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[bornbreathless]

Okay I need to sleep but like this for me to come yell at you about plots at some point tomorrow

#((let's get some things rolling!)) #((am hooooooome)) #((gonna start hitting people up now))

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if we’re mutuals we’re friends. sorry there’s nothing you can do about it i love you now

#ooc | level five goose warning #((😘😘))

[bornbreathless]

Okay I need to sleep but like this for me to come yell at you about plots at some point tomorrow

#((let's get some things rolling!))

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What hobby are they good at in private, but bad at in front of others? Why? 🔍👀

@darehearts from here

The thing is, Char doesn't really have too many hobbies as such, at least not ones that it's easy to be definitively bad at, you know? She runs, and she swims, and she goes to the gym, and she goes clubbing, but she doesn't really have hobbies. Because she's a woman of little patience when it comes to her own abilities and because of that, if she's bad at something, she just doesn't do it. She's bad at art, so she doesn't do art. She's bad at playing instruments, so she doesn't play instruments. People watching her while she does something doesn't generally bother her in a way that makes her any worse at what she's doing.

There is, however, a standout example that really bucks the trend, even if I wouldn't say that it's a hobby of hers: cooking.

I've often said that Char is a terrible cook, and that's entirely true. No-one ever really taught her how to, and it's not something that she especially enjoys doing, because something inevitably goes wrong.

The difference is that when she's just cooking for herself with no audience, there's no pressure. If she burns something, oh well. If it's a little under-cooked, it's not the end of the world. She doesn't feel the need to stick rigidly to the recipe or the times or make it look good, because at the end of the day she's the only one eating it. Even it ends up in the trash nearly as often as it turns out edible.

But cooking with any kind of audience is terrible and she can't do it, because when something does inevitably go wrong, she gets flustered. Which then of course makes more things go wrong. Which means that it turns into a disaster. And she just ends up getting upset.

Don't get me wrong, she's a reasonable sous chef, but she's much more inclined to sit on the counter and look pretty while someone else does the cooking.

#darehearts #((tysm for this!)) #headcanon | in loving memory

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PROMPTS FOR CARRYING/BEING CARRIED *  assorted dialogue, adjust as necessary

all right! up you get!

i'm going to carry you, of course.

stop squirming! i'm losing my grip on you!

you're safe in my arms.

can you walk on it?

maybe i need to carry you there.

i don't want to be carried.

no! i can walk just fine by myself!

you're a lot lighter than i expected.

falling asleep in my arms, are we?

how long was i out?

have you been carrying me this whole time?

i don't remember being picked up.

this was your master plan all along, wasn't it.

have i been sleeping this whole time?

no! put me down!

can you at least be a bit more gentle when you lift me?

i could get used to this.

if you need a break, you can set me down.

you pretended to twist your ankle just so i would carry you.

i didn't ask you to carry me.

you're quite handsome at this angle.

if i'm not careful, you'll ask to be carried everywhere.

are you comfortable like this? i can switch arms.

could you put me down?

ow! that hurts when you move like that!

you can put me down right here.

just lay me down over there.

please don't tell anybody you did this.

if they find out i let someone carry me, i'm dead.

well, this is a bit awkward.

you're very warm, you know.

you smell nice.

you can go to sleep if you'd like. it's okay.

let me get you somewhere safe.

oh no. i'm not climbing on your back.

just stay quiet. i've got you.

you look rather beautiful all curled up in my arms.

i don't think i can walk that far.

we will never speak of this arrangement again.

just tell them i hurt my leg.

stop smiling down at me!

apparently my shoulder makes for a good pillow.

would you do me a favor and pick me up?

i'm not sure i can walk all the way.

i appreciate you helping me out in this way.

stop smirking at me. i see you.

no, i don't like this! i'm humiliated!

i won't let anything happen to you here.

do you do this often? twist your ankle just to make someone else carry you?

how about a piggyback ride?

#meme | reblog from source if possible

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𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒

a collection of sentence starters from dropout tv's game changer. feel free to alter pronouns/text as you see fit

“I’ve been here THE WHOLE TIME”

“It’s hard to hold this much anger in my body.” 

“If you never hear from me again, you know what to do!.”

“If they don’t find me it’s because I was chopped up and fed to the pigs!”

“I SOLVED YOUR LABYRINTH, PUZZLEMASTER. THE MINOTAUR’S ESCAPED, AND YOU’RE GONNA GET THE HORNS, BUDDY”

“I. CANNOT. WIN!!!!”

“A lot of people have been saying that ___ is a singularly evil, wildly incompetent, befuddled nepo baby silver spoon motherfucker. This is what people are saying.” 

“If you can do ONE swing on the swing I will let you play with all the math puzzles that you want” 

“You’re not getting a FUCKING JOKE OUT OF ME until you let me out of this room! You want bits?! You let me out of this room for bits, motherfucker!”

“Are we gonna die before we get outta here?” 

“I’m gonna lose so fucking hard it’s gonna blow your fucking mind”

“But in this sick rodeo, this bizarre fucked up clown festival, we’re here celebrating what I can only describe as the sickness at the core of America.” 

“Give me the assignment and I don’t miss. I’m gonna DIE before this is over.”

“Your tower’s gonna fall. Laugh it up now.” 

“A river of sweat is running down my back right now.”

“I do hate zombies and I will have nightmares about this tonight. But in this moment I just feel like I’m surrounded by friends.” 

“We don’t give a cum.”

“If you’re in a hole, DYING. I WON’T BE THERE.”

“I showed them my feet, [name]! I SHOWED THEM MY FEET FOR NOTHING?”

“Stop shaking your cock in the middle of a fucking huddle, dude!”

“I’d fuck that pie.”

“If you’re like me, you eat a lot of ass.”

“I hate capitalism but I also hate losing.”

“I get my tongue so far up somebody it’s like I’m tasting their tonsils. I get so deep in there I’m gonna burn myself with stomach acid.”

“I like perching like a little bisexual gargoyle”

“If you were performing on a subway I would take money away from you.”

“I’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN TO PULL THE THREAD ON THIS SWEATER.”

“Icarus flying too close to the sun, but it seems Daedalus our little mastercrafter over here had some WAX WINGS OF HIS OWN, didn’t he? Wanted to see his son fall, faaaalll from the sky, OH HOW CLOSE TO THE SUN HE FLEW”

“Hey can I get an ah? … Don’t scream at me.” 

“You kinda have the vibe that your kids call you by your first name.”

“The day I DON’T curse when a body falls from the sky, call somebody.”

“Could I place an order? I’m hungie. What do you think would be the best pizza to order if I’m quite hungie? Um, I like cheese, what is your largest pizza? Yeah let’s get an extra large because I’m hungie. I’m hungie, I’m hungie, I’m hungie.” 

“WE ARE NOT ANIMALS!!!”

“So long as I am on this stage and drawing breath, you can good and goddamn believe I’ll be trying my best in every challenge.”

“Was it bad that we just started smashing shit?” 

“You didn't count on INGENUITY did you motherfucker?!”

“FIGHT THE BOURGEOISIE. I WILL VENMO YOU $20.” 

“This could be hell. This is very Satre-esque.”

“YOU ARE NOT GOD. THE MACHINE IS GOD.”

“Can you tell us why you’d do this to us?”

“I won’t be made a fool”

“I do feel like I’m in a nightmare”

“I’m the only one OUT of the loop it seems”

“Everybody do the wenis! The wenis is a dance! Everybody is a genius! Who knows it in advance!” 

"DANCE IS A SIN!"

"You think I'm gonna fucking roll over?!"

"It'll be a COLD DAY IN HELL when I go out like a fucking chump!"

"I don't care about winning, I just don't wanna lose"

#meme | reblog from source if possible

[bornbreathless]

Y'all should reblog some memes so I can send you some memes 👀

#ooc | level five goose warning #((will try to send something to everyone i see!))

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Only a Flesh Wound starters

"I'm fine, just a scratch." "It's just a flesh wound, nothing serious." "Don't worry about me, I can still keep going." "I've had worse. This is nothing." "I don't have time to deal with this right now." "It'll take more than that to stop me." "I can handle the pain. Just help me patch it up quickly." "I'll be back on my feet in no time." "Ignore the blood, it's just a graze." "This won't slow me down." "I've got work to do, so let's wrap this up." "No need to panic, it's just a bullet wound." "I can't let this stop me from finishing what I started." "I'm tougher than I look." "This is nothing compared to what I've been through." "Save the sympathy. I'll be fine." "Just focus on the mission. I'll deal with this later." "Keep moving, we can't afford to stop." "I refuse to be taken out by something like this." "I'll rest when the job is done."

[ASSURES] The sender brushes off the injury, insisting it's nothing serious. [GRIMACES] The sender winces in pain but tries to hide it from others. [BANDAGES] The sender hastily wraps a bandage around the wound to stop the bleeding. [IGNORES] The sender ignores the pain and carries on as if nothing happened. [GROANS] The sender lets out a quiet groan of discomfort but soldiers on. [CONCEALS] The sender tries to conceal the injury to avoid causing alarm. [STUMBLES] The sender briefly stumbles but quickly regains their footing. [CLUTCHES] The sender instinctively clutches the wound but then forces themselves to let go. [REITERATES] The sender reiterates that they're fine, despite evidence to the contrary.

#meme | reblog from source if possible

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THE SHOULDER TOUCH. ( A PROMPT LIST! )

i said i'd make them! i hope you enjoy these, and as always: DO NOT ADD, EDIT OR CLAIM THIS LIST AS YOUR OWN!

[ WAKEN ]: the sender touches the receiver's shoulder to waken them from a nap or sleep.

[ STILL ]: the sender places their hands on the visibly angry/upset receiver to try and restrain them.

[ STAY ]: the sender, noticing the receiver attempting to escape a meeting or a conversation, quietly rests a hand on their shoulder and pulls them back into their seat.

[ REST ]: the sender places a gentle but firm hand on a weakened/sick/injured receiver's shoulder to push them back into their bed to rest more.

[ PUNCH ]: the sender places a hand on the receiver to draw their attention away from another focus, and once they've turned around, the sender swings a punch at them in the moment of confusion.

[ PRIDE ]: the sender, having heard or seen the receiver successfully achieve a remarkable feat, places a hand on their shoulder to express their wordless pride in them.

[ HUG ]: the sender places their hands on the receiver's shoulders to yank them into a hug.

[ COMFORT ]: the sender, noticing a visibly upset receiver, solemnly moves to their side, and places a hand on their shoulder in an effort to comfort them.

[ SURPRISE ]: the sender, noticing an otherwise occupied receiver, moves forward silently and suddenly grabs their shoulder to startle them.

[ STUN ]: the sender, having been apart from the receiver for some time, makes an unexpected return and greets the unaware receiver with a hand on their shoulder.

[ TIDY ]: the sender reaches forward and lightly sweeps something from the receiver's shoulder.

[ WORRY ]: the sender grabs the receiver by the shoulders to take a good look at them for any sign of harm or injury.

[ ARM ]: the sender rests a hand on the receiver's shoulder, their arm draped around them in order to do so.

[ FOCUS ]: the sender, noticing the receiver has become distracted during a conversation, places a hand on their shoulder to redirect and focus their attention.

[ GOTCHA ]: the sender, noticing the receiver has unknowingly walked into the path of a source of danger, grabs them by the shoulder and hoists them back to safety.

[ PRAISE ]: the sender, having heard that the receiver has achieved great success in a task or accomplishment, gives them a proud pat and squeeze of the shoulder to convey their congratulations.

[ STEADY ]: the sender rests a hand on the shaken and panicked receiver's shoulder to steady and ground them.

[ CAUGHT ]: the sender plants a hand on the receiver's shoulder to stop them from fleeing a potential arrest or accusation.

[ DELIVER ]: the sender, about to deliver some bad news to the receiver, gently places a hand on the receiver's shoulder to stop them from running away from the bad news.

[ SHIELD ]: the sender catches hold of the receiver's shoulder and draws them back and away from a threat, pulling them behind them for their safety.

[ SOOTHE ]: the sender places their hands on the receiver's shoulders and begins to give them a massage.

[ LEVER ]: the sender, wanting to sit next to the receiver, places a hand on their shoulder to ease themselves to the space beside them.

[ HERE ]: the sender taps the receiver's shoulder to alert them to their presence.

#meme | reblog from source if possible

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SENTENCE MEME ⟶ STREAMS AND SUCH / part one always feel free to tweak the sentence to fit your muse.

'what if we simply posted the child through the window again?'

'it's not a sexy book!'

'you're thinking of the other roger. he's also called roger.'

'you're interacting with that guy's junk at the moment.'

'i've always thought that horses hooves sound like they're saying 'tip-of-the-butt'.'

'to be fair, if i saw a horse i wouldn't try to go up and ride it.'

'ooh, i've got an idea. ow! that's not part of the idea!'

'i'm going to kick him into the sea.'

'you shouldn't put this many corpses - or any corpses really - in the river.'

'i've put him through a lot this week.'

'can't wait to see how i solve this.'

'calm down baby, have a cold green mountain iced tea.'

'thank you silenced pistol, i love you.'

'let's have a coffee about it.'

'well, we're alive. which is more than i can say for him.'

'fuck-a-doodle-dandy!'

'stupid trolley problem!'

'just wondering if i can shoot the door button.'

'so sorry about what happened to you, thank you for the keycard, byeeee!'

'let's just jump over the flame— or not! or not, okay, let's not jump over the flame.'

'am i some form of robot? or was i grown in a vat?'

'that's just a waste of perfectly good gas. or fire.'

'sorry i missed you there. i was calling a video game alien a twat.'

'fuck off, you little bastard.'

'that was horrible! fuck off lads!'

'the important thing is i did not panic.'

'i'm going to hide in a bush.'

'i can handle it mostly, but not while fighting a psychic monster.'

'please stop being homeless!'

'why is a tent inoperative?!'

'that really genuinely tugs my beard.'

'waiting for green tea is my favourite absurdist play.'

'was it while i was joking about service bottom fetish game?'

'i know you caught something. it's all floppy and wet.'

'it's not them i'm worried about. it's the monsters in the bloody deep that i'm concerned with.'

'not too close to the sun, icarus!'

'if we're gonna panic, we may as well panic rich.'

'that feels trans as fuck.'

'this is a lot of wine for just a civilian house.'

'there's a bigger more windmill-y looking windmill over there.'

'what is wrong with you?!'

'that's his swan song? his death throes?'

'i'd use the clock tower to orient myself but it fell down.'

'simply follow the shouting.'

'this pearl necklace is covered in poo.'

'i mean, i don't know. i'm guessing.'

'maybe... maybe a grenade.'

'i'm being outsmarted by a creature with a brain the size of a pea.'

#meme | reblog from source if possible

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I have been surrounded by small children all afternoon/evening and now I am v tired and sleepy so I'm going to reblog a couple of memes and then just lurk on mobile a little, some writing should happen tomorrow, moots can come yell at me in IMs/ask for my disco so we can plot and stuff 🩷🩷

#ooc | level five goose warning

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On the 12th hour of the first day of October 1989, 43 women around the world gave birth.

Sir Reginald Hargreeves, eccentric billionaire and adventurer, resolved to locate and adopt as many of the children as possible.

He didn’t get this one.

Indie original character, TUA-based OC/AU/crossover friendly Established 03/04/19, Moved 18/05/2024 Loved by Goose

#self promo | here lies goose #((okay last one for now))

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independent angelic original character. relentless and radical hope against the great uncaring universe. taking on more than you can carry. refusing to become a battle cry. beloved by kai, since 2018.

#promo | one of the horde #((kai this is GORGEOUS holy fuck))

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logic is the beginning of wisdom. not the end.

#prcspcr - PRIVATE. HIGHLY SELECTIVE. MUTUALS ONLY. MISTER SPOCK OF STAR TREK. by Peter

#promo | one of the horde #((peter my love my darling my scottish fucking twat))

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Whether it be Jehovah, Zeus, or Jupiter, deities inhabit sublime heights.               We look up to them                             If we dare look at all.

Independent historical/mythological/literary multimuse Loved by Elliot

(promo made by @sephaeroth)

(template credit, texture credit)

#promo | one of the horde #((listen if you're not following elliot you're making mistakes idk what to tell you))

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@wcrpspeed

"Some might argue that any amount of punishment for acting in ways appropriate to your genetic makeup could be considered too harsh, but what would they know, hey? I'm sure you read tonnes of parenting books." It's right about then that she finally manages to gain control of her tongue and stop anything else from bursting out. Because it's not as if she doesn't care about her job, or her position on the ship, it's just that...well, it's that he reminds her far too much of dear old dad for her not to feel on edge. And with that, comes the torrent of bullshit.

But she does bring it to a halt, and straightens up. Standing at ease with her hands clasped behind her back. "Like I said, ambassador, Spock hasn't mentioned you. Not a thing. Now please, I'd hate for you to be late to your meeting; allow me to escort you."

❝ humans always hold vulcans to their standards , ❞ sarek said idly , standing up && straightening his so-pel . his eyes almost dark . had there been something worth concerning over spocks childhood , he was sure that amanda would have been VOCAL about such matters . she had , of course , always been so vocal with him regarding spock . sarek had had a similar conversation with the captain of the enterprise already regarding spock && his upbringing . he was in no mood to do it again .

❝ spock was never punished too harshly for any human misgivings , && if he has told you otherwise , then i ASSURE you , he has exaggerated those claims greatly . ❞ sarek looked down at her , noting she could pose trouble . captain kirk held himself back for sake of his crew && his position . miss morris did not seem to care . ❝ radar ? you are not attached to any radar . ❞

#wcrpspeed

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@vanishinq

"Are you saying you're not happy to see me? A girl could be hurt by that sort of implication," she says, mouth drawing into a false pout even as her own stomach twists a little uncomfortably. She's spent a long time trying to rid herself of the image of Casper with his insides spilling out onto the floor, the expression on Kit's face as they'd twisted the knife.

She hasn't been very successful.

It's the buzzing of the phone that allows her to blink away the superimposed imagining of blood from her vision and she shakes her head, once, sharp. The hint of playfulness that had coated her word now gone. "Don't answer it."

Char stands again, hands stuffed into her pockets as if it might disguise the sudden burst of nervous energy that floods her system. It could be a coincidence, of course, that Kit decided to call when she's here. After all, she'd been careful not to be seen, not to be followed, but if anyone knows how little that means when it comes to Kit Harris it would be the two people standing in this room.

"Look, I was hoping that we'd have a little more time before they realised I was back in town, but there's every possibility that that isn't the case, so we're really going to have to speed this shit up, okay?" she says, dropping all pretense. "I'm not here on Kit's behalf, I'm here on mine. I want to help you."

i  rolled  my  eyes  at  the  comment.  there  wasn't  much  i  could  do  to  force  her  out,  i  knew,  not  without  drawing  attention  to  myself.  meanwhile  she  could  easily  kill  me,  chop  me  up  to  pieces,  and  the  only  ripple  in  the  world  would  be  one  less  parolee  for  brenda  to  monitor.  as  she  sat  down,  i  positioned  myself  near  the  door. 

call  me  what  you  want.  a  coward,  a  paranoiac.  doctors  would  agree  that  being  chopped  to  pieces  was  bad  for  your  health,  in  the  end. 

" you  want  me  to  drop  the  ghost  act? "  i  almost  laughed  at  that.   " and  how's that, char?  hm?  you've  already  broken  into  my  apartment,  you  handed  me  a  gun,  you're  sitting  on  my  bed.  oh,  and  if  i  can  recall,  you  were  once  a  medical  assistant  at  my  nonconsenting  stomach  surgery.  and  what—?  i'm  just  supposed  to  be  happy  to  see  you? " 

we  were  wasting  time.  anxiously,  i  quickly  glanced down  my  phone  to  count  down  the  minutes.  three  missed  calls.  two  of  them  from  kit,  one  from  brenda;  unfortunately  for  me,  both  of  them  hated  to  be  ignored.  suddenly,  as  if  they  knew  i  was  thinking  about  them,  my  phone  buzzed again.  one  incoming  call:  kit  harris.  puzzled,  i  turned  my  screen  to  char.  " they  don't  know  you're  here,  do  they? or should i tell them that you're still working on sending their message? " 

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