what do we do now, now that we are happy? ❜
❛ you honestly thought anybody would love you? purely and truly love you? ❜
❛ don’t stop looking. he deserves to know someone saw his end, that someone noticed him. ❜
❛ i can bear my pain so long as it has meaning. ❜
❛ i dont have a single friend - not one. ❜
❛ i’ve had more than enough pain in my life, what’s a little more going to do? ❜
❛ it would have been you if i met you first. ❜
❛ i really thought he was going to be my forever. ❜
❛ maybe in the next life it would work. ❜
❛ in spite of everything, you’re still you. ❜
❛ the dead have it easy. ❜
❛ there’s an ocean of silence between us, and I’m drowning. ❜
❛ there have been countless times in my life when i thought i’d be better off dead. ❜
❛ what on earth… have i become? ❜
❛ don’t look at me! i don’t … i don’t want you seeing me like this. ❜
❛ i wish i could’ve been like you. ❜
❛ your fate was sweeping you away, like a flood. ❜
❛ the future should know the mistakes we made. ❜
❛ of course you have. you feel guilt. you want redemption. ❜
❛ i’m here because you can’t accept what you’ve done. it broke you. ❜
❛ even now, after all you’ve done, you can still go home. lucky you . ❜
❛ you’re all that’s left, and we can’t live this lie forever. ❜
❛ prometheus gave us light, and warmth, and eternal damnation. ❜
❛ take a gamble that love exists, and do a loving act. ❜
❛ i know i ruined your life. i suffer for it every day. ❜
❛ don’t let yourself get killed for… for pride. i’ve seen it kill too many folk. ❜
❛ you and me, we ain’t decent… but those folk… they were. ❜
❛ we’re more ghosts than people. ❜
❛ despite my best efforts to the contrary… it turns out i’ve won. ❜
❛ i gave you all i had … i did. ❜
❛ this whole time, I’ve blamed myself for that decision. ❜
❛ do you think even the worst person can change…? That everybody can be a good person, if they just try? ❜
❛ i don’t want to break their hearts all over again. it’s better if they never see me. ❜
❛ please leave me alone. i can’t come back. i just … can’t, okay? ❜
❛ no matter the struggles or hardships you faced… you strived to do the right thing, you refused to hurt anyone. ❜
❛ people like you don’t ever want to be happy. ❜
❛ i don’t want to let go. i’m not ready to say goodbye yet. ❜
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random (chaotic) dialogue starters.
* is that all you have to say?
* tell me you love me or something, don’t just stand there!
* are you out of your fucking mind?
* it’s truly a wonder that you’re still alive.
* that’s not my name.
* that’s not my name and you know it.
* how many fingers am i holding up?
* i swear, it’s my dog’s fault.
* are you really going in there?
* that’s how people get killed in horror movies, you know?
* if you die on me after everything i’ve done for you… i’ll never forgive you.
* how could i ever forgive you?
* sometimes, everything shifts in the snap of a finger.
* stop yelling at me or i’ll tell them!
* would it kill you to hold my hand every now and then?
* just squeeze my ass and tell me everything will be okay.
* you’re all i need right now.
* you’re finally here, so i can fucking sleep.
* i told you to turn your music down!
* you’re not my parent!
* i didn’t steal your boyfriend, he came with me willingly.
* it’s taking everything in me not to slap you in the face right now.
* you know, people can hear you.
* do you ever think before you speak? you should try it.
* i’ll change your life, if you let me.
* will you go buy me tampons or not?
* please, close the door on your way out.
* keep your hands to yourself.
* what do you think they were thinking about? you know, when they died?
* do you think they know?
* it’s not my fault, it’s 4am and you’re fucking yelling at me!
* you’re a shit friend.
* you’re my best friend.
* you’re my only friend.
* i hope hell is nice and warm when we get there.
* tell me the truth, at least once.
* did you really cheat?
* i don’t wanna know the details.
* can i have some?
* i would kill for a nice glass of wine right now.
* you brought a knife to a gun fight, baby.
* you’re so stupid it kinda turns me on.
* i want you to meet my parents.
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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐍𝐁𝐀𝐔𝐌𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 — a collection of one - liners taken from wes anderson’s 2001 film, the royal tenenbaums. slightly edited for clarity. change pronouns as necessary.
❛ are you getting divorced ? ❜
❛ what are you doing ? you’re on my team ! ❜
❛ you said that i could run away , too . ❜
❛ that was a bunch of little kids , dressed up in animal costumes . ❜
❛ that’s just one man’s opinion . ❜
❛ what this book presupposes is … maybe he didn’t die . ❜
❛ you think i’m especially not a genius ? ❜
❛ how are you , my darling ? ❜
❛ i’m not color blind , am i ? ❜
❛ it would probably be advantageous for your marital status to be legally established as single in light of the circumstances . ❜
❛ will you marry me ? ❜
❛ i love you … did you already know that ? ❜
❛ i don’t like the sound of this one damn bit . ❜
❛ i think he’s been very depressed . ❜
❛ you don’t love me anymore , do you ? ❜
❛ i want my family back . ❜
❛ listen , i’m not dying … but i need some time . ❜
❛ you told us he was already dead . ❜
❛ i’m coming home as soon as possible . ❜
❛ you’re all i’ve got , and i love you more than anything . ❜
❛ he says he’s in love with you . ❜
❛ i just want to apologize for the other day when i proposed to you . ❜
❛ i know i’m not as accomplished as some of the men you’ve been involved with . ❜
❛ to tell you the truth , i haven’t slept with a man in eighteen years . ❜
❛ your mother was a terribly attractive woman . ❜
❛ i'm sorry we haven’t gotten to know each other . ❜
❛ i know you’re not very good with disappointment . ❜
❛ why did you shoot me ? ❜
❛ you think you could start forgiving me ? ❜
❛ i’ve been spaced out all day . ❜
❛ i'm worried about you , [ name ] . ❜
❛ i think he’s very lonely … lonelier than he lets on . maybe lonelier than he even realizes . ❜
❛ i never did stop loving you , by the way . ❜
❛ you really hate me , don’t you ? ❜
❛ no . i don’t hate you . i love you . ❜
❛ i think that’s terrible advice . ❜
❛ he saved my life , you know . ❜
❛ i think you’re having a nervous breakdown . ❜
❛ i want to thank you for raising our children , by the way . ❜
❛ you got more grit , fire , and guts than any woman i have ever met . ❜
❛ what are you smiling about ? ❜
❛ are you trying to steal my woman ? ❜
❛ what the hell kind of a way to act is that ? ❜
❛ i guess we’re back out on the street , huh , pal ? ❜
❛ the last six days have been the best six days of probably my whole life . ❜
❛ damn it , i want this family to love me . ❜
❛ i'm not in love with you anymore . ❜
❛ please stop belittling me . ❜
❛ aren’t you supposed to be in the hospital ? ❜
❛ we were only married nine days . ❜
❛ i never understood any of us . ❜
❛ you came back ! ❜
❛ are we still friends ? ❜
❛ i always wanted to be a [ last name ] , you know . ❜
❛ can’t somebody be a shit their whole life and try to repair the damage ? ❜
❛ you probably don’t even know my middle name . ❜
❛ now i get it . he’s everything that i’m not . ❜
❛ sorry i let you down , name . ❜
❛ i’ve had a rough year , [ name ] . ❜
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— random character description questions on various topics 👀: a small list
as someone who constantly struggles about how to describe their characters, what to mention, and where to start, I've compiled a small list of things and scenarios to consider about your characters, focusing on random habits and traits that aren't just physical/visual to add some spice to your descriptions and help you figure them out a little bit better. feel free to use it to better flesh out your characters while writing, or have your followers send you one of these and answer to let everyone know your ocs/muses better!
how's the sound of their laugh? (if they laugh, that is!)
how do they respond when someone's feeling down?
how do they act around children?
do they make eye contact with others look at their feet/somewhere else?
how do they act when they cry? (if they ever do it)
are they a hug person or a handshake person?
what makes their eyes light up?
how do they react when they're caught in a lie?
do they smile with their teeth?
do they stand up with their back straight or slouched?
what do they do when they start getting impatient?
do they like to talk about themselves?
what's an item they always carry with them?
can they tell a joke without laughing before finishing it?
do they like to take pictures?
do they have any pets? do they like animals in general?
what's their comfort meal?
is there any subject they don't like to talk about?
how's their relationship with their immediate family?
are they chatty or reserved?
what do they do with their hands during a conversation? cross their arms? fidget with something?
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