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Finney sobbed and shook in his mother's embrace, clinging to her as if his life was dependent on how tightly he gripped onto her. He'd apologize later for any bruising he may have caused, but in that moment, the only thing that mattered was using all of his teenage might to ensure his mom didn't disappear on him.

He had to make sure that nothing takes her away from him.

After what felt like an eternity, his wails finally began to dwindle into soft sobs. While his grip remained secure, it did loosen up as Harmony's words began to resonate with him.

Finney knew she was right and that she'd protect him from anything that could hurt him. She always did. Anyone who tried to shame her for his abduction was met with sneers and outburts. Not just from Finney, but from Gwen, too.

"I'm sorry, Mom," he finally choked out, pulling away just enough to look at his mother once more.

His eyes were red and puffy, shining with more tears that threatened to fall. His cheeks streaked with trails of salt water that streamed from his ducts. His breaths were shaky, inconsistent gasps that wheezed going out just as much as they were going in.

And yet, despite being absolutely wrecked, a sense of security wrapped him in warmth.

"I didn't mean to freak out."

Harmony wrapped an arm behind Finney's back. She used her free hand to grab his legs and pull as much of him into her lap as she was able to. When had he gotten so big ... ?

❝Come here, baby,❞ she said. Her voice was soft but firm. Harmony rocked back and then forward again gently. ❝It's just us, Finney — it's just us.❞ She tucked his head underneath her chin. Harmony's blue eyes unfocused on the pale wall of Finney's bedroom ahead of her.

❝He's not here. There's only me, and you, and Gwenny's asleep in her bed.❞ It tore her up inside, hearing how broken he was. — but Harmony had known from the moment she saw him after his rescue this would never be over for him. A part of him was forever trapped in that basement. All she could do was comfort what was left that emerged from that blackness, now held in the safest place she knew. ❝I have you, baby. I have you. I promise ... you will not get hurt again. By him or anyone else.❞

What a foolish statement from the woman who wasn't there before, when he needed her. That needling thought twisted up Harmony's insides.

❝I won't let him come back, Finney.❞

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@thisiamowed asked: i have never believed i'm fit to be loved by any person. ( for older Finney ? )

"Stop that," Finney bit out without thought or hesitation. Maybe he shouldn't have been so curt with his mother, but he couldn't stand to hear his mom utter such things. Harmony had been in Finney's life for so long, there were times he'd almost forget that she wasn't his biological mom.

But then, fifteen years in the care of a woman like her, it was easy to think she was there the whole time.

"You deserve nothing but the best. You deserve someone who doesn't just love you, but will treat you like the perfect person you are." Finney took both of her hands into his own. "Look, I know Gwen and I can be a bit... particular about the guys we see you with, but that's only because you deserve so much better than you're settling for. You deserve someone to worship the ground you walk on, and I'm not going to let you accept otherwise."

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As Albert explained what exactly it was that he was looking for, Finney couldn't help the way his cheeks warmed with humiliation for ruining the moment.

"Oh... I'm sorry, I should have known," he murmured softly, feeling like a fool.

Though, despite it, he lifted his hand to cup the side of Al's masked cheek before uttering a soft, "I'd do that, though. I'd give you butterfly kisses whenever you were sad or sleepy. I'd kiss your cheek every chance I got. I'd give you slow kisses every morning I get to wake up with you and every night I get to fall asleep in your arms. I'll kiss the tip of your nose when you've got the sniffles, and your forehead when you've got a fever. I'd kiss along your jaw whenever you need a reminder that I love and want you. I'd kiss the corners of your eyes every time they crinkle because you're laughing. I'd kiss the corners of your mouth whenever they're frowning.

"And it wouldn't be just kisses," he added almost tentatively. "I'd trace my fingers over your cheeks and lips. I'd feel the way your stubble would tickle my skin if it started going in. I'd hold your face so I could memorize each shape and line in it. I-"

Finney swallowed thickly, wondering if he was coming off any type of way for how much he'd thought of what it'd be like to see Albert with his mask off.

"I'd just really like to see you, is all."

Both his eyes went wide when Finney did not, in fact, choose to play.

It was strange how swiftly things changed. What felt like an eternity ago, Finney would only ever glare at him when he refused to play. The resentful, scared little thing in his basement used to bite back, but the boy in his lap in this moment looked genuinely remorseful instead. In fact, Albert felt it in the bond between them as acutely as he would a knife in his gut.

Instantly, his stomach twisted with guilt. "No--"

Oh. Oh, God, look what we did to him. (As if this is the worst thing you've ever done to this kid, Albert.)

"No, Finn. Don't be--" There was a note of panic when he took the boy's cheek in hand, but Albert's touch was firm as he guided Finney to look back up at him. The desperation he was sure was written in his own eyes was humiliating, but for some reason Finney's own distress was even worse to witness.

"Don't be sorry. I only..."

His thumb stroked up the corner of Finney's eye, and with a dip of his head Albert pressed their foreheads together.

"Oh, I don't know what I was thinking." You should know how crazy you make me by now. "I just wanted you to make cute little promises... like giving me butterfly kisses, or twenty kisses on each cheek..."

With one hand carding through Finney's hair, the other pressed into the small of his back, tucking him ever so tighter against Albert's own front. "Don't be sad. You're so good, Finney. Too good for someone like me.

"I was only being foolish, is all."

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Finney's face fell as he heard Al's counter to his request, not because he minded it in any way, but because he wasn't quite certain what Al could possibly want. He already had his heart, soul, time, love, honesty, you name it. The only thing Al didn't have was Finney's body, but that wasn't from a lack of trying from Finney's side. Hell, this whole conversation started because he wanted to give it to Al.

His eyes shifted from Al's to gaze upon where the tip of his middle finger laid upon the edge of the smiling mask.

He knew, if he really wanted to see his face, he could just tug it down. Though, he also knew that he never would. Not because he cared about the repercussions, but rather because he knew Al had his reasons for hiding his face.

He'd never hurt Al by ignoring his boundaries.

Hands falling onto the firm chest before him, Finney finally looked down.

"I don't know what else I could give you, Al," he breathed, a part of him resenting himself for not being or having more. "I love you and I want to see you the first time we...

"You're right. I shouldn't be asking for anything like that. I'm sorry."

When did Finney start to have enough authority over him to make these demands? Albert scoffed, his initial reaction leaning towards disbelief, but the touch of Finney's hand in his hair made him shiver instead.

(He always shivered when Finney touched him so kindly, though.)

"You're in no position to ask for anything like that, Finney," he muttered, but instead of sounding scolding like he intended, even to himself the words came out half-hearted. Why Finney wanted to see his face was a reason that would elude Albert forever, he was sure; even looking in the mirror to shave made him sick to his stomach, and it made no sense to him how a Good Boy like Finney would think a face like his was worth seeing.

His eyes shut. The grinning bottom half of his mask continued to smile all the same.

If Finney wanted deals, then the Grabber would give him games. Nothing terrible, not when Finney was hardly a Naughty Boy, but a game nevertheless. A hand settled on the small of Finney's back, and when he opened his eyes again, his voice was pitched lower to hide the insecurity lingering in the back of his mind. "...give me a sweeter deal and I'll consider it."

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Finney couldn't help the way he beamed up at Al as he admitted that he did, in fact, want him, too. For so long, Finney had yearned for every crumb of affirmation and affection he could get from the man, but to hear such an admission made his heart well up with utter elation.

Though, the joy fled from him just as quickly as he continued speaking.

A part of him fully understood why Al had the stipulations and reservations he did, and he appreciated it more than he could ever convey.

In fact, it only served to make Finney love him all the more.

He knew their meeting was initially something horrifying, but as he grew to know and understand Al- both through their own conversations and through the conversations with the ghost of the boy he once was- he couldn't help but understand that he was a victim of a much crueler man.

He knew killing the other kids his age was wrong, and, initially, he just wanted Al to focus on him so he'd never hurt another... but somethinf changed.

He felt so connected to the older man suddenly one day, and the feelings only served to grow.

"Fine, if I have to wait, then I need you to make me a promise. When the day comes that we finally make this all real... I want it to be without your mask on." Finney hesitantly met Al's eyes before continuing. "If I have to wait at least another you before you realize I'm all in, I want to be able to see your face. I want to feel your mouth on mine and be able to kiss your temples and see you completely."

A hand moved from the back of Al's neck to cup the masked side of his face before reaching up to stroke along his hairline.

"Do we have a deal?"

"C'mon, Al," Finney whined as he wrapped his arms loosely around the elder's neck and pressed up against him. "You heard Max, it's legal. Besides, if you don't want to be, you don't have to be inside of me. Just... I don't know, use my thighs or something."

Was Finney once again being a little shit and going out of his way to try and push Al over the edge?

Absolutely. The stops were all being pulled out. Using his sweetest voice with each word, his lips brushed against the lower half of his mask all over while the tips of his fingers toyed with the edges of his greying strands.

"I want you, Al." He paused, pressing a slow kiss to the molded smile that once haunted him to his very core, yet now causes his own lips to mimic such joy. Pulling back just enough to be able to meet the other's clear eyes with his own peeking out from under his eyelashes, he finally continues, "Don't you want me?"

— from @mintarmmed, unprompted.

What Albert wanted was never an issue. He knew what Finney inspired in him-- knew it in the way his stomach twisted with every kiss, and in the heavy fog that rolled in his head when their eyes met. He could feel Finney in the back of his mind as much as he felt the boy's hands wrapped around his heart, and as much as it made him suffer, he wouldn't have it any other way.

He was running out of excuses and he knew it. Finney would be eighteen next year. Albert left the door unlocked for him to be free ages ago. How much of this was his fault? Did it even matter, in the end? Finney shone so brightly now it was almost blinding, and Albert couldn't kill it because the boy was so good.

Even now, kissing his mask, Finney was good. He did it out of love, and wasn't that the purest reason to touch anyone?

Albert shut his eyes, unable to bear the weight of Finney's stare. The hand on the boy's back curled, fingers digging into his shirt.

"...yes." His answer came out raspy and harsh in his throat. Albert didn't feel nearly as much shame as he should. "I want you all the time."

You're mine. You smell like me and you wear my clothes and I take care of you and you're mine.

"Isn't that fucked, Finn?" Albert's eyes opened again, meeting Finney's gaze. "I feel you in my head, you know.

"And I've wanted you too long." He was only thirteen when it started, for Christ's sake. "Too... too long to be normal."

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@thisiamowed asked: "They're not here. It's just us."

Finney sobbed into his mother's chest, clinging to the fabric of her pajamas as he finally stopped fighting against her warm yet solid hold on him. He hadn't realized he had be crying out in his sleep, thrashing beneath his blankets as the nightmare engulfed him- at least, not until his mom managed to rouse him from the terrors.

When he'd calmed down, he'd check his mom to make sure he didn't accidentally hurt her in her quest to rescue him from the echo of horrors he'd already endured.

In the meantime, though, the only thing that was on his mind was what he'd managed to escape physically.

"What if he comes back?" he wailed, warm tears staining the fabric he seemingly was attempting to burrow into. "What if he finds me again!?"

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@stingslikeabee asked: "They're not here. It's just us."

Finney sniffled and quickly wiped at his eyes with the back of his hand in a pathetic attempt to pretend that he hadn't just cried himself awake from the most recent nightmare ruining his sleep.

It was strange, being haunted by so many ghosts, and yet the only being that managed to truly comfort him was the one that had, at least at one point, haunted him the most.

"I know," he finally managed to mutter, albeit all too quietly.

So desperately he wanted to be brave and strong just like he always hoped he'd be, but everything about Finney gave away that he wasn't. His voice was far from firm. His knees were pulled up to his chest with his arms wrapped tightly around them. No matter how hard he tried to stop them, the tears continued to streak his cheeks.

"I just... I get so scared in my dreams. I'm so scared he's gonna come back, and I won't have you and the other boys to help me this time."

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¹ .ㅤ‘ via the system of touch ’ .     the following is a compilation of   action based   prompts , originally created by me . warnings applied for : some potential nsfw / suggestive themes .   ( additionally : send ‘ + ’ to reverse the roles , and have the   receiver   be the one to perform the action ) .   do not add anything on to these memes .  

hands.  for your muse to take a hold of my muse’s hand.

tie.  for your muse to adjust an article of clothing on my muse.

combat.  for our muses to train together in combat.

pin.  for your muse to pin mine to ( the ground / the wall / a surface ).

push.  for your muse to push mine in a playful manner.

shove.  for your muse to shove mine in an aggressive manner.

tend.  for your muse to help tend to my muse’s injuries.

trace.  for your muse to trace their hand along my muse’s ( skin / scars ).

gag.  for your muse to place their hand over my muse’s mouth, to try to keep them quiet.

kiss.  for your muse to kiss my muse.

hair.  for your muse to brush my muse’s hair from their face.

pull.  for your muse to pull my muse close to them.

sit.  for your muse to encourage mine to sit and rest.

lap.  for your muse to pull my muse onto their lap.

tackle.  for your muse to tackle my muse to the ground.

fight.  for your muse to physically attack my muse ( by hitting / punching / kicking / etc).

neck.  for your muse to place their hand around my muse’s neck.

throat.  for your muse to hold something against my muse’s throat.

collapse.  for your muse to catch mine, preventing them from falling to the ground.

carry.  for your muse to insist on carrying my muse when injured.

warmth.  for our muses to seek warmth from each other, after being caught in a ( snow storm / rain shower ).

morning after.  for our muses to wake up together the next morning, after having a one night stand.

wake.  for your muse to wake mine up by kissing their ( shoulder / neck / lips / etc ).

dance.  for your muse to force my muse to dance with them.

drink.  for our muses to spend time together whilst drunk.

swim.  for our muses to go for a late night swim.

intimacy.  for our muses to embrace each other after sex.

death.  for your muse to comfort mine after they have lost a loved one.

goodbye.  for your muse to hold mine as they lay dying in their arms.

[mintarmmed]

¹ .ㅤ‘ via the system of touch ’ .     the following is a compilation of   action based   prompts , originally created by me . warnings applied for : some potential nsfw / suggestive themes .   ( additionally : send ‘ + ’ to reverse the roles , and have the   receiver   be the one to perform the action ) .   do not add anything on to these memes .  

hands.  for your muse to take a hold of my muse’s hand.

tie.  for your muse to adjust an article of clothing on my muse.

combat.  for our muses to train together in combat.

pin.  for your muse to pin mine to ( the ground / the wall / a surface ).

push.  for your muse to push mine in a playful manner.

shove.  for your muse to shove mine in an aggressive manner.

tend.  for your muse to help tend to my muse’s injuries.

trace.  for your muse to trace their hand along my muse’s ( skin / scars ).

gag.  for your muse to place their hand over my muse’s mouth, to try to keep them quiet.

kiss.  for your muse to kiss my muse.

hair.  for your muse to brush my muse’s hair from their face.

pull.  for your muse to pull my muse close to them.

sit.  for your muse to encourage mine to sit and rest.

lap.  for your muse to pull my muse onto their lap.

tackle.  for your muse to tackle my muse to the ground.

fight.  for your muse to physically attack my muse ( by hitting / punching / kicking / etc).

neck.  for your muse to place their hand around my muse’s neck.

throat.  for your muse to hold something against my muse’s throat.

collapse.  for your muse to catch mine, preventing them from falling to the ground.

carry.  for your muse to insist on carrying my muse when injured.

warmth.  for our muses to seek warmth from each other, after being caught in a ( snow storm / rain shower ).

morning after.  for our muses to wake up together the next morning, after having a one night stand.

wake.  for your muse to wake mine up by kissing their ( shoulder / neck / lips / etc ).

dance.  for your muse to force my muse to dance with them.

drink.  for our muses to spend time together whilst drunk.

swim.  for our muses to go for a late night swim.

intimacy.  for our muses to embrace each other after sex.

death.  for your muse to comfort mine after they have lost a loved one.

goodbye.  for your muse to hold mine as they lay dying in their arms.

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kidnapping positions

send one for a starter featuring my muse, your muse or both of our muses (feel free to specify)...

duct taped to a chair

drenched with water & regularly half-drowned to keep them semi-conscious at most

tied somewhere with rising water levels

in the trunk of a car

in the back of a truck

in the back of a police vehicle

in the backseat of a car, trying to draw other drivers' attention

buried alive in a car/other vehicle

buried alive in a coffin (or casket, or burial shroud, etc)

strapped to a table & chemically restrained

strapped to a table & being operated on

strapped to a table & being tortured/injured for information

chained to a wall in a cold room

chained to the ceiling so they have to stand on tip-toes to reach the ground

locked in a small container (fridge, freezer, storage chest)

duct taped & gagged in a cupboard

duct taped & gagged in a bathroom

duct taped & gagged in another part of a house, basement or mansion

dumped in a river (possibly drugged, duct taped, etc)

left in a dumpster (possibly drugged, duct taped, etc)

left for dead in this creative way: (fill in the blank)

having just escaped from their kidnapper and badly needing food/water/medical attention/etc

having just escaped from their kidnapper and making that first phonecall home to say hello, I'm alive

having just escaped from their kidnapper and making the decision to turn back around to help (another muse) escape, as well

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a comprehensive list of scenarios

feel free to combine multiple prompts or add  “ + reverse ”  to switch roles !   for reference, the one sending in the prompt is the one committing the action.

1.  GUEST :  for one muse to offer the other a place to stay. 2.  STORM :  for both muses to find shelter from a severe storm. 3.  MEDIC :  for one muse to show up at the other’s doorstep injured. 4.  SURPRISE :  for one muse to come home and find the other already inside. 5.  TRIP :  for both muses to road trip or travel together. 6.  BABYSIT :  for one muse to help the other home while they’re drunk. 7.  INSOMNIA :  for one muse to find the other still awake at 3am. 8.  AMBUSH :  for both characters to come under attack by the same enemy. 9.  DANCE :  for one muse to ask the other to dance at a party. 10.  STRANDED :  for one muse to help the other who’s stranded on the road. 11.  SERVICE :  for one muse to cover the cost of something for the other. 12.  SAFEGUARD :  for one muse to save the other from being hit by a vehicle or from some other life-threatening event. 13.  DAZE :  for one muse to wake somewhere and find the other hovering over them. 14.  STOWAWAY :  for one muse to find the other hiding on the same ship. 15.  TAXI :  for both muses to share the same taxi ride. 16.  MAKEOVER :  for one muse to help the other with a new outfit or hairstyle. 17.  LIFEGUARD :  for one muse to rescue the other from drowning. 18.  DISASTER :  for both muses to work together to escape a fire, flood, or other disaster. 19.  TRANSIT :  for one muse to sit next to the other on a public transport. 20.  SPRAIN :  for one muse to carry the other after spraining their ankle. 21.  EMPLOY :  for one muse to be hired as the other’s bodyguard, tutor, assistant, etc. 22.  QUEST :  for one muse to help the other with a task in exchange for compensation. 23.  SOOTHE :  for one muse to calm the other during a panic attack. 24.  RECOVER :  for one muse to return the other’s lost belonging. 25.  UMBRELLA :  for one muse to share their umbrella with the other on a rainy day. 26.  HEAL :  for one muse to nurse the other back to health from a sickness or injury. 27.  NIGHTMARE :  for one muse to comfort the other after a nightmare. 28.  REUNION :  for one muse to run into the other again after a long time. 29.  PRIZE :  for one muse to win the other a prize at a carnival. 30.  NUDE :  for one muse to walk in on the other while they’re changing. 31.  BED :  for both muses to wake in the same bed, naked or fully clothed. 32.  TRAIL :  for one muse to notice the other has been following them. 33.  EVADE :  for one muse to pull the other into an alleyway to escape their pursuer. 34.  THIEF :  for one muse to confront the other after having something stolen by them. 35.  CAUGHT :  for one muse to walk in on the other singing / dancing. 36.  FESTIVE :  for both muses to decorate for a special occasion. 37.  PRESENT :  for one muse to give the other a  (birthday)  gift. 38.  WEARY :  for one muse to wake up after falling asleep on the other. 39.  CAPTIVE :  for one muse to hold the other against their will. 40.  SNAP :  for one muse to yell at or push the other out of frustration. 41.  SLEEPOVER :  for one muse to stay the night at the other’s place. 42.  TRESPASS :  for one muse to trespass on the other’s property. 43.  BREAK-IN :  for one muse to discover the other robbing their place. 44.  MERCY :  for both muses to come across an injured animal. 45.  UNKNOWN :  for both muses to wake and find themselves in a strange place. 46.  ACCOMPLICE :  for one muse to assist the other at the scene of a crime. 47.  ASTRAY :  for both muses to take a detour and lose their way. 48.  RELAX :  for both muses to share a hot tub or hot spring. 49.  MUSE :  for one muse to model for the other’s art project. 50.  ACCOMPANY :  for one muse to give the other an extra ticket to an event. 51.  SALVAGE :  for one muse to retrieve the other’s belongings from a thief. 52.  MEAL :  for both muses to prepare and share a meal together. 53.  CEMETERY :  for one muse to find the other at a gravestone. 54.  REFUGE :  for one muse to shelter the other from enemies. 55.  ARRANGED :  for both muses to date or marry out of convenience. 56.  FAVOR :  for one muse to owe the other a favor. 57.  VACATION :  for both muses to book the same hotel on vacation. 58.  DEFEND :  for one muse to save the other from one or multiple assailants. 59.  CATCH :  for one muse to return the other’s pet that escaped. 60.  RESTRICTED :  for both muses to sneak into someplace they’re not supposed to be.

[mintarmmed]

these violent delights.

dialogue prompts from these violent delights by micah nemerever.

i never told you my name.

who puts those awful ideas in your head?

you're forever assuming the worst.

what's that face? you look like you're going to cry.

you're one of those people who worry all the time, aren't you?

i don't worry, i ruminate. they're distinct actions.

nothing made you. you just are.

beautiful things are supposed to hurt.

people tell you you're shy all the time, don't they?

i don't know how i ever got on without you.

a little trouble is a good thing for a young person.

i wasn't born yesterday. i know what kids get up to.

it's good to have guns to stick to.

you could do anything to me and i'd let you.

i'm not ready to be seen. not yet.

i don't need you to treat me respectfully. i'm not made of glass.

tell me you love me, at least. please. i need to know somebody does.

do i look normal? i can't tell if i look normal.

you can get away with anything, as long as you act like an authority on the truth.

don't tell me what i want.

you know you're just about the worst liar i've ever met.

i don't think you've ever felt anything that didn't hurt you.

you're so square, you're a cube.

i just want you to believe me when i tell you you're worth something.

there are limits to what you can expect people to understand, without living it.

you can't fight everybody all the time. you still have to live with them.

i forget how blue the sky can be outside the city.

i'm going to push you off a cliff, you fucking boy scout.

thank you for trusting me with this.

be a kid while you still can.

please believe in the things i try to tell you, instead of the things you think you deserve to be told.

if the sun touched you for even a moment, you'd go up in flames. like a vampire.

your voice changes when you're angry.

what a lonely, dreary thing it is to know the truth.

you never look away, even when your eyes are closed, but i'm never certain you can see what's really there.

tell me you need me. in those words.

can i tell you something? that i'm all but certain you won't believe?

i never lie to you. but sometimes, i wish i could.

you never let me pretend the truth is alright when it isn't.

you have a profound, elusive sadness about you.

you didn't. please tell me you didn't.

you and your awful little games.

why would i bother to grow my own conscience when you're always around to pester me?

you're going to help me escape.

this house is a shadowbox, never meant for human things.

you have no right to stop me, and you're not going to try.

you're sweet, when you want to be.

do you want me to kill ____? i mean it.

it might do you good to be an orphan.

you're just so sincerely creepy.

wealthy people pay handsomely for the privilege of ignoring cries for help.

i've never seen you like that before. not once.

i've decided to learn to be impulsive.

the worst damage humans do isn't rooted in malice, but in thoughtlessness.

there's such a thing as right and wrong. anyone can figure out the difference if they're willing to think for themselves.

there's no part of you i can't see.

i don't want to hurt you. please don't let me.

you're ridiculous, sometimes. but that's alright.

i don't want you right now. go home.

i'm not like you. i don't even have a shape of my own to hold anything else in place.

i'll never matter the way you do, and you know it.

say what you need to say.

if you say the word 'deserve' one more time, i'm driving us off a bridge.

i've been meaning to talk to you about ____.

i'm worried about what you're getting into.

you don't see me. you can't. you never could.

it's your life. you're entitled to make your own mistakes.

i want you to know you deserve better. you don't have to put up with ____.

you scare the hell out of me. you really do.

you look the same way you always have.

i was worried i'd lost you.

i'll take care of you. i don't need you to be brave.

all i want to do is make you happy, and you're the unhappiest person i've ever met.

i would rather be cruel than weak.

i want you to let me be nice to you today. i don't care if you think you deserve it.

this place looks like somewhere in a jigsaw puzzle.

it's always been real for me. every second.

please don't say anything to my mother.

we can't fix it if you don't tell me what happened.

i'll call you when i can stand the sight of you. don't hold your breath.

hiding the truth is still lying.

i thought you'd finally trust me if you knew i'd kill for you.

i'm just as much of a monster as you are.

i was missing part of myself my whole life, until i met you.

righteous fury leaves no space for fear.

you can always talk to me. about anything, okay? i love you no matter what.

you played [game] in school, didn't you?

no one tolerates boredom worse than the idle rich.

someone needs to be looking after you.

you know you can't actually stop me, right?

i want to be able to look at you.

when you need to, you will understand.

i'm only ever early when i'm afraid.

people talk themselves into the strangest things when they want to look impressive.

in the end, there's no difference between trusting someone and underestimating them.

[mintarmmed]

PROMPTS FROM NORMAL PEOPLE *  assorted dialogue from the book by sally rooney, some lines slightly changed to suit a roleplay format, adjust as necessary

i'm not a religious person, but i do sometimes think god made you from me.

i have a sense that real life is happening somewhere far away, happening without me, and i don't know if i will ever found out where it is or become part of it.

no one can be independent of other people completely.

life offers up these moments of joy despite everything.

he probably won't come back.

what we have now, we can never have back again.

for me, the pain of loneliness will be nothing to the pain i used to feel, of being unworthy.

we've done a lot of good for each other.

people can really change one another.

you should go. i'll always be here. you know that.

generally i find men are a lot more concerned with limiting the freedoms of women than exercising personal freedom for themselves.

most people go through their whole lives without ever really feeling that close with anyone.

life is the thing you bring with you inside your own head.

even in memory, i will always find that moment unbearably intense.

i have never believed i'm fit to be loved by any person.

yes. that was it. the beginning of my life.

it's funny the decisions you make because you like someone.

your whole life is different.

i think we're at that weird age where life can change a lot from small decisions.

if people appear to behave pointlessly in grief, it's only because human life is pointless, and this is the truth that grief revealed.

i don't know what's wrong with me.

i don't know why i can't be like normal people.

it feels powerful to put an experience down in words.

people are a lot more knowable than they think they are.

there's always been something inside me that men have wanted to dominate.

i want my life to mean something.

a lot of the literary people in college see books primarily as a way of appearing cultured.

that's the only part of myself i want to protect, the part that exists inside you.

there's something so corrupt and sexy about it.

i wish you didn't have to go.

i wish you could stay the night.

life offers up these moments of joy despite everything.

literature moves me.

it almost sounds sexual.

you learn nothing very profound about yourself simply by being bullied.

it's time you'll never get back.

time is real. the money is also real.

we've done a lot of good for each other.

the snow keeps falling.

hopefully i have changed, you know, as a person. but honestly, if i have, it's because of you.

he does have immaculate taste.

it's not like this with other people.

[name], would you ever fuck off?

you lean in expecting resistance, and everything just falls away in front of you.

i would lie down and die for you at any minute.

sometimes, someone will make eye contact with me, like a bus conductor or a person looking for change, and i'll feel shocked that anyone can actually see me.

we could be in a room full of people and my eyes would always meet yours, just to find that you had already been looking.

there's something comforting about it, something good about feeling sort of numb, detached from it all.

it was different with you, didn't have to play any games with you. it was just real.

no one is ever gonna hurt you like that again. everything's gonna be all right. trust me.

i love you, and i'm not gonna let anything like that happen to you again.

we have done so much good for one another.

[mintarmmed]

𝓢𝓹𝓸𝓲𝓵𝓼 — send ⛓️ for your muse to receive mine as a spoils of war.

[mintarmmed]

🐝  *  ―  𝑭𝑬𝑨𝑹 / 𝑯𝑶𝑹𝑹𝑶𝑹 𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑺.

❛  nothing's going to happen to us, right?  ❜ ❛  i'm ... scared.  ❜ ❛  i don't like where this is going.  ❜ ❛  did i ever tell you i'm actually terrified of [the dark / heights / spiders / etc.]?  ❜ ❛  you hear me? we're not going to die today!  ❜ ❛  did you hear that? it sounded like screams.  ❜ ❛  i really, really don't like this.  ❜ ❛  we're completely alone here, nothing's going to happen to us.  ❜ ❛  this place has been abandoned for centuries.  ❜ ❛  whatever happens, keep the lights on.  ❜ ❛  you're not scared, are you?  ❜ ❛  this is like straight out of my worst nightmare.  ❜ ❛  do you believe in ghosts?  ❜ ❛  what are you afraid?  ❜ ❛  what was that?!  ❜ ❛  see, i told you there's nothing to be afraid of.  ❜ ❛  go on, no one will hear your screams.  ❜ ❛  it was a foolish idea to come here alone.  ❜ ❛  no one is going to save you now.  ❜ ❛  don't be afraid, i'm not going to hurt you.  ❜ ❛  you really think you can run from me?  ❜ ❛  it's a shame i'll have to kill you when we're done with this.  ❜ ❛  want to make a deal with the devil?  ❜ ❛  i'm not afraid of you. not anymore.  ❜ ❛  there are figures hiding in the shadows, waiting to strike.  ❜ ❛  this wasn't so bad now, was it?  ❜ ❛  what could possibly go wrong - it's just an old abandoned meaning, it doesn't mean it's haunted, right?  ❜ ❛  face it, we won't make it out of here alive.  ❜ ❛  i'll even give you a choice - it's either you or them. who's going to die tonight?  ❜ ❛  i will haunt you for the rest of your days.  ❜ ❛  don't scream, it will only make this worse.  ❜ ❛  you look so pretty when you're scared of me.  ❜ ❛  i won't kill you ... yet.  ❜ ❛  ghosts and monsters aren't real.  ❜ ❛  i'm not afraid of anything!  ❜ ❛  you! you're sick! you sent me here to die, didn't you?  ❜ ❛  close your eyes. it'll make it easier if you don't see it coming.  ❜ ❛  no matter where you hide, i'll always find you. so you better give up now.  ❜ ❛  i promise i'm gonna be your worst nightmare.  ❜ ❛  it's only over when i say it is.  ❜

[mintarmmed]

✧ — ⋆   𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 .

some  ideas  for  first  meeting  prompts  that  may  help  break  the  ice  between  characters .  feel  free  to  amend  contexts  &  roles  where  required !  violent  &  alcohol  related  prompts  present . 

[ BAR ]  :   for  your  muse  to  join  mine  at  a  bar  [ DINER ]  :  for  your  muse  to  join  mine  at  a  diner / restaurant   [ SAVE ] :  for  your  muse  to  step  in  to  save  my  muse  in  a  fight  [ FAKE ] :  for  your  muse  to  pretend  to  know  my  muse  in  public  to  save  them  from  a  difficult  encounter [ RUN ] :  for  your  muse  to  grab  my  muse’s  hand  and  tell  them  to  run  [ STEAL ]  :  for  your  muse  to  try  to  steal  from  my  muse  ( pickpocketing ,  in  their  home  etc  –  feel  free  to  specify  context ! ) [ STUDY ] :  for  your  muse  to  join  mine  to  study / read   [ PICNIC ] :  for  your  muse  to  join  mine  on  a  picnic  [ FIRST  DATE ] :  for  your  muse  to  meet  mine  for  a  first  date   [ BREAK  IN ] :  for  our  muses  to  break  in  somewhere  together  [ ATTACK ] :  for  your  muse  to  try  to  attack  mine  ( specify  context ! ) [ DANCE ] :  for  your  muse  to  invite  mine  to  dance  [ PAY ] :  for  your  muse  to  pay  for  my  muse’s  item(s)  ( specify  context ! ) [ TAXI ] :  for  our  muses  to  share  a  taxi  ride  somewhere [ CAR ] :  for  your  muse  to  jump  in  my  muse’s  car  and  tell  them  to  drive [ LOCKED  OUT ] :  for  your  muse  to  be  locked  out  of  their  apartment  &  to  ask  for  help  from  mine  [ DIY ] :  for  your  muse  to  ask  mine  for  help  with  diy  in  their  home  [ DARE ] :  for  your  muse  to  approach  mine  on  a  dare [ PATCH ] :  for  your  muse  to  help  mine  with  an  injury [ COMFORT ] :  for  your  muse  to  comfort  mine  [ SWIM ] :  for  your  muse  to  throw  mine  into  the  sea /  a  river /  pool  ( specify ! ) [ RESTRAINED ] :  for  our  muses  to  be  tied  up  together  [ CRY ]  :  for  your  muse  to  find  mine  crying   [ KIDNAP ] :  for  your  muse  to  kidnap  mine [ DRUNK ] :  for  your  muse  to  look  after  mine  while  drunk  [ ZOMBIE ] :  for  our  muses  to  be  caught  in  a  zombie  attack  together  [ TRAPPED ] :  for  our  muses  to  be  trapped  somewhere  together  ( stuck  in  a  storm ?  kidnapped  together ?  dodgy  lock  on  a  door ? )  [ WARN ] :  for  your  muse  to  warn  mine  of  incoming  danger [ COFFEE SHOP ] :  for  your  muse  to  join  mine  at  a  coffee  shop  /  café [ WORK ] :  for  your  muse  to  help  train  mine  on  the  first  day  of  their  job  [ ROOMMATES ] :   for  your  muse  to  be  my  muse’s  roommate  ( feel  free  to  specify  whether  in  a  college  or  a  regular  setting ! ) [ BOOKSHOP ] :  for  our  muses  to  meet  in  a  bookshop  [ EVENT ] :  for  our  muses  to  meet  at  a  charity  event   [ FUNDRAISING ] :  for  our  muses  to  team  up  to  raise  money  for  charity  ( feel  free  to  specify  potential  ideas ! ) [ COMPETITORS ] :  for  our  muses  to  be  rivals  in  a  competition  [ KARAOKE ] :  for  our  muses  to  sing  karaoke  together  [ MUTUAL  FRIEND ] :  for  our  muses  to  meet  through  a  mutual  friend [ STOOD  UP ] :  for  your  muse  to  join  mine  on  a  date  after  noticing  that  they  have  been  stood  up [ MISSION ] :  for  our  muses  to  meet  on  a  mission  [ UNDERCOVER ] :  for  your  muse  to  approach  mine  while  undercover [ MUSUEM ] :  for  our  muses  to  meet  at  a  museum  [ ABANDONED ] :  for  our  muses  to  meet  in  an  abandoned  building  [ STARGAZING ] :  for  our  muses  to  meet  while  stargazing  [ ROOFTOP ] :  for  your  muse  to  find  mine  on  a  rooftop 

[mintarmmed]

my love language is being your safe place