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how are you so quiet about it ? your sadness i mean . how do you hold it in your chest , in your eyes , in your teeth without letting it speak ; how does it stay still ? / independent cassandra de rolo from campaign one of critical role . written by katie since early 2021 . template .

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how are you so quiet about it ? your sadness i mean . how do you hold it in your chest , in your eyes , in your teeth without letting it speak ; how does it stay still ? / independent cassandra de rolo from campaign one of critical role . written by katie since early 2021 . template .

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how are you so quiet about it ? your sadness i mean . how do you hold it in your chest , in your eyes , in your teeth without letting it speak ; how does it stay still ? / independent cassandra de rolo from campaign one of critical role . written by katie since early 2021 . template .

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how are you so quiet about it ? your sadness i mean . how do you hold it in your chest , in your eyes , in your teeth without letting it speak ; how does it stay still ? / independent cassandra de rolo from campaign one of critical role . written by katie since early 2021 . template .

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how are you so quiet about it ? your sadness i mean . how do you hold it in your chest , in your eyes , in your teeth without letting it speak ; how does it stay still ? / independent cassandra de rolo from campaign one of critical role . written by katie since early 2021 . template .

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this blog is now an archive . cassandra can be found on @kestrael .

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something has been going on in the castle . cassandra was dragged off , hidden for safety -- at least , that's what delilah says , and why would delilah lie to her ? it's not like that , not any more , she's delilah's daughter now .

but her handler has been killed , and here she is , covered in blood ( both real and illusory ) and facing down someone she doesn't know , blue eyes wide as she tries to get a handle on the situation -- even as @huntersmarrk says " breathe . hi , we found you , just breathe for me , okay ? "

she swallows dryly , trying to compose herself -- how has everything gone so wrong ? -- and she reminds herself of the dagger tucked into her boot and the sword and armor a few rooms over , should she need them . . . but this person doesn't seem like one she has to defend herself against , at least not now . " who . . . who are you ? " she demands , voice only slightly shaking .

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once i'm done with grad school . . . . . gonna read the bton books

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a plotting call perhaps

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↪     𝔞  𝑾𝑨𝑳𝑲 ᶤᶰ ᵗʰᵉ 𝐖𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐒 .    (  a  collection  of  sentence  +  action  prompts  appropriate  for  a  forest setting .  adjust  phrasing + reverse  as  necessary .)

𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐔𝐄 :

i think we’ve been going in circles .

we should stay here until morning ,  it’s too dark .

think we should carve our names into a tree ?

how much longer until we can get out of here ?

i didn’t think i’d find anyone else out here .

[ name ] ,  i’m really not an outside person .

can you hear that ?  sounds like a waterfall .

where did you go ?!  don’t wander off like that .

i didn’t imagine it could be so beautiful out here .

do  …  do bears do that ?

could you give me a hand with my tent ?

get out of your head ,  there’s nothing out here .

i don’t have service .

what exactly are we looking for ,  again ?

there’s nothing like the peace i feel out here .

hey ,  wait up !   i don’t want to lose you .

“ [ name ] ?   [ name ] ?!  where are you ?! ”

c’mon ,  let’s explore a little .  take a risk .

put that down !  you’re like a child .

bears are the least of our worries out here .

tell me a story ,  c’mon .  a scary one .

uh  …  my compass isn’t pointing north .

can i put this in your bag ?  i want to save it .

𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 :

sender and receiver reach their destination on a hike .

sender invites receiver to climb a tree with them .

sender and receiver stumble across a wrecked campsite .

sender and receiver share a tent on a camping trip .

sender pushes receiver up against a tree to kiss them .

sender runs into the woods to flee from receiver .

sender and receiver follow a strange trail found in the woods .

sender tells receiver a campfire story .

sender and receiver volunteer in a search party .

sender and receiver play hide and seek in the woods .

sender and receiver encounter a wild animal .

sender and receiver come across a  [ river / waterfall ] .

sender gets injured in the woods and receiver has to help them .

receiver loses track of sender in the deep woods .

sender and receiver have a picnic in the woods .

sender and receiver flee from something together ,  into the forest .

sender and receiver build a treehouse together .

sender and receiver have to find shelter in the woods from a sudden storm .

sender offers to help receiver set up their camping equipment .

sender joins receiver in their tent to alleviate receiver’s anxiety .

sender and receiver hear strange noises from the trees .

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holds cassandra’s face gently in my hands

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Arranged Marriage Prompts

Royalty AU - Promised at birth

Royalty AU - To end a war

Royalty AU - Marriage Law - every royal must marry a commoner chosen by the advisor to keep the bloodlines clean

Mythology - Foretold by the gods

Mythology - The prophecy said, so Person A and Person B are here to get hitched!

Mythology - Hades and Persephone AU

Regency AU - Either Person A or Person B is in danger of being ruined socially

Regency AU - Person A inheriting Person B’s father’s estate and the only way to keep Person B’s family out of the poor house is for Person B to marry Person A.

Regency AU - One of them compromised the other

Old West AU - Mail Order Spouse(Person A) to keep Person B’s house bc Person B is a dirty single person and a mess alone

Old West AU - Person A needs money to pay off their debtors, Person B needs a spouse for decency’s sake. Also, there are horses.

Old West AU - Person A’s parents sent them out west to marry someone. That someone is Person B and Person B is also the only sheriff round these parts.

It’s the law (Marriage law with chosen partners)

Medieval AU - To unite Person A and Person B’s houses

Medieval AU - Person A’s father chose Person B, also it’s the law

Medieval AU - to End a feud

Viking AU - Person A is traded to the Vikings for safe passage and is subsequently married to the jarl’s oldest child, Person B. 

Pirate AU - Person A’s crew raided the village and their cut of the booty is a locked chest. With Person B inside. 

Fae AU - Person A’s hapless parents promised them to the Fae King (Person B)

Fae AU - The Fae King (Person A) tricks Person B into eating something in Faerie. 

“Don’t worry, I would never touch you.”

“We’re all the other has now, we’d do well to play nice”

“You don’t have to love me.”

“It’s just until we produce an heir…”

“I’m not expecting anything from you.”

Send me a ship and a number to my inbox

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🌙  *  ―     𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐒  (  prompts for the five senses. add [reversed] to reverse the action. feel free to change wording as needed & add details )

𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐂𝐇.

[ 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓 ] ― sender wraps a soft blanket around receiver’s shoulders [ 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐊 ] ― sender and receiver fall into bed together on silk sheets [ 𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐋 ] ― sender pulls receiver’s hair ( gently / hard ) [ 𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑 ] ― sender strokes receiver’s hair [ 𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐇 ] ― sender brushes receiver’s hair [ 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓 ] ― sender paints a picture onto part of receiver’s body ( specify what & where ) [ 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 ] ― sender traces their fingertips over receiver’s body [ 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐑 ] ― sender traces a scar on receiver’s body [ 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 ] ― sender reaches out to hold receiver’s hand [ 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 ] ― sender worships receiver’s body

𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄.

[ 𝐔𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ] ― sender feeds receiver something they’ve never tried before ( specify what ) [ 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐑 ] ― sender feeds receiver something sour ( specify what ) [ 𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓 ] ― sender feeds receiver something sweet ( specify what ) [ 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐄 ] ― sender feeds receiver something spicy ( specify what ) [ 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 ] ― sender kisses receiver to taste the lingering flavour of what they ate or drank on their lips ( specify what ) [ 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐑 ] ― sender bites receiver hard enough to draw blood [ 𝐔𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 ] ― sender feeds receiver soup when they’ve fallen ill [ 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐊 ] ― sender makes receiver a cocktail to try [ 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐇 ] ― sender cooks receiver their favourite meal [ 𝐓𝐑𝐘 ] ―  sender gives receiver a taste of what they’re cooking / baking for their opinion

𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.

[ 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃 ] ― sender blindfolds receiver [ 𝐑𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄 ] ― sender and receiver see each other again after a period of being apart [ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 ] ― sender notices something different about receiver ( injury / haircut / tattoo / piercing / etc ) [ 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐋 ] ― sender greets receiver in formal partywear ( feel free to add detail ) [ 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐒 ] ― sender takes receiver to see lanterns in the sky [ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 ] ― sender and receiver lay under the stars to stargaze [ 𝐆𝐀𝐙𝐄 ] ― sender and receiver lock eyes across the room [ 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖 ] ― sender and receiver see a shadow move out the corner of their eye [ 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍 ] ― sender and receive watch as something burns ( candles / a building / a campfire / etc ) [ 𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐇 ] ― sender takes receiver to the aquarium to watch the sea life [ 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐊 ] ― sender recognises receiver at a masquerade party

𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃.

[ 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 ] ― sender puts on the radio to listen to music with receiver [ 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘 ] ― sender plays receiver their favourite song on an instrument ( specify what ) [ 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 ] ― sender and receiver are in bed together while rain lashes against the windows / tent / etc [ 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑 ] ― sender whispers something in receiver’s ear ( specify what ) [ 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 ] ― sender asks receiver for a dance upon hearing a song [ 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐘 ] ― sender and receiver hear a sound when they should be alone ( footsteps / creaking floorboards / a scream / etc ) [ 𝐇𝐔𝐌 ] ― sender hums a lullaby to lull receiver to sleep [ 𝐌𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐃 ] ― sender comforts a temporally deaf receiver after a loud sound ( gunshot / explosion / etc ) [ 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐌 ] ― sender calms receiver down from a panic attack in a loud place [ 𝐀𝐅𝐀𝐑 ] ― sender and receiver hear a muffled sound from another room / outside ( music / people / creature / etc ) [ 𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖 ] ― sender hears receiver crying and approaches comfort them

𝐒𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐋.

[ 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐇 ] ― sender puts a scented bath bomb into receiver’s bath [ 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄 ] ― sender lights a scented candle for receiver [ 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 ] ― sender puts perfume / aftershave on receiver’s ( wrist / neck / cheek ) [ 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 ] ― sender inhales receiver’s scent [ 𝐂𝐎𝐎𝐊 ] ― sender is drawn to the kitchen by receiver’s cooking [ 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐒 ] ― sender steals an item of receiver’s clothes because it smells like them [ 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 ] ― sender notices receiver smells of their shampoo / shower gel [ 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒 ] ― sender gives receiver flowers [ 𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐇 ] ― sender helps clean receiver after a long day / stressful situation [ 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐘 ] ― sender and receiver walk through the sewers to escape capture / avoid detection / chase someone [ 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄 ] ― sender massages receiver with a scented oil

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Reunion after (physical) trauma prompts

tws apply: grief/fear for someone’s life, mention of injuries, unconsciousness, hospitals, comas, mention of involuntary drugging. that’s the general vibe.

WORDS

“Theeeere you are. Hi. Welcome back.”

“Breathe. Hi, we found you, just breathe for me, okay?”

“This is going to hurt, but it will help you.”

“You’re safe. [Name], can you hear me? They’re here to help you, you need to let them help you.”

“I found them, they’re over here!”

“Does anyone have medical training?”

“N.. no, no, no, no, hey. [Name]? Hi, I’ve got you.”

“You can sleep, [name]. It’s over.”

“I’ll still be here when you wake up.”

“You were in an induced coma. Your body went through a lot.”

“I wasn’t –… Your doctors weren’t sure you’d wake up.”

“[Name]? Was that - did you squeeze my hand?”

“It’s okay. It’s meant to be there, it’s helping you breathe.”

“Can you hear me?”

“You.. you were so close to dying. I was scared.”

ACTIONS

[ GATHER ] for sender to gather receiver’s (unconscious) body into their arms, in the style of no no no not them.

[ STARING ] for sender to find receiver sitting alone staring at a wall, covered in blood, and to touch their arm.

[ WAITING ] for sender to be waiting at receiver’s hospital bedside when receiver finally comes out of a coma, or wakes from surgery.

[ STEADY ] for sender to catch or steady receiver when receiver tries to stand up too early or to push their body past what it’s ready for

[ TEARS ]  for receiver to find tears on sender’s face, when they’re finally reunited (either immediately after the trauma, or waking up in a hospital), because sender thought receiver was dead or dying

[ GRIEF ]  for receiver to wake up just as sender is saying goodbye, because the doctors told them to. feel free to specify what they might be saying. do not judge me, this is going in the meme

[ LETTER ] for sender to find a last letter, video, text, etc that receiver made for them, thinking they wouldn’t make it out of the situation alive. Obviously receiver does make it out alive, but the letter/video still exists (and receiver will detail what’s in it).

[ FIGHT ] for receiving muse to not recognize sender or medical staff trying to help them, due to being drugged or otherwise disoriented – so they fight.

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PERSONALITY-BASED COMPLIMENTS

Because let’s be honest, compliments about appearances can get old pretty fast. The majority of these are pulled from here!

“You make me feel alive.”

“You’re very comfortable with yourself.“

“You have a beautiful spirit.”

“You make my heart smile.”

“Wow, you’re so persistent. I admire that.”

“You are always unapologetically yourself.”

“You’re very straightforward.”

“You’re so brave.”

“You’re such a genuine soul.”

“I feel peace with you.”

“You’re so motivating!”

“You have a great sense of humor.”

“I appreciate you.”

“You have a good heart.”

“You are worthy.”

“You bring so much light to other people’s lives.”

“You light up every room you walk into.”

“You’re fascinating!”

“You are inspiring.”

“I appreciate your warm spirit.”

”You motivate me to be my best self.”

“You challenge me.”

“You are creative.”

“I notice how hard you worked on that.”

“Your energy is contagious.”

“I look up to you.”

“You have integrity.”

“I appreciate your willingness to take that risk.”

“I applaud you for making the choice to take care of yourself.”

“You walk with such determination. It looks like you can take over the world.”

“You’re a one man/woman/person empire.”

“Your love for others makes me want to be a better person.”

“It’s something about the way you move. It makes people want to notice you.”

“You’re fearless!”

“You make me feel welcome.”

“You’re so fun to be with.”

“I like the way your mind works.”

“You’re considerate and compassionate.”

“Your energy is infectious.”

“Your personality shines as bright as your smile.”

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𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒

"Wake up! Wake up! It's just a dream!"

"What were you dreaming about...? You were shouting..."

"I woke up because you were screaming so loudly."

"Shh- No, no, don't panic, love. You're safe now."

"It was so real! I swear! He/she was here!"

"I don't ever want to sleep again. What if-what if I dream about that again?"

"If you tell me, it'll go away. That's what my mom/dad always told me and it's never failed me."

"Do you want to go back to sleep, or shall I make you a cup of tea?"

"I don't want to go back to sleep..."

"I'm so scared ... I can't stop seeing what I just saw. It was so vivid!"

"There's really nobody here, okay? Do you need me to show you around to prove that to you?"

"How do I know I'm not still dreaming? You're acting really strangely."

"Let's get you to the shower, you're covered in sweat."

"There's really nobody else here."

"You've got a really bad fever. That must have caused those weird dreams."

"I don't even know what a peaceful night's sleep is like anymore."

"I can't do this anymore. These nightmares have to stop..."

"Shh, it was just a bad dream. Just a dream, okay? None of it was real."

"I can't go back to sleep after that. I need coffee-no, I need a drink, a stiff one."

"How long have you been having these nightmares?"

"I've had nightmares all my life, but they've been really bad recently."

"You get so worked up before you go to sleep, maybe you should try to relax a bit more. Maybe then you'll get some rest?"

"I'd kill for a peaceful night's sleep."

"A dream catcher? Honestly? I'm not a child."

"Nothing's ever helped this. I just need to learn to live with the fact that sleeping will always be nightmare, literally."

"I'm so tired... but there's no way I'm going back to sleep after that."

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the cassandra braincell goes brrrr rn kids