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A GUTS ASK MEME ISN'T A BAD IDEA, RIGHT? prompts from olivia rodrigo's sophomore album, guts (2023) — part 1/2. ↳ trigger warnings for mentions of alcohol, drugs, grooming, abusive relationships (mental/emotion, not physical), and car wrecks. some lines have been edited or omitted for clarity and comfort.

ALL-AMERICAN BITCH.

"I am light as a feather and as stiff as a board."

"I pay attention to things that most people ignore."

"I'm alright with the movies that make jokes 'bout senseless cruelty."

"I am built like a mother and a total machine."

"I feel for your every little issue, I know just what you mean."

"I make light of the darkness; I've got sun in my motherfuckin' pocket."

"I forgive and I forget."

"I know my age and I act like it."

"I got what you can't resist."

"I am light as a feather, I'm as fresh as the air."

"Coca-Cola bottles that I only use to curl my hair."

"I got class and integrity just like a goddamn Kennedy, I swear."

"I'm a perfect all-American bitch, with perfect all-American lips, and perfect all-American hips."

"I know my place, I know my place and this is it."

"I don't get angry when I'm pissed, I'm the eternal optimist."

"I scream inside to deal with it, like, "Ah"."

"I'm grateful all the time. I'm sexy and I'm kind. I'm pretty when I cry."

BAD IDEA, RIGHT?

"Haven't heard from you in a couple of months, but I'm out right now and I'm all fucked up."

"You're callin' my phone, you're all alone, and I'm sensing some undertone."

"I'm right here with all my friends, you're sending me your new address."

"I know we're done, I know we're through, but God, when I look at you, my brain goes, "Ah". Can't hear my thoughts."

"Seeing you tonight... It's a bad idea, right?"

"Fuck it, it's fine."

"Yes, I know that he's my ex, but can't two people reconnect?"

"I only see him as a friend... The biggest lie I ever said."

"I only see him as a friend... I just tripped and fell into his bed."

"Now I'm gettin' in the car, wreckin' all my plans."

"I know I should stop, but I can't."

"I told my friends I was asleep, but I never said where or in whose sheets."

"And I pull up to your place on the second floor

"I'm sure I've seen much hotter men, but I really can't remember when."

VAMPIRE.

"Hate to give the satisfaction asking how you're doing now."

"How's the castle built off people you pretend to care about."

"Look at you, cool guy, you got it."

"I see the parties and the diamonds sometimes when I close my eyes."

"Six months of torture you sold as some forbidden paradise."

"I loved you truly; you gotta laugh at the stupidity."

"I've made some real big mistakes, but you make the worst one look fine."

"I should've known it was strange, you only come out at night."

"I used to think I was smart, but you made me look so naïve."

"You sunk your teeth into me."

"Bloodsucker, famefucker, bleeding me dry like a goddamn vampire."

"Every girl I ever talked to told me you were bad, bad news."

"You called them crazy. God I hate the way I called them crazy too."

"You're so convincing. How do you lie without flinching?"

"What a mesmerizing, paralyzing, fucked up little thrill."

"Can't figure out just how you do it and God knows I never will."

"Went for me and not her, 'cause girls your age know better."

"You said it was true love, but wouldn't that be hard? You can't love anyone, 'cause that would mean you had a heart."

"I tried to help you out, now I know that I can't, 'cause how you think's the kind of thing I'll never understand."

LACY.

"[Name], oh, [Name], skin like puff pastry."

"Aren't you the sweetest thing on this side of Hell?"

"Dear angel [Name], eyes white as daisies, did I ever tell you that I'm not doin' well?"

"Like perfume that you wear, I linger all the time."

"It takes over my life, I see you everywhere, the sweetest torture one could bear."

"Smart, sexy [Name], I'm losin' it lately. I feel your compliments like bullets on skin."

"Dazzling starlet, Bardot reincarnate, well, aren't you the greatest thing to ever exist?"

"Like ribbons in your hair, my stomach's all in knots. You got the one thing that I want."

"I try to rationalize, people are people, but, it's like you're made of angel dust."

"[Name], oh, [Name], it's like you're out to get me. You poison every little thing that I do."

"[Name], oh, [Name], I just loathe you lately."

"I despise my jealous eyes and how hard they fell for you. I despise my rotten mind and how much it worships you."

BALLAD OF A HOMESCHOOLED GIRL.

"Cat got my tongue, and I don't think I get along with anyone."

"I'm on the outside of the greatest inside joke."

"I hate all my clothes. Feels like my skin doesn't fit right over my bones."

"I guess I should go. The party's done, and I'm no fun."

"I broke a glass, I tripped and fell. I told secrets I shouldn't tell

"I stumbled over all my words. I made it weird, I made it worse."

"I laughed at the wrong time, sat with the wrong guy."

"Searchin' "how to start a conversation?" on a website, like, how to flirt?"

"The morning after I panic, oh God, what did I say?"

MAKING THE BED.

"Want it, so I got it, did it, so it's done."

"Another thing I ruined, I used to do for fun."

"Another piece of plastic I could just throw away."

"Another conversation with nothing good to say. I thought it, so I said it, took it 'cause I can."

"Another day pretendin' I'm older than I am."

"Another perfect moment that doesn't feel like mine."

"Another thing I forced to be a sign."

"Sometimes I feel like I don't wanna be where I am, gettin' drunk at a club with my fair-weather friends."

"I push away all the people who know me the best, but it's me who's been makin' the bed."

"I'm so tired of bein' the girl that I am."

"Every good thing has turned into somethin' I dread."

"I'm playin' the victim so well in my head."

"But it's me who's been makin' the bed."

"Sometimes I feel like I don't wanna be where I am, countin' all of the beautiful things I regret."

"And every night, I wake up from this one recurrin' dream, where I'm drivin' through the city, and the brakes go out on me."

"I can't stop at the red light, can't swerve off the road, I read somewhere it's 'cause my life feels so out of control."

"I tell someone I love them just as a distraction; They tell me that they love me like I'm some tourist attraction."

"They're changin' my machinery, and I just let it happen."

"I got the things I wanted, it's just not what I imagined."

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𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐓𝐒 ; part 1 of 4 total prompt collections pulled from olivia rodrigo's latest album, guts. some lyrics might have been tweaked just a bit so they flow better, but otherwise remain unchanged. feel free to adjust however necessary!

𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇

i am light as a feather, i'm as stiff as a board.

i pay attention to things that most people ignore.

i'm alright with the movies that make jokes about senseless cruelty.

i am built like a mother and a total machine.

i feel for your every little issue.

i know just what you mean.

i make light of the darkness.

i've got sun in my motherfuckin' pocket, best believe.

i forgive, and i forget.

i know my age, and i act like it.

got what you can't resist.

i am light as a feather, i'm as fresh as the air.

coca-cola bottles that i only use to curl my hair.

i got class and integrity just like a goddamn kennedy.

i'm a perfect all-american bitch.

i know my place.

i know my place, and this is it.

i don't get angry when i'm pissed.

i'm the eternal optimist.

i scream inside to deal with it.

i'm grateful all the time

i'm sexy, and i'm kind.

i'm pretty when i cry.

𝐁𝐀𝐃 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀, 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓?

haven't heard from you in a couple of months.

i'm out right now and i'm all fucked up.

you're callin' my phone and you're all alone.

and i'm sensing some undertone.

i'm right here with all my friends.

you're sending me your new address.

i know we're done, i know we're through.

god, when i look at you…

can't hear my thoughts.

i should probably not.

seeing you tonight… it's a bad idea, right?

fuck it, it's fine.

yes, i know that he's my ex, but can't two people reconnect?

i only see him as a friend.

the biggest lie i ever said.

i only see him as a friend, i just tripped and fell into his bed.

i'm gettin' in the car, wreckin' all my plans.

i know i should stop... but i can't.

i told my friends i was asleep.

i never said where or in whose sheets.

i'm sure i've seen much hotter men, but i really can't remember when.

𝐕𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄

hate to give the satisfaction of asking how you're doing now.

how's the castle built off people you pretend to care about?

look at you, cool guy, you got it.

i see the parties and the diamonds sometimes when i close my eyes.

six months of torture you sold as some forbidden paradise.

i loved you truly.

you gotta laugh at the stupidity.

i've made some real big mistakes.

i've made some real big mistakes, but you make the worst one look fine

i should've known it was strange.

you only come out at night.

i used to think i was smart.

you made me look so naive.

you sold me for parts.

you sunk your teeth into me.

bleedin' me dry like a goddamn vampire.

every girl i ever talked to told me you were bad, bad news

you called them crazy, god, i hate the way i called them crazy too.

you're so convincing.

how do you lie without flinching?

how do you lie?

what a mesmerizing, paralyzing, fucked up little thrill.

can't figure out just how you do it, and god knows i never will.

girls your age know better

you said it was true love.

you can't love anyone, 'cause that would mean you had a heart.

i tried to help you out, now i know that i can't.

how you think's the kind of thing i'll never understand.

𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐘

aren't you the sweetest thing on this side of hell?

did i ever tell you that i’m not doing well?

like perfume that you wear, i linger all the time.

it takes over my life, i see you everywhere.

the sweetest torture one could bear.

i'm losin’ it lately.

i feel your compliments likе bullets on skin.

well, aren't you the greatest thing to ever exist?

it's like you're out to get me.

you poison every little thing that i do.

i just loathe you lately.

i despise my jealous eyes and how hard they fell for you.

i despise my rotten mind and how much it worships you.

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Perspective's Sentence Starters; GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo (Part III)

OBSESSED

If I told you how much I think about her...

You'd think I was in love.

If you knew how much I looked at her pictures...

I know her blood type.

I've seen every movie she's been in.

Oh god, she's beautiful

I know you loved her.

I know I'm butthurt.

I'm so obsessed with your ex.

I know she's been asleep on my side of your bed.

I'm starin' at her like I wanna get hurt.

I remember every detail you have evеr told me.

Be careful, baby

She's got those lips.

She's got those hips.

She's good with kids

She even speaks kindly about me.

I know you love me.

I know it's crazy.

Every time you call my name, I think you mistake me for her.

I got issues.

Is she friends with your friends?

Is she good in bed?

Do you think about her?

I'm fine, it doesn't matter.

Is she easy-going?

Oh god, she's makin' me so obsessed.

God, she makes me so upset.

SCARED OF MY GUITAR

Why's there a pit in my gut in the shape of you?

Say it's somethin' else.

Maybe I'm just overwhelmed.

Maybe I'm confused.

I barely sleep when you sleep next to me

I keep thinkin' I'll find a cure.

I've never felt so happy.

I'm so scared of my guitar.

It cuts right through to the heart.

It knows me too well.

I can't lie to it the same way that I lie to you.

If I play it, then I'll think too hard.

Once you let the thought in, then it's already done.

I lay in your arms and pretend that it's love.

If I was brave and noble like you, I'd have the nerve to just stop stringin' you along.

I'm not half as decent as you.

I'd rather be tied to someone, even if they're wrong.

My friends know the truth.

I'm not as alright as I claim

They watch all the life fade away.

What if I never find anything better?

The doubt always creeps through my mind.

How could I ever trade somethin' that's good for what's right?

STRANGER

I had the strangest feeling of this weight off of my chest.

I hadn't felt that hopeful since the day that you left.

Everybody told me it would happen in time.

I always believed that it was some comforting lie.

I was half myself without you.

Now I feel so complete.

I can't even remember what made me lose all that sleep.

I criеd a million rivers for you, but that's over now.

You're just a stranger I know everything about.

I thought of all the things I did to try and win your love.

How did that happen?

I can't imagine ever doing all that stuff for just some guy

Like, you're just some guy.

I hope that you're happy, babe.

God knows that I am the girl I am because of you.

You know I'll always think of you.

I'll love you 'til the end of time

You are the best thing that I'll ever keep so far out of my life.

There's nothin' left for me to know.

I had to stay, you had to go.

It was mean, but it doesn't matter anymore.

There's nothin' left for me to sing.

I screamed, I cried, I did the whole thing.

I loved you mad, but it doesn't matter anymore.

If I'm not enough for you, you're not enough for me.

I fought a million battles, but you can't get to me now.

GIRL I'VE ALWAYS BEEN

Baby doll, you have changed.

That's the thing you always say.

I rained all over your parade.

I'm cruel beyond my years.

You don't know me anymore.

I have captors I call friends.

I got panic rooms inside my head.

I get down with crooked men.

I am the girl I've always been.

I got wrapped up in the game again.

I can't say I'm a perfect ten.

Don't say that I've been actin' different.

I'm nothin' if I'm not consistent.

You knew everything you'd be gettin'.

I told you right from the beginnin'.

I'm a candle in the wind.

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Tomarrymort Advanced Pack – 12 Longfic Recs

If you’ve made your way through the Tomarrymort Starter Pack and Intermediate Pack reads, here are 12 beautifully written, timeless fics that are Tomarrymort on hard mode for when you’re ready to dive into something that will really challenge your every reading muscle. This selection of fics features some of the most skilled writing I’ve come across in the entire fandom, and I love how these authors tackle incredibly complex subject matter and plotlines and characterization choices with such bold and unflinching perspectives.

Please mind all tags (including CCNTW, explained here) as you may find some themes within some of these fics difficult or challenging to read for a variety of reasons.

This is Part 3 of a 3-part series (see here for Part 1 and Part 2). I hope you get as much enjoyment from reading these additional 3.1 million words of incredible Tomarrymort longfic as I have!

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Tomarrymort Advanced Reads

ǟʟʍǟɢɛֆȶ by eldritcher (M, 134k, complete)

Setting: Canon Divergence – Book 6 Premise: If Harry and Dumbledore team up with Voldemort to save the magical world from a catastrophic threat. Why I rec it: Eldritcher delivers one of the most epic love stories of a lifetime — with Harry and Voldemort surviving a trip to the moon and back, and Harry’s love for Voldemort transcending time and space after Voldemort makes the ultimate sacrifice to save the world and, against all odds, return to Harry. The prose is absolutely transcendent — amongst the best I’ve encountered not only in fanfic, but in all of fiction I’ve ever read. I can’t say enough about how much I love Elditcher’s writing style and how beautifully the story unfolds — there’s a very nice lyrical rhythm underlying all the sentence structure and word choice in the fic that flows like nothing else I’ve read before.

Anabiosis by @itsevanffs (E, 32k, WIP)

Setting: Canon Divergence Pre-Book 1 Premise: If Voldemort resurrects early and takes a teaching job at Harry’s primary school. Why I rec it: This is one of the best and most realistic and gutting depictions I’ve ever read of the quiet tragedy of Harry’s pre-Hogwarts years growing up experiencing severe neglect and an absence of love throughout his entire childhood. @itsevanffs did a magnificent job of capturing Harry’s limited POV and all the fluttering hope his still-trusting heart holds when he meets Mr Riddle, the first teacher who’s ever treated him with kindness. My heart ached so much for Harry throughout this fic, and the emotional arc in this story has continued to haunt me for a very long time afterwards.

Eight Days a Week by @vestiges-of-light (E, 802k, complete)

Setting: Canon Divergence – Book 7 Premise: If Voldemort captures Harry shortly after his sixth year, which leads to an unlikely truce and eventual partnership that ends up saving the magical world. Why I rec it: This fic combines a sprawling political epic with an incredibly extensive exploration of kink. The author asks a great question in the tags: "Why is only vanilla sex literary?" — and this fic does a fantastic job of proving that messy, filthy, raw sex scenes don’t have to be made sanitized or palatable for mainstream consumption in order to have just as much of a place in a plot-driven, serious longfic as vanilla sex does. Against the high-stakes backdrop of international political intrigue, there’s a very nice domesticity to Harry and Voldemort’s relationship, and how much they trust each other and can be stripped bare and vulnerable in front of each other is very poignant and touching to read about.

Embryo by @cannibalinc (NR, 28k, WIP)

Setting: Time Travel (1940s) Premise: If mysterious new transfer student Harry appears in Tom’s sixth year in a state of near complete amnesia. Why I rec it: One of the defining character traits of Tom Riddle is that he’s an absolute genius — the most talented academic mind to ever walk through the doors of Hogwarts — and this fic absolutely delivers on that aspect. Told from Tom’s POV, this fic is like reading a complex multidisciplinary text spanning philosophy and physics and mathematics and magical theory, all interconnected by the mystery of how Harry appeared and where he came from and why he is so utterly forgettable to everyone but Tom.

found by @honbug (E, 112k, WIP)

Setting: Non-Magical AU Premise: If Tom grows up in a world with no magic, but has had strange recurring dreams his whole life — dreams of a boy with green eyes and a scar, dreams of a dark graveyard and magical snakes and other mysterious things. Why I rec it: The character work done in this fic is absolutely breathtaking — one of the best character studies of Tom Riddle I’ve ever come across. This is a Tom who grew up without magic, but is no less cold and vicious and psychopathic and teetering on the edge of madness. The story arc follows Tom from his early childhood through his rise as a ruthless leader in an organized crime syndicate not unlike the Death Eaters — all the while that he’s haunted by dreams of Harry, his Harry, even as the dreams start to drive him to the brink of insanity.

how large the teeth by MaidenMotherCrone (E, 257k, complete)

Setting: Voldemort Wins AU Premise: If Harry grows up as an outcast in a world where Grindelwald and Voldemort have already won long before he is born, but he’s still the subject of a prophecy that designates him as their world’s savior. Why I rec it: The worldbuilding is so exquisite and complex in this fic — the author did a spectacular job at completely reimagining the wizarding world from the ground up if the Dark Lord were to win a long time ago and how their extremely inequitable society would subsequently be structured. Harry’s defiance throughout is lovely, and his growing entanglement with Voldemort adds to all the high-stakes and risky moves that he makes throughout the fic. The plotline is very action-packed — a lot of complex plot threads are interwoven throughout the story, with an undercurrent of revolution and discontent simmering under the surface until it explodes in a glorious finale.

In Willing Sacrifice by @hikarimeroperiddle (M, 1,197k, WIP)

Setting: Canon Divergence – Book 4 Premise: If Harry finds Voldemort in Riddle Manor the summer before his fourth year, and enters into an unlikely alliance with him before returning to school that year. Why I rec it: This fic covers so much ground — at 1.2 million words (so far!), it’s the most detailed rewrite of canon starting from book 4 that I’ve ever come across, weaving in plenty of magical theory and political intrigue as Voldemort takes Harry under his protection initially in a mentor capacity. The relationship between Harry and Voldemort unfolds in such a beautiful way in this fic — with Harry growing to fall in love with Voldemort, despite all of Voldemort’s murderous and violent qualities, without losing an ounce of his humanity or the inherent goodness inside of his heart along the way.

Lover's Spit by @pinktom, @k3uuu (E, 88k, WIP)

Setting: Non-Magical AU Premise: If Harry and Tom grow up in a small town together in northern England, and Tom has harbored an obsession for Harry ever since primary school. Why I rec it: An absolutely stunning coming-of-age story set in modern times. This story is striking in so many different ways. It perfectly captures the voice of fringe internet communities in such an authentic way. It also poignantly captures the social isolation and erosion of privacy from living in a small town where gossip spreads like wildfire, and how the internet amplifies these dynamics. At the core of the story is a really sweet love story between Tom and Harry that I am literally obsessed with — every single one of their interactions is so tender and pure — and it’s such a startling contrast to how Tom’s internet persona is portrayed that makes the sweetness all the more heartfelt.

Mi Aedijekit by @kitastrophea (M, 282k, WIP)

Setting: Post-Canon Premise: If Harry is captured by Voldemort and placed under the Draught of Living Death, only to awaken in the far future where Voldemort has ruled over their world for over a thousand years. Why I rec it: A linguistic and sociological tour de force. When Harry wakes up from his magical coma over a thousand years into the future, the world has been entirely transformed, and the skill and effort that the author undertook in fleshing out a society where there’s been a thousand years of cultural change and evolution in language can’t be understated. One of the most unique and fun aspects of the story is learning the new vocabulary of the future alongside Harry for the first time. I love how the fic examines how even Voldemort gets bored with immortality after a millennia of ruling — and how, even with a thousand years separating them and memories of the earlier times scattered to the wind, Harry and Voldemort are still inextricably drawn together.

Of Kings, Of Pawns, and Of Men by @ambivalens999 (E, 129k, WIP)

Setting: Canon Divergence – Book 5 Premise: If Voldemort ends up in Harry’s body and Harry ends up in Tom Riddle’s body after a bad encounter with the dementors at the beginning of book 5, and they can’t figure out how to swap back. Why I rec it: This is such an interesting take on the bodyswap trope, which is given a very serious and plotty treatment here. For fear of the safety of his friends, Harry has to go along with returning to his 5th year at Hogwarts in Tom Riddle’s body and being sorted into Slytherin house, while Tom passes himself off as Harry Potter. There’s a mystery behind the depth of Tom’s knowledge and familiarity with Harry, as he knows more about Harry than even Voldemort should. Is it the scar horcrux? Is it Voldemort? Is it something else entirely? The inherent combativeness and magnetism between Harry and Tom keep the tension high as they push each other’s buttons and circle around each other like wolves trying to establish dominance.

Phobia by @katsitting (E, 48k, complete)

Setting: Post-Canon Premise: If Voldemort captures Harry and brutally tortures him to the point of breaking. Why I rec it: This fic does not sugarcoat Voldemort’s capacity for cruelty and sadism in any way, and I admire the author’s commitment to depicting the most horrific of scenarios. Having read countless fics with this setup, I’ll be honest, the depiction in this fic is probably the most likely outcome of any Voldemort-captures-Harry scenario. They do not fall in love. It is not a fun time for Harry. There is gore; there is brutal prisoner torture; there is extremely extensive non-con. I found it very raw and unvarnished — not an easy read, but a very memorable and evocative one. And yet, despite the themes of darkness explored in this fic, it ends on a note of hope.

The Foul (part 1) / The Great (part 2) by @meles-merrivale (M, 24k, complete)

Setting: Time Travel Premise: If Harry gets thrown back in time a thousand years into the past, and does whatever it takes to stay alive until he can meet up with Voldemort again. Why I rec it: This is a fantastic depiction of the slow descent into madness following a disastrous time travel accident and what a thousand years of immortality does to one’s sanity. It’s also a great exploration of the time travel paradox and whether anyone has the power to change the past, or if pivotal historical events are, by their very nature, predetermined. By the time Harry encounters Voldemort again, he is a shell of the person he used to be, but gradually, he finds more of his original humanity and spark for life the more his relationship with Voldemort progresses.

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[stardustprompts]

how to sell a haunted house - grady hendrix sentence starters change tenses/pronouns as needed !!  some lines have been edited for clarity / length / ease of roleplaying tw ; death , alcohol , language , mental health

‘you need to sit down.’

‘what did you do?’

‘jesus, i’m sorry I’m not doing it the right way. i’m sure you’d be perfect at this.’

‘I find knowing these details makes it easier.’

‘you should have a drink, too.’

‘i’m not going to die. not for a long time.’

‘just because we shared a bathroom for fifteen years doesn’t mean you know a thing about me.’

‘my yoga instructor knows more about me than you do.’

‘I knew you’d do this. I knew you’d show up and start telling everyone what to do.’

‘look, I know you need to be in charge, but I’ve taken care of this.’

‘stop telling me how to deal with things. things are dealt with. I dealt with them.’

‘you can’t argue with someone when they’re upset.’

‘I don’t know what got into me, but I overreacted and I’m not proud of if it, and it wasn’t fair to you.’

‘you always needed everyone looking at you.’

‘I didn’t do it for attention. I did it because I was upset.’

‘I don’t like coming in here anyways. it’s got bad vibes.’

‘you can’t put a price tag on love.’

‘being here is really bad for my mental health.’

‘I know you don’t like me because i’m not successful enough for you.’

‘i’m actually happy with my life.’

‘if we aren’t related, if we met today, we wouldn’t chose to be friends.’

‘I don’t think we should be in here at all. I think my plan was better.’

‘don’t you feel the vibes?’

‘this is happening too fast. we need to slow down.’

‘your house is haunted.’

‘every single time I give you the benefit of the doubt, or I try to help, it comes back and bites me in the ass. every! single! time!’

‘our house is not haunted.’

‘i’m telling you there’s weird vibe. I can feel it in my gut.’

‘methinks thou doth protesteth too much.’

‘ghosts don’t exist.’

‘there are true things and there are false things, and there are no in-betweens.’

‘there are facts, like houses and car accidents and cremation, and there’s bullshit like ghosts and vibes and exorcisms. and if you start getting the true things mixed up with the false things, you’re fucked!’

‘reality is not a consensus!’

‘when you don’t like the way a conversation is going you deflect with personal attacks.’

‘you’re like some kind of emotionally abusive octopus entangling everyone in your word tentacles.’

‘even I know that you don’t go back in a haunted house after dark.’

‘the only things here are memories, and those can’t hurt us.’

‘you’re very threatened by new ideas.’

‘I offered to stay tonight because I thought it would be good for you. i’m hoping it gives you some closure.’

‘why are you so mad at me? is it because you feel guilty?’

‘i’m sorry you remember it that way because that must feel terrible, but that’s not what happened.’

‘stop telling me what I remember!’

‘no one ever says no to you, (name) because we’re all scared you’re going to lose your temper.’

‘oh, fuck you. nice try, (name), but fuck you.’

‘no matter what you did, I still don’t want anything bad to happen to you.’

‘everything has to be a big production and you’re the star.’

‘everything has to be a big production and you’re the star. all because you can’t face the fact that your life is sad and empty.’

‘it’s a little late for you to start being my brother now.’

‘you blew my mind. it felt like we were the only two people left in the world.’

‘no matter what, I don’t want to ditch you here with a bunch of ghosts.’

‘right now what you need, for once in your life, is to listen to me.’

‘the way you’re laughing is actually really, really scary.’

‘none of this is real.’

‘stop being scary.’

‘I don’t think I’m well. I think something is really wrong inside me.’

‘don’t you fucking laugh at me. for the first time ever, my life finally makes sense.’

‘I don’t think I know what’s real anymore.’

‘my explanation is logically consistent. yours is all magical energy.’

‘it was absolutely terrifying.’

‘how much trouble are you in?’

‘look at me. you’re not crazy. this really happened.’

‘don’t make this funny.’

everything you’ve seen tonight, i’ve seen it too.’

‘i’m sorry I wasn’t stronger.’

‘it was easier to pretend nothing happened.’

‘my entire life I’ve always known something was wrong with me. i’ve spend my entire life scared that if didn’t do everything exactly right, reality would unravel around me and I’d lose myself again.’

‘I forgive you.’

‘I hope you feel better. i’m fine.’

‘I didn’t think you had it in you.’

‘get out of here.’

‘all the things I did, I want to forget.’

‘i’m not doing it! i’m not doing it again!’

‘you need to get out of here right now.’

‘it won’t hurt me, but it’ll hurt you. you have to go right now!’

‘don’t let him do this again. don’t let him take over.’

‘I need a beer.’

‘an apology would go a long way.’

‘can you keep it down? I had to lie about what happened to a lot of people.’

‘are you seriously upset with me because I saved your life?’

‘you need to accept reality.’

‘you’ve become such a grouch.’

‘I wish you’d let someone take care of you.’

‘do you agree that there are forces greater than this world and we are helpless in the face of them?’

‘we don’t have time to fuck around.’

‘i’d like to say this the weirdest shit that’s ever happened to me but I have a bad feeling it’s about to get a lot worse.’

‘I told you this was a bad idea.’

‘I think we’re fucked.’

‘this is wrong. what you’re doing is wrong.’

‘let’s talk about something that’s actually interesting.’

‘it just hurts a little. and by ‘a little’ I mean ‘a lot’ and also ‘all the time.’’

[ruelpsen]

any favourite sentence starters you have for writing about eructo?

Absolutely! Some might be arguably kinda basic, but man can these set up some great shit...

Some for a variety of situations, generally in which some stuffing/bloating/etc. has already happened:

"That was a good one, but I'm sure you can do better than that."

"Now to try for a record-setter."

"My belly is tighter than a drum... could you give me a hand? I really need to burp, but they're stuck."

"Hang on, I really need to belch."

"Oh god, theyuuuRRRP won't stop!"

"Come on gut, show me what you've got!"

"God, you've never looked bigger... how much did you eat?" (bonus points if the response includes a list of what was eaten, interrupted by stray belches)

"Mind your manners, please, as this behavior is unbecoming of someone in your position..."

"Pardon me! Sounds like my belly's telling me there's plenty more room in there."

"I knew I should have stopped trying to test my limits a couple bottles ago, but it's just so good!"

(Any burp onomatopoeia can make for a good, versatile starter too!)

And some spicier offerings...

"Please, fuck, burp there again."

"Oh, look how wet/hard you are... are you really so turned on by belching?"

"So that's why you really wanted to do oral..."

"What a horny, burpy mess you are. What ever shall I do with you?"

"I think it's time to fuck the rest of those burps out of you."

[goodnightmemes]

SUPERNATURAL SENTENCE STARTERS / SEASONS 4 - 5

❛ What’s the matter? You don’t think you deserve to be saved? ❜

❛ You should show me some respect. I dragged you out of hell. I can throw you back in. ❜

❛ Destiny can’t be changed. All roads lead to the same destination. ❜

❛ I have questions. I have doubts. I don’t know what is right and what is wrong anymore. ❜

❛ The only reason you’re still alive is because you’ve been useful. But the moment that ceases to be true, the second you become more trouble than you’re worth, one word, one, and I will turn you to dust. ❜

❛ Who do I have to kill to get some French fries around here? ❜

❛ How I feel, this… inside me, I wish I couldn’t feel anything. I wish I couldn’t feel a damn thing. ❜

❛ We’re all scared. That’s the big secret… We’re all scared. ❜

❛ If you think you have good intentions, think again. ❜

❛ It’s not blame that falls on you. It’s fate. ❜

❛ I’m tired of burying friends. ❜

❛ You ask me to open that door and walk through it…? You will not like what walks back out. ❜

❛ I’m sorry. This is a very serious, very emotional situation for you. I shouldn’t laugh. It’s just that, I mean, are they serious? They sent you to torture me? ❜

❛ Oh, you’ll spill your guts, one way or the other. I just didn’t want to ruin my shoes. ❜

❛ Most folks live and die without moving anything more than the dirt it takes to bury them. You get to change things. Save people. ❜

❛ I can’t see your face, but those are definitely your brooding and pensive shoulders. ❜

❛ You promised me my family would be okay! You promised you were gonna take care of them! ❜

❛ I gave you everything you asked me to give. I gave you more. This is the thanks I get? This is what you do? ❜

❛ Now for the punch line. Everybody dies. ❜

❛ Now I’m asking you, for once, trust me. ❜

❛ Maybe you’re right. Maybe there’s, no escape. After all, how can you run from what’s inside you? ❜

❛ You don’t know me. You never did. And you never will. ❜

❛ Well, boo hoo! I am so sorry your feelings are hurt, princess! ❜

❛ Are you under the impression that family’s supposed to make you feel good, make you an apple pie, maybe? They’re supposed to make you miserable! That’s why they’re family! ❜

❛ We’ve been through much together, you and I. And I just wanted… to say, I’m sorry it ended like this. ❜

❛ What is so worth saving? I see nothing but pain here! ❜

❛ No more crap about being a good soldier, there is a right and there is a wrong here, and you know it! ❜

❛ If there is anything worth dying for, this is it. ❜

❛ Well, can’t make an omelet without cracking a few eggs. In this case, truckloads of eggs, but you get the picture. ❜

❛ Oh God. Is that a molar? I have a molar in my hair? This has been a really stressful day. ❜

❛ I’ve got no idea, but what I do have is a GED and a give-em hell attitude, and I’ll figure it out. ❜

❛ I’m hunted, I rebelled, and I did it, all of it, for you, and you failed. ❜

❛ I lost everything… for nothing. ❜

❛ You feel bad now? Wait ‘till you’re thigh-deep in warm corpses. 'Cause my friend, I’m just getting started. ❜

❛ We’ve talked about this. Personal space? ❜

❛ I was dead from the moment we said hello. ❜

❛ Don’t you get it? You can’t run from yourself. ❜

❛ Same song, different verse. Things are never gonna change with you. Ever. ❜

❛ My heart breaks for you. The weight on your shoulders, what you’ve done, what you still have to do. It is more than anyone could bear. ❜

❛ You’re not fooling me, you know that? With this sympathy for the Devil crap? I know what you are. ❜

❛ Whatever you do, you will always end up here. No matter what choices you make, whatever details you alter, we will always end up…here. ❜

❛ Maybe we are each other’s Achilles’ Heel. Maybe they’ll find a way to use us against each other, I don’t know. I just know we’re all we’ve got. ❜

❛ You can do the right thing. You’ve got choices. But if you make the wrong ones, it’ll haunt you for the rest of your life. ❜

❛ I have to believe someone can make the right choice, even if I couldn’t. ❜

❛ You know, I’m starting to get why parents lie to their kids. You want them to believe that the worst thing out there is mixing Pop Rocks and Coke - protect them from the real evil. You want them going to bed feeling safe. If that means lying to them, so be it. ❜

❛ I wish this were a TV show. Easy answers, endings wrapped up in a bow. But this is real. And it’s gonna end bloody for all of us. That’s just how it’s gotta be. ❜

❛ Now listen very closely. Here’s what’s gonna happen. You’re gonna suck it up, accept your responsibilities, and play the roles that destiny has chosen for you! ❜

❛ Are you giving me the 'Last Night on Earth’ speech? ❜

❛ What a peculiar thing you are. ❜

❛ I still love him. But I am going to kill him because it is right and I have to. ❜

❛ Think of the million random choices that you make, and yet how each and every one of them brings you closer to your destiny. Do you know why that is? Because it’s not random. It’s not chance. It’s a plan that is playing itself out perfectly. Free will’s an illusion. ❜

❛ I can see how broken you are, how defeated; you can’t win and you know it, but you just keep fighting, just keep going through the motions. You’re not hungry, because inside, you’re already dead. ❜

❛ We’re supposed to be a team, it’s supposed to be you and me against the world, right? ❜

❛ Not for nothing, but the last person who looked at me like that… I got laid. ❜

❛ Well, we’re working on the power of love. ❜

❛ I love you, but you are a great big bag of dicks. ❜

❛ No one gives us the right. We take it. ❜

❛ If anyone gets to end this world, it’s me. ❜

❛ Before we get down to brass tacks, some ground rules: No slaughtering each other, curb your wrath. Oh, and keep your hands off the local virgins. We’re trying to keep a low profile here. ❜

❛ Get the hell off my property before I blast you so full of rock salt, you crap margaritas. ❜

❛ I don’t understand your definition of good news. ❜

❛ You are not the burnt and broken shell of a man that I believed you to be. ❜

❛ You have an inflated sense of your importance. ❜

❛ To a thing like me, a thing like you, well… Think how you’d feel if a bacterium sat at your table and started to get snarky. ❜

❛ I’m old. Very old. So, I invite you to contemplate how insignificant I find you. ❜

❛ However you feel now, it’s only gonna get so very, very much worse… questions? ❜

❛ I suggest we imbibe copious quantities of alcohol. ❜

❛ You’re not a kid anymore, and I can’t keep treating you like one. Maybe I gotta grow up a little, too. ❜

❛ Come on, I’ve never lied to you, you could at least pay me the same respect. ❜

❛ We’re going to kill each other. And for what? We don’t even know the answer. Let’s just walk off the chessboard. ❜

❛ What would you rather have: peace or freedom? ❜

[softrozene]

“Stop Pushing Everyone Away” - Arthur and John

From an old event I did called the Sad Yee Haw Hours: 

Anon asked: For the sad yee haw hours can I please get # 16 with john x reader x arthur i hope you're good and thanks in advanced!

rdr2 masterlist

Thank you, Honey and I hope you’re ready for your heart to sting a bit.

Originally published on May 18, 2020

Arthur Morgan x Reader (Gender-Neutral/Non-Binary) x John Marston

Scenario Starter Number 16: “Stop pushing everyone away.”

Warnings: Angst, Arthur and John need a hug

Words: ~700

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“Stop pushing everyone away.”

You stare at them with bewilderment. Arthur is petting your horse trying to get it to relax from your current state that made it stressed. John is holding onto your wrist holding the reins and they both stare at you with sadness.

“Were you really just about to leave without telling anyone?” John asks the hurt evident in his voice.

The burning stares they give you makes the guilt in you build up fast and ready to burst. Of course, you deny it, ignoring their first sentence.

“No. I was going to take a ride. I need it,” You murmur.

Arthur challenges you. “Alright. Let’s go take a ride then. John and I can stay a bit behind that way you are safe and not alone.”

“No. I can go by myself. Done it plenty of times before,” You say rather harshly.

Arthur glares at you and John feels the tension. He is of course siding with Arthur. He speaks in a rough harsh voice as well. “Done it plenty of times before when you were okay. It’s obvious you haven’t been okay lately. We just don’t want-“

“Me to be alone? What you don’t trust me? Let me lay out some harsh truths here and now. I love both of you dearly but it isn’t going to work out. I need to push you away because I want to leave. This gang has turned toxic. You two are always clashing at each other’s throats for my attention and putting your friendship on the line? It is not worth it just for me. You both have better things than me. You have each other and that friendship is so much better than just being sweet on me,” You state.

The two stare at you and the dread fills their gut as they realize you are not going to come back if they let you leave. They don’t want you to leave. The look in your eye suggests that they can’t make you stay either.

You shake off John’s grip on your wrist and the look of hurt flashed across his face. It makes your chest sting but you ignore it to glare at him before turning that glare to Arthur.

“You are a bit late in demanding I don’t push everyone away. I made everyone at camp hate my guts now and it ain’t that hard with everyone on edge thanks to Dutch. I am almost as despicable as Micah. Nobody but you two will miss me. It’s time I go and start fresh. I… Care about you two. Please take care of each other.”

Your body tenses and the two glance at each other before agreeing on something. They agree to let you go. It is going to hurt but you are right. This group has gotten toxic and maybe if you leave now you can have a fresh start. Something the two don’t even dream of having.

Even if they agree on it they try once more verbally to get you to stay.

“If you really cared ‘bout us you wouldn’t leave us like this,” John says going straight for the guilt-tripping.

Arthur only gives you that one sad look that tears your insides apart. “(Name), please don’t do this…”

They accepted that you’re going to go but a part of them wishes that you’ll stay and fall with them on this path that is inevitably going to destroy the gang. You don’t. You don’t say anything to them as you dig some pressure into your horse and get the already anxious horse to full speed.

You don’t hear them call for you and you don’t look back. It’s finally time to heal and move on.

The two males watch as your horse takes you away. Arthur does his best to ignore the pounding of his heart and the need to chase after you. He instead glances at John whose eyes are misty. John tries to smile but it looks too sad.

“Nobody wants to stay with us, do they?”

[intomusings]

﹒﹒  guts   sentence   starters    !

my  brain  goes  ahhh  !  guts by olivia rodrigo just dropped and it's been on repeat  in my household .  olivia rodrigo  can do no wrong in my opinion and i  realized  that  the  lyrics  make  for  some  perfect  sentence  starters  —  so  under  the  cut  you’ll  find  a  bunch  of  heart  wrenching  and angsty one  liners  .  if  u  found  this  useful  ,  feel  free  to  like  or  reblog  to  boost  this  .

﹒﹒  all - american bitch  :

" i feel for your every little issue , i know just what you mean .. "

" you know me , i forgive and i forget .. "

" i got what you can't resist "

" i know my place and this is it "

﹒﹒  bad idea right?  :

" haven't heard from you in a couple of months .. "

" i'm out right now and i'm all fucked up "

" i know we're done , i know we're through but god when i look at you .. "

" seeing you tonight , it's a bad idea , right ?

" i know that he's my ex but can't two people reconnect ? "

" i only see him as a friend .. "

" i know i should stop but i can't . "

" i'm sure i've seen much hotter men but i really can't remember when "

﹒﹒  vampire  :

" i loved you truly "

" i've made some real big mistakes but you make the worst one look fine "

" i used to think i was smart but you made me look so naive "

" every girl i ever talked to told me you were bad news "

" you called them crazy god i hate the way i called them crazy too ! "

" you're so convincing , how do you lie without flinching ? "

" can't figure out how you do it and god knows i never will "

" you said it was true love .. "

" you can't love anyone cause that would mean you had a heart "

" i tried to help you out , now i know that i can't . "

" how you think is the kind of thing i'll never understand "

﹒﹒  lacy  :

" did i ever tell you i'm not doing well ? "

" i see you everywhere .. "

" i'm losing it lately . "

" well aren't you the greatest thing to ever exist ? "

" my stomach's all in knots "

" you got the one thing that i want "

" it's like you're made of angel dust "

" it's like you're out to get me "

" you poison every little thing that i do "

" i just loathe you lately "

﹒﹒  ballad of a homeschooled girl  :

" i don't think i get along with anyone .. "

" i guess i should go .. "

" i told secrets i shouldn't tell . "

" i made it weird , i made it worse . "

" oh god , what did i say ? "

﹒﹒  making the bed  :

" i thought it so i said it "

" sometimes i feel like i don't wanna be where i am "

" i'm so tired of being the girl that i am "

" i'm playing the victim so well in my head "

" i got the things i wanted , it's just not what i imagined "

﹒﹒  logical  :

" god , you're so good at what you do . "

" i'd put myself through hell for you "

" hear all the rumors lately that you always denied "

" you convinced me , it was all in my mind "

" changing you is possible .. "

" i'm sure that girl is really your friend "

" our problems are all solvable "

" why do i do this ? "

" i know i'm half responsible and that makes me feel horrible "

" i know i could've stopped it all .. "

﹒﹒  get him back!  :

" i met a guy in the summer .. "

" i wanna get him back "

" i wanna make him really jealous "

" i really miss him and it makes me real sad "

" i miss the way he kisses and the way he made me laugh "

" i am my fathers daughter so maybe i could fix him "

" i wanna key his car "

" i wanna break his heart "

﹒﹒  love is embarrassing  :

" i told my friends you were the one "

" you said space was what you need "

" i waited by my phone like a goddamn fool "

" i consoled you while you cried .. "

" how could i be so stupid ? "

" you found a new version of me "

" i give up everything "

﹒﹒  the grudge :

" one phone call from you and my entire world was changed "

" you took everything i loved and crushed it between your fingers "

" i doubt you ever think about the damage that you did "

" i hear your voice every time i think i'm not enough "

" how could anybody do the things you did so easily ? "

" i say i don't care , i say i'm fine but you know i can't let it go . "

" i fantasize about a time you're a little fucking sorry "

" i try to understand why you would do this all to me "

" do you think i deserved it all ? "

" you have everything and you still want more "

" but even after all this , you're still everything to me "

" i know you don't care "

﹒﹒  pretty isn't pretty  :

" there's always something missing "

" i don't know why i even try "

﹒﹒  teenage dream  :

" it gets better , but what if i don't ? "

[artemivsa]

𝐆𝐔𝐓𝐒 (𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐎) 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒.

sentence starters taken from olivia rodrigo's new album guts (2023). change pronouns as you see fit. 

all-american bitch.

❛ i am light as a feather. ❜

❛ i'm as stiff as a board. ❜

❛ i pay attention to things that most people ignore. ❜

❛ i'm alright with the movies that make jokes 'bout senseless cruelty, that's for sure. ❜

❛ i feel for your every little issue, i know just what you mean. ❜

❛ i make light of the darkness. ❜

❛ i forgive and forget. ❜

❛ i know my age and i act like it. ❜

❛ got what you can't resist. ❜

❛ i got class and integrity just like a goddamn kennedy, i swear. ❜

❛ i'm a perfect all-american bitch. ❜

❛ i know my place and this is it. ❜

❛ i don't get angry when i'm pissed. ❜

❛ i'm an eternal optimist. ❜

❛ i'm grateful all the time. ❜

❛ i'm sexy and i'm kind. ❜

❛ i'm pretty when i cry. ❜

bad idea, right?

❛ haven't heard from you in a couple of months. ❜

❛ i'm out right now and i'm all fucked up. ❜

❛ you're calling my phone and you're all alone, i'm sensing some undertone. ❜

❛ i know we're done, i know we're through, but god, when i look at you. ❜

❛ i cannot hear my thoughts. ❜

❛ seeing you tonight, it's a bad idea, right? ❜

❛ fuck it, it's fine. ❜

❛ yes i know that he's my ex, but can't two people reconnect? ❜

❛ i only see him as a friend. ❜

❛ the biggest lie i ever said. ❜

❛ i just tripped and fell into his bed. ❜

❛ i know i should stop, but i can't. ❜

❛ i told my friends i was sleep but i never said where or in whose sheets. ❜

❛ i'm sure i've seen much hotter men, but i really can't remember when. ❜

vampire.

❛ hate to give the satisfaction asking how you're doing now. ❜

❛ how's the castle built on people you pretend to care about? ❜

❛ just what you wanted. look at you, cool guy, you got it. ❜

❛ i loved you truly, you gotta laugh at the stupidity. ❜

❛ i've made some real big mistakes, but you make the worst one look fine. ❜

❛ i should've known it was strange you only come out at night. ❜

❛ i used to think i was smart but you made me look so naive. ❜

❛ every girl i ever talked to told me you were bad, bad news. ❜

❛ you're so convincing, how do you lie without flinching? ❜

❛ you said it was true love, but wouldn't that be hard? you can't love anyone 'cause that would mean you had a heart. ❜

❛ i tried to help you out, now i know that i can't, 'cause how you think's the kind of thing i'll never understand. ❜

lacy.

❛ aren't you the sweetest thing on this side of hell? ❜

❛ did i ever tell you that i'm not doing well? ❜

❛ i linger all the time, watching, hidden in plain sight. ❜

❛ i see you everywhere, the sweetest torture one could bear. ❜

❛ i'm losing it lately. ❜

❛ i feel your compliments like bullets on skin. ❜

❛ well, aren't you the greatest thing to ever exist? ❜

❛ my stomach's all in knots. ❜

❛ you got the one thing that i want. ❜

❛ it's like you're made of angel dust. ❜

❛ you poison every little thing that i do. ❜

❛ i despise my jealous eyes and how hard they fell for you. ❜

❛ i despise my rotten mind and how much it worships you. ❜

ballad of a homeschooled girl.

❛ cat got my tongue. ❜

❛ i don't think i get along with anyone. ❜

❛ i'm on the outside of the greatest inside joke. ❜

❛ i guess i should go, the party's done and i'm no fun, i know. ❜

❛ i told secrets i shouldn't tell. ❜

❛ i stumbled all over my words, i made it weird, i made it worse. ❜

❛ each time i step outside, it's social suicide. ❜

❛ it's social suicide. ❜

❛ searching 'how to start a conversation?' on a website. ❜

❛ i talked to this hot guy, swore i was his type. ❜

❛ everything i do is tragic. ❜

❛ oh god, what did i say? ❜

❛ don't let me out at night. ❜

making the bed.

❛ want it, so i got. did it, so it's done. ❜

❛ another conversation with nothing good to say. ❜

❛ i thought it, so i said it. ❜

❛ another day pretending i'm older than i am. ❜

❛ sometimes i feel like i don't wanna be where i am. ❜

❛ push away all the people who know me the best. ❜

❛ it's me who's been making the bed. ❜

❛ every good thing has turned into something i dread. ❜

❛ i'm playing the victim so well in my head. ❜

❛ they tell me that they love me like i'm some tourist attraction. ❜

❛ i got the things i wanted, it's just not what i imagined. ❜

logical.

❛ god, you're so good at what you do. ❜

❛ i'd put myself through hell for you. ❜

❛ hear all the rumors lately, that you always denied. ❜

❛ you convinced me, baby, it was all in my mind. ❜

❛ now you got me thinking two plus two equals five, and i'm the love of your life. ❜

❛ love is never logical. ❜

❛ you built a giant castle with walls so high i couldn't see. ❜

❛ i'm sure that girl is really your friend. ❜

❛ said i was too young, i was too soft. ❜

❛ i know i'm half responsible and that makes me feel horrible. ❜

❛ i could've stopped it all. god, why didn't i stop it all? ❜

get him back!

❛ i met a guy in the summer and i left him in the spring. ❜

❛ he said he's 6'2 and i'm like, dude, nice try. ❜

❛ i miss him some nights. ❜

❛ do i love him? do i hate him? i guess it's up and down. ❜

❛ i wanna get him back, i wanna make him real jealous, wanna make him feel bad. ❜

❛ i really miss him and it makes me real sad. ❜

❛ i want sweet revenge and i want him again. ❜

❛ i miss the way he kisses and the way he made me laugh. ❜

❛ i wanna kiss his face with an uppercut. ❜

❛ i wanna meet his mom just to tell her her son sucks. ❜

❛ i'm gonna get him so good, he's not even gonna know what hit him. ❜

love is embarrassing.

❛ i told my friends you were the one after i'd known you, like, a month. ❜

❛ god, love's fucking embarrassing. ❜

❛ i consoled you while you cried over you ex-girlfriend's new guy. ❜

❛ my god, how could i be so stupid? ❜

❛ i give up everything. ❜

❛ i placed my bets and it's not worth anything. ❜

❛ i'm planning out my wedding with some guy i'm never marrying. ❜

the grudge.

❛ one phone call from you and my entire world was changed. ❜

❛ took everything i loved and crushed it in between your fingers. ❜

❛ i doubt you ever think about the damage that you did, but i hold on to every detail like my life depends on it. ❜

❛ my undying love, now, i hold it like a grudge. ❜

❛ i hear your voice every time i think i'm not enough. ❜

❛ i try to be tough, but i wanna scream. ❜

❛ how could anyone do the things you did so easily? ❜

❛ it takes strength to forgive, but i don't feel strong. ❜

❛ i try to understand why you would do this all to me. ❜

❛ do you think i deserved it all? ❜

❛ you built me up to watch me fall. ❜

❛ you have everything and you still want more. ❜

[perspectivestarters]

Perspective's Sentence Starters; GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo (Part I)

ALL-AMERICAN BITCH

I pay attention to things that most people ignore.

I'm alright with the movies that make jokes 'bout senseless cruelty, that's for sure.

I am built like a mother and a total machine.

I feel for your every little issue.

I make light of the darkness.

I've got sun in my motherfuckin' pocket.

I forgive, and I forget.

I know my age, and I act like it.

I got class and integrity.

I'm a perfect all-American bitch.

I know my place, and this is it.

I don't get angry when I'm pissed.

I'm the eternal optimist. I scream inside to deal with it.

Oh my fucking god.

I'm grateful all the time.

I'm sexy, and I'm kind.

I'm pretty when I cry.

BAD IDEA RIGHT?

Haven't heard from you in a couple of months.

I'm out right now and I'm all fucked up.

I'm sensing some undertone.

I'm right here with all my friends.

You're sending me your new address?

I know we're done.

I know we're through

God, when I look at you...

I should probably not.

It's a bad idea, right?

Fuck it, it's fine.

Yes, I know that he's my ex.

Can't two people reconnect?

I only see him as a friend.

The biggest lie I ever said.

I just tripped and fell into his bed.

I know I should stop, but I can't.

I told my friends I was asleep.

I never said where or in whose sheets.

I'm sure I've seen much hotter men, but I really can't remember when.

VAMPIRE

How's the castle built off people you pretend to care about?

Just what you wanted.

Look at you, cool guy, you got it.

I see the parties and the diamonds sometimes when I close my eyes.

Six months of torture you sold as some forbidden paradise.

I loved you truly.

You gotta laugh at the stupidity.

I've made some real big mistakes, but you make the worst one look fine.

I should've known it was strange.

I used to think I was smart, but you made me look so naive.

You sold me for parts as you sunk your teeth into me.

Every girl I ever talked to told me you were bad news.

God, I hate the way I called them crazy too.

You're so convincing

How do you lie without flinching?

Can't figure out just how you do it and god knows I never will.

Went for me and not her 'cause girls your age know better.

You said it was true love, but wouldn't that be hard?

You can't love anyone 'cause that would mean you had a heart.

I tried to help you out.

How you think's the kind of thing I'll never understand.

LACY

Skin like puff pastry.

Aren't you the sweetest thing on this side of hell?

Did I ever tell you that I’m not doin' well?

Like perfume that you wear, I linger all the time.

It takes over my life.

I see you everywhere.

The sweetest torture one could bear.

I'm losin’ it lately.

I feel your compliments likе bullets on skin.

Aren't you the greatest thing to ever exist?

Like ribbons in your hair, my stomach's all in knots.

You got the one thing that I want.

It's like you're made of angel dust.

It's like you're out to get me.

You poison every little thing that I do

I just loathe you lately.

I despise my jealous eyes and how hard they fell for you.

I despise my rotten mind and how much it worships you.

BALLAD OF A HOMESCHOOL GIRL

I don't think I get along with anyone.

I'm on the outside of the greatest inside joke.

Feels like my skin doesn't fit right over my bones.

So I guess I should go...

The party's done, and I'm no fun.

I told secrets I shouldn't tell.

I stumbled over all my words.

I made it weird.

I made it worse.

Each time I step outside, it's social suicide.

I laughed at the wrong time.

I talkеd to this hot guy, swore I was his type.

Guess that he was makin' out with boys, like, the whole night.

Everything I do is tragic.

Every guy I like is gay.

Oh, god, what did I say?

I'm shocked I'm still alive.

MAKING THE BED

Want it, so I got it.

Another thing I ruined I used to do for fun.

I thought it, so I said it.

Another day pretending I'm older than I am.

Another perfect moment that doesn't feel like mine.

Another thing I forced to be a sign.

Sometimes I feel like I don't wanna be where I am.

Push away all the people who know me the best.

It's me who's been makin' the bed.

I'm so tired of bein' the girl that I am.

Every good thing has turned into somethin' I dread.

I'm playin' the victim so well in my head.

I read somewhere it's 'cause my life feels so out of control.

I tell someone I love them just as a distraction.

They tell me that they love me like I'm some tourist attraction.

They're changin' my machinery, and I just let it happen.

I got the things I wanted, it's just not what I imagined.

Counting all of the beautiful things I regret.

[fullstcp]

"GUTS" by Olivia Rodrigo Sentence Starters

ALL-AMERICAN BITCH

"I pay attention to things that most people ignore."

"I am built like a mother and a total machine."

"I feel for your every little issue."

"I know just what you mean."

"I make light of the darkness."

"I've got sun in my motherfucking pocket, best believe."

"I forgive and I forget."

"I know my age and I act like it."

"Got what you can't resist."

"I got class and integrity just like a goddamn Kennedy, I swear."

"I'm a perfect all-American bitch."

"I know my place."

"I know my place and this is it."

"I don't get angry when I'm pissed."

"I'm the eternal optimist."

"I'm grateful all the fucking time."

"I'm sexy and I'm kind."

"I'm pretty when I cry."

BAD IDEA RIGHT?

"Haven't heard from you in a couple of months."

"I'm out right now and I'm all fucked up."

"You're calling my phone, you're all alone, and I'm sensing some undertones."

"I know we're done, I know we're through."

"But, God, when I look at you."

"I can't hear my thoughts."

"I should probably not."

"Seeing you tonight, it's a bad idea right?"

"I know that he's/she's/they're my ex, but can't two people reconnect."

"I only see him/her/them as a friend."

"Biggest lie I ever said."

"I just tripped and fell into his/her/their bed."

"I know I should stop, but I can't."

"I told my friends I was asleep, but I never said where or in whose sheets."

VAMPIRE

"Hate to give the satisfaction asking how you're doing now."

"How's the castle built off people you pretend to care about?"

"Six months of torture you sold as some forbidden paradise."

"I loved you truly."

"You gotta laugh at the stupidity."

"I've made some real big mistakes, but you make the worst one look fine."

"I should've known it was strange."

"I used to think I was smart, but you made me look so naive."

"Everyone I ever talked to told me you were bad, bad news."

"You called them crazy, God, I hate the way I called 'em crazy too."

"You're so convincing."

"How do you lie without flinching?"

"What a mesmerizing, paralyzing, fucked up little thrill."

"Can't figure out just how you do it and God knows I never will."

"You said it was true love."

"You can't love anyone cause that would mean you had a heart."

"I tried to help you out, now I know that I can't."

"How you think's the kind of thing I'll never understand."

LACY

"Aren't you the sweetest thing on this side of hell?"

"Did I ever tell you that I'm not doing well?"

"I see you everywhere."

"The sweetest torture one could bear."

"I feel your compliments like bullets on skin."

"Well, aren't you the greatest thing to ever exist?"

"It's like you're made of angel dust."

"It's like you're out to get me."

"You poison every little thing that I do."

"I just loathe you lately."

"I despise my jealous eyes and how hard they fell for you."

"I despise my rotten mind and how much it worships you."

BALLAD OF A HOMESCHOOLED GIRL

"I don't think I get along with anyone."

"I'm on the outside of the greatest inside joke."

"I hate all my clothes."

"Feels like my skin doesn't fit right over my bones."

"So I guess I should go."

"The party's done, and I'm no fun, I know."

"I told secrets I shouldn't tell."

"I stumbled over all my words."

"I made it weird, I made it worse."

"I laughed at the wrong time."

"Everything I do is tragic."

"Oh, God, what did I say?"

"Thought your mom was your wife."

MAKING THE BED

"Want it, so I got it."

"Another thing I ruined I used to do for fun."

"I thought it, so I said it."

"I took it cause I can."

"Another day pretending I'm older than I am."

"Another perfect moment that doesn't feel like mine."

"Another thing I forced to be a sign."

"Sometimes I feel like I don't wanna be where I am."

"Every good thing has turned into something I dread."

"I'm playing the victim so well in my head."

"It's me who's been making the bed."

"I tell someone I love them just as a distraction."

"They tell me that they love me like I'm some tourist attraction."

"They're changing my machinery, and I just let it happen."

"I got the things I wanted, it's just not what I imagined."

LOGICAL

"God, you're so good at what you do."

"I'd put myself through hell for you."

"I couldn't get out if I tried."

"You convinced me it was all in my mind."

"Love is never logical."

"Why do I do this?"

"I look so stupid."

"I know I'm half responsible."

"I know I could've stopped it all."

"Why didn't I stop it all?"

GET HIM BACK!

"I met a guy/girl in the summer, and I left him/her/them in the spring."

"He/she/they argued with me about everything."

"He/she/they had an ego and a temper and a wandering eye."

"I miss him/her/them some nights when I'm feeling depressed."

"Do I love him/her/them?"

"Do I hate him/her/them?"

"I wanna get him/her/them back."

"I wanna make him/her/them really jealous, wanna make him/her/them feel bad."

"I want sweet revenge."

"I want him/her/them again."

"Everyone knew all of the shit that he'd/she'd/they'd do."

"I wanna key his/her/their car."

"I wanna break his/her/their heart then be the one to stitch it up."

LOVE IS EMBARRASSING

"I told my friends you were the one."

"I stayed in bed for, like, a week when you said space was what you need."

"Waited by my phone like a goddamn fool."

"Now it don't mean a thing."

"God, love's fucking embarrassing."

"And I consoled you while you cried over your ex-girlfriend's/ex-boyfriend's new guy/girl."

"My God, how could I be so stupid?"

"You found a new version of me and I damn near started World War III."

"Jesus, what was I even doing?"

"I give up everything."

"I placed my bets, and it's not worth anything."

"I'm planning out my wedding with someone I'm never marrying."

"I'm giving up."

"But I keep coming back for more."

THE GRUDGE

"One phone call from you and my entire world was changed."

"Took everything that I loved and crushed it between your fingers."

"I doubt you ever think about the damage that you did."

"I hold onto every detail like my life depends on it."

"My undying love, now, I hold it like a grudge."

"I hear your voice every time I that I think I'm not enough."

"And I try to be tough, but I wanna scream."

"How could anybody do the things you did so easily?"

"And I say I don't care, I say I'm fine."

"But you know I can't let it go."

"It takes strength to forgive, but I don't feel strong."

"I'm so tough when I'm alone, and I make you feel so guilty."

"I fantasize about a time you're a little fucking sorry."

"I try to understand why you would do all this to me."

"You must be insecure, you must be so unhappy."

"We both drew blood, but, man, those cuts were never equal."

"Do you think I deserved it all?"

"You built me up to watch me fall."

"You have everything, and you still want more."

"I try to be mean."

"Even after all this, you're still everything to me."

"And I know you don't care, I guess that that's fine."

"It takes strength to forgive, but I'm not quite sure I'm there yet."

PRETTY ISN'T PRETTY

"There's always something missing."

"There's always something in the mirror that I think looks wrong."

"When pretty isn't pretty enough, what do you do?"

"You can win the battle, but you'll never win the war."

"You fix the things you hated, and you'd still feel so insecure."

"I try to ignore it, but it's everything I see."

"It's in my phone, it's in my head, it's in the boys/girls I bring to bed."

"It's all around, it's all the time, I don't know why I even try."

"I chased some dumb ideal my whole fucking life."

"None of it matters, and none of it ends."

"You just feel like shit over and over again."

"It'll never change."

TEENAGE DREAM

"When am I gonna stop being wise beyond my years and just start being wise?"

"When am I gonna stop being a pretty young thing to guys?"

"When am I gonna stop being great for my age and just start being good?"

"When will it stop being cool to be quietly understood?"

"Happy birthday to me."

"Got your whole life ahead of you."

"I fear that they already got the best parts of me."

"And when does wide-eyed affection and all good intentions start to not be enough?"

"When will everyone have every reason to call all my bluffs?"

"When are all my excuses of learning my lessons gonna start to feel sad?"

"Will I spend all the rest of my years wishing I could go back?"

"They all say that it gets better, but what if I don't?"

OBSESSED

"If I told you how much I think about her/him/them, you'd think I was in love."

"And I know you loved her/him/them, and I know I'm butthurt. But I can't help it."

"I'm so obsessed with your ex."

"I'm staring at her/him/them like I wanna get hurt."

"The life of every fucking party."

"And I know you love me, and I know it's crazy."

"Every time you call my name, I think you mistake me for her/him/them."

SCARED OF MY GUITAR

"Perfect, easy, so good to me."

"Why's there a pit in my stomach in the shape of you?"

"Maybe I'm just overwhelmed."

"Maybe I'm confused."

"Barely sleep when you sleep next to me."

"I keep thinking I'll find a cure."

"I say that I'm fine."

"I've never felt so happy and so sure."

"It cuts right through to the heart."

"He/she/they know(s) me too well so I got no excuse."

"I can't lie to him/her/them the say way that I lie to you."

"Once you let the thought in, then it's already done."

"I'll lay in your arms and pretend that it's love."

"I'm not half as decent as you."

"I'd rather be tied to someone, even if they're wrong."

"I'm not as alright as I claim."

"What if I never find anything better?"

"So we'll stay together?"

"How could I ever trade something that's good for what's right?"

"I lay in your arms and pretend it's enough."

STRANGER

"I hadn't felt that hopeful since the day that you left."

"Everybody told me it would happen in time."

"I always believed that it was some comforting lie."

"I was half myself without you and now I feel so complete."

"I can't even remember what made me lose all that sleep."

"I cried a million rivers for you, but that's over now."

"You're just a stranger I know everything about."

"I hope you're happy, babe, you know I really do."

"God knows that I am the girl/guy I am because of you."

"You know I'll always think of you."

"I'll love you 'til the end of time."

"You're the best thing that I'll ever keep so far out of my life."

"I loved you mad, but it doesn't matter anymore."

"If I'm not enough for you, you're not enough for me."

"I fought a million battles, but you can't get to me now."

GIRL I'VE ALWAYS BEEN

"You say I'm cruel beyond my years."

"I have captors I call friends."

"I got panic rooms inside my head."

"I get down with crooked men/women."

"I got wrapped up in the game again."

"You woke up in an empty bed."

"I can't say I'm a perfect ten."

"Don't say that I've been acting different."

"I'm nothing if not consistent."

"You knew everything you'd be getting."

"I told you right from the beginning."

"Now you're on my case."

"You never dreamed I'd be so cold."

"Then, with venom on your tongue you ask me who I have become."

"I'm a candle in the wind."

"I'll turn you out, I'll turn you in."

SO AMERICAN

"He/she/they say(s) I'm pretty wearing his/her/their clothes."

"He's/she's/they're like a poem I wish I wrote."

"It's just not fair of him/her/them to make me feel this much."

"I'd go anywhere he/she/they go(es)."

"If he/she/they keep(s) this shit up, I might just be in love."

"I'm so boring and I'm so rude."

"Can't have a conversation if it's not all about you."

"I really love my bed, but, man, it's hard to sleep when he's/she's/they're with me."

"I apologize if it's just a little too much."

"I don't wanna assume this stuff."

"But ain't it wrong?"

"I think I'm in love."

"Oh God, I'm gonna marry him/her/them if he/she/they keep(s) this shit up."

[stardustprompts]

brother - ania ahlborn sentence starters change tenses/pronouns as needed !!  some lines have been edited for clarity / length / ease of roleplaying tw ;  death , horror , language , murder , abuse

‘get away from me! get away, you fucking freak!’

‘why are you doing this?’

‘you couldn’t change if your life depended on it.’

‘oh, what? suddenly you can’t take a goddamn joke?’

‘you’re my trouble. ever think about that?’

‘what’s with you questioning every goddamn thing today?’

‘i’m tired of someone else telling me how to live my life.’

‘it feels bad for someone to mess with your shit, huh? it feels bad for them to do what they want with it like it belongs to them instead of you, doesn’t it?’

‘i’m sick and tired of your shit, (name). this is your last chance.’

‘just remember, if you ain’t my friend, you ain’t friends with no one.’

‘i’m not gonna be weird.’

‘so you’ve got some taste after all. good to know. though I already suspected that.’

‘I just feel like I’m suffocating. don’t you ever feel like you don’t belong somewhere, like you’re out of place?’

‘you know what they say—- some people get addicted to feeling bad because whenever they feel good they feel guilty.’

‘what’s wrong? you say something stupid?’

‘must be nice knowing someone’s taken an interest in you, huh? must feel good to get some attention instead of being ignored all the time.’

‘can you think about it? you able to process that little nugget of hard fucking truth?’

‘your mind’s getting muddy. you ain’t thinking straight.’

‘sometimes things only make sense in retrospect.’

‘I guess I just wanna see what else is out there. it wouldn’t be so bad seeing it if I wasn’t alone.’

‘don’t forget who you’re talking to, shithead.’

‘I asked you a fucking question. you best answer before I get pissed.’

‘you want her you gotta bring her into the fold.’

‘I was just kidding, you idiot. take a fucking joke.’

‘I told you. it’s a secret. you can’t come.’

‘nobody’s gonna hear ya. nobody’s gonna save ya. nobody’s gonna remember. i’m gonna wipe ya out.’

‘you protect me, don’t you? because you love me.’

‘I don’t wanna talk about her. I just wanna go to sleep.’

‘you already forgot me. i’m nothing to you.’

‘I love you. I want you to be happy, but what about me?’

‘what the hell is wrong with you today? you sick or something?’

‘you look like hell and you’re acting weird.’

‘for you, nothing matters. you gotta have free will or some guts for shit to matter, and you don’t got neither.’

‘calm the fuck down, huh? I worked a long time on this. don’t ruin the fun.’

‘refusing gifts is rude.’

‘we all know you’re lying, and that’s against the rules.’

‘time to prove you’re really worth something after all.’

‘what are you doing ? what have you done?’

‘please. I never meant to hurt no one.’

‘you just did that to yourself.’

‘I never meant for any of this to happen.’

‘i’m gonna cut you free. but you gotta promise me you won’t run.’

‘we’re gonna get out of here together, but you gotta trust me. okay?’

‘did you kill ‘em?’

‘revenge is hard to resist. I got personal experience with that.’

‘can’t blame me for looking away from the thing that hurt me and looking toward the thing that would hurt you instead.’

‘go on. put her out of her misery’

‘you ruined her life. you think she’s ever gonna forgive you for that?’

‘you think a sorry sack like you could do something right for once?’

‘after she dies you won’t wanna live anyways.’

‘(name) would’ve love it if she wasn’t already dead.’

‘you and me, to the death. an eye for an eye.’

‘I trusted you. I thought you were special.’

‘I was going to run away with you. now I’m just running away.’

[peachysources]

THE BLACK PHONE ( 2021 ) 🍑 SENTENCE STARTERS

( feel free to change pronouns as necessary. )

" Man, your arm is mint. You almost had me. "

" You think you can slurp that a little louder? "

" You don't think they're gonna find them, do you? "

" You don't actually believe that story, do you? "

" You know, just keeping on keeping on, I guess. "

" You’re gonna have to stand up for yourself one of these days."

" In a situation like that, the more blood, the better. "

" Hey, um, you got time to stop by my house after school? "

" I’ve seen him fight, and trust me, he could kick the shit out of either of you blindfolded. "

" Why did the police come to my work? "

" I know he was your friend. "

" Can you do that dream thing? "

" I wish my brother and I were friends like that. "

" I should snap your neck for what you did to my arm. "

" You don’t have to be scared, because nothing bad is going to happen here. "

" You’re the one who killed the others. "

" If you try to touch me, I’ll scratch your face. "

" Why are you calling me? "

" But you promise you won’t get mad? "

" All the things you boys lie about. "

" I don't know whether to cry or scream or laugh or what. "

" You say one fucking word… and I will gut you like a pig right here in the street. "

" Seriously, what the hell is wrong with you? "

" If you knew what you had coming, you’d be fucking terrified. "

" Or do you have some other important shit you have to do right now? "

" And I’m not coming home, either. "

" I just can't be seen in town is all. "

" You were always afraid to throw a punch, but you always knew how to take one. "

" No wonder he was freaking out this morning. "

" I want this to really hurt. "

[twelvegods]

sentence starters under the cut !

“it’s simple and fair. you took my family from me. so i take whatever’s left of yours.”

“oh, do your worst. wreck me. ruin me. i’ve already been through hell and back. i must admit, you’re kind of boring.”

“you’re not god. or a god. you bleed, you hurt, you sin. and so, if i drive my blade through your heart, would it make you feel human. i wonder.”

“you can’t fight me, your leg’s broken so sit down and let me—” — “touch me and i’m going to break my other leg kicking your ass.”

“i know exactly who, and what, you are. i know what you’ve done. it’s probably in your best interest to keep your mouth shut or i will gut you.”

“two people named after the stars fall in love under a blanket of constellations.”

“i was never in love with you, just the idea of you.”

“it’s six in the fucking morning, you’re not having vodka.”

“she’s hiding behind the sofa like a bloody cat.”

“you can’t keep running off like that! do i need to put a leash on you?” — “not my kink. holding your hand will do just fine.”

“pick a hell and rot there.”

“love is scientific. made up of chemical reactions and neurons firing. and science, proven time and time again, can be manipulated.”

“did you just... hiss at me?”

“i can’t keep kissing strangers, pretending they’re you.”

“what are you... are you seriously throwing forks at me right now?”

“i’m only here to establish an alibi.”

“in their prime, they could take us all with just one hand.” — “and now?” — “two hands.”

just a bunch of... sentence starters? dialogue prompts? i have written down from years ago. i don’t remember where any of them came from so if some aren’t exactly original, know that i don’t claim them as mine. most of this is though. i think. will add to this in the future should i be shot in the face with inspiration and sudden productivity.

[intheticklecloset]

My Hero Academia Coffee Shots #151-160

A collection of the MHA sentence starters I’ve done, compiled for the sake of ease. These are all stand-alone stories.

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151) Lee Kaminari, Ler Bakugou

“GEHEHEHEHET OFF!! GET OFFAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!” Denki shrieked, laughing hysterically into the carpet of the living room, desperate to be able to move his legs even a little.

Bakugou was sitting on his calves, digging roughly into his knee pits. “I will when you admit I wasn’t cheating.”

“BUT YOU WEHEHEHEHEHEHEHERE!!”

Around them on the couches sat their other friends, watching the spectacle unfold with smiles on their faces. Sero and Mina cheered Bakugou on while Kirishima squirmed in his seat, silently wishing he’d had the wherewithal to accuse their explosive friend of cheating in Uno of all games.

“Just because I kept playing Draw Fours on your butt doesn’t mean I was cheating. It was the luck of the draw.”

“Heart of the cards!” Sero spoke up, grinning.

Bakugou smirked. “Yeah, what he said.”

“BUT THERE’S NOHOHOHOHO WAHAHAHAHAHAY!!” Denki insisted, still laughing his guts out. “PLEHEHEHEHEHEASE!!”

“Anyone else here think I was cheating?”

Mina and Sero shook their heads. Kirishima hesitated a moment too long and was also counted as a ‘no’ by the blonde.

“The cheese stands alone, dunce face,” Bakugou growled playfully. “But if you apologize, I might decide to be nice to you.”

“NIHIHIHIHICE?! HOHOHOHOW?!”

“Apologize and find out.”

Denki groaned into the carpet, mirthful tears springing to his eyes. He was losing his mind laughing and he couldn’t move at all, and he knew if this kept up he’d blow a fuse within minutes.

So, he surrendered.

“OKAY FIHIHIHIHINE I’M SOHOHOHOHORRY!! YOU DIHIHIHIHIDN’T CHEAT!!” he pleaded. “SOMEHOW YOU DIHIHIHIHIHIDN’T!! PLEHEHEHEASE, STAHAHAHAHAHAP!!”

As promised, Bakugou let up and climbed off of him, rolling him onto his back. “Apology accepted. Now…” He sat on his waist. “Here’s a reward for coming around.”

Denki panicked at first, thinking he was about to be sent into another round of screaming hysterics, but when he felt the featherlight touches along his belly and sides, he dissolved into tiny, happy giggles despite himself. He loosely grabbed Bakugou’s wrists but didn’t push him away.

“Bahahahahahakugou!”

“See? Nice, gentle tickles. You like that, don’t you?”

“Ehehehehehehe! Bahahahahakugou!”

Bakugou smirked, enjoying drawing out Denki’s desperate, giddy giggles just as much as his loud, frantic laughter. “What do you say? Want to play another round?”

*

152) Lee Uraraka, Ler Bakugou

“I’m, uh…I’m sorry,” Bakugou muttered, averting his eyes as he spoke to the girl he liked with not nearly as much confidence as he’d prefer. “For earlier.”

Uraraka turned to look at him. “Huh? Oh, you mean during training? It’s fine! We were supposed to go all-out.”

“I wasn’t trying to hurt you.”

“I know.” She smiled at him. “It’s okay, really.”

Bakugou huffed, then glanced up at her and finally took a few steps forward. “Can I do anything to help?”

To be honest, Uraraka was more than a little confused by whatever was going on here. She wasn’t used to the atomic blonde being so…well, normal. She giggled a little. “I’m okay, Bakugou. Honest.”

He stopped just a pace in front of her, reaching for her hand, startling her into actual eye contact for the first time. After a beat, he leaned down so his forehead was resting on her shoulder. “I should have taken it easier.”

“What? No.” Uraraka stepped back, boldly grabbing his chin and making him look at her while she scolded him. “You didn’t do anything wrong. Plus, I’m tougher than you give me credit for! Don’t you dare hold back on me, King Explosion Murder.”

He blinked. Chuckled a bit. Took her other hand from his chin, holding both now. “That’s a really stupid name.”

“You came up with it.”

“I know.” Bakugou wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer, enjoying the pink blush staining her cheeks now. “And I know you’re tough, Ochaco.”

She giggled again.

“What’s so funny?” he asked, squeezing her side playfully. “Why do you keep laughing at me?”

“I’m nohohot,” she squeaked, giggling harder now. “I laugh when I’m nervous.”

“Oh? Not because you’re ticklish?”

Uraraka didn’t even have time to reply before he was scribbling over her sides and ribs, letting out a growl when she turned to run, grabbing her and holding her hostage with one hand while the other continued drawing out adorable squeals and laughter.

“Nahahahahahaha! Bahahahahakugou!”

“What? I’m just giving you a treat as a reward for surviving my attacks earlier,” he teased, feeling his heart race faster as she squirmed and cackled in his grip. He liked this girl way, way more than he ever thought he would.

“Ehehehehehe! You’re so mehehehehehehean!”

He chuckled lowly. “Maybe,” he conceded, “but I don’t hear you asking me to stop~”

*

153) Lee Todoroki, Ler Bakugou

“PLEHEHEHEHEHEASE!!” Todoroki begged as he laughed himself hoarse, head thrown back off the side of the couch, arms clutching his stomach as his evil boyfriend pinned his legs down and easily, ruthlessly scratched the bare soles of his feet like he was trying to dig for gold. “I CAHAHAHAHAN’T ANYMOHOHOHOHOHORE!! KAHAHAHAHATSUKI, PLEHEHEHEASE!! MEHEHEHEHERCY!!”

Bakugou grinned at the hysterical mess he’d made of the most handsome, composed boy he’d ever met and gradually let up on the force of his tickling until he was lightly tracing the outlines of Todoroki’s feet, gently bringing him down from the tickle high he’d been in before finally stopping altogether.

“You last longer every time,” the blonde noted as he got up, freeing Todoroki’s legs and leaning down to kiss his forehead. “Good job, Sho.”

“C-Cahahan’t…breheheheathe…” the half-and-half boy giggled, still a little loopy from the sheer intensity and length of this latest session. He coughed a little.

Bakugou brushed his hair from his sweaty forehead and kissed his cheek this time. “Hang in there. I’ll go get you some water. Take it easy, okay?”

Minutes later he was back with a glass of cool water in hand, relieved to find Todoroki sitting up normally on the couch now. His hands were still shaky as he took the glass, but he at least had the wherewithal to remember to take small sips rather than chug it all down at once.

“Sorry if I was a little rough,” Bakugou murmured, observing how wrecked his boyfriend looked. “It’s easy for me to get caught up in it when you laugh so hard like that. I really love it.”

Todoroki gave him a shy smile. “It’s okay. I like it, too. And you always stop when I use the safe word, so…yeah, I just needed to catch my breath a little more this time. But that was…really fun.”

Bakugou wrapped an arm around his shoulders and pulled him in, pressing a kiss to his temple. “I’m glad you’re tough. You can take my tickling better than anyone, and I love you for it.”

Todoroki blushed. He’d been surprised to learn that his boyfriend loved tickling but had been willing to subject himself to it in moderation, only now the more often he got wrecked like this, the more often he wanted to experience that high again and again. “I love you, too, Katsuki.”

The blonde hugged him closer. “Do you want to cuddle for the rest of the night?”

Seeing the way the icy-hot boy’s eyes lit up at the suggestion, Bakugou knew he’d made the right offer.

“I’d love that,” Todoroki replied, and the two of them snuggled so close they only took up one seat cushion for the rest of the night until they fell asleep in each other’s arms.

*

154) Lee Todoroki, Ler Jirou

If the howling wind and frantic, whirling snowflakes outside the dorm’s windows weren’t an indicator that the prefecture was currently in the middle of the worst winter storm it had seen in years, the fact that the thermostat inside couldn’t keep up certainly was.

Todoroki was sitting on one of the couches in the living room reading when Jirou entered, pulling him from his fictional world back into the real one.

“You okay?” he asked, noticing the way she hugged herself as she moved closer, eyes darting to the sliding doors that he’d slid the curtain back from to watch the storm. He’d thought it was beautiful in its own haunting kind of way.

Jirou shivered, looking around the immediate area. “It’s so cold. I can’t sleep. Are there any extra blankets down here?”

“Um…” Todoroki glanced around, too, though he knew full well there weren’t any. “I’m not sure if we have any extras on hand somewhere. We could ask in the morning.” She shivered again – a clear sign that she was already struggling to make it through the next hour, let alone several – and he gestured for her to come closer. “Here, sit by me.”

She gave him a little smirk. “Are you going to keep me warm?” she asked, but did in fact walk around the sofa to join him, sitting on his left.

In response, Todoroki summoned a small flame into his palm and held it towards her, returning her smile. “I’m surprised you’re the first to ask, honestly.”

“You’re an angel,” she told him, scooting closer to the warmth, brushing against him. “Sorry, is this too close?”

“No,” he replied. “Just don’t burn yourself.”

“Better than the alternative.”

He huffed a laugh, settling back in to his seat, book tucked under his leg.

“What are you reading?” she asked.

“Nothing,” Todoroki replied.

“Liar. I saw you reading something. What was it?”

“Just a book.”

Jirou gave him a quizzical look, then smirked at him. “What’s the matter? Is it dirty?”

“What?! No!” he cried, flame sputtering as a physical reflection of his surprise. “It’s just…it’s nothing.”

Feeling much more like herself now that she was warming up, Jirou poked him in the ribs. “Come on, you can tell me. It can’t be any worse than the things Kaminari reads.”

Todoroki giggled, too ticklish to hold it back, and the fire sputtered again. “Don’t! It’s nothing, really. Just…”

This time she used both hands to tickle him, making him put out the fire to grab her in self-defense, the palm that had been holding the flame nearly burning her skin. She yelped, pulling back, then redoubled her attack, laughing along with him. “Just tell me, Todo!”

“Okay, okahahahay! It’s a gihihihihirly book!” he squealed, squirming under her tickling fingers for a few moments longer until she let up and grinned at him.

“Girly?”

With a resigned, embarrassed sigh, he pulled out the book and offered it to her. She flipped it over and beamed at the cover. “A manga version of Pride and Prejudice?! That’s so cute!”

“Don’t tell anyone, okay?” he murmured, clearly uncomfortable. “It’s just…”

“It’s totally fine to read whatever you want, you know,” Jirou said matter-of-factly, handing the novel back to him. “But if you promise to keep me warm, I’ll promise this can be our secret.”

Relieved, Todoroki recalled the flame and made it even bigger, inviting her to snuggle close to him. “It’s a deal.”

*

155) Switches Kaminari and Deku

“Yeet!”

Kaminari ducked as the snowball sailed overhead. He stared incredulously at his friend. “Did you seriously just yell ‘yeet’?”

Deku laughed. “Yeah!”

“Dork,” Kami muttered, then gathered up a mega snowball and threw it at the greenette. “Yeet!”

“See? It’s fun to say!”

The snowballs continued to fly for another minute before finally one connected – right in Deku’s face. He toppled to the ground, clutching his cheek.

“Oh my gosh!” Kami yelped, scrambling over to him. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hit your face! Are you okay?”

Deku groaned. “Oww…”

The blonde felt awful. “I’m sorry! Why don’t we go back inside? I’ll make you some hot chocolaaaaAAA HEHEHEHEY STAHAHAHAP!!”

With a victorious grin, Deku grabbed onto Kami’s sides and squeezed rapidly, gradually pushing his friend back into the snow. “Gotcha! This is what you get for hitting me in the face! We said no headshots, remember?”

“I knohohohohow! I’m sohohohohorry, Midoriyahahahaha!” The sparky blonde screeched, giggling hysterically at the light, teasing touches that were gradually traveling up to his ribs. “Plehehehease! This isn’t fahahahahair!”

“Too bad~” Deku giggled.

Kami lit up his quirk and grabbed onto the greenette’s ribs, tasing him with his tickle shocks and making the poor boy scream and fall back so their positions were reversed. The blonde wasted no time hopping onto his waist and tickling all over his torso wildly in retaliation.

“Your turn, you goofball!” he laughed, enjoying the way Deku’s entire face lit up with his cackles, brightening the very air around them. “Think you can tickle me and get away with it? You’re not even really hurt, are you?”

“Nohohohoho!” Deku squealed, kicking weakly, snow flying into the air around his feet. “Kami, lehehehehehet me gohohohoho!”

“In a minute.” His friend traveled down to his hips and kneaded as best he could through the layers he wore, but it was worth it to watch him panic, eyes lighting up despite himself at the much more ticklish sensations.

“Nahahahahaha! Kami, that’s reheheheheheally not fahahahahahair! Not my hihihihihihips!”

“I dunno, Midoriya,” Kaminari teased, shooting him a wink as he tickled even faster, making him screech once again. “I kind of like winning, and I’m much better at tickle fights than snowball fights, so…”

The two of them took turns laughing for a long time after that, eventually retreating back into the dorms for hot chocolate when they were both exhausted from the fun day.

*

156) Lee Todoroki, Ler Bakugou

“Not that I don’t love cuddling with you, Katsuki,” Todoroki chuckled as his boyfriend snuggled closer into his left side, silently imploring his boyfriend to warm him up, “but I think it’s so funny how you can’t handle the cold.”

“Shut the heck up,” Bakugou grumbled. “My quirk isn’t built for this kind of weather. I can’t sweat if I’m shivering my butt off.”

Todoroki gave him a tiny smirk. “I’d like to see that, actually.”

Bakugou smacked his leg and curled up even more. “Just help me out, idiot.”

For a moment Todoroki was going to do just that, but then he decided he couldn’t resist messing with his partner a little more. “Hmm…nah. I’m not bothered by the temperature. You’re just a big baby.”

“What did you say to me?” the blonde demanded, snapping his head up to see Todoroki’s eyes sparkling with mischief. Irritated, he growled low in his throat. “Fine, you don’t want to help? I’ll work up a sweat myself and then blast you into the next prefecture, you sorry excuse for a boyfriend.”

“Come on, don’t be mehehehehean! Wahahahahahaha hehehehehehey!” The icy-hot hero suddenly found himself giggling uncontrollably when Bakugou straddled his lap and started pinching up and down his sides and ribs, pinning him in place all the while. “Ehehehehehe! Kahahahahatsuki!”

Bakugou smirked. Frustrated as he was, he had to admit he lived to hear Todoroki giggling out his first name like that. It warmed him up just as well as his fire would have. “Too late. This was your choice, babe. Now suffer!”

“Buhuhuhuhut I lihihihihike mehehehehessing with you – AIEE NOHOHO NOT THERE!!”

“Yeah? I like messing with you, too, Sho.” The blonde wiggled a hand up into his armpit. “Tickle, tickle, cuddle bug~”

“DOHOHOHON’T CALL ME THAHAHAHAT!!” Todoroki cried, his right cheek turning red enough to blend in with the scar on his left side. “KAHAHAHAHATSUKI, PLEHEHEHEASE!! I’LL KEHEHEHEHEEP YOU WAHAHAHAHARM!!”

“Promise?” Bakugou let out a long string of skittering noises to accompany his underarm tickling – a teasing technique that always made the half-and-half hero lose his mind squealing with giggles.

“I PROMISE!! JUST STAHAHAHAHAHAHAP IT!!”

The blonde let up on his assault and curled up against him again in the way they’d been cuddled together a minute before, humming in satisfaction when he finally began to feel warmth radiating from his boyfriend’s skin onto his.

After a pause during which Todoroki caught his breath, the peppermint boy observed, “You know, there are other ways I can warm you up…”

Bakugou only grunted and cuddled him harder. “Shut up, Shoto.”

*

157) Lee Deku, Ler Todoroki

When the credits rolled, Todoroki picked up the remote and switched the TV off, letting out a groan that was louder than usual for him.

Deku glanced up from his superhero magazine. “You okay?”

“I’m starving.”

“We could have dinner. I guess it is a little late in the evening, huh?” The greenette dogeared his page and tossed the magazine onto the table, stretching. “What are you hungry for?”

Todoroki paused as if considering. “Raspberries.”

“That’s specific,” Deku giggled, already getting to his feet, barely looking at his boyfriend as he started to walk around the couch. “I don’t know if we have any, but I can look—”

“Izuku.”

The use of his first name made him stop and turn, and that’s when he saw the glint in Todoroki’s eyes. The playful, eager shine they only had when he was in that kind of mood.

Deku was blushing before his boyfriend’s meaning had fully sunk in. “Oh. Oh! You mean…those kind of raspberries?”

The smirk that teased Todoroki’s lips was answer enough, and the greenette giggled in anticipation as he retraced his steps, plopped himself right back down where he’d been, and lay back as enticingly as he was able to manage. “Well, eat up, then. It’s important to eat healthy, you know.”

Todoroki snorted, but crawled over to him and straddled his knees, grinning excitedly. “You sure you don’t mind?”

“You know I love it when you’re in a mood, Shoto.”

The half-and-half hero gripped his wrists gently but firmly, pinning them to his sides, pulling up Deku’s shirt with his teeth, shooting him a teasing look that made the freckled boy’s heart race.

“N-No fair,” Deku whined, giggles shifting from eager to something lighter and more genuine when Todoroki started kissing his lower tummy.

“No?”

“You can’t look at me like that and not do something about it!”

“Sorry, babe.” Todoroki pushed up on his knees to lean down and kiss Deku’s lips for a few moments, then immediately went back to nibbling his belly. “Better?”

“Hehehehehe! Yeheheheheah,” the greenette replied as he squirmed, bracing himself. “Now, whahahat about those rahahahaspberr-EEEEEEES!!”

Todoroki chuckled along with his laughing boyfriend as he finally got the snack he’d been craving all evening.

*

158) Lee Deku, Ler Bakugou

Deku’s obnoxious yellow All Might shirt was falling up – yes, up – his chest and he was frantically trying to push it back down, but it was hard when a certain angry blonde kept jabbing his waistline.

“Kacchan, stohohohooop,” he whined, green hair brushing the carpet of the floor, face flushed from his awkward positioning.

Bakugou snorted, continuing to poke and prod at his bare skin. “Don’t pretend you aren’t having the time of your life, moron.”

Deku opened his mouth to pretend to argue, but what came out of him was a stream of giggles rather than words. He shot his arms up to protect himself, making his shirt fall all over again. Two single fingers dug into his hips slowly but relentlessly. The shockwaves of ticklishness were already unbearable, and they had only barely started!

“See? You’re cackling like a clown. You obviously love this.” Bakugou kept up his wiggling with ease, watching Deku squirm with a satisfaction he wasn’t even trying to disguise. “Tickle, tickle, little nerd.”

“Dohohohohohohon’t!” Deku squealed, arching his back as much as he could while upside-down, hands flailing uselessly.

“Don’t what?”

“Cahahahahall me thahahahahat!”

“Oh? You like being called a little nerd, huh?” The blonde smirked through Deku’s chorus of “nononono!” and teased, “Little Deku just loves being tickled riiiight here, doesn’t he? Your smile says it all. Shaking your head like that won’t make me stop, little nerd.”

Deku was losing his mind. It was only two fingers, but they were so steadily tickling his worst spot and the teasing was making him desperate for it to – “Stohohohohohohohop!”

“Why should I?”

“It tihihihihihihihickles, Kacchahahahahahan!”

Bakugou scoffed, switching to two fingers on each side and vibrating them now. “You’ll have to come up with something more convincing than that, little nerd. Oh? Does this bother you? Tickles a lot more now, huh, ticklish little Deku?”

Deku couldn’t help the way his frantic giggling shifted into full belly laughter at the change in technique, but despite all his protests, he knew his friend was right. He really was having the time of his life.

He always did when Bakugou decided to be playful with him.

*

159) Lee Bakugou, Ler Todoroki

Todoroki was pouting.

One of the struggles of dating Bakugou was that the blonde didn’t give him a lot of physical affection, which would have been fine if not for Todoroki’s now knowing how much good it did him to have that kind of special bonding time with someone. He loved cuddles and kisses and just generally being in the same space as his boyfriend more than was probably normal, but he couldn’t help it.

He tried to respect Bakugou’s boundaries; he knew he didn’t crave physical affection nearly as much, but he felt it wasn’t too much to ask to be allowed to snuggle with him once in a while, at least.

Tonight was one of those nights he really wanted to be affectionate, but Bakugou was lost in his own little world, having just binged an entire season of his latest favorite show in one sitting and now basking in the afterglow.

Todoroki scoffed. Afterglow. He should be basking in mine, not some TV show’s.

“Katsuki,” he tried, “can I snuggle with you?”

It took Bakugou a moment to realize he’d even spoken. “Hm? Oh, yeah, sure. Come here, clingy.”

He could have done without the nickname, but he’d take what he could get. Todoroki shuffled over to his boyfriend and huddled up against his side, relishing the fleeting feeling of Bakugou’s arm around his shoulders.

A moment passed. The blonde was clearly still in his own head.

Todoroki sighed. “You’re not…paying attention to me.”

“Eh?” came the absentminded reply.

That did it.

“I said,” the peppermint boy repeated, reaching over to pinch his boyfriend’s hip, “you’re not paying attention to—”

“H-Hey, stohop that!” Bakugou snorted, shooting his arm down to push him away, a trembling grin on his lips.

Todoroki beamed, his heart leaping in his chest at the sight and sound. Well, if this was how to get him to give him proper attention…

“Why should I? You’ve been ignoring me all day.” Todoroki went back to pinching, chuckling a little himself when Bakugou started to snicker, a smile on his face as he twisted and squirmed. “I let you watch your show, but it’s my turn. I want attention. Get all googly-eyed about me, Katsuki.”

“I’m nohohohot googly-eyed over anythihihing! Gah, you ihihihidiot, quit tihihihihickling me!”

Todoroki instead started squeezing both hips at once, pushing Bakugou over onto his side, relishing in the yelp and laughter that followed. “No way! Now that you’re finally focused on me, I want it to stay that way!”

It wasn’t long before Todoroki found himself getting all kinds of attention after that.

*

160) Lee Todoroki, Ler Bakugou

Bakugou had started it.

Bakugou had started it.

Todoroki shivered as his boyfriend kissed up his arm, from wrist to elbow to shoulder. He’d never been more grateful to be wearing cutoff sleeves thanks to this summer heat.

Bakugou wrapped one arm around his back, running his fingers through his hair with the opposite hand. He’d instigated this – started it by sitting in Todoroki’s lap and showering him with kisses – and now the half-and-half boy was melting beneath him, in absolute bliss. He loved being cuddled and ambushed with affection, and that was exactly what was happening now. He couldn’t get enough of it.

But then…

Todoroki squeaked and scrunched his shoulders when Bakugou pressed a soft kiss to his neck. “Hehe, Katsuki, that tihickles…”

Bakugou hummed, a smirk tugging at his lips as he kissed him again, and again, and again, until Todoroki was giggling uncontrollably.

“We both know you like it when I play with you,” the blonde murmured into his ear, slipping the hand around his back under his shirt to tease the bare skin. “Let me love you, Shoto.”

Well, how was he supposed to respond to that?

Todoroki gripped Bakugou’s shirt in his hands, snickering and squirming in his seat as kiss after kiss landed on his sensitive neck. It tickled like crazy, but he still couldn’t help but tip his head back and give his boyfriend easier access, because it was true – he loved it when Bakugou did things like this. It was so rare, he wanted to savor every last second.

Still, when his boyfriend started nibbling along his neck, Todoroki couldn’t help but squeal. His hands shot down to shove at Bakugou’s chest, trying to push him away in earnest now.

“Bahahahahabe, stahahahahap! It tihihihihickles!”

In response, Bakugou grabbed his wrists and shoved them behind him, pinning them to the couch while he went to town nibbling on his partner’s neck.

Todoroki shrieked and cackled helplessly, squirming in the blonde’s strong hold but going nowhere fast.

He had a feeling he was going to be in for a long night indeed.