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first, it had been drip feeding. then, it had been soft foods. then, the blandest of hospital foods. lucy's never understood more what the patients complained about when meal time came around. after weeks of mass prepared meals, the thought of a home cooked meal was heavenly. only she's on a controlled diet. well, she's supposed to be. she's certain nothing in the bag carol holds would fit onto the papers she'd been discharged from hospital with. but after two months, she doesn't care. "thank god, you're the best. i haven't seen chocolate for so long."

she's moving, albeit slowly. she's careful with her steps, watching where she walks. the last thing she needs is to stumble on the edge of a rug. "god, i don't think there isn't something on tv that isn't ridiculous. daytime tv sucks, did you know that? i don't remember it being this bad before." or maybe she's just spent too long staring at it. at carol's question, lucy's smile slips for a moment. it's a flicker, before her smile's back in full force. "i'm good. john's gone back to work, so it's just me and gamma when he's at the hospital." as if carol wouldn't already know that.

she steps into one of the living rooms, it's a smaller one, one of the ones with a tv. it's cozier. more so than the other formal sitting rooms. lucy eases herself onto the sofa carefully, romano's voice somewhere in the back of her mind reminding her to sit properly. "how have the girls been? it feels like forever since i've seen them. i bet they're so big now."

@knightfalling asked: please tell me you brought snacks.

" of course i brought snacks, who do you think i am? " a grocery bag full of things she was positive would be frowned upon on lucy's road to recovery hangs from one of her arms. carol had never imagined that she would spend so much time at the carter residence, but that was before. before seemed so long ago, anyway. her mother had offered to watch the girls for the night, so she was here.

" and i have absolutely no plans other than sitting here with you, eating these snacks, and maybe finding something ridiculous to watch on tv. " she offers a smile that hopefully conveys just how nice it is to see her, how worried she's been. " how have you been? really. "

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✱˚｡⋆ ↪ 𝐀 𝐘𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄 .    (  a collection of  mixed action prompts.   adjust phrasing as desired.   potentially mature content within.  )

[ 1. ] sender steps between receiver and an aggressive stranger, voice low and steady: "walk. away."

[ 2. ] sender teaches receiver self-defense, hands firm on their hips as they adjust their stance.

[ 3. ] sender presses their forehead to receiver's, voice breaking as they murmur, "i don't know how to fix this, but i'm not leaving."

[ 4. ] sender shoves receiver out of the way of a projectile.

[ 5. ] sender combs their fingers through receiver's hair in the aftermath of a traumatic event, whispering words of comfort.

[ 6. ] sender whispers, “i’ve thought about this all day,” before pinning receiver against a wall for a searing kiss.

[ 7. ] sender wipes away the receiver’s falling tears with their thumb and whispers, “i’m here."

[ 8. ] sender patches up receiver's wounds, hands trembling as they whisper, "you can't keep doing this to me."

[ 9. ] sender shoves receiver into a hiding spot, hissing, "stay here or i’ll kill you myself."

[ 10. ] sender finds receiver drunk at a party, sighing. "let’s get you home."

[ 11. ] sender is discovered sleepwalking by receiver.

[ 12. ] sender steals receiver’s weapon and presses it to their own chest, daring: “go ahead. prove me right.”

[ 13. ] sender ‘accidentally’ flashes receiver while changing, purring, "see something you like?"

[ 14. ] sender whispers, "you’ll ruin me," before biting receiver’s lip hard enough to draw blood.

[ 15. ] sender takes over while receiver is giving themselves stitches, promising to handle it.

[ 16. ] sender frantically grips receiver by the shoulders, "don't you dare close your eyes."

[ 17. ] sender fixes receiver’s crooked [ tie / jewelry ], teasing, "nervous?"

[ 18. ] sender shakes receiver out of a nightmare, comforting them in the aftermath. "same nightmare again?"

[ 19. ] sender brings hot tea and medication to a [ hungover / ill ] receiver.

[ 20. ] sender invites receiver to dance with them, insisting, "what? this song's perfect."

[ 21. ] sender leaves a single rose on receiver’s windshield with a note: "you’re being followed. smile."

[ 22. ] sender pins receiver’s wrists during a sparring match, grinning, "yield."

[ 23. ] sender playfully steals something from receiver, initiating a chase. "come and get it, then."

[ 24. ] sender drapes a blanket over receiver, accidentally waking them. "sorry, go back to sleep."

[ 25. ] receiver returns home only to find sender already there. "finally."

[ 26. ] after a pleasant night out together, sender asks: "can i kiss you goodnight?"

[ 27. ] sender wipes the blood from receiver's face, murmuring, "let's get you cleaned up."

[ 28. ] sender shoves receiver against a vending machine to dodge security, breathless. "act natural."

[ 29. ] sender wakes receiver in the throes of a nightmare, reassuring them, "it's okay, it's not real."

[ 30. ] sender purposefully antagonizes receiver, hurling insults; "what are you gonna do about it?"

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Send in a 🛒 for a meet cute at a grocery shop.

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good morning lucy knight nation!! i plan to be here this weekend to work on drafts and things. in the meantime, you should send lucy some memes for me to respond to while i'm doing drafts

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🤐 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 : 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴. 𝘯𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩. 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 (+ 𝘳𝘦��𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦) 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦.

🕊️ 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞: 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞

01. gently brushing the other's hair out of their face to tuck behind their ear. 02. wrapping a blanket around their shoulders from behind. 03. brushing tears off of their cheeks. 04. reaching out hesitantly before resting a hand on their back. 05. placing a cup of tea or coffee in front of them. 06. sitting beside them while they are asleep to watch over them. 07. sharing silence with them. 08. pulling them into a tight hug. 09. writing something quietly and passing them the note. 10. fixing a piece of their clothing carefully.

🔥 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐨: 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫

01. staring at them in silence for a long moment before walking away. 02. slamming a door shut without explanation. 03. packing their things up, slowly and deliberately. 04. breathing sharply through their nose and refusing to meet their eyes. 05. cleaning something obsessively in silence.

🥀 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞: 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

01. running their thumb over the others bottom lip slowly. 02. standing just a little too close, enough to feel each others breath. 03. grazing their knuckles along the other's hip or thigh in passing. 04. undoing the top button of their shirt while holding eye contact. 05. leaning in like they're going to kiss and then pausing shyly. 06. sliding a hand under their chin to tilt their head up.

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༘⋆｡  platonic bonds & dynamics starters.

best  friends.

you  said  you'd  always  be  there.  i'm  holding  you  to  that.

i'm  not  leaving  you  alone  with  your  thoughts!

nobody  gets  to  call  you  that  but  me.

do  i  need  to  fight  someone  for  you?

we're  not  just  friends.  you're  my  family.

i'm  already  on  my  way.

if  i  die,  promise  you'll  erase  my  search  history.

we  should  not  be  allowed  unsupervised  in  public.

combined,  we're  one  whole  functioning  adult!

i've  helped  you  lie  to  your  parents,  friends,  &  your  boss...  what's  one  more?

ex-friends.

i  wanted  to  call  you.  every  time  something  happened.

how  did  you  just  stop  caring?

you  can't  pretend  we  weren't  close.

i  miss  you.  i'm  not  sorry.

i  don't  think  i  can  forgive  you.

i  miss  hating  the  same  people  together.

do  your  new  friends  know  the  version  of  you  i  knew?

you  ghosted  me.  but  sure!  let's  pretend  it  was  mutual!

i  still  know  your  favorite  song.

i  didn't  just  lose  my  friend,  i  lost  an  entire  chapter  of  my  life.

rivals.

this  isn't  personal.  you're  just  in  my  way.

why  are  you  so  obsessed  with  beating  me?

you  think  you're  better  than  me?  prove  it.

you  talk  a  lot  for  someone  who's  always  second  place.

did  you  rehearse  that  comeback  in  the  mirror?

do  you  ever  stop  talking?

one  day,  i'm  going  to  beat  you.

i  don't  like  you.  that  doesn't  mean  i  don't  respect  you.

i  didn't  come  to  play  fair,  i  came  to  win.

you  think  i'm  threatened  by  you?  no,  you  just  motivate  me  to  be  better.

roommates.

i  swear  i  didn't  eat  your  leftovers!  well,  not  ALL  of  them.

i  heard  everything.  these  walls  are  thin.

can  you  PLEASE  clean  up  after  yourself?

wanna  watch  a  movie?  i'm  making  popcorn!

you  know  we're  not  friends,  right?  we  just  live  together.

i  think  i  know  your  schedule  better  than  mine  at  this  point.

you  talk  in  your  sleep.

you  can't  just  adopt  a  pet  without  talking  to  me  first!

i'm  going  to  start  charging  your  dates  rent.

if  we  can  survive  living  together,  we  can  survive  anything.

if  your  [  family member  ]  drops  by  unannounced  one  more  time...

academic  partners.

you  forgot  the  project  deadline.  again.

this  was  supposed  to  be  a  group  effort!

i  think  we  would've  crashed  and  burned  without  you.

you  brought  snacks  to  study  group?  okay,  i  think  i  like  you.

we're  not  friends.  stop  telling  me  about  your  personal  life.

you're  actually  kind  of  smart,  you  know?

i'll  be  the  brains,  you  do  the  presentation.

we  agreed  no  emotional  breakdowns  during  mid-terms!

i  cannot  believe  i'm  depending  on  you  to  pass  this  class.

i  need  a  break  so  i  can  scream  into  my  textbook...

do  you  try  to  make  friends  with  EVERY  person  in  group  projects?

siblings.

you're  not  my  [ mom / dad / parent ]!  don't  tell  me  how  to  live.

i'm  allowed  to  make  fun  of  you.  nobody  else  is.

i  know  you  better  than  anyone  else  ever  will.

stop  trying  to  fix  me!

something  bad  happened.  can  i  come  home?

you're  still  the  favorite, even now.

still  trying  to  live  in  my  shadow,  huh?

i'm  not  jealous  of  you!

we  survived  that  house,  that's gotta count  for  something.

remember  how  we  used  to  talk  about  running  away?

[knightfalling]

𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔱𝔬𝔯𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢𝔡 𝔭𝔬𝔢𝔱𝔰 𝔡𝔢𝔭𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔱: 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔥𝔬𝔩𝔬𝔤𝔶 𝔭𝔞𝔯𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔢𝔢

here is part three of taylor swift's newest album! this is also officially rebranded as me preparing for her new album the life of a showgirl! as always i've edited certain things to work better for roleplaying purposes and feel free to change pronouns as needed! enjoy! xo

TRACK FIFTEEN - THE ALCHEMY

this happens once every few lifetimes

what if i told you i'm back?

the hospital was a drag, the worst sleep that i've ever had

honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?

what if i told you we're cool?

that child's play back in school is forgiven under my rule

i haven't come around in so long

i'm making a comeback to where i belong

call the amateurs and cut 'em from the team

he jokes that it's heroin but this time with an "e"

the sign on your heart said it's still reserved for me

TRACK SIXTEEN - CLARA BOW

all your life did you know, you'd be picked, like a rose?

i'm not trying to exaggerate but i think i might die if it happened to me

no one in my small town thought i'd see the lights of manhattan

this town is fake but you're the real thing

take the glory, give everything

the crowd goes wild, at her fingertrips

i think i might die if i made it

no one in my small town thought i'd meet these suits in l.a.

the crown is stained but you're the real queen

you're the new god we're worshipping

beauty is a beast that roars

it's hell on earth to be heavenly

them's the breaks, they don't come gently

you've got edge, she never did

TRACK SEVENTEEN - THE BLACK DOG

i am someone who until recent event you shared your secrets with

you forgot to turn your location off

i just don't understand

old habits die screaming

i move through the world with the heartbroken

i may never open up the way i did for you

you said i needed a brave man then proceeded to play him until i believe it too

and it kills me, i just don't understand

do you hate me?

was it hazing for a cruel fraternity i pledged?

i still miss the smoke

were you making fun of me with some esoteric joke

now i wanna sell my house and set fire to all my clothes

TRACK EIGHTEEN - IMGONNAGETYOUBACK

you knew the price going in

i'll tell you one thing honey

i can tell when somebody still wants me, come clean

once you fix your face i'm going in

i haven't decided yet

i'm gonna get you back

i'm an aston martin that you steered straight into the ditch then ran and hid

i can take the upper hand and touch your body

i'll make you wanna think twice

push the reset button, we're becoming something new

say you've got somebody i'll say "i got someone too"

even if it's handcuffed i'm leaving here with you

we broke all the pieces but still wanna play the game

i told my friends "i hate you but i love you just the same"

pick your poison, babe i'm poison either way

TRACK NINETEEN - THE ALBATROSS

wise men once said "wild winds are death to the candle"

wild winds are death to the candle

a rose by any other name is a scandal

they tried to warn him about her

cross your thoughtless heart

she's the albatross, she is here to destroy you

one bad seed kills the garden

one less temptress, is one less dagger to sharpen

they tried to warn you about me

devils that you know raise worse hell than a stranger

she's the death you chose, you're in terrible danger

you're in terrible danger

wise men once read fake news and they believed it

and i tried to warn you about them

so i crossed my thoughtless heart and spread my wings like a parachute

the devil that you know looks now more like an angel

i'm the life you chose

TRACK TWENTY - CHLOE OR SAM OR SOPHIA OR MARCUS

your hologram stumbled into my apartment

you saw me out with somebody new

he seemed like he would've bullied you in school

if you wanna break my cold heart just say "i loved you the way that you were"

i loved you the way that yyou were

you said some things that i can't unabsorb

you turned me into an idea of sorts

you needed me, but you needed drugs more

you needed me, but you needed drugs more and i couldn't watch it happen

i changed into goddesses, villains and fools

i changed plans and lovers and outfits and rules

will this make your memory fade from this scarlet maroon?

could it be enough to just float in your orbit?

can we watch our phantoms like watching wild horses?

if you wanna break my cold heart, say you loved me

say you loved me

say you'll always wonder

will i always wonder?

TRACK TWENTY-ONE - HOW DID IT END?

we hereby conduct this post mortem

he was a hothouse flower to my outdoorsman

come one, come all it's happening again

we'll tell no one except all of our friends

we must know... how did it end?

how did it end?

we were blind to unforeseen circumstances

we learned the right steps to different dances

we lost the game of chance, what are the chances?

guess who we ran into at the shops?

guess who we ran into at the shops walking in circles like she was lost?

didn't you hear they called it all off

say it once again with feeling

my beloved ghost and me, sitting in a tree d-y-i-n-g

it's happening again

i can't pretend like i understand

[knightfalling]

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she didn't beat her previous high score

i'm dying. odette what is this. i'm screaming. i'm posting this here because i have another post in mind and i cannot lose this

[knightfalling]

it's 2017 again

i'm dying. odette what is this. i'm screaming. i'm posting this here because i have another post in mind and i cannot lose this

[knightfalling]

i'm dying. odette what is this. i'm screaming. i'm posting this here because i have another post in mind and i cannot lose this

[knightfalling]

let's hang out on the floor together

[knightfalling]

there's a smile on lucy's lips as she pulls carol towards the dance floor. they've done all the civilities. now it's time for the fun part of the evening. the part that's occurring as the the guests who lucy doesn't quite remember their names are starting to filter out. but it's the last thing on her mind now. right now, it's all carol. "oh? you're sure about that? i didn't know that you'd be trained in ballroom dancing." lucy hadn't been. not until a few months before. until then, john's been teaching her at events, but gamma had insisted on proper lessons for the wedding. she thinks they'd done well. "john's been dancing since he could walk. it's part of the carter family initiation."

carol hums quietly when lucy pulls her in, wrapping her arms around the other woman tightly. she could practically feel the joy radiating off of her. the answering smile that creeps onto carol's face when she looks back at the bride is hopefully reflective of just how beautiful the day had been. celebrating her friends was a privilege she would never take for granted. " i won't say a thing, but i might ruin the rest of the night for you. i guarantee i am a better dancer than he is. " she teases, her footsteps falling in line behind lucy's.

[knightfalling]

Soft prompts to make you YEARN

✭ brushing your thumb over their knuckles while you're both not saying a word, just existing quietly in the same space like it's the most sacred thing.

✭ them absentmindedly playing with the hem of your sleeve because they want to touch you but aren’t ready to say it yet.

✭ “can i kiss you?” whispered like they’re afraid the moment might shatter if they speak too loud.

✭ their voice cracking just a little when they say your name for the first time in a long time.

✭ them resting their forehead against yours and just… staying there. No words. No movement. Just breath. Just nearness.

✭ sharing headphones and they keep looking at you during the best part of the song. you don’t even know what the song means to them but suddenly it means everything to you.

✭ "stay the night?" said so soft it might’ve been a wish.

✭ dragging their fingers gently down your back like they’re trying to memorize the map of your spine.

✭ tracing your features with their fingertip like you're a sculpture in a museum and they were not supposed to touch you, but god, they can’t help it.

✭ “don’t leave yet.” not because you’re going somewhere. but because being with you is the safest they’ve felt all day.

✭ their voice in the dark. low. quiet. like the night is just for you two.

✭ "this reminded me of you" and it’s just a stupid rock or a weird leaf but you hold onto it like it's a diamond because it's you to them.

✭ laying in bed, face smushed into the pillow, sleep-drunk and murmuring, “you make me feel like i’m home.”

✭ them looking at you like you're not just a person, but their favorite story. one they’ve been rereading since forever and still keep finding new parts to fall in love with.

[knightfalling]

"always have been. always will be." there's little that can knock lucy down a peg. little that's going to now. not when she's like this. when her only role left is to take care of john. for as long as she has. for as long as there is until he realises. then everything will change, but for now the charade continues. he's hurt and healing and she's here to make him smile. to make the best of the most terrible situation that he's faced. even if only for a day, she'll make it better for him. reality can come later. right now, all she's here for is to care.

she laughs softly. "oh, i bet i could. i convinced you to date me, didn't i?" she wants to reach out. to touch him. to offer him all the reassurances in the world that words can't provide. only she can't. only she's stuck this way. only able to watch. only able to take him in and hope he doesn't work it out too soon. "i'll put it on the list, honey. top priority. i'm just here for you."

❛ confident, are we? ❜ soft words, eyes flickering shut. john wants to tease her. needle her as she so often does to him, about arrogance not being an attractive trait, but the words flicker out of focus, dissolving in the back of his throat with a sigh as he looks at her, the pain on his lower back making everything beyond their bubble hazy.

they must have given him the good pain meds. there is a logical thread he can follow from that; the extent of his injuries, how long his recovery might be, based on it, but he lets go of it. ❛ you could make a blind man buy a rainbow, ❜ he mumbles, nuzzling into the pillow, content to just be for the present. benton is gonna show up soon, and there will be no sighing and feeling sorry for himself then. ❛ a better pillow would be a nice start. ❜

[knightfalling]

since everyone is posting good morning it’s my cue to clock off from the day shift and disappear into the night aka come find me on discord for the next hour until i fall asleep

[knightfalling]

i'm not saying you should kiss lucy but you should kiss lucy