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THE ASHES & THE STAR-CURSED KING ── PART V a roleplay sentence meme with various quotes and sentences taken from carissa broadbent's the ashes & the star-cursed king. feel free to tweak as needed. content warning: foul language, mentions of violence/murder

i love you. i just - i need you to know that. i love you.

you don’t want to see what's inside there.

you don’t want me to see those things.

i used to think that bravery was the absence of fear. i’ve learned since that the absence of fear was only stupidity.

hold that line, no matter what. understood?

you can’t choose what magic will take from you, but you can offer it strong options to choose from.

i was ready to give her eternity.

i’m ashamed of myself.

you’re welcome to leave whenever you want. 

arrogant of you to assume i’d care enough to go after you.

one last fight. you’ve got it in you, old man.

i’m real in every way that matters.

so many mistakes in the end. never you.

i never wanted you to see this version of me.

do you want to see what memory it took from me?

power is a bloody, bloody business. i have gotten soft these last few years.

you are a lone flicker of light in an expanse of death. the only living thing in this pile of rubble.

i will not lie to you, i was expecting to kill you that night.

what i was not expecting was to love you so devastatingly much.

i’m already more afraid than i ever have been. afraid of you and what you could do to me. 

i think this is what you came here for.

go, you don’t have much time.

don’t you dare. get the fuck up.

i forbid you to die on me, do you understand?

i know i’ve never been yours. not really. but i am begging you to hear me.

as a lover who knows grief, please.

i told you once, a dead lover can never break your heart. you did not listen to me then.

it would have bloomed, if he had lived. your love wouldn’t have withered.

i am a romantic, it brings me no pleasure to deny you.

you and him - you were created, thousands of years ago, as enemies.

i am handing you victory for the second time, perhaps you should simply take it.

no one will ever be able to hurt you again.

perhaps you should just take it.

do you understand the gravity of what you ask of me?

death is not the enemy. death is a natural continuation of life. an intrinsic part of fate.

because now you’re really stuck with me.

sorry i won’t be very useful. i already told them everything.

so what, then? you’ve come here to execute me yourself?

do you really think you’re going to be able to make this work?

you look too good to be this nervous.

it seems like whenever i look this good, something terrible happens.

you have a home here. this isn’t my home.

i thought your home was always with me.

i just didn’t want to see you make that face. that sad face.

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finally sharing these pages i did for @likeabruise-zine !! had a blast playing around with the theme if u cant tell <3

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❝ your world isn’t for people like me. ❞

❝ i will always hate you, i vow it.❞

❝ i’m having a premonition. we’re going to have fun tonight. ❞

❝ dirt. it’s where you came from. it’s what you’ll return to soon enough. ❞

❝ i hate you so much that sometimes when i look at you, i can hardly breathe. ❞

❝ you’re better off being scared. ❞

❝ you’re no killer. ❞

❝ horror of horrors, you might actually have a good time! ❞

❝ there’s always something left to lose. ❞

❝ i am done with being weak. i am done with being good. i think i am going to be something else. ❞

❝ only idiots aren’t scared of things that are scary. ❞

❝ how can anything done in the service of a noble cause be wrong? ❞

❝ get down on your knees. beg. make it pretty. flowery. worthy of me. ❞

❝ i have made myself less. i have made myself small, i have kept my head down. i’m not going to do that anymore. ❞

❝ desire is an odd thing. as soon as it’s sated, it transmutes. if we receive golden thread, we desire the golden needle. ❞

❝ i will never be cruel to you for the sake of delighting in it. ❞

❝ our lives are the only real thing we have, our only coin. we get to buy what we want with them. ❞

❝ you’re a story that hasn’t happened yet. i want to be part of the unfolding of the tale. ❞

❝ poison might be a coward’s weapon, but it’s an effective one. ❞

❝ being born mortal is like being born already dead. ❞

❝ may your hands always be stained with blood. may death be your only companion. ❞

❝ do you love me enough to give me up? ❞

❝ if you hurt me, i wouldn’t cry. i would hurt you back. ❞

❝ half a plan is good enough. ❞

❝ i killed him, and then i buried him. so believe me when i threaten you. ❞

❝ true power isn’t granted. true power can’t be taken away. ❞

❝ i challenge you to a duel. for my honour, which was grievously betrayed. ❞

❝ was it fun to deceive me? did you like the feeling of having something over me? ❞

❝ i’m a mirror! i’m the mirror you don’t want to look at. ❞

❝ i will not stand in front of your happiness. i will not even stand in front of misery that you choose for yourself. ❞ 

❝ love doesn’t grow well, fed on pain. ❞ 

❝ i know you’re keeping secrets. something is making you sick. you’re paler and thinner and your eyes have a weird shine. ❞ 

❝ you fit in better than i do, but i bet it cost you something. ❞ 

❝ as i am now, i am well on my way to becoming one of the wolves. ❞ 

❝ the odd thing about ambition is this: you can acquire it like a fever, but it is not so easy to shed. ❞ 

❝ maybe being a monster was my calling. ❞ 

❝ most of all, i hate you because i think of you. often. it’s disgusting and i can’t stop. ❞ 

❝ go ahead and run. i definitely won’t shoot you in the back. ❞ 

❝ i will act as your shield. i will act as your hand. i will act in accordance with your will. ❞

❝ i can be charming. i charmed you, didn’t i? ❞

❝ i know. don’t bore you by dying. ❞

❝ this is where i grew up. even if i hate it half the time, it’s mine. ❞

❝ you’d do well to decide how much you care for goodness before you go too far. ❞

❝ you’re a dirty liar and i hate it and i hate this. ❞

❝ i turned out to be useful after all. what a terrible surprise. ❞

❝ if you live your life always afraid, always with danger on your heels, it is not so difficult to pretend away more danger. ❞

❝ oh, yes. let me tell you my whole plan. you’ve goaded me right into it. ❞ 

❝ i am what you made me. ❞

❝ i have not always danced to your piping, but you haven’t the stomach to truly cross me. ❞

❝ it turns out i still don’t know how to laugh. ❞

❝ i have lied and i have betrayed and i have triumphed. if only there was someone to congratulate me. ❞

❝ come back when returning feels like a hard choice instead of an easy one. ❞

❝ i may be the useless shield you put in front of you, but don’t expect me to start being useful. ❞

❝ this is what you wanted, isn’t it? what you sacrificed everything for. ❞

[swingbakuraryou]

✎ . . . 𝑪𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑴𝑬 𝑨 𝑺𝑰𝑵𝑵𝑬𝑹.

₊˚⊹ a collection of loose poem verses, quotes or lyrics from various books and chansons. most were written originally in portuguese or french, and were translated to english by me. some are extracted from personal poems, as well! they all have some type of religious reference/motif. writing/roleplaying prompts. from fluff to angst and suggestive! feel free to edit as you see fit.

❝ i never felt more alive than when you called me your angel. ❞ ❝ saints above help me… don’t look at me like that. ❞ ❝ admit it, you’d have taken a bite out of eden, too. ❞ ❝ what are you waiting for? pray. ❞ ❝ confess. repent. repeat. ❞ ❝ for you? i will be any believer you want me to be. ❞ ❝ run away with me, where no gods can find us. ❞ ❝ i begged for a miracle. instead, i got you. ❞ ❝ you smell like the devil. ❞ ❝ where is your faith now? ❞ ❝ call me a sinner. ❞ ❝ the way you call my name sounds like heresy. ❞ ❝ in your gaze, i find my prayers answered. ❞ ❝ your lips are scriptures i long to memorise. ❞ ❝ even silence feels sanctified like this. ❞ ❝ when you embraced me, i felt like i was cradled by divinity. ❞ ❝ i do not wish for the stars to hear us now. ❞ ❝ meet me at our shared altar, where our ghosts can dance. ❞ ❝ kiss my hand. make me feel holy. ❞ ❝ your love feels like a fallen angel’s curse. ❞ ❝ please, can’t you be my sanctuary tonight? ❞ ❝ should i kneel and beg you to look at me again? as if you’re a saint? ❞ ❝ worship does not come cheap. ❞ ❝ must i pay for my sins? cry for forgiveness? ❞ ❝ hate me, blame me, crucify me; just please don’t walk away. ❞ ❝ i do not know how else to love you if not like a sinner. ❞ ❝ you were my redemption; now you are my ruin. ❞ ❝ the weight of your absence is my penance to bear. ❞ ❝ i built cathedrals of dreams, and you razed them to dust. ❞ ❝ you’re a hymn that haunts my mind at midnight. ❞ ❝ you left me bleeding for you, devoted—abandoned. ❞ ❝ i prayed to forget you, but even the heavens refused. ❞ ❝ do not tempt me with your promises. ❞ ❝ hellfire has nothing to your touch. ❞

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A little sneak peek/WIP thingy.

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Ryou smells like sugar cookies to me and I’m sick of not speaking my truth, ill even.

He’s pale like the cookie and his hair is white like the frosting, to me he just look like he smells like sugar cookies. He has sugar cookie energy.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk

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探险

I paid for this commission.Not my art.

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it's "regular" bakura

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"I CRITICAL FAILED! Oh this is hilarious!"

"Or would it be 1 as in #1? I think critical fail attractiveness is funnier!"

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𝐎𝐂 𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐉𝐈 𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐒!

feel free to tweak questions + all emojis r listed in text form bc i can't see some of them aAAaaAA! sorry if any of these questions are too similar i tried to avoid that but .. there's a lot lol! categorized by emoji type.

i wanted to make one because i could not find one on tumblr already that had a ton of questions. this was created by combining ones under the #oc ask game tag + my own contributions. hi charmymemes nation i'm back.

people

👁️ EYE - what colour are their eyes? do people notice their eyes? is there anything special about them (shows emotion easily, literally magical...)?

🤥 LYING - are they good liars? do they have tells to show they're lying?

👻 GHOST - do they believe in ghosts? what are their "ghostly experiences", if any?

💥 COLLISON - what emotions do they have trouble dealing with?

😭 CRYING - what makes them cry? do they cry easily?

👊 PUNCH - are they quick to violence?

💢 ANGER - what are some habits they have that will take some getting used to?

👪 FAMILY - what is their family like? what is your ocs relationship to them? does your oc have any siblings?

😨 FEARFUL - when scared, do they go into "flight" or "fight"?

💤 SLEEPING - do they fall asleep easily? what helps them sleep?

food & drinks

🥞 PANCAKE - what is their comfort breakfast?

🎂 BIRTHDAY CAKE - when is their birthday? do they like celebrating it?

🍩 DONUT - favourite sweet treat?

🍟 FRIES - do they order food often? or they prefer to cook their own food?

☕️ HOT BEVERAGE - do they prefer hot or cold drinks? what is their favourite drink?

🍓 STRAWBERRY - do they eat their fruit & veg? what is their favourite fruit or vegetable?

🍰 CAKE SLICE - favourite cake flavour? are they specific about types of cakes?

🍧 SHAVED ICE - do they still have any objects from their childhood? what significance does it have to them? what would their reaction be if they lost it?

plants & nature

💐 BOUQUET - create a bouqet for them! what do those flowers mean? are any of the flowers their particular favourite?

🌙 MOON - what is your oc's greatest wish? how far are they willing to go for it?

🌋 VOLCANO - how bad is their temper? is it a slow boil, or a instant explosion?

🌺 HIBISCUS - do they have any allergies?

🍁 MAPLE LEAF - what is their favourite season? why?

🍃 FALLING LEAF - do they enjoy being in nature? what is their favourite outdoor activity?

☀️ SUN - are they a morning person? what is the first thing they do in the morning?

🕷️ SPIDER - what is their biggest fear? do they have any irrational / mundane fears?

🌹 ROSE - do they like valentines day? have they been confessed to before? have they confessed to anyone before?

🙈 SEE-NO-EVIL - whats a side of your oc that they don't want to show other people?

🙊 SPEAK-NO-EVIL - what is something your oc will refuse to stay quiet about?

🙉 HEAR-NO-EVIL - what is the worse thing your oc could hear from someone?

🌱 SEEDLING - what is their most vivid memory from childhood?

🍀 CLOVER - do they believe in luck? are they lucky?

🌏 EARTH - will they give up the world for someone they love? is this decision easy for them?

🌌 MILKY WAY - what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them?

activity

⚾ BASEBALL - can they play sports? what is their best position if they play a team sport? what's their strong suit (speed, power etc.)?

🏊 SWIMMING - can they swim? or are they afraid of water? how well do they swim? how do they feel about swimming in the ocean?

objects

📣 MEGAPHONE - how loud are they? what do they speak like? got a voice claim?

📖 OPEN BOOK - do they like reading? what's their favourite genre?

🪤 MOUSE TRAP - what will always lure them into certain danger? a loved one in danger? a promise of something they are always searching for?

📸 CAMERA - do they enjoy having their picture taken? what's their go-to pose? do they like taking photos? what do they take photos of?

🎭 MASKS - do they act differently around certain people? what's different between the way they act around friends, family, strangers, etc.?

✂️ SCISSORS - what is the "last straw" for them to cut someone out of their life? how easily do they let go of people?

💡 LIGHTBULB - is your oc a planner? do they write down every small detail or just wing it?

💎 DIAMOND - how rich are they? can they live the lifestyle they want to?

🎁 PRESENT - what types of presents would they be most happy to receive? are they good at gift giving?

🍼 BABY BOTTLE - what are their thoughts on children?

🔪 KNIFE - how do they react to injury / misfortune befalling their loved ones (significant other, family, friends)? do they put themselves at blame?

👑 CROWN - what does your oc want to be remembered as? why?

✏️ PENCIL - is there a particular quote / lyric that you associate with them?

🎵 MUSIC NOTE - what is their playlist like? their favourite artists? do you associate a particular song with them?

🎤 MICROPHONE - are they good at singing? what is their go-to karaoke song?

🎷 SAXOPHONE - do they play any instruments? are they any good at it?

📚 BOOKS - how were they at school? what is their best subject? what is their worst subject? do they have a favourite subject?

👖 JEANS - what is their go-to outfit?

🎨 PALETTE - can they draw? what do they like to draw?

🎡 FERRIS WHEEL - are they someone who wants to kiss at the top of the ferris wheel?

⏳ HOURGLASS - are they usually late or on-time?

🔫 PISTOL - do they trust people easily? how easily will they turn their back to someone? have they been backstabbed before? will they betray someone if given an ultimatum?

🎀 RIBBON - how would they fit into other worlds / aus? what aus would you like to try out? what fictional world would they fit / not fit into?

📎 PAPERCLIP - a random fact.

📦 PACKAGE - what are some "most likely to..." that can apply to them?

🖍️ CRAYON - what advice would you give to them?

⚙️ GEAR - what are your ocs thoughts on science & art? which do they give more importance to? how much value do they place on each?

🔧 WRENCH - are they good at fixing relationships? or do they tend to avoid doing so?

❇️ SPARKLE - what is their most prized possession? what do they value?

📏 RULER - is your oc well educated? where did they get their learning from?

transport

🚆 TRAIN - what is their answer to the trolley problem?

🚲 BICYCLE - can they ride a bike? what do they remember from learning to ride a bicycle?

weather

🌩️ LIGHTNING - are they scared of lightning?

💧 DROPLET - random angst headcanon

❄️ SNOWFLAKE - do people consider them cold? if so, what made them this way?

🌪️ TORNADO - what is the biggest change you've ever made to them? how have they changed from their original version?

🌈 RAINBOW - what advice would they give to their younger self?

🔥 FIRE - do they have any self destructive tendencies? what habits do they have that hinder them from becoming their best self?

☁️ CLOUD - a soft headcanon

🌟 GLOWING STAR - what do they think about when they look at the night sky? is there someone they want to star gaze with?

🌠 SHOOTING STAR - if they could make any wish with no repercussions, what wish would they make?

☄️ COMET - what do people assume about them? are they right?

hearts

💓 BEATING HEART - what gets their heart racing?

💘 HEART W/ ARROW - what traits do they look for in a relationship? do they believe in love at first sight?

💗 GROWING HEART - if they have a crush, is it noticable? what changes when they're in love?

❤️ RED HEART - their love language(s)?

💙 BLUE HEART - do they miss their s/o easily? how do they act when their s/o isn't around?

💚 GREEN HEART - what things make your oc feel comforted? hugs, kisses, food?

💖 SPARKLING HEART - are they a subtle or a showy lover?

💌 LOVE LETTER - do they like love letters? what kind of messages do they leave for their partner?

💔 BROKEN HEART - what could their partner do that would absolutely break their heart?

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Family portrait

[swingbakuraryou]

"Do you mean...Mum?"

She said those four words so sweetly, almost sickeningly sweet. A bright light flashed in the side of his head and he slammed the cup onto the desk as he grabbed his eye. Something white and bright and warm was flicking rapidly in mind. A woman he both knew and didn't know. He hissed as he hung from his desk. A kind beautiful face, one that caressed his cheek but her clothes were unfamiliar, but then it would flick back to an older looking scene, an old vintage vanity, carnations in a vase, screenless windows making the curtains billow as he sat on her lap as a little baby cooed in a bassinet. Looking into the mirror the woman in the shift, flickered into one with a button down, a sweater, a sweatshirt. "Ah!" He hissed loudly. That wasn't her! That was the wrong woman. She was "Not Mother!" he snapped his hand slipping from the desk and his head banged on the edge.

"FUCK!" he winged curling on the floor. "FUCK! My head!" He cursed, pressing the palm of his hand into welt that was now forming. His breaths were shallow as he tried to not cry out in pain. "This. STUPID DESK!" He kicked it out of frustration, and the pain that surged from his foot into his head, felt like a hard mental reset, the woman vanished from his mind and the shameful sounds of breaking and shattering wood filled his ears, felt like a hard reset. He opened his eyes and peeked through his fingers and up at the wheels that were nearby, and a set of four legs that were moving about. ".....what were talking about?" he asked softly.

" It's 4am. You need sleep. "

[occultsister- time for lil sis to act the responsible one lol]

Ryou inhaled deeply and sharply while his face were in his hands. His body was hunched over in the apartment arm chair, "I can't. You know I can't." He whispered hollowly, his voice filled with exhaustion.

[swingbakuraryou]

The mug slowly rotated between his fingers and his palms the sound of the metal spoon slowly sliding against the ceramic. Something was clawing at him from the inside, gnawing on his heart, chewing on his stomach and twisting at his ears, as he listened Amane. He knew the answer, but at the same time he didn't. It was his brotherly duty, but at the same time, it wasn't. And this conflicting matter was viciously stirring inside of him. And these last few nights without sleep had only worsened the fear that perhaps....she wasn't real...or perhaps...he wasn't real. "Hm." He hummed, the mug still turning, like some clockwork creeping creature. "I....know." He said his eyes on the streaks of chocolate and cream inside the dark cup. "I have...I'm suppose to, I..." the next few words felt like they were being untied from his throat and forced out from his lips, "Promised, that I'd take care of you." Had he?

"But..." his grip tightened around the cup. "But do you...need ME?" He asked looked up at her. "Does it have to me? What if....What if I'm not the person you actually need? What if..." His lips quivered as he held onto her gaze. "What if the person you actually need....isn't here?" He asked his voice shaking, the spoon softly trembling against the ceramic.

" It's 4am. You need sleep. "

[occultsister- time for lil sis to act the responsible one lol]

Ryou inhaled deeply and sharply while his face were in his hands. His body was hunched over in the apartment arm chair, "I can't. You know I can't." He whispered hollowly, his voice filled with exhaustion.

[swingbakuraryou]

His expression softened momentarily as her fingers ran though his hair, a cooling chill trickling down his neck to his body. For a moment, the incessant noise seemed to dull. The words "I'm sorry" fell in near silence from his lips. Though the two words felt unnatural to him, they felt laced with something, genuine words he wanted to say to her, but twisted with a different connotation.

As she wheeled away, his tired gaze fell on her dog. Luna. "What?" He muttered as the dutiful pup laid her head on his lap, soulful eyes looking up at him. A part of him wanted to pry them away, in both fear that some secret was to be found out, and desperation that her gaze could pull whatever was inside him out. "If only you could talk. I feel like animals can sense things humans can't." He whispered softly and felt his hand pat the dog on the head, something of like a recorded habit, but not quite his own. "Maybe you'd know what's wrong with me, and I'd stop scaring Amane." and he winced as he said her name, and the sounds of tires screeching pierced in his head. He dropped his hand onto the cot when he heard her wheels tracking along the wooden floors, eyes following her. "Thanks" He said taking the mug from her and looking down expecting a liquid but instead found "Cake?" He felt a moment of fascination and awe, before an unfamiliar familiarity slipped into, "Oh, yeah....mug cake." he said swirling the cream on top and cutting into the spongy layer. Was he doing it right? Was he eating it right? Sure, he was...after all, this was normal, right? An Amane special...

"Amane." He muttered as he watched Luna's head sift slightly on his lap, and pulled the spoon from his mouth, chewing then swallowing. "Do you really still need me?"

" It's 4am. You need sleep. "

[occultsister- time for lil sis to act the responsible one lol]

Ryou inhaled deeply and sharply while his face were in his hands. His body was hunched over in the apartment arm chair, "I can't. You know I can't." He whispered hollowly, his voice filled with exhaustion.

[swingbakuraryou]

The little light that was in his eyes flickered, as a low droning sound bounced back and forth between his ears like some distant person screaming. His face furrowed his covered his ears, gritting his teeth. Stop. Stop. Stop. He pleaded in his mind trying to drown out the sound. Amane's voice muffled, before he felt something grasp his shoulders and a weight leaning on him a cold breath in his neck.

"You're not suppose to upset her...you swore you wouldn't." Ryou froze, gripping his hair, the droning felt like it was threading through his body and into his limbs. Fingers loosened, and forced himself to nod. "S-Sure. M-Maybe a snack. I could .... use something sweet." his voice crackling between fear, exhaustion, desperation and feigned relief.

" It's 4am. You need sleep. "

[occultsister- time for lil sis to act the responsible one lol]

Ryou inhaled deeply and sharply while his face were in his hands. His body was hunched over in the apartment arm chair, "I can't. You know I can't." He whispered hollowly, his voice filled with exhaustion.

[swingbakuraryou]

Random Professor Layton series dialogue prompts, batch 1!

"Hey! Call me a brat again and just see what happens!"

"The ocean goes on forever! It makes me feel small, but at the same time, peaceful. Is that strange?"

"You said every puzzle has an answer. Well, I'm going to find out."

"You're a good girl/boy/person, (name). I know you won't disappoint me."

"When we become filled with fear, our hearts go cold. That's what frightens me most."

"And since when did archaeology involve kidnapping young women?"

"In love? Oh, no, I wouldn't dream of it."

"I'll spill the beans, but you gotta promise to pick them up."

"If there's anyone you should be thanking, it's yourself."

"I prefer snatching fish straight out of the water. Like a bear!"

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:: Okay Anon, I don't know who you are, but please stop sending me video links. I'm not going to watch them. I'm not watching them on this blog. I'm not watching them on my other blogs. I'm turning off asks for all my blogs because the amount you send is excessive.