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PRE-ESTABLISHED CONNECTIONS WISHLIST *  are you looking for some unique dynamics or interesting plots? send me a symbol to tell me what kind of connection you want with my muse! also feel free to switch things around and adjust as necessary! use these as suggestions!

🌳 - our muses dated for a while until they realized they made much better friends than romantic partners. now they're just friends and they do not want to talk about their dating history, thank you very much

🌹 - our muses' parents were friends, and they brought our muses together as kids and made them hang out all the time... so now they're kinda friends by convenience

💐 - your muse dated my muse's best friend, and it didn't work out, so my muse's best friend set us up on a date and now we're here

🌸 - our muses made out at a party, then exchanged numbers because it was really, really good. like, really good

🌼 - your muse owns a store that my muse loves to go to all the time

☘️ - someone in my muse's family set a curse on your muse's family, and maybe there's some way my muse can help reverse it to save yours

☀️ - our muses meet in an anonymous chat room online and fall in love, not realizing they know each other in real life. that's awkward

❄️ - our muses sat next to each other in a crowded theater and bonded during intermission

🍎 - our muses have been best friends since they were children

🍑 - your muse was "the one that got away" in my muse's life and now they're reuniting after years of never seeing each other

🥨 - our muses are on again, off again lovers who never seem to agree on what they should be

🍟 - your muse saved my muse's life once, and now that makes things a little awkward between them

🥕 - our muses are on opposite sides of a major conflict... and end up stuck together for a lengthy amount of time

🍿 - your muse's door was the first one mine saw. my muse is injured. will your muse help a stranger?

🍩 - our muses live next door to each other and slowly bond over all the helpful neighborly duties they do for each other

📺 - your muse was my muse's first kiss, and that's definitely complicated their friendship over the years and made things difficult to navigate

🚗 - our muses agreed years ago that if they didn't find a romantic partner by a certain age, they would get married. well! they both just reached that age!

🎲 - your muse is a famous actor. my muse is a simple bookstore owner. cue all the romance and drama (à la notting hill)

🎹 - your muse is a member of a royal family, and meets my muse (an average citizen) when they escape from all the pressures of their life (à la roman holiday)

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🐝  *  ―  𝑺𝑯𝑰𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑺𝑯𝑬𝑬𝑻.

send 🚢 or ( 'SHIP' ) if you ever considered shipping our characters romantically and want me to fill out the following form for our muses. bold all that definitely applies, italicize what could potentially apply. feel free to add more if you think certain options are missing or you just want to add more.

do i ship our characters together?: yes | no | not yet but maybe soon

would i like to ship with you?: yes | maybe, i'm willing to try | no

type of relationship i could see: childhood or high school sweethearts | exes | engaged | married | long-term relationship | crushes | unrequited love | fling | long distance | online relationship | just dating | new relationship | toxic lovers | friends with benefits

tropes i'd enjoy writing for them: friends to lovers | enemies to lovers | exes to lovers | fake relationship / dating | forbidden love | grumpy and sunshine | star-crossed lovers | surprise pregnancy | second chance | soulmates | amnesia / mistaken identity | forced proximity | secret relationship | slow burn relationship

would i rather plot first or jump right in and see where it goes?: develop their relationship first | jump right in | something in between ( what specifically? )

what now?: let's plot something | send me shippy memes | i'll send you shippy memes | write me a random starter | i'll write you a random starter

anything else i want you to know about me / my character / my shipping habits: ( put whatever you want here )

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Send ♡ to see what my muse thinks of yours

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𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐞 !

    do   you   want   a   certain   kind   of   ship   with   my   muse  ?   check   out   the   key   below   &   send   me   a   symbol   to   tell   me   what   kind   of   ship   you   want   !     note  :    my   muse   =   blog   owner’s   muse     /     your   muse   =   sender’s   muses

romantic relationships !

💘  friends to lovers ❣️  enemies to lovers 💜  love at first sight 💙  slow burn 💚  skinny love 💔  exes to lovers again 🖤  on again , off again

familial relationships !

🌼  older sibling 🌺  younger sibling 👭  twins 🌻  friends like siblings 🍃  cousins 🌵  parental

friend relationships !

☀️   best friends 🌦   enemies to friends 🌈   friends since childhood  ⛅️  friends of circumstance  ☁️  school friends  🌩  friends from traumatic experiences

enemy relationships !

🔪   friends to enemies 💣   stole something from my muse 🔦   stole something from your muse 🗡   bullied my muse 🔫   bullied your muse ⚔️   family feud 🛠   fueds between mutual friends ❌   guilty by association

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Best of Daredevil: Cutting Edge

quotes taken from the Marvel novel, Daredevil: The Cutting Edge (1999) by Madeleine E. Robins // adjust pronouns and lines as needed.

Can I bring you a cup of coffee? I'm already on number seven or eight… I forget which.

Wouldn't you like a chance to go, I don't know, live on a beach somewhere, drinking rum punch or something?

I'd rather go to hell, I love this. This is what I do.

Don't look at me that way; I'm not the one who drank a dozen cups of coffee a day and never got any exercise.

Not bad for a skinny blind kid from Hell's Kitchen.

Not as flashy as Spider-Man, maybe, but not too shabby.

What is this guy, a zombie?

You moron, he's not the perp!

Okay, Mr. Off-the-Rack, what else did you leave behind?

It's okay, you've been very brave.

It was a kind lie, kindly meant.

Don't ever let me lose you.

Pleading "blind man walked into the door" again, your honor.

Yaaaay for the good guy!

So, he was the wall you ran into?

Triumph and hell, all at once. I wish you could have seen it.

How about dinner tonight? In a real restaurant. Like grownups.

Off to Rykers. Another day in Fun City.

Have fun storming the castle!

Maybe I should get Seeing Eye cat?

Well, of the two, I guess the brain's more important.

Doesn't it seem a little too tidy? The pink ribbons and all?

A problem? My dear, I trust you implicitly.

Who put this guy in a position where he can talk to the public?

Not me, I'm naturally suspicious.

Tooth extraction would be more fun than what I'm writing.

I can't smell anything, my food tastes funny…

I'm wasting away to a shadow of my former self.

Two-bit mouthpieces! He actually said that? Who writes his dialouge?

Why not just wave a big, huge red flag that says something suspicious here?

I will be the soul of discretion.

Try not to break any of your well-informed friends too badly loking for information, okay?

Right, everytime you come in to chat, I wind up doing renovations. New plate glass, new tables, new ribcage…

Are you just a discipline problem in the making, or do you have something useful to contribute?

Anyone got anything they want to share with the class?

Naughty, naughty.

No breakage, this time. They're learning.

A little judicious flattery can work wonders.

You're all flipping wild cards. That's part of your charm.

I don't like lawyers!

Call any hour of the day or night.

Don't throw the card away, I'll know.

Okay, hero, play brave, competent, [disabled] person.

Oh, I already do, but make me love him more.

He sounds like the kind of guy who pulled the wings off butterflies and tortured puppy dogs.

Basically, your overprivileged sociopath.

I wasn't always the polished gem you see now.

He has the business ethics of a piranha.

Judiciously applied, the business ethics of a piranha can be very useful.

Make it good, boyo.

If you like it hot, but I gotta say, man, you oughtta use a little caution.

I'm touched by your concern, but I promise you I'm well armed.

Well, the only thing to do with a bully and a coward is face him straight on!

Now it's time for bed, close your weary eyes and dream of me.

You're a darling, but I'm too tired to argue about it.

This is where I'm going to die.

You have great bone structure.

Well, look. The neighborhood avenger. Come on, you wanna play?

Spread the word, sweetheart.

I couldn't... fight him...

You stayed alive, you did the right thing.

Bullies... never give in to... bullies.

You did good, remember that.

Oh my, really bad night.

I don't deserve you.

You roll in here looking like someone shot your dog, so I figure I can be self-absorbed and ill-tempered some other morning.

Listen, sweetheart, whatever you did, it's not your fault.

If anyone's to blame, it' me.

I find I'm old-fashioned enough to prefer talking to a live human being.

Lies. All lies.

I don't think they're ever leaving. I think they like it here.

It's air conditioned, the coffee's free, they get to point and laugh at the poor people trying to work.

Nothing more than crushing piles of work. The usual. What's up?

You'll have to make this the "For Dummies" version.

Heartbreaking. You expect setbacks, but we were so close!

I mean, it worked ⸺ it just had this damned baggage with it.

Well, I'm over it. Grieved, moved on.

So you think because she's a babe that she's capable of planning murder?

Ow! Be careful! You don't know your own strength!

If I were afraid of you, would I be sitting here?

Thank you so much, I really look forard to proving I'm not the monster I'm sure I seemed the other day.

Reduces me to a screaming hormonal pulp?

Don't you think you ought to relax a little?

You really don't like being challenged at all, do you?

I have to do something, and this is what I can do.

My point is, I love you, and I don't want to have to bring you flowers at St. Clare's.

Be careful. That shiner is just beginning to fade; you don't need another, and I do need you. Okay?

Once again, it's all the fault of the guy in the tights, jeez.

It's as tired as I am.

Okay, genius, what now?

What are you gonna do, kill me?

Come on, I'm doing the best I can.

Stay alive, [name]. I'm here.

What are you, Iron Man?

Look, I'm going to close my eyes and rest for a while, don't let anything exciting happen while I'm out, okay?

Are you sure you're supposed to be scolding me in your weakened condition?

I was just trying to distract you from telling me you were right about it.

I hadn't planned on scolding you about that until you were strong enough to fight back.

You say the absolutely perfect thing sometimes. You really do.

I never know whether you're as clumsy as you seem, or just playing a very, very crafty part. Well, you're not dead yet.

That the way you treat all your dates?

Cosmic irony: man with no sympathy has a heart that beats sympathetically.

Hey... I'm one of the good guys, right?

Look at me. I look like... the Hulk's baby sister. And it's going to get worse.

I'm not stupid. I played a risky game and I lost. I lost it big and I'm going to wind up a monster.

Tell me about the colors.

Tell me what you hear.

Anyone here ever ask you what the most beautiful word in the English language is, you can tell'em: home.

Hey you, having a good time?

With you? Always.

We could rent a movie, then curl up on the couch together and ignore it.

That sounds good. We could even forget the movie.

Even better, I love you a lot.

That is what keeps me going.

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Daredevil: Cutting Edge Quote Starters 3

quotes taken from the Marvel novel, Daredevil: The Cutting Edge (1999) by Madeleine E. Robins // adjust pronouns and lines as needed.

Come on, let's go hide from the painters.

Let me have five to get a cup of coffee, then I'll start returning calls, okay? I promise.

Nothing more than crushing piles of work. The usual. What's up?

I always like to know what I'm up against.

I wanted to play. Get a really tough problem and come up with an elegant solution.

You'll have to make this the "For Dummies" version.

Heartbreaking. You expect setbacks, but we were so close!

I mean, it worked ⸺ it just had this damned baggage with it.

Well, I'm over it. Grieved, moved on.

Turnabout and all that. I mean, I think it would be poetic justice, don't you?

Made me feel like I was thirteen years old, watching the senior prom queen in the hall in high school.

So you think because she's a babe that she's capable of planning murder?

Ow! Be careful! You don't know your own strength!

If I were afraid of you, would I be sitting here?

Let me uncomplicate things.

Let's talk about it before you do anything more like that.

No one is going to challenge me and get off easily. He taught me that.

We're walking a very fine line, don't upset the balance.

I promised: nothing unless we consult.

I was in the middle of a major negotiation, something that had really gotten bollixed up.

I was still in Big, Tough [name] mode when we meet, and I'm afraid I really wasn't very civil.

No, actually, I felt so bad about the way the meeting ended, I wanted to see if we could meet again.

Somewhere neutral, so I won't be tempted to bring my baggage along with me.

How about a cup of coffee in the Village, about five-thirty? Do you know the Coffeteria on 12th and Broadway?

Thank you so much, I really look forard to proving I'm not the monster I'm sure I seemed the other day.

Reduces me to a screaming hormonal pulp?

Partner, this whole business is so convoluted, it makes my head hurt.

Oh, that's right. Make it all about you, why don't you?

Well, I did it, didn't I? Walking around in the middle of the night with no more sense than a tennis shoe.

I don't want to hear you fretting about me getting in trouble.

It's my fault for not using the brains God gave me and letting you drive me all the way home.

Normal? How can things ever be normal when someone has played tic-tac-toe on your face with a Bowie knife?

Don't you think you ought to relax a little?

You were kind'a attacked by a very big guy with a knife. He's what you have to worry about.

I might as well get right up there on the bandwagon with her.

Garbagey talk show. Ouch. A sign of his interest in talking to the press? Tact, tact.

You really don't like being challenged at all, do you?

If I had my knife, you'd be down on your knees parying, you nobody, you nothing...

I have to do something, and this is what I can do.

My point is, I love you, and I don't want to have to bring you flowers at St. Clare's.

Be careful. That shiner is just beginning to fade; you don't need another, and I do need you. Okay?

Once again, it's all the fault of the guy in the tights, jeez.

You and your delicate sense of humor!

Too tired, too much to carry. I'll come back tomorrow and get them.

It's as tired as I am.

A quiet evening, thank God.

Okay, genius, what now?

If you promise not to shoot me, I'll tell you who did it.

If you try running, I'll catch you and we'll just play harder when we get where we're going.

Just crack the window an inch, please. Or I'm going to be sick all over you and the upholstery, and you can deal with the stench.

What are you gonna do, kill me?

That's it, that counts as your last wish. If you want to make a statement ⸺ I don't want to hear it.

Come on, I'm doing the best I can.

God, if ever you could hear what I was thinking, now would be a good time.

Stay alive, [name]. I'm here.

What are you, Iron Man?

Okay, so I can find you, but you're still made of spun adamantium or something. Why didn't that punch flatten you?

No wonder you like it ⸺ a very "you" kind'a statement

Look, I'm going to close my eyes and rest for a while, don't let anything exciting happen while I'm out, okay?

Are you sure you're supposed to be scolding me in your weakened condition?

I was just trying to distract you from telling me you were right about it.

I hadn't planned on scolding you about that until you were strong enough to fight back.

A man without fear, huh? You looked a little edgy there, last night.

A man without fear can dive off the Condorde into a damp paper cup without blinking... but not the thought of life without you.

You say the absolutely perfect thing sometimes. You really do.

I never know whether you're as clumsy as you seem, or just playing a very, very crafty part. Well, you're not dead yet.

It must be tied to the chromosomes, some elusive girl thing about ties.

Don't antagonize the big guy right now.

And if you had a brain in your head and hadn't kept going off on your own ⸺

If I go in now, I'll only attract attention and endanger you.

That the way you treat all your dates?

I'm going to have to keep hurting him, damaging him, until he stops, until I've done so much damage he can't go on. Can I fight that way?

Gotta stop this now. Tired, and I think I broke a rib. Okay, big boy!

Who did they think they were, Dr. Jekyll or something? Cripes!

Cosmic irony: man with no sympathy has a heart that beats sympathetically.

Hey... I'm one of the good guys, right?

Look at me. I look like... the Hulk's baby sister. And it's going to get worse.

It was grotesque. He looks like a monster. He used to be so beautiful.

I'm not stupid. I played a risky game and I lost. I lost it big and I'm going to wind up a monster.

Tell me about the colors.

Tell me what you hear.

I think they want us front and center to be thanked.

Anyone here ever ask you what the most beautiful word in the English language is, you can tell'em: home.

That's a couple of bad guys down.

Hey you, having a good time?

With you? Always.

We could rent a movie, then curl up on the couch together and ignore it.

That sounds good. We could even forget the movie.

Even better, I love you a lot.

That is what keeps me going.

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Daredevil: Cutting Edge Quote Starters 2

quotes taken from the Marvel novel, Daredevil: The Cutting Edge (1999) by Madeleine E. Robins // adjust pronouns and lines as needed.

I'm just a business woman, I don't need the trouble...

I don't want to cause trouble. Maybe you could ask your patrons to cooperate?

Why do the bad guys go to the same bar?

Anyone got anything they want to share with the class?

Are you just a discipline problem in the making, or do you have something useful to contribute?

Naughty, naughty.

Look, I'm not in here looking for you, so why don't you just stop being an idiot.

Keep those ears to the ground.

You never know when Imight take it into my head to come back again.

No breakage, this time. They're learning.

No one knows anything! Least of all me!

That, I'll never believe. You always have the latest word.

A little judicious flattery can work wonders.

He's got no gig, he's a flipping wild card.

You're all flipping wild cards. That's partof your charm.

You'd think you and your playmates would be all over yourselves trying to help.

I don't like lawyers!

He gets like you out of jail after guys like me have put them away.

Call any hour of the day or night.

Don't throw the card away, I'll know.

Bad move, bringing this into my neighborhood.

You don't get to hurt one of my people and walk away.

Wherever you are, whoever you are, this ends.

It's hard to tell over the phone.

Don't worry, I have a lot of practice finding chairs.

Your face, are you okay?

This? I walked into a door. Nothing to worry about.

Okay, hero, play brave, competent, [disabled] person.

What's going on here? Keep your mind on the problms at hand.

That would be none of his business, now, wouldn't it?

I suppose the supply of peetty criminals has to come from somewhere.

If I get distracted by this now, it won't help anyone.

The smell is killing us, I can imagine what it's doing to you.

Nah, just stands to reason. Besides, you told me so yesterday.

The paint fumes are eating my brain cells. D'you think I have case if I sue?

Geez, most big-money people think that, but they won't say it out loud ⸺

It's hardly likely she'd be an humanitarian.

That guy is a piece of work, you're going to love this!

Oh, I already do, but make me love him more.

He sounds like the kind of guy who pulled the wings off butterflies and tortured puppy dogs.

Basically, your overprivileged sociopath.

I wasn't always the polished gem you see now.

He has the business ethics of a piranha.

Judiciously applied, the business ethics of a piranha can be very useful.

Time to use my power for good.

Make it good, boyo.

Hey, we're working on it.

In other words, hurry up and forget it!

Yer just jealous 'cause the department didn't issue you any tights!

Look, you cannot say or think anything nastier about those S.O.B.s than I have myself but that's not constuctive.

If you like it hot, but I gotta say, man, you oughtta use a little caution.

Could'a been a flippin' army on your tail, man, and you'd'a never known it 'til it was too late.

I'm touched by your concern, but I promise you I'm well armed.

It wouldn'ta done you any good for me to get taken in for questioning.

Nah. Onee of those Irish names. Shee-vahn.

It's frightening to have a madman on the loose.

Well, the only thing to do wwith a bully and a coward is face him straight on!

Now it's time for bed, close your weary eyes and dream of me.

You get to do this every night?

You're a darling, but I'm too tired to argue about it.

In five minutes, I'll be laughing at myself for an hysterical fool, and brushing my teeth and falling into bed.

In this weather? He must be so hot!

This is where I'm going to die.

I have to remember every detail. If I live, I'll tell someone his eyes are blue. If I live.

You have great bone structure.

My job isn't to punish, but, where the hell is he?

Well, look. The neighborhood avenger. Come on, you wanna play?

Can't aim for flesh, connect with the knife, disarm him. Then you can take him out.

Isn't as much fun when you're picking on someone your own size, is it?

Spread the word, sweetheart.

I couldn't... fight him...

You stayed alive, you did the right thing.

Bullies... never give in to... bullies.

You didn't give in, you were very brave.

You did good, remember that.

Oh my, really bad night.

I don't deserve you.

You roll in here looking like someone shot your dog, so I figure I can be self-absorbed and ill-tempered some other morning.

Oh, my god. Oh, god, how badly was she hurt?

It's my fault, I knew it was a mistake, oh my god.

My god, it must have been like waving a red flag at him.

Listen, sweetheart, whatever you did, it's not your fault.

If anyone's to blame, it' me.

She's one of the most arrogant, self-serving, insincere women I've ever met.

Physically, she made me feel like running in circles and baaying at the moon.

Mentally, I wanted to pitch her out the window.

That was the effect she had on me, physically.

Maybe that blow to the head I took the other night?

I've got tickets for Turandot tonight at the Met. Will you be my guest?

Voice-mail. Curse or blessing?

I find I'm old-fashioned enough to prefer talking to a live humaan being.

Old-fashioned is the last word I would apply to you.

Well, maybe old-fashioned in the right ways.

I can't tell you how much I look forward to evening. Seven o'clock.

Hey, counselor. Time to get up. You have places to go and things to do, yes?

Lies. All lies.

I don't think they're ever leaving. I think they like it here.

It's air conditioned, the coffee's free, they get to point and laugh at the poor people trying to work.

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Daredevil: Cutting Edge Quote Starters 1

quotes taken from the Marvel novel, Daredevil: The Cutting Edge (1999) by Madeleine E. Robins // adjust pronouns and lines as needed.

Don't bother to buzz him, I've been summoned.

It couldn't happen to a more deserving victim.

I don't believe in fairy tales.

It's too nebulous, too pie-in-the-sky.

Not one of 'em understands the bottom line, I'll bet.

Can I bring you a cup of coffee? I'm already on number seven or eight... I forget which.

So now we talk about my coffee consumption?

We do need to talk about your health.

Who the hell's been telling you these lies?

Wouldn't you like a chance to go, I don't know, live on a beach somewhere, drinking rum punch or something?

I'd rather go to hell, I love this. This is what I do.

Everyone dies sooner or later.

This room would lok so much better with lighter color, less brass and leather. It's such an old money look. It's old fashioned.

I've given myself a little time. I've given myself almost a year. I don't want to wait any longer.

This room defintiely needs to go lighter. Get rid of those horrible dark drapes, all the leather.

Maybe it's better this way. It's really very graceful of you; I wouldn't have thought of it. You die, I get the insurance money, we save the cost of a gold watch, and I get your office.

Don't look at me that way; I'm not the one who drank a dozen cups of coffee a day and never got any exercise.

I think my work is done. Thanks for the chat, it's been lovely.

Boy, is he in a mood! He asked not to be disturbed, and I suree wouldn't go in there if I were you.

By day, lawyer, friend, even lover. By night, Daredevil.

Not bad for a skinny blindd kid from Hell's Kitchen.

Not as flashy as Spider-Man, maybe, but not too shabby.

Heads up, Charming!

Great, he likes to fight. Okay, pal, then party it is!

Heading this way; hope they brought an ambulance.

All right, longjohns, we'll do it without the blade.

I didn't kill him. Not with that blow, not this guy.

What is this guy, a zombie?

You moron, he's not the perp!

Okay, Mr. Off-the-Rack, what else did you leave behind?

How did you know ⸺ Oh. He told you.

He saved my life, did he tell you that?

Do you know how the attacker knew your name?

It's okay, you've been very brave.

It was a kind lie, kindly meant.

Don't ever let me lose you.

Pleading "blind man walked into the door" again, your honor.

It's impressive. What did you do?

Must have been one hell of a wall ⸺

Yaaaay for thee good guy!

So, he was the wall you ran into?

Yeesh, I don't have to worry about you.

The fumes play havoc with my sniffer.

Wht is that tune? You've been humming it for weeks.

Show off. I bet you even know what it means.

If I told you what it meant, that would be showing off.

Maybe it just works better when you've got a little life experience under your belt.

Triumph and hell, all at once. I wish you could have seen it.

Do you have time for coffee?

How about dinner tonight? In a real restaurant. Like grownups.

Off to Rykers. Another day in Fun City.

Have fun storming the castle!

Well, for the love a' ⸺

Maybe I should get Seeing Eye cat?

Seeing Eye gorilla, maybe!

Well, of the two, I guess the brain's more important.

Okay. Tell me the story the way you want to tell it.

They thought I'd be most... diplomatic.

Doesn't it seem a little too tidy? The pink ribbons and all?

Very good. Getting lots done. Very busy.

Does she have spies everywhere?

It's really lovely. I think you'll like it.

It should be lovely, for the amount of money it cost us.

Do we really need three playgrounds?

I presume that when you say "we are taking care of it" you mean you and ⸺

A problem? My dear, I trust you implicitly.

I don't care if you kill off a few of the local to drive the rest off, but don't taint the neighborhood.

He's playing golf! Who put this guy in a position where he can talk to the public?

Go away. You're interrupting my golf game.

Not me, I'm naturally susicious.

I was wondering if it was really any better in the lunch room than at your desk.

I just thought this might be more fun than what you were writing.

Tooth extraction would be more fun than what I'm writing.

Okay, hotshot, I'll take a stroll across the 'Net and see what turns up.

Does it look like they're going to be done with the painting anytime soon?

I don't like to leave you holding the bag, partner, but ⸺

Hey, I know what the fumes do to you.

The painters must be doing a brilliant job, because they're certainly taking their time. Only office is fully painted.

The chaos is too distracting.

Hang tough, partner. The painting can't go on forever.

The painting can't last forever, it'll only seem that way.

The paint fumes are probably eating my brain cells as we speak.

I can't smell anything, my food tastes funny...

I'm wasting away to a shadow of my former self.

I owe you one, when the painting'sdone and you can smell again, dinner's on me.

Two-bit mouthpieces! He actually said that? Who writes his dialouge?

At least he didn't call me shyster. I hate that.

So this guy deals with his problems by insulting you?

Why not just wave a big, huge red flag that says something susicious here?

Diplomacy is great for negotiation, but it makes lousy radio.

I will be the soul of discretion.

Is that what it says?

Nah, but I had you going for a minute, didn't I?

Geez, what a way to die.

Cripes, come down if you want to talk. I don't need a stiff neck.

You find anything out, share the wealth, will you?

Try not to break any of your well-informed friends too badly loking for information, okay?

Right, everytime you come in to chat, I wind up doing renovations. New plate glass, new tables, new ribcage...

[oceansprompts]

lisa frankenstein starters

a collection of starters from the 2024 movie lisa frankenstein. content warning for dark humor, suggestive language, etc. feel free to edit pronouns/other terms as necessary.

"I'll probably just stay home."

"I'm really sorry you got electrocuted."

"Are you hot for anyone?"

"It's not haunted. It's just abandoned."

"I just don't think anyone should be forgotten."

"I can never, ever talk about it. For personal and legal reasons, and I also pinkyswore."

"This is not what I expected from you!"

"Did you smash the mirror in the bathroom?"

"I want to apologize for what may have happened last night."

"Do you know how hard that is on the groin muscles?"

"They can't make you better."

"No, no, no. Don't cry."

"I haven't said this many words in a row in forever."

"I hate to say it, but you are either crazy or you’re just goddamned inconsiderate."

"You have to be really ugly with a stupid face."

"You're kind of absurd, aren't you?"

"There are plenty of halfway decent guys that would date you."

"Are guys so simple that you just have to put on a pirate skeezer dress, and suddenly, they want to talk to you?"

"Oh, I want to help you. I really do, but I don’t know how."

"They say it's a waste of time to try and fix a boy. It's better to just accept a guy's flaws."

"I didn't want to move here."

"Maybe you liked being a hot topic. Maybe it was the first time anyone looked at you."

"You don't want to hold my hand?"

"I want you to touch me exactly the way you touched me at the party."

"You know I’m usually pretty cool about things, right? But I have a bad feeling about this."

"You don't have to worry about anything because your mom's already been murdered!"

"They kept saying, “Time heals all wounds.” But that’s a lie. Time is the wound."

"People are so afraid of death… ’cause they don’t know when it’s gonna happen to them."

"I'm not afraid of death anymore. But I don't want to die a virgin."

"I'm just gonna offer my body to him."

"How about I drive, since you’re not feeling so good?"

"This is just too freaking much. I have PMS and everything."

"You know… you act like you’re happy for me and you care about me, but you’re not really happy for me."

"You’re just so cute, sweet, pure. I’m so dark and screwed up."

"You have everything! You couldn’t let me have this one thing?"

"It’s just… guys usually only want me for one thing."

"Thank you for being nice to me when no one else was."

"I’m sorry I hurt you. I love you."

"I mean, you don’t need one of those to be a man. It’s actually, like, the least important part, really."

"This is an active crime scene."

"I don’t know how I was ever afraid of you."

"A lot of people fascinated with our family."

[oceansprompts]

NETWORK (1976) PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue, adjust as necessary

i'll tell you what happened. i just ran out of bullshit.

i don't have anything going for me.

what exactly is it you want me to do?

i'm the man you presumably love.

i'm a part of your life. i live here. i'm real.

you understand that, don't you?

did any of you read it?

this is what you're paid for.

i think you're having a breakdown.

this is a cleansing moment of clarity.

tell [name] to go fuck himself.

you've gotta do something.

all i'm saying is if you're going to hustle, at least do it right.

did i ever tell you that one before?

i don't know how i feel.

you keep telling me that you're obsessed.

there's some real, actual life going on here.

the time has come to re-evaluate our relationship.

they say i can sell anything.

i don't have to tell you things are bad. everybody knows things are bad.

i love you, and that painful, decaying love is the only thing between you and the shrieking nothingness you live the rest of the day.

don't leave me.

it's too late, [name].

if i stay with you, i'll be destroyed.

you're madness, [name]. virulent madness.

everything you touch dies with you.

i'm sorry for all those things i said to you last night.

you're not the worst fuck i ever had.

believe me, i've had worse.

i'm sorry i impugned your cockmanship.

we're in a lot of trouble!

you listen to me.

television is not the truth.

i hurt, don't you understand that? i hurt badly.

i'm not gonna leave you alone. i want you to get mad.

you've got to say "i'm a human being, goddamn it! my life has value!"

i'm mad as hell, and i'm not going to take this anymore!

you're never going to get any truth from us.

we'll tell you anything you want to hear.

we lie like hell.

you have meddled with the primal forces of nature.

i won't have it. is that clear?

am i getting through to you?

i have seen the face of god.

get out! go anywhere you want!

don't come back.

i'm damned if i'm going to stand here and have you tell me you're in love with somebody else.

what am i supposed to do?

you need me. you need me badly.

[oceansprompts]

╭┈┈┈┈ ₊˚ෆ 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 ! ╰ ♡⸝⸝ 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎 𝐄𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐔𝐌

' i don't want to get better. i want to get worse. '

' solve the world, one conversation at a time. '

' this is all you have, but it's something. streets and sodium lights. the sky, the world. you're still alive. '

' the first death is in the heart. '

' all the gifts your parents gave you, all the love and patience of your friends, you drowned in a neurotoxin. you let misery win. '

' how not to lose? it is impossible not to. '

' given enough time, you would wipe us all out and replace us with nothing. '

' you'll get it in the next life, where you don't make mistakes. do what you can with this one while you're still alive. '

' i can't help you. i am totally useless. '

' everything i've said are lies. '

' i don't want to be this kind of animal anymore. '

' think of how much they'll miss you. '

' in the dark times, should the stars also go out? '

' what kind of ghost are you? '

' one day, i will return your side. '

' here we are again, my broken bird. '

' are they not heartbroken? how could they have moved on? '

' above all, you let life defeat you. '

' leave them behind. rest. '

' tell me, what's waiting for me? '

' never forget, the whole world is a wooden house, and you are a goddamn flamethrower. '

' all i wanted was to live with dignity. to die with honor. '

' you are a violent and irrepressible miracle. the vacuum of cosmos and the stars burning in it are afraid of you. '

' be vigilant. we loved you. '

' there are no words for how i failed you. '

[oceansprompts]

PAST LIVES (2023) PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue from the film, adjust as necessary

who do you think they are to each other?

i guess that doesn't make sense.

why are you crying?

what did you decide?

i will probably marry him.

you want to go on a date with him?

if you leave something behind, you gain something, too.

you're really leaving? you're never coming back?

there was so much in it that i responded to, but the one phrase that sticks with me the most is the line "the long journey is rotting."

who else should we look up?

think of it as a blessing that you broke up, and consider this a new beginning.

of course you miss her, you moron.

do you have a secret girlfriend or something?

who's messaging you at 3AM?

thank you for this meal.

did you drink a lot last night?

why are you in such a good mood?

i recognize you.

how are we meeting again like this?

i didn't even know that you remembered me!

i just looked for you as a joke, then i saw that you'd been looking for me.

i tried really hard to find you.

do you still cry a lot?

you would always stay with me whenever i was crying.

you can't cry in new york city.

i'm a really fun person to talk to.

what time is it there?

it doesn't make a lot of sense, but... can i even say something like this? i missed you.

i only speak korean with you and my mom.

you're the same as the 12 year old kid in my memory.

have you seen eternal sunshine of the spotless mind?

will you come to new york sometime?

will you come to seoul sometime?

i want us to stop talking to each other for a while.

i want to accomplish something here.

what are you sorry about? were we dating or something?

tonight, we drink 'til we die.

you got the worst room.

maybe you and i were somebody to each other in another lifetime.

do you believe that? that you and i knew each other in another life?

it's going to rain the whole time you're there.

i missed you. i was disappointed.

we're not together right now.

do you not want to get married?

i'm too ordinary.

my job is ordinary, my income is ordinary. it's all ordinary.

is it hard to get married if you don't make a ton of money?

want me to take a photo of you?

you look good.

why do you fight?

it's like planting two trees in one pot. our roots are finding their place.

you're worrying about me?

getting married is hard for idealistic people like you.

why did you look for me?

i just wanted to see you one more time.

i think i was a little pissed off because you just left.

you're right. there's nothing to be sorry about.

i don't have a right to be mad.

i'm not gonna miss my rehearsals for some dude.

we're not meant for each other.

we slept together because we both happened to be single.

you make it sound so romantic.

that's not how life works.

this is my life. and i'm living it with you.

this is where i ended up. this is where i'm supposed to be.

it's just that you make my life so much bigger, and i'm wondering if i do the same thing for you.

you're forgetting the part where i love you.

you never sleep talk in english. you only dream in korean.

i didn't know that. you never told me.

most of the time i think it's cute, but sometimes... i don't know. i get scared.

you dream in a language that i can't understand. there's this whole place inside of you where i can't go.

you really are exactly the same as i remember you.

when we stopped talking... i really missed you. did you miss me?

i don't know, seeing you again and being here makes me have a lot of weird thoughts.

what if you had never left? if you hadn't left like that, and we just grew up together, would i have still looked for you?

would we have dated? broken up? gotten married? would we have kids together?

you had to leave because you're you.

i think there was something in our past lives.

i never thought i'd be part of something like this.

i'm really glad you came here. it was the right thing to do.

[oceansprompts]

ASKBOX MEME 055 / BLUE EYE SAMURAI S01E01-03

All prompts taken from season one of Blue Eye Samurai (2023). Adjust as needed.

01. HAMMERSCALE

"Maybe I've been following you."

"You don't deserve my blade. You don't even deserve this blade."

"Go home."

"My whole life, I couldn't do anything right, but now I know what I'm supposed to do."

"A breeze can throw a crane off course. You are a typhoon."

"To a man lost in the dark, an ember can light the way."

"Have I defeated the undefeatable _____?"

"Think of it as an engagement gift."

"Every secret is revealed here."

"Yet an impurity in the right place is a quality."

"Are you stealing from me?"

"I do no know their names. I do know their fate. They will all die by my hand."

"You may be something shameful. You may also be strong."

"Oh, good. We get to kill you."

"A poor technique—easily learned, easily defeated."

"But... then you'll die."

"You've climbed some heights to be the prize of a miserable lot."

"You had a name for me."

"Thank you. No one has yet deserved my blade."

"Death comes for everyone. For you, today."

"Revenge is like gold. It does not rust. It will wait."

"I can never repay your kindness."

"You have spoken enough nonsense today."

"We cannot part in a lie."

"That is your burden to keep."

"You came to me as a stupid lost boy. If you insist on leaving now, it will be as a stupid lost man."

02. AN UNEXPECTED ELEMENT

"I do not want you anywhere near me. Stay away."

"I know why you think you don't want me around, but you can trust me."

"I'd never tell your secret—not ever."

"If I see you again, I will kill you and never think of you again."

"You will not find what you seek at my side."

"I am owed my revenge, and I will have it at any cost."

"My whole life has been a battle."

"Why didn't he just kill me?"

"Victory cannot come from dishonor."

"But what if he kills you this time?"

"There's no shame in making a home here and keeping your life."

"_____. Is your mind clear?"

"_____. Is your soul at rest?"

"Forgive my failure."

"This hand has taken many lives."

"We can only mind our own soul, _____."

"You do not try to change my mind this time!"

"You are not the hero of this family's story."

"Stupid girl. Too stupid to see—I am giving you an opportunity."

"Why didn't you stand up for me?"

"You think I don't know you, _____?"

"What choice do I have?"

"If we're running away, let's at least do it warm."

"I'm not even good at what I thought I was great at."

"You got somewhere better to be?"

"You have enemies now."

03. A FIXED NUMBER OF PATHS

"Killing it is a mercy. Do it already."

"Ugh—coward. I'll do it."

"Don't touch him."

"If that door opens, we die."

"You solve the problem."

"Is that an order?"

"So, if you might, my dear, dear friend—my trusted partner and clear equal, my right hand and both feet on land, fondest heart—spare a cup of concern towards our purpose... and do it your fucking self."

"If he dies, you die."

"You can barely stand, let alone hold that sword for long."

"I didn't kill you when I easily could have."

"How many days do you need before you're well enough to die?"

"You cost me my station and my honor. I'll have it all back when I return with your corpse."

"If you wanted me dead, you should've struck when you had the chance. The time to kill your enemy is when you can."

"You don't want revenge. You want a party."

"No one gets to kill you but me."

"There is no possibility this will be anything other than a trap."

"Revenge does not hesitate."

"Fight within your confines, not against them."

"I am not out here to learn a lesson."

"Count to ten, then climb out that window. Run."

"Been some time since I killed a man. I wonder if I still remember how."

"If you prefer, I can kill you now."

"You need me because you're weak."

"I can beat you with any weapon you choose."

"Oh, no. No, thank you. We're not going in that death trap."

"So if he's walking in to meet certain death, I'll be there to keep him and death from getting too friendly."

"To find out only now—you never believed in me."

"I look your way and don't even see you."

"I have no interest in money or power. I have no interest in being happy. Only satisfied."

"How do I trust you don't leave me in there to die?"

"My reasons are my own."

"What happens if I refuse?"

"Stop counting seconds till we die."

"Men like him like to talk so much they eventually tell you how to destroy them."

[oceansprompts]

POLDARK SENTENCE STARTERS (35/?)

from season 4, episode 8. amend wording as needed!

“i intend to outlive you all!”

“to think of owning a place like this…”

“a man can dream…”

“what’s the matter with the men of this family?”

“you’ll hardly know i’m gone.”

“how dashing you’ll look in regimentals!”

“she’ll break a few hearts and bear beautiful children…”

“is it possible?”

“do you have other children?”

“i appreciate that you would not be here at all were you not in some distress…”

“so you are still here.”

“are you trying to get the law to charge you with murder?”

“may i sit beside you?”

“are you incapable of avoiding new scrapes?”

“it’s your nature to be open and warm.”

“you must know she would never spare a thought for a worthless rake like [NAME].”

“and do you not think there be more to life than carnal love?”

“oh my love, what is life if you live it alone?”

“marry me.”

“do you not love me?”

“of course i love you!”

“this has never been just about love.”

“you may do as you please.”

“since he lost you, he’s only been half alive.”

“no woman could wish for better…”

“what business could be more important than returning to your wife?”

“you’d do that for me?”

“are you well?”

“i may not see you before so… may i wish you the very best for the season.”

“this canary has a smoky flavor. newer vintage. lingers pleasantly on the tongue.”

“it is true that we have not infrequently been at variance…”

“am i intruding?”

“i heard the banns called this morning.”

“i came to offer my good wishes.”

“he was taken from me, as much was taken from me.”

“now that i have a better understanding of what you endured, i feel only regret for my part in it.”

“[NAME] sees only the good in people.”

“perhaps i might feel a little easier if you were to accompany me some of the way…”

“you don’t know the half of it!”

“well this is a pleasant scene.”

“no doubt you find life rather constricting.”

“you know nothing about him!”

“i understand the kind of trollop you are!”

“get out of my house and never show your face here again.”

“i’m obliged to you.”

“i ask you again - what more do you want?”

“my apologies. i had no intention of ruining your evening.”

“you’re safe now, my love.”

“i… may have spoken out of turn just now. in the heat of the moment.”

“how long will you allow this terrible jealousy to curse our lives?”

“you know you are the only person i have ever cared about!”

“i’m sorry to give such trouble.”

“but now i think i’d like to go home.”

“how strange… i must have fainted…”

“perhaps i should have returned sooner.”

“must you always understand me so well?”

“the more i contemplate the mind, the more i realize its infinite complexity.”

“the process of recovery is not straightforward.” 

“i hope that our abiding love for each other will mend what has been broken.”

“are you able to tell me what happened?”

“i think the child is coming!”

“you think that’s enough?”

“it happened again…”

“i see now how wrong i was to doubt you.”

“i see the damage i have done…”

“go and look at our daughter.”

“what i did in london was not well done.”

“it seems both of us, at various times, have caused the other pain.”

“do you understand me so little that you seriously ask me that?”

“can you tell me where the pain is?”

“i think t’would only be neighborly to go and inquire…”

“why is it so dark?… i’m afraid of the dark…”

“can we not put aside our quarrels at a time of sickness?”

“she died holding my hand…”

“i think this is not the time.”

“why would i want any of this if she is not here to share it with me?”

“she does not look like her mother.”

“what can i do?”

“walk with me.”

“could anything have been done to prevent it?”

“i came home because i wanted a different life. a meaningful life.”

“... it’s the memory of that love that makes me sick at heart today.”

“most of all i feel afraid… of losing you. of losing you from my life.”

“to think that there will come a time when i will not hear your voice again, nor you mine…”

“i made that choice long ago.”

“[NAME] did touch my heart. but only you have ever owned it.”

[oceansprompts]

the west wing, the inauguration parts i and ii,sentence starter meme.

Listen. I have a problem.

You think that's a good idea?

I don't wanna talk about it now...

The man makes the Prince of Denmark seem reactionary.

And will there be someone who will tell me when it's time to do that?

You mock me?

...in what I'm almost certain is trochaic tetrameter.

Is he telling us something through code?

I can't remember your name, but are you asking me on a date?

Thirteen buttons on the trousers.

I don't wanna know how you know that.

You memorized it? It was 1200 words.

I suppose, to begin with and this is neither here nor there,

globes don't have corners.

I'm talking to myself, so there's no reason for you to be answering.

Is there a reason for me to be standing here?

Stop trying to get us together.

If I wanted, I could have him.

There was no way you could tell me he was right behind me?

Can I just ask? What is it you'd do, exactly, to have me?

It's gotta be a pretty critical lap dance.

Showing off for me.

It's awkwardly worded.

How do you know?

I know things.

And I can confirm that he's thinking and familiarizing himself.

You're comfortable going through life with a name like that?

I've never been comfortable, not because of my name.

The idea isn't going to walk in here announce itself as important.

That's usually not a good idea.

Like Mother Teresa with first strike-ability.

You go back to doing whatever it is you do.

Also, it's written in four languages.

That's not what I mean.

I said, I don't give a damn what your problem is.

Wow, that's pretty spicy stuff.

That was ballsy.

It's been ridiculous since you came back.

Would you mind if I turn off the lights?

Do you like this perfume?

What's gotten into you?

For three years, I've been thinking  about what might have been if it weren't for the conflict and I'm almost over it.

Remember when you asked me what exactly I'd do to have you? I'd do that.

Tradition's tradition.

You know, nothing I can't deal with.

I'm just as big a cotton candy-ass as they are.

You're just gonna let that hang?

You're a much bigger cotton candy-ass.

Well, no one's told me anything about it and I'm not gonna ask.

Are we together on this?

You're not ever worried about the window breaking?

Didn't we talk about this?

But you gave it a shot anyway?

No, no "but" at the end of that. Not on this one.

I don't know what the means.

Don't worry, neither will anyone else.

There were maybe four people in the room when I had that conversation.

Good day to you, sir.

I said, good day, sir.

Get in there, would you?

Nobody takes me seriously when I say "good day, sir."

You don't even want to say you were wrong and apologize for your superior attitude lately.

What's his level of frustration?

Aren't you afraid that one day I'm just going to kick your ass like it's never been

kicked?

You bought their love.

Well, it was for sale, and I wanted it.

I don't really know what that means, do you?

No. But I'm mostly asleep right now, and also I don't know what you're talking about.

Who made you crazy? Not that someone has to make you that way.

This is gonna get interesting.

Well. This is gonna, I think, get interesting now.

This is entirely your fault.

Do I just keep standing here?

Heat of the moment. And bad timing.

Ten minutes ago, you promised me you'd go easy on the Moses references.

Well, then here's to swimmin' with bow-legged women.

Ah, that tastes like... nothing at all. It has no taste or properties of any kind.

I think you're wrong. But if you're right, then okay. We should all have a little skin in this.

Not because, no. Not because of Laurel and Hardy. That was simply the confluence of  the final, you know, and... also, by the way, from the mouths of babe-- like yourself.  Seriously, from the mouths of babes and clowns come-- Listen, there's no reason why  anyone needs to know about Laurel and Hardy

Seriously, from the mouths of babes and clowns come--

Sounds like that's going to depend a lot on my general mood.

I walked to school every morning in weather colder than this.

That's right, baby. Just a camel hair coat, leather gloves, a varsity scarf and these wits.

I didn't say he's "lost his mind," I said... I said he lost his mind.

A literary curse.

I'm asking... are you sure?

That's exactly what I was going to say.

She's sitting in her apartment in a ball gown.

Waiting for a ball to come over?

I have a copy here if you want to...

You're walking around with a copy of it?

It's good cop/bad cop. I'm the good cop

Aren't you cold without a coat?

I'd take off my shirt too, but it's inappropriate with a tuxedo.

No, I divined it.

I think before tonight's over, we might have ourselves a whole new story.

What the hell are you doing?

Get down here! Now!

Keep your voice down.

Don't even think about telling me to keep my voice! Get down here!

You come down here without a coat?

I need you to keep your voice down.

Go ahead, you're entitled-- give it to me all again.

Your career isn't important?

The list of things you didn't think about, including your job!

Does he know about this?

You look amazing.

It was stupid, but it was menschy.

Sorry, it was just stupid.

We're going to a ball.

Balls are fun.

You're going to have to sit on somebody's lap.

You should expect increased voices of dissent after today - in breadth and depth.

A ship in the harbor is safe, but that's not what ships were build for.

I'm sorry. Seriously, I've never lied to you before, and it won't happen

again.

Pardon me?

What did I say about speaking to me without addressing me as Wild Thing.

I don't know what to say.

[oceansprompts]

VARIED MUSICAL SENTENCE STARTERS .

" what is this feeling , fervid as a flame ? " " there's a strange exhilaration in this total detestation . " " i will be loathing you my whole life long . " " you are just too good . " " how do you stand it ? i don't think i could . " " i just want to tell you , i'm on your side . " " i can't believe i'm stuck with you all summer . " " i bet you don't wrestle , hunt or box . " " you look conceited . " " what a total bummer . " " so happy you could come . " " so happy to be here . " " this is not my idea of fun . " " we'll join our lands if this arrangement clicks . " " i think we've got a deal . " " i haven't packed or washed my hair , and i get seasick ! " " is that respect you're showing ? " " if you make me kiss your hand again , i swear i'll be sick . " " this really isn't fair . " " i think you really sort of like me ; fess up ! " " i can do much better , i am sure . " " you're so immature . " " i need a little help here . " " i'm a bunch of broken pieces . " " i'm running out of hope and time . " " i'm lost without you . " " you don't have to be scared you're not enough . " " i don't need you to fix what i'd rather forget . " " you and me . that's all that we need it to be . " " you're everything to me . "

[oceansprompts]

selected, shortened sentences from anaïs nin's writings.

❝ reality doesn't impress me. ❞ ❝ i want to burn, even if i break myself. ❞ ❝ i want to live only for ecstasy. ❞ ❝ you should not love me. ❞ ❝ if you come too near me, i will hurt you. ❞ ❝ you are tender and delicate. ❞ ❝ you are dangerous and destructive. ❞ ❝ you give me strength. ❞ ❝ when you're in my arms, i know you're mine. ❞ ❝ you have the sun in you, and the softness. ❞ ❝ you cannot save people, you can only love them. ❞ ❝ you lose everything. ❞ ❝ you would not understand. ❞ ❝ what can i do to prove to you that i belong to you? ❞ ❝ focus on what is important in your life. ❞ ❝ you don’t find love, it finds you. ❞ ❝ i wept because i was no longer a child. ❞ ❝ you limit yourself. ❞ ❝ you create suffering. ❞ ❝ life is truly known only to those who suffer. ❞ ❝ your beauty struck me. ❞ ❝ we share the same madness. ❞ ❝ we have been poisoned. ❞ ❝ i can't let you go now. ❞