• what color reminds your muse of mine?
• what song reminds your muse of mine? 
• what scent reminds your muse of mine? 
• what meme reminds your muse of mine? 
• what sound reminds your muse of mine? 
• what setting reminds your muse of mine? 
• what fashion style reminds your muse of mine? 
• what feeling does your muse associate with mine?
• what animal does your muse associate with mine?
• what holiday does your muse associate with mine?
• what season does your muse associate with mine?

• “Stop telling me what to do.”
• “I don’t need you micromanaging me.”
• “You think every choice I make is wrong.”
• “That wasn’t your choice to decide for me…”
• “Stop ordering me around like I’m your servant!”
• “Nothing I do is ever good enough for you, is it?”
• “I should be allowed to make my own decisions.”
• “Is it fun for you? Nitpicking every little thing I do?”
• “Do I have to ask permission to do anything, now?”
• “I don’t need you hovering over my shoulder like that.”
• “It’s my life. Why am I not allowed to have any say in it?”
• “Why should I do anything if you’re just gonna criticize it?”
• “You’re not my mother/father/parent. So, stop acting like it.”
• “I don’t have to listen to you. I can decide things for myself.”
• “Okay, I’m an adult. Stop telling me what to do like I’m a child.”
• “Why do you do this? Why can’t you just let me have any say?”
• “Oh my god! ‘(Name) do this! (Name) do that!’ Please, just let me live.”
• “So, what? Damned if I do, damned if I don’t. What more do you want from me?”
• “So, I’m not allowed to do anything you don’t like. And you don’t like anything I do. … What the hell does that leave me?”

a whole lot of betrayal themed prompts from a variety of sources

• "You're a traitor."
• "Et tu, (name)…?"
• "You sold me out?!"
• "You betrayed me..."
• "I thought I could trust you."
• "I will never trust you, again."
• "I’ll be the last one you ever betray."
• "I trusted you! No, I TRUSTED YOU!"
• "You'll pay the price for this betrayal."
• "You really shouldn’t have betrayed us."
• "I thought I could trust you. I guess not.”
• "So, you did all this! You double crosser!"
• "Want your knife? It's still lodged in my back."
• "I hope whatever they promised you is worth it."
• “Ah! Curse your sudden, but inevitable betrayal!”
• "You've been lying to me all this time… haven't you?"
• "I don't think you understand who you just betrayed."
• "All this time… all this time, you've been on their side."
• "How much… how much did they pay you to betray me?"
• "You let me think you were on my team this whole time…"
• "You betrayed me. And I know that you'll never feel sorry."
• "I asked you to protect our family. And you betrayed us all."
• "How could you do this? I believed you! We all believed you!"
• "Double crossing me will be the worst mistake you ever make."
• "In order for you to betray me, I would've had to trust you, first."
• "Putting a knife in my back didn't have to be literal, you know..."
• "If you were going to Judas me, you could've at least kissed me."
• "Did you have to do this? I was thinking that you could be trusted."
• "I put all my faith in you. I told them all to. And you've betrayed us all."
• "You were supposed to be my ride or die. I can't believe you turned your back on me."
• "You we're the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy (name), not join them!"
• "After everything I've done for you, and this… this is how you repay me? A knife in my back?"
• "No, you didn't make a mistake. You made a choice… the only mistake here was me trusting you."
• "How did I find you? Oh, it was easy really. I just listened for the sound of complete and utter betrayal, and followed that."

VULNERABLE CONFESSION PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue, adjust as necessary

• it's been a long time since i did anything like this.
• be honest with me.
• i have something to tell you.
• do you have a second to talk?
• i've never said it outloud.
• you shouldn't feel ashamed.
• you are destined for greater things.
• i don't remember anything about my parents.
• i think i deserve the truth.
• how long have you known?
• i can't believe i trusted you.
• you should have told me from the start.
• i won't judge you, no matter what you say.
• i'm not sure how to do this.
• i owe you an explanation.
• you don't have to hide this any longer.
• when was the last time someone held you?
• i've never been kissed.
• i've been alone all my life.
• this feels weird to me.
• it will feel better if you tell me.
• you are the only one who can save us.
• you should know the truth.
• i'm not ready to do this.
• no one's ever really loved me.
• i was kept in the dark all my life.
• i don't know what love feels like.
• tell me the truth. it's okay.
• take your time with this. it must be very hard on you.
• my parents died when i was very young.
• i should tell you the truth.
• there's no shame in this.
• i can't believe i never knew.
• i'm sorry, but i don't believe you.
• i can't do this.
• are you sitting down?
• you are the chosen one.
• it's safer if you never know the truth.
• this never should have happened.
• i regret everything.
• i've never been with anyone before.
• there's something i should have told you a long time ago.
• i'm afraid of heights.
• they thought you'd be better off not knowing.
• you should have told me.
• you were hiding this from me?
• don't laugh when i tell you, all right? promise?
• you've been kept in the dark for far too long.
• you're the first person i've told.
• so? what do you think?
• maybe it was silly to hide that.
• i didn't feel comfortable telling you.
• they deserve to know.
• what happens now?
• you'll want to sit down for this.
• you will save us from this evil.
• i should have listened to you.
• you'll have to teach me. i'm new to this.
• i don't have much experience.
• they didn't want you to know.
• i never knew them.
• i don't even know my own name.
• everything you've been told is a lie.
• i'm not ready for that.
• will it always be like this?
• i've been hiding this from you.
• i didn't want you to know.
• there are more pressing matters to attend to.

• “You look hungry.”
• “This… what is this?”
• “How’d you find out?”
• “Are you catching a cold?”
• “That’s very questionable.”
• “Do you ever just shut up?”
• “Oh, I don’t like the looks of this.”
• “Oh no, you sweet summer child.”
• “… You don’t actually get it, do you?”
• “You look like you haven’t slept in days.”
• “Did you actually walk all the way here?”
• “There’s nothing wrong with speaking up.”
• “You don’t deserve to be treated like that.”
• “Don’t you think you’re taking this too far?”
• “Why do you let them talk to you like that?”
• “I love this so much. I could do this all day.”
• “What made you think this was a good idea?”
• “No, sorry, that’s really not a good look for you.”
• “You’re smarter than you give yourself credit for.”
• “I care about you. This isn’t going to change that.”
• “Next you’ll tell me you’re a superhero in disguise.”
• “I often find myself questioning how you’re still alive.”
• “I know you were just crying. Your eyes are still puffy.”
• “Seriously? You’re just gonna sit there and do nothing?”
• “Respect is earned. And you still have a long way to go.”
• “You don’t have to make it up to me. It wasn’t your fault.”
• “I don’t think you’re grasping the severity of the situation.”
• “You thought it couldn’t get any worse. Well, it got worse!”
• “I think my mind has gone places it will never fully recover from.”
• “Just because you’re brave doesn’t mean you need to be reckless.”
• “I know you’re going through a rough time. Can I get you anything?”
• “So, you’re telling me, if you had the chance to change it, you wouldn’t?”
• “You had multiple chances to reconsider this choice. And you still made it.”
• “I don’t know what’s going on with you, but you need to get your act together.”
• “It was the weirdest dream I’ve ever had. I’d like a word with my sub-conscious’s manager.”

• “I was happy… once.”
• “Do you think I could be saved?”
• “There’s no reasoning with grief.”
• “I am so tired of being so scared.”
• “If this is reality, I’m not interested.”
• “I put all my trust in an empty dream.”
• “But what is grief if not love persevering?”
• “I was too young to know how to love her.“
• “I’m too young for eyes this sad, this tired.”
• “You’re all duct tape and safety pins inside.”
• “If you’re happy in a dream, does that count?”
• “I can survive on my own. I have for this long.”
• “I don’t want to give up hope… it’s all I have left.”
• “I didn’t make the choice to give this up. You did.”
• “How long have you carried this, all on your own?”
• “I loved her… and, sometimes, she loved me, too.”
• “Tears come from the heart and not from the brain.“
• “Maybe some people are just made to be shattered.”
• “There is no way to train your heart to be invulnerable.“
• “You said you’d always be there for me, but you’re not.“
• “I don’t trust anyone else. I can barely even trust myself.”
• “Sometimes it’s better to be alone. Nobody can hurt you.“
• “You don’t love me. You don’t. Love doesn’t hurt like this.”
• “All that could be said has… and it hasn’t solved anything.”
• “No one heard me screaming, then. How could they, now?”
• “They’ve dulled your light. Even your smile is dimmer, now.”
• “You were supposed to be my escape… not another prison.”
• “How long am I supposed to wander before I can find home?”
• “I hid my deepest feelings so well I forgot where I placed them.“
• “Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.“
• “I have to keep moving. Eventually, someday, I’ll be safe, again.”
• “How can you move forward when you keep regretting the past?“
• “Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.“
• “I should have been there. I should have done something, anything.”
• “No matter how gifted you are… You, alone, cannot change the world.“
• “Nothing… there is nothing I can do that will make my heart less heavy.”
• “Loneliness is peaceful, but there’ll be no one to share happiness with.“
• “Please don’t go away… No one’s ever stuck with me for so long before.“
• “You know, a heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating, just the same.”
• “I just want you to be happy. Even if that happiness no longer includes me.”
• “People keep telling me that life goes on, but to me, that’s the saddest part.”
• “I thought I could just apologize tomorrow. But that tomorrow… never came.“
• “How has the weight of this not crushed you? How are you still able to smile?”
• “The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.”
• “The scariest and the most painful thing is to be hated by someone you truly love.“
• “Happiness is a fleeting notion. It fills you with false hope. Grief keeps you grounded.”
• “Breathing is hard. When you cry so much, it makes you realize that breathing is hard.“
• “Nothing has ever hurt more than realizing, in your darkest moment, you’re truly alone.”
• “You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.“
• “Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.”
• “I know what it’s like to want to die. How it hurts to smile. How you try to fit in, but you can’t.”
• “But, if you want to leave, you can. I’ll remember you, though. I remember everyone that leaves.”
• “You can love someone so much… But you can never love people as much as you can miss them.“
• “Why should I apologize for being a monster? Has anyone ever apologized for turning me into one?“
• “I have to believe that there are still good people in the world. I have to believe that kindness persists.”
• “You have been, in every way, all that anyone could be… If anybody could have saved me, it would have been you.”
• “So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad, and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.”
• “Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it’s there if you look deep.”
• “But grief makes a monster out of us sometimes… and sometimes you say and do things to the people you love that you can’t forgive yourself for.“
• “People think being alone makes you lonely, but I don’t think that’s true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world.”
• “The loneliest people are the kindest. The saddest people smile the brightest. The most damaged people are the wisest. All because they don’t wish to see anyone else suffer the way they did.“

• “This forest isn’t safe.”
• “You missed your ride.”
• “Time goes on, little angel.”
• “This coat won’t last forever.”
• “Please stay with me awhile.”
• “Sometimes you’re gonna fall.”
• “I’m happiest with you around.”
• “I’m a mess, a damn disgrace.”
• “I know how it feels to lie down.”
• “It’s useless thinking of excuses.”
• “I’m so sorry I can’t make it right.”
• “There’s not much time to spare.”
• “I know you’re something special.”
• “You know nothing stays the same.”
• “Someday we’ll all be dead anyway.”
• “There’s nothing left of me anymore.”
• “There’s your conscience in your way.”
• “Just grab your favorite hat and leave.”
• “I hope you sleep a little better tonight.”
• “It’s not quite as peaceful as they said.”
• “The stars, they remind me of your smile.”
• “Check your watch, you’re gonna be late.”
• “And I know everything’s gonna be alright.” 
• “You’ll know when you’ve joined the ghosts.”
• “Even though it’s probably just in my mind…”
• “You’ve shown me something I can believe in.”
• “Mortals who entered would never come back.”
• “They said that this house had a haunted past.”
• “I don’t care that people don’t like me anymore.”
• “’Screw it’, you said, ‘who cares what they say?’“
• “Don’t really make such a great shelter over me.”
• “What were the chances we could wind up here?“
• “This is an important day, so I’ll get out of your way.”
• “Do you ever think there’s something more out there?“
• “The demons you’re afraid of live inside of your head.”
• “Please come home, I’m so tired of sleeping all alone.”
• “Feeling that everything’s going wrong because of me.”
• “There’s a ghost in your closet and spirits in your walls.”
• “Hope you remember that everything’s gonna be alright.”
• “It’d be better for me to stay in my bed just one more day.”
• “Well, how lucky am I to have somebody like you in my life?”
• “Cover my bones with ice and snow, leave me to crystallize.”
• “And monsters in the closet won’t stop giving me the shivers.”
• “Don’t you wonder why this happens to you every single time?“
• “My bones aren’t strong enough to keep me from falling apart.”
• “I know my hands aren’t warm enough to hold your cold, cold heart.”
• “And did you know that every night I play your favorite songs on repeat?“
• “Crash and burn, someday we’ll learn… but, for now, we can’t get it right.”

• “Ain’t you worried what I’ll do?“
• “Little girl, you are not so young.”
• “Does it hurt when you lie to me?”
• “I made a vow I’d see you, again.”
• “I decided my fate with my deeds.”
• “Please don’t say I’m going alone.”
• “Where could that girl have gone?”
• “I will run, but I know that I’m beat.”
• “Just please don’t leave me alone.”
• “Tell me, when did I lose your love?“
• “Come inside and lie down to sleep.”
• “I’m goin’ away for a long, long time.”
• “You were out finding trouble, again.”
• “If you’d asked, I would set you free.”
• “Rest awhile, they’re coming for you.”
• “How do they know? Well, they don’t.”
• “You made me swear I’d never forget.”
• “Oh, is he ready to die for you, baby?“
• “I wanna be the man who lives forever.”
• “And search all day, never find anyone.”
• “Die if I must, let my bones turn to dust.”
• “All the dead seem to know where I am.”
• “You’ve been gone for a long, long time.”
• “Can you face me for what you’ve done?“
• “Out there’s a world that calls for me, girl.”
• “You are my protector and my best friend.”
• “I love this world and I don’t wanna leave it.”
• “Years have gone, but the pain is the same.”
• “I’m just a man, but I know that I’m damned.”
• “Lie where I land, let my bones turn to sand.”
• “If you won’t, I must say my goodbyes to thee.”
• “Perhaps my chance was then, I’ll never know.”
• “She left no trail, but I cannot fail, I will find her.”
• “I ain’t ever gonna let ‘em take my life from me.”
• “To the ends of the earth, would you follow me?”
• “Maybe I’m heading to die, but I’m still gonna try.”
• “I wanted everybody else in the world to know it.”
• “She lit a fire, but now she’s in my every thought.”
• “I stand beside you, brother, with you ‘til the end.”
• “I said we’re all gonna die, but I’ll never believe it.”
• “I’ve no regrets, I will not ask for your forgiveness.”
• “I was born on the lake and I don’t want to leave it.”
• “You are the purest soul I’ve ever known in my life.”
• “You’ve been in the wind, you’ve been on my mind.”
• “Don’t run away… our time will come, but not today.”
• “I’ll search the world until there’s no place left to go.”
• “There’s a price to be paid for the things that we do.”
• “She left no trace, but I know her face, I will find her.”
• “There’s a world that was meant for our eyes to see.”
• “I wanted everyone to know that you’re the girl for me.”
• “Where have you been, darlin’? What have you done?“
• “Don’t turn away, don’t tell me that we’re not the same.”
• “It’s time to run, they’ll string me up for all that I’ve done.”
• “But, there ain’t enough time in the life that they gave me.”
• “Well, they say that you’re gone and that I should move on.”
• “There’s a fire in your eyes and there’s blood on your hands.”
• “I did it all for you, don’t spurn me after all I’ve gone through.”
• “No time to rest, I’m gonna find me a life, baby, way out west.”
• “I’m going soon, gonna leave tonight by the light of the moon.”
• “My time is spent, baby, please don’t tell 'em just where I went.”
• “Lower your defense, run away with me and it’ll all make sense.”
• “I land on an island coast where the only souls I see are ghosts.”
• “I know we can’t stop what’s coming, but I will try, oh, how I’ll try.”
• “I did it all for you, well, I hope you know the lengths I’ve gone to.” 
• “Well, I could never betray your love. You had me, heart and soul.”
• “I was a-ready to die for you, baby, doesn’t mean I’m ready to stay.”
• “You just let me know that you’re coming home, and I’ll wait for you.”
• “Some kind of trouble is coming, don’t know when, don’t know what.”
• “You’ve been running 'round, again, with that boy you call your friend.”
• “How many miles have we wandered under the sky, chasing our fear?”
• “Oh, there’s a river that winds on forever, I’m gonna see where it leads.”
• “Can it be as real as it seems? Maybe this time I won’t wake from the dream.”
• “The tale that began on the night of my birth will be done in a turn of the earth.”
• “What good is living a life you’ve been given if all you do is stand in one place?”
• “I remember that fateful day when I ran away and you told me I couldn’t return.”
• “But I don’t really know this place, and it’s lonesome here in a wide open space.”
• “Oh, there’s a mountain that no man has mounted, I’m gonna stand on the peak.”
• “I’ve been walking through the mountains, I’ve wandered through the trees for her.”
• “Every eye on the coast ever more will remember the sight of the ghost on the shore.”
• “Just the rocks and the trees, and my lonesome dreams, and a road that’ll never end.”
• “Fall asleep and forget all your troubles, dream of laughter and old friends and lovers.”
• “Deep in the night, when the moon’s glowing bright, they come rising up into the night.”
• “Said that death is a deal that you cannot refuse, but I love you, girl and I don’t wanna lose you.”
• “Well, I know that my life’s better when we’re together, so why can’t our story just go on forever?”

• ❝  i guess i always kinda knew?  it just wasn’t that important until i got older.  ❞
• ❝  it never mattered to me like,  what form people came in.  i love souls,  the body is just kinda like pretty packaging.  it’s nice but it’s not what’s important to me.  ❞
• ❝  oh yeah i did the whole ‘massive crush on my best friend’ thing.  wouldn’t recommend it.  ❞
• ❝  today my gender is kinda of ‘meeehh?’  ❞
• ❝  yeah of course i’m only into women,  have you seen them?  ❞
• ❝  i think i had a harder time accepting myself than my family ever did.  ❞
• ❝  i’m pretty sure everyone else knew i was gay before i ever realized it.   ❞
• ❝  i have a hard time talking about it,  even now—i’m not ashamed or anything like that.  i just,  don’t really know…how or what to say i guess.  ❞
• ❝  i think i’m ready to actually come out to them.  ❞
• ❝  i really want to tell them but i don’t wanna do it alone…could you help me with it?  ❞
• ❝  the ‘am i gay’ quizzes are a gateway drug.  ❞
• ❝  would you mind using [insert pronouns] for me now?  i’m trying to see how it feels.  ❞
• ❝  they’re right actually,  i’m gay and i do have an agenda to make everything gayer.  ❞
• ❝  ever since i told them i’m gay they keep pointing to every slightly attractive man and asking if he’s my type.  ❞
• ❝  me? no i don’t think i’m—i mean.  yeah sometimes i think about what it’d be like to kiss girls/guys but i’d never…come on,  everyone thinks about it a little bit right?  ❞
• ❝  at this point the closet is literally made of glass.  ❞
• ❝  actually,  i’m [insert identity].  ❞
• ❝  it’s all ‘i wish i was into women it’d be so much easier’ until you find out about the lesbian drama.  ❞
• ❝  i’m bisexual and confused.  not about being bi,  though.  just like…in general.  about life.  ❞
• ❝  i just need a nice bear to throw me around for a few hours,  i think it’d do more for me than therapy.  ❞
• ❝  i would trust any stone butch with my life.  ❞
• ❝  sappho would be so proud.  ❞
• ❝  i’m still figuring myself out.  i know i’m not straight,  that’s a start.  ❞
• ❝  i finally figured out my sexuality and then boom here comes a gender identity crisis.  ❞
• ❝  i’ve just…never really been interested in the whole sex thing.  ❞
• ❝  anyway,  if neither of us find our true loves in the next five to ten years,  wanna have a lavender marriage?  for the taxes.  ❞
• ❝   you wanna come to pride with me?  ❞
• ❝   this is my first pride actually,  i’m kinda nervous.  ❞
• ❝   well,  this seems as good a time as any to come out.  ❞
• ❝  no one can know about this—it’s just between us okay?  ❞
• ❝  i’d never tell anyone.  ❞
• ❝  you don’t owe anyone ‘coming out.’  it’s personal,  do things at your own pace.  only tell the people you want to.  ❞
• ❝  you’ve always made me feel safe so,  i just knew i could tell you about it.  ❞
• ❝  everyone’s hot and i’m a disaster who doesn’t know how to ask anyone out.  ❞
• ❝  i’m not sure i wanna fuck them or be them.  ❞
• ❝  i’m just experimenting i guess,  trying to figure out what i like.  ❞
• ❝  she said she didn’t see us working out but then she brought me a potted plant so i guess it’s still up in the air.  ❞
• ❝  i want to be one of those bold,  unapologetic people but i’m still just terrified.  ❞
• ❝  she’s so pretty i think i’m gonna die.  ❞
• ❝  oh,  no he’s got a great smile too.  i’m in deep this time.  ❞
• ❝  how did you know?   like for sure that you were into [gender]?  ❞
• ❝  do you mind if i ask you a question about being [identity]?  ❞
• ❝  thank you for trusting me with this.  ❞
• ❝  it’s okay,  take your time to put it into the right words.  i’m not going anywhere.  ❞
• ❝  wait,  you think i’m [identity]?  what makes you say that?  ❞
• ❝  i’m here,  i’m queer,  i wanna leave.  ❞

• “You’re stir crazy!”
• “They called it ‘freedom’.”
• “Wait, I’m coming with you.”
• “Oh, you’re a heartless man.”
• “Go ahead and lay the blame.”
• “Laying low, staying out of sight…”
• “What if I said she’s down below?“
• “You got a lonesome road to walk.”
• “Just how far would you go for her?“
• “I can give you what it is you crave.”
• “You’re shivering… Is it cold or fear?”
• “You sell your soul. you get your due!”
• “You’re on the lam, you’re on the run.”
• “Where are you? Where are you now?”
• “Because they want what we have got.”
• “Heavy and hard is the heart of the king.”
• “Ain’t you working on your masterpiece?“
• “If you don’t do it, then the other one will!“
• “What do we have that they should want?“
• “But, don’t you see? It’s different with me!”
• “My heart is yours, always was and will be.”
• “Now everybody knows the walls have ears.”
• “You keep on walking and you don’t look back.”
• “Maybe you’re looking for some stronger stuff…”
• “I can see you’re blinded by the sadness of it all.”
• “What the boss don’t know, the boss won’t mind.”
• “Oh, the way is dark and long, but I’m already gone.”
• “It’s a bitter wine. Spit it out while you still have time.”
• “'Course, there is another way, but I ain’t supposed to say it.”
• “Every coward seems courageous in the safety of the crowd.”
• “Oh, my heart, it aches to stay, but the flesh will have its way.”
• “Talk of virtue. Talk of sin. Wouldn’t you have done the same?”
• “Only one thing to be done, let them think that they have won.”
• “But, I don’t understand… you said this was the promised land!”
• “Don’t need a ring for my finger, just need a steady hand to hold.”
• “And you’re gonna have a martyr on your hands if you let him go.”
• “Doubt comes in and all falls silent. It’s as though you aren’t there.”
• “There’s no telling what you’re gonna do when the chips are down.”
• “You said the world was generous and wouldn’t turn its back on us.”
• “Take if you can. Give if you must. Ain’t nobody but yourself to trust.”
• “Life ain’t easy. Life ain’t fair. A girl’s gotta fight for her rightful share.”
• “Help yourself, to hell with the rest. Even the one who loves you best.”
• “Nothing makes a man so bold as a woman’s smile and a hand to hold.”
• “You said that you would stay with me, whatever weather came our way.”
• “She called your name before she went, but I guess you weren’t listening.”
• “He could make you see how the world could be in spite of the way that it is.”
• “Oh, you’re a spineless king. And you’re never gonna get them in line, again.”
• “Men are fools. Men are frail. Give them the rope and they’ll hang themselves.”
• “But, that was in another life. That was in another world when I was a young girl.”
• “I don’t need gold, don’t need silver… just bread when I’m hungry, fire when I’m cold.”
• “You can have your principles when you’ve got a bellyful, but hunger has a way with you.”
• “Love is not a gilded cage. All the wealth within these walls, will never buy the thing called love.”
• “Thought you’d lay your burdens down and rest in peace in paradise, but there ain’t no rest for your weary soul.”

• “I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
• “I’ll try to do better, I swear.”
• “You deserve better than this.”
• “I’m sorry you went through that.”
• “I’m sorry you have to deal with me.”
• “I was wrong. I should have listened.”
• “I know I messed up. And I said I was sorry.”
• “Was I… was I the reason you were crying?”
• “I just lost control. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to.”
• “You shouldn’t have had to deal with that, I’m sorry.”
• “I shouldn’t have done that. Can you ever forgive me?”
• “They’ll never apologize, so I’ll do it for them. I’m sorry.”
• “I’ve never stopped and listened to you, and I’m sorry for that.”
• “Oh my god, am I… am I the one who made you cry? I’m sorry.”
• “I’m not going to ask for your forgiveness, because I don’t deserve it.”
• “I didn’t mean to hurt you, but that’s not the point. I still did. And I’m sorry.”

• “I gotta have you.”
• “You look like bad news.”
• “I’ll do anything you say.”
• “I wish I could run to you.“
• “This hope is treacherous.”
• “You should’ve been there.”
• “This is the worthwhile fight.”
• “Oh, we made quite a mess.”
• “I realize the blame is on me.”
• “I just want to know you better.”
• “I never… never saw you coming.”
• “You come around and the armor falls.”
• “Remember how that lasted for a day?“
• “I might be okay… but I’m not fine at all.”
• “I’m really gonna miss you picking fights.”
• “It just comes back in flashes, you know?“
• “I’ve been loving you for quite some time.”
• “This is the last time I’m asking you why…”
• “You break my heart in the blink of an eye.”
• “I’m pretty sure we almost broke up last night.“
• “I knew you were trouble when you walked in.”
• “Everybody loves pretty, everybody loves cool.”
• “So casually cruel in the name of being honest.”
• “All love ever does is break, and burn, and end.”
• “We are never, ever, ever getting back together.”
• “I guess you didn’t care, and I guess I liked that.”
• “I’d be smart to walk away, but you’re quicksand.”
• “When I still see it all in my head, in burning red…”
• “You don’t know about me, but I’ll bet you want to.”
• “It feels like a perfect night for breakfast at midnight.”
• “Everything will be alright if you keep me next to you.”
• “We fall in love ‘til it hurts, or bleeds, or fades in time.”
• “Running scared, I was there, I remember it all too well.”
• “Words, how little they mean when you’re a little too late.”
• “I’d like to be my old self again, but I’m still trying to find it.”
• “We’re happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time.”
• “Hey, you call me up again just to break me like a promise.”
• “Love is a ruthless game, unless you play it good and right.”
• “Baby, I miss you… and I swear I’m gonna change, trust me.“
• “You’ve got your demons, and, darling… they all look like me.”
• “Look at you: worrying too much about things you can’t change.“
• “Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met.”
• “You’ve been getting closer and closer, and crossing so many lines.”
• “Well, maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much.”
• “I think that the worst part of it all wasn’t losing him. It was losing me.”
• “It’s been occurring to me I’d like to hang out with you for my whole life.“
• “If I had known what I’d known now, I never would have played so nonchalant.”
• “Touching him was like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you.”
• “It’s not really anything he said or anything he did, it was the feeling that came along with it.”
• “The saddest fear comes creeping in… that you never loved me, or her, or anyone, or anything.”

• “I gotta have you.”
• “You look like bad news.”
• “I’ll do anything you say.”
• “I wish I could run to you.“
• “This hope is treacherous.”
• “You should’ve been there.”
• “This is the worthwhile fight.”
• “Oh, we made quite a mess.”
• “I realize the blame is on me.”
• “I just want to know you better.”
• “I never… never saw you coming.”
• “You come around and the armor falls.”
• “Remember how that lasted for a day?“
• “I might be okay… but I’m not fine at all.”
• “I’m really gonna miss you picking fights.”
• “It just comes back in flashes, you know?“
• “I’ve been loving you for quite some time.”
• “This is the last time I’m asking you why…”
• “You break my heart in the blink of an eye.”
• “I’m pretty sure we almost broke up last night.“
• “I knew you were trouble when you walked in.”
• “Everybody loves pretty, everybody loves cool.”
• “So casually cruel in the name of being honest.”
• “All love ever does is break, and burn, and end.”
• “We are never, ever, ever getting back together.”
• “I guess you didn’t care, and I guess I liked that.”
• “I’d be smart to walk away, but you’re quicksand.”
• “When I still see it all in my head, in burning red…”
• “You don’t know about me, but I’ll bet you want to.”
• “It feels like a perfect night for breakfast at midnight.”
• “Everything will be alright if you keep me next to you.”
• “We fall in love ‘til it hurts, or bleeds, or fades in time.”
• “Running scared, I was there, I remember it all too well.”
• “Words, how little they mean when you’re a little too late.”
• “I’d like to be my old self again, but I’m still trying to find it.”
• “We’re happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time.”
• “Hey, you call me up again just to break me like a promise.”
• “Love is a ruthless game, unless you play it good and right.”
• “Baby, I miss you… and I swear I’m gonna change, trust me.“
• “You’ve got your demons, and, darling… they all look like me.”
• “Look at you: worrying too much about things you can’t change.“
• “Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met.”
• “You’ve been getting closer and closer, and crossing so many lines.”
• “Well, maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much.”
• “I think that the worst part of it all wasn’t losing him. It was losing me.”
• “It’s been occurring to me I’d like to hang out with you for my whole life.“
• “If I had known what I’d known now, I never would have played so nonchalant.”
• “Touching him was like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you.”
• “It’s not really anything he said or anything he did, it was the feeling that came along with it.”
• “The saddest fear comes creeping in… that you never loved me, or her, or anyone, or anything.”

PSA: PUTTING A HAND ON YOUR SHOULDER AS I TYPE THIS.

• Felt stressed out about logging into your rp account
• Felt genuinely bad for not getting to a response
• Stressed out over an event you weren't able to participate in
• Felt like your self worth is intrinsically linked to this hobby
• Gotten irrationally upset over the idea of people unfollowing / blocking you
• Looked at the numbers of your follower count a bit too much

• “I’ll protect you.”
• “You’re not a burden.”
• “It’s okay. You can rest.”
• “It’ll all turn out all right.”
• “It’s alright to cry. Let it out.”
• “You did the best you could.”
• “You still deserve to be loved.”
• “You’re stronger than you think.”
• “You can scream if you need to.”
• “It’s not as bad as you think it is.”
• “You’ve got this. I believe in you.”
• “You’re allowed to have feelings.”
• “No one’s going to hurt you here.”
• “There’s nothing dangerous here.”
• “Do you need someone to talk to?”
• “Come here, I think you need a hug.”
• “It’s okay. It’s okay. You’re safe, now.”
• “Your past mistakes are not who you are.”
• “You can squeeze my hand if you need to.”
• “I know it’s scary, but I know you’ll be okay.”
• “You deserve to be treated better than that.”
• “You don’t have to handle this all on your own.”
• “It’s okay to mess up. You don’t have to be perfect.”
• “You don’t have to be scared anymore. You’re safe.”
• “You’re better at this than you give yourself credit for.”
• “You made a mistake, and it’s not the end of the world.”
• “I’ll always be right here for you, whenever you need me.”
• “You’re scared. It’s okay to admit it, there’s no shame in it.”
• “I’m always going to have your back. You know that, right?”
• “It’s okay to speak up. You should have a voice in this, too.”
• “I’m here, whether you need hugs, or ice cream, or… anything.”
• “I’m here for you. I will always be here for you, as long as I live.”
• “There’s nothing wrong with looking after yourself. It’s not selfish.”
• “You deserve to have someone you cares about and what you need.”
• “How about I make you something to eat, and you can tell me about it?”
• “No one expects you to be indestructible. It’s alright to break sometimes.”
• “There is nothing you could ever do or say that would make me love you less.”
• “You’re always tasking care of everyone else, but do you let anyone look after you?”
• “Do you want to just order pizza, watch a movie, and forget about it all for a minute?”
• “You don’t always have to be the hero. sometimes it’s okay for other people to save you, too.”
• “Why do you always assume you’re a problem for me? I chose to love you, and all that comes with that.”
• “You always feel like you have to carry the weight of everyone else’s worlds… why? It’s alright to look after yourself, too.”

"I NEED TO STOP AND REST" PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue for taking a break, adjust as necessary

• give me a minute to catch my breath.
• you go on without me.
• i'll just be a minute.
• we should camp here.
• i don't think i can take another step.
• you're falling asleep standing up.
• i think we should stop for a while.
• we can't fight them if we're exhausted.
• it's time for a break.
• we'll pick this up tomorrow.
• you need to rest. that's an order.
• you're going to fall over.
• i don't think i can take much more of this.
• sit down before you hurt yourself.
• you're going to tear those stitches right open if you don't stop.
• i need you to stop and listen to me.
• you can't save anyone if you're exhausted.
• you need your rest.
• i'm not asking you to sleep, i'm telling you.
• pushing it won't do you any good.
• we'll take turns keeping watch.
• tell them we'll make camp here.
• i'm stopping to rest. you can keep going.
• sit down before you hurt yourself.
• you'll pull a muscle if you don't stop.
• listen to me. you have to take a break.
• i'm out of breath.
• just give me five minutes to sit down.
• i'll be fine with some rest.
• let me sleep for a while and then we can go on.
• i won't do any good if i'm exhausted.
• you won't save anyone if you're like this.
• slow down.
• you're just making it worse by not stopping.
• you'll work yourself half to death.
• i'm not letting you do this.
• when are you going to think of yourself?
• break time's over.
• you'll just make your injury worse.
• i'll keep watch while you sleep.
• you need your sleep just as much as i do.
• we have to be at our best if we want to save them.
• at least take a five minute break.
• give yourself some time to collect yourself.
• i insist you take a break.
• i can't go on.
• i'll pass out if i keep at it.
• never thought i'd be the one saying this, but i need to stop.
• sleep would be great.
• i'll just close my eyes for a few minutes.
• wake me when it's over.
• tell me when we're getting ready to leave.
• this looks like the perfect place to take a nap.