PROMPTS FOR WORKAHOLIC CHARACTERS WHO PUSH THEMSELVES TOO HARD
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there's still a lot of work to be done.
i'm not finished with it yet.
i can't give up just yet.
there's nothing noble about working yourself to death.
you think i can't handle this myself?
there's not enough hours in the day.
i realize you think you have to do this.
working like this helps me think.
i'll sleep when i'm dead.
your work ethic scares me sometimes.
i don't need your help.
do you ever sleep?
they need me.
no matter how hard you work, it won't bring them back.
do you realize how crazy that sounds?
i'm not stopping until this is done.
you need to slow down.
i feel like i'm wasting my life.
have you ever taken a vacation?
i can handle this on my own.
i'm nothing without my work.
you're going to get sick if you keep going like this.
you've proven your point.
you're going to work yourself to death.
there are worse ways to spend a life.
you can't keep going at this pace.
i don't have time to rest.
it needs to be done.
do you have any healthy coping mechanisms, by any chance?
there's no time to waste.
i think it's time for you to take a break.
everything was going great until you stopped me.
i can't sleep yet. not until this is done.
i'm the only one who can do this.
at least let me help you.
if i just focus on my work, i don't have to think about anything else.
i'm not asking you to take a break, i'm telling you.
did you really have to interrupt like that?
i'm not budging.
it's my life's work.
you're not going to convince me otherwise.
when was the last time you slept?
i'll help you finish the job if you promise to get some rest.
you're practically falling asleep standing up.
you can finish this in the morning.
let me get you to bed.
don't you get it? it's over!
working yourself to death isn't going to fix anything.
if i don't do it, no one else will.
i wish you would take some time to rest.
i'm not taking a break, if that's what you're asking.
you just broke my concentration, thank you very much.
i'm not going to bed.
i don't know how to quit.
they're counting on me.
too many people rely on me.
i can't disappoint them.
you need a vacation.
i wish you would just listen to me and slow down.
your eye bags have eye bags.
all right, that's it. i'm putting my foot down.
no more excuses.
what do you get out of this? this overworking thing?
without my work... i'm nothing.
no one else is going to step in.
i don't care about me. i care about them.
we have unfinished business.
if i stop now, it'll be like giving up.
i'm a perfectionist. it's in my nature.
better to pour myself into my work than something else.
i wish you would go easy on yourself.
this is very unhealthy.
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why are you here ?
drive .Ā drive fast .
i think we should make an informed decision .
are you coming or not ?
youāve been avoiding me .
[ name ] , Ā what were you thinking ?
this should be your priority .
let me hold you for a minute .
get out of my way .Ā i wonāt tell you again .
that wasnāt supposed to happen .
can you keep a secret ?
i donāt know what i did to deserve you .
you seriously think i couldāve done something like that ?
youāre safe with me .
sorry isnāt good enough .
where is all this coming from ?
who told you about that ?
sorry iām late ,Ā i got caught up .
youāre being paranoid .
why are you looking at me like that ?
youāre the single most important thing to me .
all iām asking is that you hear me out .
whatever they told you ,Ā itās a lie .
we shouldnāt stick around here .
hold my hand ,Ā i donāt want to lose track of you .
[ name ]Ā ā¦Ā truth or dare ?
i love you .Ā nothingās gonna change that .
can you tell me what happened ?
you canāt come around here anymore .
back off ,Ā okay ?
what ,Ā you donāt have time for me anymore ?
youāre asking for too much .
iām trying to start a new life .
what do you mean ,Ā you arenāt coming back ?
sometimes i think you must hate me .
why canāt we just talk about this ?
i know i fucked up , Ā you can stop rubbing it in .
youāve got quite a reputation .
iām not usually like this ,Ā iām sorry .
please ,Ā just let me explain myself .
i love watching you work .
weāre on the same team .
did you ever tell anyone ?
youāve got a lot of explaining to do .
really funny ,Ā youāre very mature .
you call THAT a PLAN ?
can we get out of here ?
i thought things would be different .
this is not up for debate !
do whatever you have to do .
karmaās going to get you for that .
it couldāve been a lot worse .
i asked you to leave me out of this .
maybe itās time to take a leap of faith .
i never want to see you again .
can you see how many fingers iām holding up ?
iām gonna be there when you get whatās coming to you .
youāre the best thing thatās ever happened to me .
iāve been waiting all night for this .
i told you not to contact me .
sometimes i really think you have a death wish .
what do you need ?Ā āĀ what can i do ?
i would do literally anything to keep you safe .
that was supposed to be a secret .
you havenāt called me that in years .
stop telling me to calm down !
we make a pretty good team .
i have so much i want to say to you .
iām not going to let anyone hurt you .
can we please not do this right now ?Ā
wait ,Ā waitĀ ā¦Ā just breathe for a second .
how are you holding up ?
why donāt you stay the night ?Ā iāll take the couch .
i donāt need your protection !
youāre not making this easier on yourself .
are you going to let me in ?
iām supposed to be protecting you .
i will kill you if i have to .
do whatever you have to do .
this is going to hurt ,Ā iām sorry .
what happened to you ,Ā where have you been ?!
there was nothing you couldāve done .
youāre all i need right now .
i donāt believe in love at first sight .
have you been following me ?
i need you to believe me .
what do you remember ?
iām not a good person .
what the hellās going on with you ?
youāre being followed .
just when i thought my day couldnāt be any worse .
iāve been having weird dreams .
so youāve been lying to me this whole time ?
are you trying to get us killed ?
this is the worst thing thatās ever happened to me .
i never asked for your help .
youāre being followed ,Ā pretend you know me .
why has it started to feel different with you ?
donāt worry ,Ā i have a plan .
i heard everything .
do you need to sit down ?
i have the right to know whatās going on .
iāve just gotta catch my breath .
stay out of my business .
what did you think was going to happen ?!
donāt cause a scene .
tell me something about you that i donāt know .
can i buy you a drink ?
what ifĀ ā¦Ā we played spin the bottle ?
this was never a problem untilĀ [ name ]Ā came around .
you canāt ask me to make that choice .
are you seeing anyone right now ?
i need you to listen to me ,Ā we donāt have long .
youāre lying ,Ā that doesnāt make any sense .
you look Ā ā¦ Ā stunning .
what are you trying to prove ?
who died and made you the boss of me ?
you canāt just show up here like this .
let me make it up to you .
thereās no way iām leaving you like this .
can we stay like this ?Ā just for a little longer .
i donāt need you to fight for me .
soĀ ā¦Ā you lied to me ?
youāre the only one that can help me .
i canāt help you if you wonāt let me .
i never introduced myself ,Ā iām [ name ] .
i expected more from you .
you have no idea who i am ,Ā do you ?
are you real ?Ā is this real ?
can i stay with you ?Ā just for the night .
youāre going to get yourself killed .
why did you help me ?
tell me what i can do to help .
pick a card ,Ā any card .
i never wanted any of this .
i love you .Ā Ā you donāt have to say it back .
do you wanna get out of here ?
what the hell are you talking about ?
i should have trusted you .
get your head out of the clouds .
how is any of this MY fault ?!
what arenāt you telling me ?
i canāt help you if you wonāt let me .
itās never just one with you ,Ā is it ?
youāre not supposed to know about that .
shut your mouth .
i havenāt kissed you yet ,Ā today .
where is this coming from ?
come over here and make me ,Ā then .
keep lying to yourself ,Ā see where it gets you .
iām not a bad person .
is that what you wanted to hear ?
we canāt be seen together .
i canāt give you what you want .
i need you to leave .
are you drunk ?
iām here ,Ā iām here .Ā iām not going anywhere .
you might want to take a seat for this .
have you been listening to anything iāve said ?
i havenāt heard from you in weeks .
youāre jealous ,Ā arenāt you ?
who do you think youāre talking to ?
what are you reading ?
you couldāve killed me !
come on ,Ā we donāt have time for this .
i just need ten minutes of silence .
really ?Ā thatās all you have to say ?
we could leave ,Ā you know .Ā go far away .
you donāt look too good .
i never want to see you again .
why canāt you just leave me alone ?
i thought you died .
youāll do anything for attention .
give me another chance .
howās the weatherĀ up there ?
all you do is hurt people !
iām sorry ,Ā none of this makes sense .
you need to get out of here before anyone sees you .
i told you i didnāt want you around here .
is that supposed to be a threat ?
youāve changed .
donāt look at me like that .
itās a beautiful day ,Ā donāt you think ?
i did what i had to do .
you never know when to stop .
iāve got to get home ,Ā itās getting late .
i have nothing to prove to you .
stop LYING to meĀ ā¦Ā all you do is lie .
you donāt have to be nice to everybody .
donāt tell me what to do .
pull your head out of the past .
nobody can help me .Ā i canāt even help me .
we are not talking about that right now .
are you new around here ?
you have no idea what youāre starting .
iām gonna get us out of here .
whatever you came here to say ,Ā i donāt want to hear it .
everyoneās staring at us .
is there anything i can do to help ?
i wonāt cause you any more trouble .
ā just follow my instructions for once !
do you want to come in ?
i just didnāt know what to do .
you need rest ,Ā lie down .
iām not who you think i am .
i donāt know what you want me to say .
youāre not like anyone else iāve ever met .
i feel like iām going insane .
stop asking ,Ā youāre not going to like my answer .
i didnāt want you to see me any differently .
i wish i knew what to say to you .
donāt give me that look ,Ā you know what i mean .
you should be afraid .
do you still love me ?
i never thought iād get this far .
the world doesnāt revolve around you .
i need you to give me some space .
i know what youāre doing ,Ā donāt play games .
you left me to die .
iām beyond repentance .
when are you going to get it through your head ?
i missed you more than i thought i would .
iām in love with you .
what do you need from me ?
iāll kill them ,Ā Ā just say the word .
[ name ] ,Ā Ā what are you doing here ?
how can i help ?
youāre pathetic .
i need you to come pick me up .
where have you been ?Ā itās eleven oāclock .
i couldnāt live with myself if i let you get hurt .
i canāt just pretend it didnāt happen .
youāre a real piece of work .
do you remember how we first met ?
when did all of this fall apart ?
thatās not what i came here for .
i would do anything for you .
i donāt need you to hold my hand through this .
are you sure this is the right thing to do ?
canāt we try to pretend things are okay ?
what is THAT supposed to mean ?
youāre always late ,Ā what am i supposed to think ?
thereās nothing you can do to fix this .
youāre far too kind to me .
can we go now ? Ā like , Ā right now ?
i have to do this alone .
whereās your common sense ?
we arenāt supposed to be in here .
can you feel my heartbeat ?
i think iāve seen you around before .
why are you acting weird ?
i have a really bad feeling .
i hate seeing you like this .
how am i supposed to react to that ?
what do you want most in the world ?
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set the scene
setting prompts (but a little more specific) from yours truly.
001, a convenience store past midnight.
002, a hospital waiting room at 3 in the morning.
003, a photoshoot outdoors in the middle of winter.
004, an indoor filming set of a detective's office.
005, a new house/apartment filled with unopened cardboard boxes.
006, a swing set in an empty playground at night.
007, on stage in an empty theatre.
008, inside an old abandoned house.
009, an empty cemetery at night.
010, the arrival hall at an airport.
011, the last train compartment that's not full.
012, the roulette table in a casino.
013, on the deck of a cruise ship.
014, a kitchen during a black out, surrounded by candles.
015, a treehouse in the middle of the woods.
016, on the dance floor during a wedding.
017, behind the chapel before the wedding ceremony starts.
018, backstage during the middle of a concert.
019, a crowded club during a bachelorette party.
020, standing in front of a painting at a museum.
021, a small, intimate family barbecue.
022, a gazebo while it's raining.
023, the back of an empty bus.
024, a hotel room with only one bed.
025, an empty balcony while a party goes on inside.
026, a bar just after closing.
027, an empty sports stadium.
028, lakeside while the sun is setting.
030, an empty stretch of road beside a broken down car.
031, in front of a suspicious pool of blood in an empty parking lot.
032, in the crowd of spectators during an underground fight.
033, a plane during a bout of turbulence.
034, on kiss cam at a sports game.
035, at a table during a charity gala.
036, a masquerade ball.
037, a halloween party in a suburban house.
038, the beach in the late afternoon.
039, a dressing room after a big performance.
040, exploring the depths of a mysterious cave.
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ā am i not good enough? ā Ā
ā youāve been so quiet. whatās on your mind? ā Ā
ā why did you help me? ā Ā
ā who do you fight for? ā Ā
ā why do you hate me? ā Ā
ā have you come to laugh at me in my miserable state? ā Ā
ā youāre not dating anyone, are you? ā Ā
ā iāve got your back, okay? ā Ā
ā where do you think youāre going? ā Ā
ā how long have i been asleep? ā Ā
ā are you going to kill me? ā Ā
ā why canāt i come with you? ā Ā
ā we all have secrets, donāt we? ā Ā
ā did you want to be alone? ā Ā
ā why should i trust you? ā Ā
ā wait. did you hear that? ā Ā
ā promise me? ā Ā
ā why are you talking like weāll never see each other again? ā Ā
ā do you remember anything at all? ā Ā
ā what? no witty remark? nothing clever to say? ā Ā
ā you wanna know what your problem is? ā Ā
ā may i have this dance? ā Ā
ā can i askā¦ what happened? ā Ā
ā how many people have you killed? how many? ā Ā
ā do you ever hear yourself? ā Ā
ā would you run away with me? ā Ā
ā could you be happy here with me? ā Ā
ā you canāt or you wonāt? ā Ā
ā you slept with them, didnāt you? ā Ā
ā well, how do i look? ā Ā
ā after all youāve done how can i possibly trust you? ā Ā
ā why canāt you let me in? what are you so afraid of? ā Ā
ā what did they do to you? ā Ā
ā so whyās it so important anyway? ā Ā
ā where have you been? ā Ā
ā why are you looking at me like that? ā Ā
ā why did you come? ā Ā
ā what are you doing out here by yourself? ā Ā
ā isā¦ that my shirt youāre wearing? ā Ā
ā youā¦ donāt like me very much, do you? ā Ā
ā why does it always have to be a fight with you? ā
ā why canāt you look me in the eye? ā Ā
ā can you forgive me? ā Ā
ā what if i never see you again? ā Ā
ā you were going to leave without saying goodbye? ā Ā
ā how about a little midnight snack? ā Ā
ā are youā¦ smelling me? ā Ā
ā how did you get this scar? ā Ā
ā what do you want in exchange for it? ā Ā
ā what did you want to tell me? ā Ā
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