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JD. Salinger // L. Frank Baum

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✱˚｡⋆ ↪ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 . ( a collection of lyric prompts based on billy joel's 1977 album the stranger . adjust phrasing as necessary . )

working too hard can give you a heart attack .

we all fall in love , but we disregard the danger .

for just this once i hope that looks don't deceive .

the sinners are much more fun .

get it right the first time .

i know that everybody has a dream .

i'm not much good at conversation .

yeah , i might get up the nerve .

all that i could give you was a reputation .

i search everywhere for some new inspiration .

i don't believe in first impressions .

i want you just the way you are .

this is my dream ; just to be at home , alone with you .

just let me pull myself together .

you didn't count on me when you were counting your rosary .

though you can see when you're wrong , you can't always see when you're right .

gonna have to make the first time last .

a word from you can bring a better day .

they say there's a heaven for those who will wait .

i can't afford to let it pass .

what purpose would that serve ?

i never was much good at coming on real strong .

i don't have time for true confessions .

if all it takes is inspiration , i might have just what it takes .

you might've heard i run with a dangerous crowd .

i don't know how to say those first few words .

you've done it . why can't someone else ?

you'd better cool it off before you burn it out .

i've gotta give it one good try .

i suppose it's now or never .

you can't be everything you wanna be before your time .

it all depends upon your appetite .

only the good die young .

come out , [ name ] , don't let me wait .

dream on , but don't imagine they'll all come true .

don't you know that only fools are satisfied ?

they didn't give you quite enough information .

it's always the same in the end .

they never tell you the price that you'll pay for the things you've done .

things are okay with me these days .

i'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints .

we ain't too pretty , we ain't too proud .

we might be laughing a bit too loud , but that never hurt anyone .

slow down , you're doing fine .

take the phone off the hook and disappear for awhile .

i didn't know you could look so nice after so much time .

sooner or later , it comes down to fate .

i took the good times , i'll take the bad times .

you've got so much to do , and only so many hours in the day .

if you're so smart , why are you so afraid ?

don't change the color of your hair .

it's alright , you can afford to lose a day or two .

you're so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need .

i just want someone i can talk to .

don't go changing to try and please me .

is that all you get for your money ?

i couldn't love you any better .

we never knew we could want more than that out of life .

you can never go back there again .

don't be afraid to try again , everyone goes south now and then .

it seems such a waste of time .

you've never let me down before .

though we share so many secrets , there are some we'll never tell .

good luck moving up , cause i'm moving out .

i'll meet you any time you want .

you should know by now , you've been there yourself .

once i used to believe i was such a great romancer .

what will it take 'til you believe in me the way that I believe in you ?

you always have my unspoken passion , though i might not seem to care .

i would not leave you in times of trouble .

i don't want clever conversation , i never want to work that hard .

though you drown in good intentions , you'll never quench the fire .

did you ever let your lover see the stranger in yourself ?

we all have a face that we hide away forever . we take them out and show ourselves when everyone is gone .

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Hi y’all! I apologize about how long it’s taking me to get to RPs! I’ve been really overwhelmed with my classes and work lately, but I should have ample time over my holiday break! Feel free to reach out for my discord! :)

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PROMPTS FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T USED TO KINDNESS *  assorted dialogue, adjust as necessary

what are you doing?

i can handle that myself, you know.

you didn't have to go out of your way to take care of me.

i'm not used to this. this caring thing.

thank you. don't ever do that again.

i thought you hated me, to be honest.

i didn't ask you to love me!

no one's ever actually just... sat down and listened to me.

i didn't think people like you existed.

is this normal for you? going out of your way like this?

i told you i had it handled. you didn't have to bother.

i... should probably thank you for that.

i don't know what to say. this has never happened before.

wait, that's mine. you fixed it?

you did all of this... for me?

that was the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me.

i'm kinda at a loss for words.

i wasn't expecting this from you.

you did all this for me?

i had it under control.

when did this happen?

how long were you planning this?

i'm not sure what to say. i'm not used to this.

i owe you one.

that was... very kind of you. thank you.

i'm just not used to people going out of their way to help me.

usually people just look the other way, but you actually care.

this is weird. is this what caring about someone feels like?

i could have handled it.

this must have taken you forever to arrange. and you did it all for me?

it would be easier in the long run if we went our separate ways.

i hate being in other peoples' debts.

i didn't want this to happen.

people around me don't last very long.

i feel like i'm screaming and screaming and no one hears me.

i'm in your debt.

how did you find that? i lost that ages ago.

you actually... listened to me?

no one's ever paid attention.

no one's ever put that much time in effort into something for me.

when did i say that?

i didn't ask you to care about me!

i'm easily missed. people don't pay attention to me.

i'm invisible most of the time.

it's easier for people to look the other way.

do you do this often? help people?

i'm surprised you're still here.

if you're expecting something in return, forget about it.

you came back?

why do you care about me so much?

i'm a lost cause. you should just forget about me.

what's the use? there's no point.

i don't even celebrate my birthday. no one cares.

you can't just make someone care about you.

i thought you left.

what is it about me that has you so worked up?

you're making a big deal out of nothing.

thanks for patching me up.

you... brought this here for me?

but i didn't ask for this! i didn't ask for any of this!

stop smiling at me like that.

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bitterness eats you alive... sentence starters

"Don't you dare pin this all on me."

"Go ahead and laugh. Laugh at me."

"What good have you ever been to me?"

"You can care if you want. I can't anymore."

"I can't stand you… that stupid smile on your face…"

"Start celebrating already. I know you wanted this…"

"Well, you should be happy. You got what you wanted."

"You could have done more… why didn't you do more?"

"Why do you get everything good? When is it my turn?"

"You don't know a damn thing about the world like I do."

"Just here to pull me into another awful situation, huh?"

"You always act like you've never done anything wrong."

"I just wanted an apology. And you couldn't even do that."

"You don't have a sympathetic bone in your body, do you?"

"I'm fine. Of course I'm fine. I'm not allowed to be anything else."

"Why would I care about them? Have they ever cared about me?"

"I never meant anything to you. I'm just upset I didn't see it before."

"Oh, of course it's all my fault… of course, because it's never yours!"

"Oh no, it's okay just put it all on my shoulders, again... you always do."

"I'm not surprised you don't know how to do it. You've never had to do anything for yourself, have you?"

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🐝  *  ―  𝑺𝑨𝑪𝑹𝑰𝑭𝑰𝑪𝑬𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑺.

GENERAL ❛  run! i'll hold them off for as long as i can.  ❜ ❛  i can buy you some time. go, now!  ❜ ❛  i cause this, and i'll be the one to fix it. no matter the cost.  ❜ ❛  it's the only way!  ❜ ❛  no matter what it takes, i won't let anything happen to you.  ❜ ❛  i need to make this right. this is my only chance.  ❜ ❛  i'll go through this so we have a chance. it's a risk worth taking.  ❜ ❛  you're more important than me. so let me do this to save you.  ❜ ❛  putting your needs ahead of mine is the only way i know.  ❜ ❛  can't you see i'm trying to save you?  ❜ ❛  i'll promise to keep you safe for as long as i can.  ❜ ❛  you know i'd jump in front of a bullet for you, right?  ❜ ❛  there are some people worth dying for ...  ❜ ❛  i trusted you with everything, and this is how you repay me?  ❜ ❛  i promise, i'm gonna do everything in my power to protect you.  ❜ ❛  i'm willing to do whatever it takes to prove my worth to you.  ❜ ❛  you don't have to sacrifice yourself for me. we're in this together.  ❜ ❛  are you sure you want to give up your only chance at freedom?  ❜ ❛  go! i'm not sure how much longer i can hold on ...  ❜ ❛  forget about me and save yourself. please.  ❜

LOVE / RELATIONSHIPS ❛  i love you, but you deserve better than what i can offer.  ❜ ❛  your happiness means more to me than my own.  ❜ ❛  i have to let you go, even if it breaks my heart.  ❜ ❛  i'll support your dreams, even if it means letting go of mine.  ❜ ❛  if this is truly what you need, i'll go.  ❜ ❛  you're worth waiting for. no matter how long it takes until you come back.  ❜ ❛  this is going against everything i stand for, but i'll do it for you.  ❜ ❛  you will always have my unwavering support.  ❜ ❛  your smile is worth the sacrifices i'm willing to make.  ❜ ❛  sometimes, there are more important things than me. you, for example.  ❜ ❛  i will always love you, but we're not good for one another. so i'm letting you go.  ❜ ❛  you deserve to find happiness with someone who isn't as destructive as me.  ❜ ❛  you will always be my first choice, but i know i'll never be yours, and that's okay.  ❜ ❛  no matter what happens, you will always hold a special place in my heart.  ❜ ❛  i'm gonna do whatever it takes to make you smile again.  ❜ ❛  you make me wanna be better. you make me wanna be good.  ❜ ❛  you don't have to sacrifice your dreams just to fulfill mine.  ❜ ❛  if you don't want to be with me anymore, just say so and go.  ❜ ❛  i won't let you make any more decisions for me!  ❜ ❛  remember, i'm doing this because i love you.  ❜

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the best of the culper ring [¾]

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THE CULPER RING

Look, I had to trade some goods. Caleb Brewster is running a shop out of his whale boat on Devil’s Belt. I had to trade with him. Caleb? You saw him? How is he? He’s the same as ever. He’s unshaven, he’s insane. I saw Ben Tallmadge, too. What? You saw him? They were together? No, no. Ben is a… he’s a Connecticut Dragoon now. He’s got a shiny helmet and all. He tried to recruit me for a secret mission. Against the British? Don’t worry, I won’t do it. Why not? What are you waiting for? What more do they need to take from us?

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the best of the culper ring [¼]

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𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝: a little assortment of prompts revolving around painful, bottled up affection and endless yearning, as well as the possible result of finally taking action. remember to tag your dark themes. add +reverse to swap the roles.

[ 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 ] : receiver notices sender looking at them longingly. [ 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 ] : receiver hears sender calling their name while asleep. [ 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 ] : sender drapes a coat / cape / etc. around receiver's shoulders. [ 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 ] : receiver is hugging a coat / cape / etc. that belongs to the sender. [ 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 ] : sender is helping the receiver through a panic attack / severe anxiety. [ 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 ] : sender takes a hold of receiver's both hands. [ 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 ] : sender and receiver are spooning for comfort and warmth. [ 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 ] : sender and receiver are finally about to kiss, but are interrupted. [ 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 ] : sender and receiver are finally sharing a passionate kiss. [ 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 ] : sender has just found the receiver who's been missing for weeks. [ 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬 ] : after being misinformed that the sender has died, receiver is grieving. [ 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 ] : sender is expressing anger over receiver's constant recklessness. [ 𝐣𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬 ] : sender is voicing their negative opinion about a person who appears to be close with the receiver. [ 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 ] : sender has just told receiver "you belong to me". [ 𝐰𝐡𝐲 ] : sender has just asked receiver "why don't you love me". [ 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 ] : sender has harmed someone who threatened the receiver. [ 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐦 ] : sender has killed someone who threatened the receiver. [ 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 ] : sender has gotten injured protecting the receiver. [ 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 ] : sender is getting frustrated with their repressed affection and asks receiver to leave them alone. [ 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥 ] : unable to handle their fondness towards receiver, the sender lashes out and they end up in a heated argument. [ 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 ] : sender is apologising for appearing cold. [ 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 ] : sender is telling receiver they "deserve better than whatever this is".

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i'm okay with:

starting over - are you a little overwhelmed with where our thread is going? let me know, and i'd be happy to start a new one with you!

pausing - if you're feeling one thread more than another we have going on, that's perfectly fine! you're welcome to let me know if you'd like, but it's not a necessity.

multiples - if we have a ship that you love and you have many ideas for them, always feel welcome to throw them at me no matter what! while it may affect my reply speed due to having more, it doesn't affect my interest at all!

regrouping - maybe we initially had an idea that didn't pan out but you don't know how to say it? just shoot me a message and let me know you'd like to plot further/something else.

anything else - have we not talked and you want to? shoot me a message! send in a meme if you don't know where to start! ask for my discord! i may not initiate too often myself, but i love being able to love our threads together!

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For a moment, Dorothy worried that Benjamin would laugh in her face. It was a silly request, after all. Certainly, there were other men who qualified to train her and had less responsibilities than the officer. However, she worried about possibly getting too close with a man who would be happy to reveal her secret, or use it against her. She hoped that Benjamin would be too distracted with his other obligations to give much thought to any odd slip-ups she may make.

At the mention of Lieutenant Brewster, she grimaced some. The man had always struck her as odd, seeming to be more unwashed and insane than the other soldiers. Plus, he often seemed to sneak off at the oddest hours. However, that could perhaps work to her benefit. Certainly, if he could sneak off without anyone really noticing, or really questioning him, it spoke to his own discretion. Plus, if he was busy with other duties outside of camp, she doubted he would care to get to know her well enough to possibly tease out her secrets.

"I would be glad to train under you and Lieutenant Brewster, sir," Dorothy responded. At this moment, she could not imagine herself throwing an axe or knife with any sort of accuracy. Soon, she pictured herself doing such and she had to quickly suppress a small giggle at the image.

Any relief she may have felt at knowing she would be given a chance to train under Ben before being unceremoniously kicked out of the army did not have time to settle. Her dark eyes could not help but stare at the letter on the Captain's desk. Why would he have such a letter? Was there anyone who knew her secret? Certainly, someone had to if they knew to write to her in camp. But who would know her secret? Did the Captain already suspect her?

Dorothy did not originally hear Ben's question, too engrossed by the letter on his desk. When she finally registered his question, she nervously swallowed. In a weak voice, she answered, "As soon as possible, sir."

Most men may have asked to be excused at that point. However, she did not feel like she could leave the tent without somehow getting that letter. Could she mention the letter to him without being suspected? Or would she have to sneak it out somehow?

Admittedly, Benjamin wasn't expecting David's request. "Me?" he echoed, amusement curling the corner of his mouth. "Private, although I understand and appreciate your reasoning, I'm afraid I won't be the one training out there -- I will be overseeing on occasion, absolutely, but more often than not, my duties require me to be with His Excellency."

Catching the look in the boy's eyes, he sighed and lifted his shoulders. "Well, maybe for a short while," he agreed. "Perhaps at other times, you could shadow Lieutenant Brewster? He's a close associate of mine, and I know he'd give you the proper attention -- if not the proper ribbing -- you deserve."

David appeared just as perplexed and unsure as the start, and then posed a very valid question.

"I'm afraid there's no master way to train without ammunition," Benjamin allowed, "but if we start you off with lobbing rocks at targets, or getting Brewster to teach you how to throw a knife or tomahawk, we can at the very least get you acclimated to survival. Typically, if you master one of the above, the rest will follow."

Turning toward David, oblivious to his perusal of his desk, Benjamin asked, "When would you like to start?"

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[ 𝐑𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄 ] ― sender and receiver see each other again after a period of being apart (Anna to Abe)

Life after the war had been strangely peaceful for Abraham Woodhull. He had returned to a simple life of cabbage farming, though the tricks Robert Rogers had taught him had finally made it a profitable career. He and Mary had rebuilt their house and had slowly gathered household goods-- furniture, quilts, dishware-- to make it a comfortable home. Thomas was growing rapidly, and was no longer an only child. They now had a second son, named Richard in honor of his father, who was also growing like a weed.

Though he kept in contact with Benjamin, Caleb, and Townsend, Abe had lost contact with Anna Strong. She was in Connecticut, busy with her own life, including children and Selah. It seemed to be better to allow the past to remain in the past, though he occasionally thought of Anna. Though he loved Mary, he still thought he saw Anna in a flash of dark hair or in a lilting voice. But, he had learned to disregard these as simply idle fantasies, his brain keeping alive what was once so precious so long ago.

For the most part, Anna Strong was no longer a part of Abe's daily life. She was an infrequent memory, entertained only in the quiet hours of night when everyone else was fast asleep and he sat awake by the fire, thinking of what had led him to this point.

Abe had gone into town one day to purchase more needles and pins for Mary. Her current set, for the most part, had gone dull. With the winter months coming soon, it would be important to have the supplies for sewing warm clothing. After dismounting his horse and tying the bridle to a post, he could not help but take a glance around.

Soon, he saw a cart coming into the center of the town. For a moment, he could not help but stare. Were his eyes deceiving him? Could Anna and Selah have decided to return to Setauket?

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[ 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓 ] ― sender wraps a soft blanket around receiver’s shoulders (Anna to Mary (platonically -- annastrxng)

Mary's steely eyes stared into the small fire she had huddled in front of. Nights in camp were colder than she was used to. Until the past few weeks, she had never slept outside of a bedroom supplied with blankets, a warming pan, and a fireplace. Now, though, she was reduced to a bedroll on the cold ground. She used her one blanket to swaddle Thomas, worrying about keeping her son warm above all else.

Thomas was asleep now in their small tent. Her eyes would occasionally turn to the tent, checking to make sure no one had disturbed it. Fortunately, it seemed that her son was sleeping peacefully and many of the other camp followers had decided to turn in for the night. In the distance, she could hear the plaintive wailing of a colicky baby. Quickly, she thanked G-d that Thomas was far beyond that stage. She was fortunate to have a good and sweet son who rarely whined.

Of course, thinking about her son made her miss Abraham. Though Abraham's blunders were the reason that they were in camp, she was not angry at her husband. Despite how her husband often turned from her affections, she could not help but miss him and worry after him.

Mary found herself lost in thoughts, recounting the events of the past months in her head. She had never told her parents that she would be leaving Setauket, though she had told her friends and neighbors there that she was going to visit her father. She could not help but miss the days before the war, and before her marriage, that felt so simple in comparison to her current reality.

However, the feeling of a blanket around her shoulders soon brought Mary back to reality. Nervously, she flinched, though her hands unconsciously reached for the soft fabric. Her eyes soon met Anna Strong's, a sight that still left her with some unease despite the kindness the woman had extended to her recently.

"Mrs. Strong," Mary started, voice nervous. Quickly, she cleared her throat, eyes soon darting back to the fire. "I did not realize you were there."

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Certainly, Dorothy had never truly struck out into the wilderness before. Though the frontier was not truly that distant, it often seemed worlds away to her. All her life, she had grown up with stories of fantastical creatures and the travelers in the mist who knew these creatures. The closest she had come to the wilds that dominated the Americas were her brothers’ letters. Her family's "country" home was still part of a tamed land.

However, all of the restrictions of London society made her long greatly for the wild frontier. She was tired of feeling stared at by people who were all connected to one another through complicated webs of family relationships and marriages that she was unable to keep up with. In New York, she knew who was connected to who and why. She was able to move easily through New York society, in part due to her siblings' own impressive marriages.

"I think it would be great fun to strike out into the wilderness, with the correct supplies, of course," Dorothy then started. Soon, she took Penelope's hands in her own, dark eyes focused on her friend's face. "Surely, if our ancestors survived for generations in the wilderness, we should be able to make our own way. Perhaps it would take some adjustment, but I think it would be wonderful."

Of course, Dorothy had no real idea about growing or capturing her own food, or running a house without the help of a number of servants. However, she could not help but be enraptured by the frontier.

"I'm not entirely sure." She admitted with a sheepish expression. "I've lived in London most of my life, I don't even know what I'd do in the wilderness." If she had books and food, she supposed it wouldn't be much different than her life in the city, but Pen knew herself. She would go mad without gossip to feed upon and lives to meddle in.

Dorothy was far more worldly than Pen and she often felt ashamed at how ignorant she was to the world. London was small in comparison to the rest of the world, and Mayfair even smaller. And yet her life had completely revolved around the ecosystem within the neighborhood so dependently that she wasn't sure who she'd be without the ton's influence. Sure, she lingered on the wall at parties and avoided large crowds as often as possible, but she wasn't sure she was fit for a life anywhere else.

"The closest I've ever been to the wilderness is my family's country home in Harbledown." And Pen knew that her family's country estate hardly counted as the wilderness. With a halfhearted smile, Penelope continued. "I would certainly be exciting, but I don't know if I would fare well in such conditions. I'm afraid I'm not as resilient as you are."

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be PROUD  of yourself  !   your writing is yours, &  with every word you write you’re getting better !  give yourself a HIGHFIVE !  you’re awesome !  you created a little world out of a few sentences, out of a few paragraphs, you’re bringing a character to life and that’s RADICAL !  maybe you do have room to learn !  everyone does !  but what you’re doing right here, right now, it’s something you should be proud  of. i mean i’m proud of you : )).