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❝     i     don't     like     it,     either,     i     just...     i     don't     know.     ❞     she     says,     shrugging     her     shoulders.     it     wasn't     really     worth     getting     into.     she     was     trying     to     be     better     about     letting     online     comments     bother     her     and     about     taking     them     to     heart.     ❝     good,     i     want     you     here     forever.     ❞     she     says,     happy     as     she     settles     in     close     to     him     like     this.     ❝     well,     i'm     not     going     to     hurt     you,     either.     i     kinda     think     if     something     happens...     it     could     destroy     us     both.     but     i     think     i'd     be     okay     being     destroyed     by     you...     as     long     as     i     have     you,     even     for     a     little     bit.     maybe     that's     weird.     ❞     she     was     falling     hard     and     she     knew     this     could     end     up     going     down     in     flames.     that     was     a     risk     you     always     took     with     relationships,     but     she     knew     he     was     worth     the     risk.     ❝     i'm     ready     for     it,     yeah.     i     want     everyone     to     know;     i     really     do.     i     really     like     you     and     i     want     everyone     to     know.     ❞     

    ❝    i know they do, but the criticism is kind of ridiculous.    ❞    more than kind of, but as she leans her head on his shoulder, he just tilts his head, pressing a kiss to her forehead gently. he's happy. nini's happy. from all he knows... she's happy, from all she's told him. so- that's what he's going off of. and he's not going to let other people's opinions stop him from being happy with nina. she'd become such an exciting new part of his life.    ❝    i think i can maybe see about forever...    ❞    he finds himself saying, in response to her words, smiling at her sweet little giggling. she's the sweetest. she's the best. so pretty, so sweet... so nini- just... she's herself. how could anyone see anything else?    ❝    i promise you... i trust you- and i'm going to take good care of your heart. if anyone's going to get hurt here... it's going to be me.    ❞    he says with a chuckle, running his free hand, the arm not wrapped around her, through his hair.    ❝    you're ready for that, angel? because if you're in... i'm in... i'd really like that- i'd love to.    ❞    

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just got my first smp early readers email im about to be so unbearable

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❝     that's     true...     maybe     we'll     run     over     there     for     shorts     so     i'm     not     at     risk     of     flashing     everyone.     ❞     she     says,     giggling     lightly.     ❝     you've     probably     heard     of     him,     being     in     the     music     industry...     brody     walker?     yeah.     horrible     person.     ❞     she     says     with     a     shake     of     her     head.     she'd     just     wanted     to     see     if     she     could     move     on     and     try     to     find     something     romantic     that     could     amount     to     what     she     and     ricky     had     shared     —     and     she     had,     when     she'd     heard     him     singing     those     first     few     notes,     she     knew     she     was     meant     to     find     him     again.     ❝     all     my     friends     are     gonna     love     you     so     much.     i'm     so     happy     to     be     able     to     introduce     you     all.     especially     mimi.     she's     become     my     best     friend     since     moving     here.     she's     gonna     be     so     excited     to     finally     meet     you     after     all     the     stories     i've     told     her.     ❞     she     lifts     up     for     one     more     kiss     before     she     walks     into     his     bathroom     and     sets     to     showering     as     quickly     as     she     can,     pulls     on     his     t-shirt     and     a     pair     of     boxers,     and     heads     back     out     to     the     living     room,     wet     hair     dangling     loosely     down     her     back.

    ❝    we can still run down the street for clothes like we talked about last night if you feel like it, too, but- you look super cute in my t-shirts, so.    ❞    they'll have time between this and coffee though. ricky sighs at her words, he hates that they got split like this. but... it's good they're together again. that things can be good again. she means absolutely everything to him...    ❝    i know you mentioned that awful date with that awful guy... we don't need any more of that in your life...    ❞    he shakes his head with a grimace, before leaning in to press his lips to hers one more time, just gentle and quick.    ❝    i'm gonna be happy to meet them too. you're really important to me. you're my future, neens. and my history. so... this is special.    ❞    he nods, smiling as he lets go of her, if a bit reluctantly.    ❝    okay- no rush. get last night off you.    ❞    they'll have a nice day ahead of them.

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❝     baby,     you     don't     have     anything     to     be     sorry     for.     ❞     she     says,     frown     etching     itself     onto     her     lips     to     match     his.     he's     not     responsible     for     what     his     mother     does.     it's     not     his     job     to     make     sure     she     acts     nicely.     ❝     i     want     her     to     be     happy     for     us     and     want     us     to     be     together.     whether     we're     engaged     early     or     if     we     waited,     i'd     still     be     marrying     you     in     a     year,     in     five     years,     in     ten.     it's     always     gonna     be     you,     and     us.     ❞     frown     fades     back     to     a     smile     as     she     looks     up     at     him,     nothing     but     the     love     she     feels     reflecting     in     her     eyes,     her     gaze     soft.     ricky     was     it     for     her.     she     knew     that     as     well     as     she     knew     her     own     name.     ❝     i     would     hope     that     she'll     at     least     wait     until     after     brunch     to     make     any     comments.     save     face     and     pretend     to     be     happy     when     your     family     is     around.     especially     when     i     feel     like     maybe     we're     expecting     the     worst?     maybe     we'll     be     pleasantly     surprised.     ❞     

    ❝    i know, i'm sorry.    ❞    he frowns.    ❝    but yeah. yeah tomorrow's gonna be good. be excited. it's good.    ❞    ricky doesn't care what his mom has to say, at this point, he just... needs her to be kind to nini. just accept this. show her the love she deserves, especially because this shouldn't come as any kind of surprise at all.    ❝    that's exactly right, my love... you're going to be my wife. and she's going to have to get on board. because whether or not she does... that's not going to change. you're my high school sweetheart and the love of my life. that's not even a question.    ❞    he has no doubts about nini, about whether or not this is going to last. it will. it's forever with her, with them. she's his person, his safe place, his one piece of certainty in this world.    ❝    i love you. i'm sorry that she made you uncomfortable, but i'm not going to let that happen tomorrow, okay. this is going to be about us tomorrow. no matter what.    ❞    

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❝     mmm,     didn't     think     you     would     be.     ❞     she     says,     smirk     taking     over     her     face     to     match     his.     ❞     they     were     still     so     clearly     in     the     honeymoon     phase,     but     nini     was     pretty     sure     that     phase     was     never     going     to     end.     she     was     so     confident,     so     sure     of     what     they     had.     the     universe     had     just     known     they     couldn't     go     their     separate     ways     after     meeting     that     night.     ❝     i'm     so     happy     you     were     able     to     be     there.     it     really     means     the     world     to     me     when     you're     in     the     audience     or     waiting     in     the     wings.     ❞     it     was     always     so     special     to     look     out     at     the     crowd     and     see     his     face     looking     up     at     her,     or    knowing     that     she     could     run     off     stage     and     straight     into     his     arms.     they     were     making     time     for     each     other     and     finding     those     spaces     in     their     schedules     while     things     were     still     crazy     and     it     was     amazing.     ❝     and     i'm     so     lucky     to     be     your     wife.     i     can't     believe     if     we    hadn't     happened     to     be     in     the     same    place     that     night,     we     may     have     gone     the     rest     of     our     lives   not     ever     knowing     each     other.     that's     so    crazy     to     me.     ❞

    ❝    trust me, i'm not worried, baby girl    ❞    he tells nini with a grin, edging on a smirk, leaning over to press his lips to hers. she became his wife the same night they met. it wasn't exactly the kind of thing either of them had expected or wanted for themselves... but so far- it was working out. he likes her a lot.    ❝    we're not conventional. but i'm really enjoying this, enjoying getting to know you... and i loved seeing you perform again last night... you're actually amazing, nina. all in all, i'm pretty lucky to be your husband.    ❞    

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❝     i'm     a     public     figure.     people     are     going     to     have     opinions     about     me     whether     i     think     they     should     or     not.     it     sucks,     but     that's     what     people     do.     i'm     excited     for     people     to     really     get     to     know     you     and     realize     that     you're     not     anything     like     what     they     think.     like,     when     they     finally     see     what     i     see     in     you.     ❞     ricky     was     amazing.     she'd     fallen     so     quickly     and     she     was     so     happy     to     be     in     this     new     relationship.     this     really     was     the     happiest     she'd     ever     been.     ❝     i     don't     want     you     to     stop,     either.     i     want     you     right     here     forever.     i     really     like     you,     too.     ❞     she     can't     help     but     giggle,     draping     an     arm     over     his     waist     as     she     leans     her     head     on     his     shoulder.     ❝     i     know     what     you     meant,     but...     i     just     mean     that     i'm     giving     it     to     you.     my     heart,     my     feelings.     they're     yours.     i     don't     want     you     to     second     guess     that.     you     have     my     heart.     no     matter     what     anyone     says.     you're     the     only     person     whose     opinion     on     our     relationship     matters.     well,     you     and     me.     us.     ❞     she     had     to     work     through     her     issues     on     how     other     people     perceived     her     and     accept     that     not     everyone     was     going     to     support     her.     she     had     to     be     okay     with     that.     she'd     get     there.     ❝     so...     on     that     note...     how     do     you     feel     about     actually...     announcing     that     we're     together?     like,     cheesy     instagram     post,     that     kind     of     thing?     because     i     really     do     want     people     to     know.     ❞

    ❝    i hate the idea of anyone thinking they have any right to make comments on you like that. especially for something like you getting older and... doing something like, oh i don't know... being seen out with a guy who's not exactly prep school polish.    ❞    he frowns. he just... wants her to be happy. and he doesn't want to be the source of any of her issues either. he doesn't understand how anyone could have any bad things to say about this girl in the first place though.    ❝    good- because... i really don't want to stop. i really like you, nini    ❞    he tells her softly, wrapping his arms around her waist as she scoots in close to him, ricky shifting in to let her get comfortable. he chuckles lightly at the first words, before he just smiles, brushing his lips gently against hers once more.    ❝    well... that's not what i meant, but... i'd be happy to. you know i'll take good care of your heart, angel girl.    ❞    she deserves to be happy. that's the biggest thing to him.    ❝    i just want you to know it's okay to prioritize what makes you happy. it's your life.    ❞    and her publicist will get on board, maybe find a new brand strategy for her. who knows. but this is nina's life. not anyone else's. he's just lucky she wants to give him some of her time and energy...

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❝     i     know.     it's     just     hard     to     let     myself,     i     guess?     people     are     mean     enough     as     it     is.     parents     can     be     ruthless.     ❞     she'd     seen     some     of     her     friends     approached     in     public     to     be     berated     by     parents     who     were     angry     they'd     done     something     that     wasn't     kid-friendly     —     as     if     it     were     up     to     anyone     but     those     parents     to     make     sure     their     kid     wasn't     accessing     something     they     weren't     allowed     to.     ❝     i     don't     want     you     to     stop     pursuing     me.     like,     at     all.     i     want     you     to     stay     right     here     with     me.     ❞     she     says,     shifting     and     scooting     over     so     that     she     can     really     be     close,     wiggling     her     way     into     the     small     space     next     to     him.     walking     onto     set     that     day     and     seeing     him     and     being     immediately     drawn     to     him,     she'd     known     he     was     special;     that     he     was     someone     she     was     going     to     want     in     her     life.     she'd     been     right.     ❝     how     about     i     let     you     take     care     of     my     feelings?     ❞     she     whispers     in     response,     lips     hovering     close     to     his     between     kisses.     she's     so     excited     for     where     this     relationship     is     going.     she     knows     she     needs     to     let     go     of     the     ideas     her     publicist     and     the     media     and     parents     have     put     into     her     head     about     who's     she's     supposed     and     just     let     herself     be     herself.     

    ❝    you can still be an amazing role model to your fans... without never growing up. this isn't neverland. god i mean- people think of plenty of guys who do what i do like a peter pan type but... in a totally different kind of way...    ❞    ricky tells her with a shrug of his shoulders. his voice is softer when he's talking to her, but he's confident in his assertions that she's got nothing to apologize for. especially when it comes to simply getting older. he's a little surprised, and it shows in his face, when she comments on the fact that he's nice to her.    ❝    you've never given me a reason to be anything but nice to you, nina- and hell- even if you did... i'd probably still be treating you nice. i like you. i adore you too. and as long as you don't decide to shut me down... i'm not going to stop pursuing you, okay?    ❞    he's said as much before, he's sure, but... in moments like these... where she's stuck on these feelings... these concerns... he's only pursuing her like this because he is so sure the affection he has for her is reciprocated. when they're in this new relationship and all the more before it had become one.    ❝    how about... taking care of your own feelings?    ❞    he offers, half a whisper as he leans into her, smiling as he watches her expressions. that little gasp right before he kisses her is so sweet and innocent in the best way. he loves that he has that effect on her.

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[  REHEARSAL  ]  for  my  muse  to  ask  yours  to  run  lines  with  them

❝     i     can't     believe     my     audition     is     in     the     morning.     ❞     her     stomach     had     been     in     knots     all     day,     worried     about     whether     or     not     this     was     going     to     be     the     one     she     got.     ❝     will     you     go     over     this     scene     with     me?     i     can't     get     that     one     line     to     stick     in     my     head     and     i     really     want     to     be     off     book.     ❞     she     was     usually     so     good     about     memorizing     her     lines     with     speed     and     efficiency,     but     tomorrow     was     a     big     day,     and     it     was     weighing     on     her.     ❝     i'm     kinda     nervous     for     tomorrow...     ❞

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[  COSTUME  ]  for  my  muse  to  help  your  muse  into  their  costume (idk which way around i even want this, but... val and nini moment)

❝     that's     not     too     tight,     is     it?     ❞     she     asks,     patting     val     on     the     back     after     she's     done     lacing     the     corset.     ❝     i     can     make     it     tighter,     but     you're     gonna     need     to     be     able     to     breathe,     too.     ❞     her     final     scene     was     coming     up     and     she     knew     ej     would     be     waiting     for     her     after,     so     part     of     her     wanted     to     make     sure     the     costume     was     perfect     for     the     show,     but     another     part     of     her     wanted     to     make     sure     val     looked     exactly     perfect     before     seeing     ej     for     the     first     time     since     he'd     flown     up     from     school.     and,     well,     valerie     didn't     actually     know     that     ej     had     been     conspiring     with     nini     and     ricky     to     come     to     the     final     show.

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lipstick     is     mostly     staying     where     it     is,     and     the     show     is     over     anyway,     so     when     he     turns     his     head     that     little     bit     to     give     her     a     real     kiss,     she     happily     indulges,     chasing     his     kiss     with     one     of     her     own.     he'd     made     it!     looking     over     and     seeing     him     had     brought     her     more     joy     than     she'd     known     was     possible.     his     words     bring     a     grin     stretching     across     her     face,     but     then     those     last     few     set     her     heart     racing.     it     had     almost     sounded     like     he'd     been     about     to     tell     her     he     loves     her,     and     the     feeling     was     most     certainly     mutual.     ❝     i...     me,     too.     ❞     she     says,     teeth     sinking     into     her     lower     lip     as     she     nodded     her     head.     she     wanted     him     to     know     she     felt     the     same,     even     if     they     could     maybe     save     those     words     for     dinner     tonight,     for     something     a     little     more     private.     ❝     you     make     me     so     happy.     ❞     arms     move     to     wrap     around     his     waist,     taking     in     the     last     few     seconds     before     she     has     to     run     out     and     take     her     bow,     taking     in     the     smell     of     his     cologne     that     she'd     missed     so     much     while     he     was     gone.

he'd been so excited to be able to make this work. to be able to be in the city to see her for this. especially thrown together in just a matter of weeks, it had been a quick thing, but he was so proud of her. proud of his wife. nini had been absolutely amazing, and as he stands backstage now, watching her, he's awed. he can't get over it. he really is falling in love with his wife. she's incredible. her flowers are in her dressing room, but right now, he's just happy as can be as she runs over to him, hugging him tight, and ricky embracing her in turn. he hugs her tight, sweeping her off her feet in the process. she kisses his cheek, then he turns his head, pressing his lips just quickly to hers.    ❝    i know you have bows, but- you were amazing. incredible. showstopping. i'm- i- you...    ❞    he stumbles over his words, ones he feels but feels he maybe shouldn't say right now since this is the wrong moment, staring down into her beautiful brown eyes as he sets her on her feet, arms still wrapped around her tight.    ❝    there's nowhere i'd rather be right now than right here, watching you shine.    ❞    

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playing     spin     the     bottle,     like     kissing     any     other     time,     was     something     they     didn't     do     unless     they     were     both     single.     tonight,     that     happened     to     be     the     case.     it     had     been     too     long     since     the     last     time     they'd     kissed     and     nini     missed     it.     battling     her     internalized     feelings     for     him     was     getting     more     and     more     tiring     as     time     went     on.     she     loved     him.     squashing     it     down     wasn't     going     to     change     anything.     so,     when     the     bottle     he'd     spun     lands     on     her,     she     can't     say     she's     unhappy.     she     stands,     walking     over     to     him,          and     wraps     her     arms     around     his     neck,     looking     up     at     him     with     a     smile.     ❝     make     it     a     good     one,     bowen.     ❞     she     teases,     winking     at     him     over-dramatically.

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couple things in the queue here, nothing on the multi, but im hoping to get some more stuff done tomorrow. feel free to send in memes or tag me in some starters, i'll probably do one of those verse specific starter calls with the emojis tomorrow and also hopefully i wake up in the morning feeling much better than i have the last few days lol

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❝     love,     my     home     gets     cold,     too.     ❞     she     says,     shaking     her     head.     she     doesn't     argue     it,     though.     she     lets     him     drape     the     jacket     around     her     and     she     does     feel     warmer     once     it's     on,     but     she's     not     sure     it's     actual     warmth,     or     just     that     it     was     his,     and     it     felt     like     being     wrapped     up     in     a     hug.     ❝     and,     i     do     worry     about     you,     for     the     record.     that's     not     going     to     change     just     because     you     think     you     won't     get     as     cold     as     i     will.     ❞     the     dorms     weren't     far     and     though     she     was     shivering,     she     was     doing     her     best     not     to     think     about     it.     she'd     have     dressed     warmer     if     she'd     realized     it     was     going     to     rain,     but     at     least     this     was     a     good     reason     to     get     comfy     and     snuggle     with     her     boyfriend.     she     hand     curls     back     against     his     hip     as     she     holds     him     close,     hoping     the     contact     helps     keep     him     a     bit     warmer.     ❝     i     have     a     couple     things     of     popcorn     in     my     room.     we     can     make     that     downstairs     and     then     go     up     to     your     dorm     and     watch     a     movie     or     something?     ❞

his first thought when the rain started was oh it's not too bad, but then the second was well, shit. because it had really... started to come down. so there went their picnic that had absolutely delighted his sweet girlfriend. they'd been talking about her home, and she'd seemed so happy... and now she's soaking wet, tucked into his side as they start to head back, before he pauses to give her his jacket first. and he's not going to give in to her protests. what kind of boyfriend would he be.    ❝    angel... don't worry about it. i'm not cold. you're cold.    ❞    he shakes his head, shrugging the jacket off and wrapping it around her.    ❝    i'm from here, remember. i'll be fine. we're still on campus- we'll be back to the dorms in no time and then we can get changed and get warmed up.    ❞    

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[ RAINY DAY ] for my muse to offer yours a jacket or umbrella after getting caught out in the rain (secret princess or fake dating college years or sports au?)

a     picnic     had     seemed     like     such     a     good     idea     and     there     was     a     lovely     little     green     space     on     campus     that     set     the     tone     just     right.     she's     been     happily     dipping     strawberries     into     melted     chocolate     and     talking     about     her     home     country     when     the     sky     had     opened     up     and     started     pouring     down     rain     on     them.     it     hadn't     taken     them     too     long     to     get     their     things     packed     up     and     tossed     into     bags,     but     being     that     it     was     late     fall     and     she     was     soaked     to     the     bone,     she'd     started     shivering     not     too     long     ago.     she     looks     up     at     him,     raindrops     clinging     to     her     lashes,     and     starts     to     shake     her     head     no.     ❝     my     hoodie     is     alright.     you'll     be     cold     if     you     don't     have     your     jacket     on.     it's     not     that     much     farther     to     the     dorms.     ❞     she     doesn't     want     him     to     be     cold     just     to     give     her     another     layer.     as     soaked     as     they     are,     she's     not     sure     it     would     even     help     to     add     another     layer.     ❝     you     need     to     keep     warm,     too.     ❞

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[  WINGS  ]  for  my  muse  to  catch  yours  watching  from  the  wings (maybe vegas au)

❝     o     happy     dagger,     this     is     thy     sheath:     there     rust,     and     let     me     die!     ❞     final     words     are     spoken     and     scene     plays     out     as     nini     lays     upon     the     stage,     thunderous     applause     breaking     out     around     her.     the     play,     an     event     staged     for     charity,     had     been     only     weeks     in     the     making,     but     she     was     thrilled     to     know     ricky     had     been     able     to     make     it.     eyes     open     and     she     sees     him     in     the     wings,     and     she     can't     help     but     melt     a     little     at     the     proud     look     on     his     face.     the     curtains     close     and     it     takes     everything     in     her     not     to     leap     before     they've     fully     closed,     but     then     she's     up     and     making     her     way     over     to     him,     throwing     her     arms     around     his     neck.     they     had     fewer     obligations     these     days,     but     this     opportunity     had     arisen     and     come     together     so     quickly     that     they'd     almost     overlapped     with     an     event     he     was     doing.     but,     then,     there     he     was;     they'd     made     it     work,     once     again.     

❝     i'm     so     happy     you're     here!     ❞     she     exclaims,     throwing     her     arms     around     his     neck     and     pulling     herself     close,     pressing     a     kiss     to     his     cheek.     ❝     i     missed     you.     i'm     gonna     have     to     go     take     my     bow     in     a     minute,     but     i     needed     my     hug.     ❞  

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༘⋆｡ theatre scenarios.

feel free to combine prompts! add ' reverse ' to switch roles!

[  REHEARSAL  ]  for  my  muse  to  ask  yours  to  run  lines  with  them

[  WINGS  ]  for  my  muse  to  catch  yours  watching  from  the  wings

[  SCRIPT  ]  for  my  muse  to  hand  your  muse  a  script  with  something  unexpected  in  it

[  CAST  ]  for  my  muse  to  be  cast  in  the  role  yours  wants

[  CALLBACK  ]  for  my  muse  to  run  into  yours  at  a  callback

[  SABOTAGE  ]  for  my  muse  to  catch  your  muse  doing  something  shady  backstage

[  COSTUME  ]  for  my  muse  to  help  your  muse  into  their  costume

[  LINE  ]  for  my  muse  to  forget  their  line  and  yours  to  cover  for  them

[  UNDERSTUDY  ]  for  my  muse  to  suddenly  take  over  the  role  of  your  muse's  character's  love  interest

[  CRITIC  ]  for  my  muse  to  be  a  very  harsh  critic  of  the  show  your  muse  is  in

[  IMPROV  ]  for  my  muse  to  go  incredibly  off-script  during  the  performance

[  DRESSING  ]  for  my  muse  to  walk  in  on  yours  in  the  dressing  room

[  MAKEUP  ]  for  my  muse  to  help  your  muse  do  their  makeup

[  SPOTLIGHT  ]  for  my  muse  to  steal  the  spotlight  from  your  muse

[  NOTES  ]  for  my  muse  to  give  your  muse  notes  on  their  performance

[  DIRECTION  ]  for  my  muse  to  argue  with  the  direction  your  muse  is  taking  their  performance

[  REDO  ]  for  my  muse  to  keep  having  to  redo  a  part  during  rehersals

[  CUE  ]  for  my  muse  to  miss  their  cue,  fucking  things  up

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nothing in the queue rn bc i have been icky sicky all day :(