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better keep a close eye on that wandering ravenous beast you call a heart

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trick me once shame on you. shame on you. shame on you shame on you i hate you. i ltierally trusted you.

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Writing Prompt #3028

"What are you going to do to me?" The captured sidekick asked, trying to keep the tremble out of their voice.

"Me?" The villain gasped with faux exasperation. "Nothing! You're just bait, my dear. So just sit there and look pretty for a while while we wait."

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"You don't know me. I'm not the same person anymore."

"That's okay. I'll get to know you again."

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The whumper didn’t have a choice in what they were doing, they didn’t want to hurt the whumpee but someone far stronger than them was forcing their hand. The whumper blamed themselves, but they were a coward, a coward that didn’t want to be hurt.

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Kidnapped Together prompts

Remember that these sentences don’t have to be said directly to the recipient’s muse – maybe your muse wants to yell “don’t touch them!” at an NPC kidnapper or paramedic, etc. Also change pronouns as necessary. It’s all up in the air!

KIDNAPPED TOGETHER

“Are you awake?”

“How long have you been down here?”

“And nobody’s ever tried to escape?”

“We need to move. Come on.”

“Don’t anger them.” 

“Don’t do that. Don’t erase yourself whenever they come in.”

“Well, I say we do something about it!”

“I’m not going to sit here and let them tell me who I am and what I’m good for.” 

“Do you know what they want?”

“I’ve … I don’t know, [Name], I’ve never been kidnapped before.” 

SAID TO THE (NPC?) CAPTOR

“Stay away from them!” 

“I’m not afraid of you.” 

“It’s me you want! Let them go - let them go!”

“You’ll kill them, stop!”

“Fuck you.”

“And what happens if we refuse?”

“I don’t believe you.”

“Do it, then. Go ahead. You keep threatening to kill me, so do it already.”

“You … decided to kidnap both of us? To be clear. Us.” 

SAID ONCE THEY’RE SAFE

“I’m not hurt.”

“I missed… god, I missed you.”

“Mmm… ‘mm tired… stay.”

“Get off, I’m not going anywhere without - where’s [name]? [Name]! [Name]!”

 “No, they’re still - you don’t understand, they’re still in there!”

“Tell me where [name] is, why doesn’t anyone know where they are? What aren’t you telling me?”

“I don’t care. I’m going with [Name].”

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Specifically the one THEY fear most, not which is your own worst fear/squick. If you have more than one whumpee, go with the one that comes to mind first!

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One of my favourite questions for figuring out a character’s motivations is which qualities they most fear being assigned to them. Are they afraid (consciously or unconsciously) of being seen as stupid? Ungrateful? Weak? Incompetent? Lazy? Cowardly? Intimidating? Like they actually care? etc.

It’s such a fun way to explore into who they are, why they do what they do, what they don’t do out of fear, and how they might be affected by the events of the story. And I love when characters have negative motivations—trying to avoid something (in this case, being seen a particular way) as much as they’re trying to achieve a goal.

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hey sexy what time do you plan on being done grieving

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Writing Prompt #2998

"You're a monster!"

"And you're weak. One of those is a much greater sin."

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"I thought I'd update you on how the missing person investigation is going. They still have no idea where you are."

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Honestly, I love it when characters relapse. When someone who’s gotten over their anger issues falls into a situation so out of their depth they fall back on their old habits. When someone who’s learned to open up becomes a recluse again in order to cope with something outside their control.

There’s just something so horrible, so toxic, about watching a character grow and then slip back into their old selves in order to cope, bc you know they still care, that they’re the same inside, but watching them hurt so hard they don’t know what else to do brings a sense of catharsis.

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Writing Prompt #2942

She stared at a dull, brick wall, hunger gnawing at her bones, trying to force out the memory.

"I'm coming back to save you. I promise." The flash of blood. A strangled scream.

There wasn't anyone left to save her. And she was too pathetic to do it herself.

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bro your whimsy. you forgot your fucking whimsy. your solemn and somber attitude is scaring the hoes

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sorry for being weird and evasive. i was raised to believe that having wants and needs was a moral failing

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Writing Prompt #2938

"I'm sorry. I'm supposed to be strong." She buried her face in her hands, hoping to hide the tears on her face.

"You are strong. You're okay to keep going. Take all the time you need."