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to walk through a dimly-lit empty bookstore in Edinburgh, with old wooden floorboards that creak with every step, coming across a dusty leather bound copy of Virgil’s Georgics and skimming through the tea-stained pages while the golden sunlight casts a shadow of the stone statue in the corner 

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god still hasn't smited me for my hubris, so my work is unfinished

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Oh, my darling boy.

I believe you and I need to have a discussion about the, ah , birds and the bees, as it were.

Do you really - you have lived among humans for over six thousand years now and you haven’t sorted out how they reproduce? I realize you were not able to be at the meeting where they covered this before Creation, but surely you have sorted it out?

Aziraphale on the eastern gate, literally as soon as Adam and Eve leave: And she’s expecting already! Crowley, who won’t know how reproduction works for at least another millennium: *to himself* Expecting? WHAT is she expecting?!

#crack

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Dialogue Prompt List - Long List

Angst

“All I wanted was a happy ending.”

“Mistakes are easily made in the moment. Apologies are not.”

“I don’t want to feel this way anymore.”

“My emotions have been turbulent for so long, I’m not sure how to react.”

“My heart tells me to kiss you, my head tells me to walk away.”

“I don’t want material belongings! I want my heart back!”

“Until you can return the time I wasted on you, I don’t want anything to do with you.” 

“Grief is natural they say. So is death. I don’t want either.”

“You can’t look pretty and dangerous at the same time. Not yet.”

“Kill everything dear to you and then you will know how it feels.”

“I don’t hold people close. It makes it easier for them to hurt you.” 

“Don’t touch me. Your skin is poison.” 

“Why won’t he/she/they call?”

“I’m dreading her/his/their call, I’m not ready.”

“I don’t like this, it feels weird.” 

“Kill my feelings, kill my soul. Kill everything I am.” 

“Don’t call me, I don’t want any contact with you.”

“Please don’t talk to me, I’m dealing with some stuff.”

“It’s not working out. We’re not working out.” 

“Hey, I’m leaving for good. I’ll…see you around.”

Fluff

“I want to eat a yoghurt with you.” 

“Can we make cake? I like cake.”

“I like your rainbow shoes.”

Please hold me. It’s been a day.”

“I’ve never felt such love.”

“The moon is high tonight, it frames you well.”

“I want to dance through an army of fireflies with you.”

“Stars pale in comparison to you.”

“My heart hurts when I see you and I find myself drunk on the pain.”

“I would give up everything for the chance to see your laugh again.”

“Monster Inc. was onto something, your smile and laughter runs my entire world.”

“I dedicated this nail to you, when I painted them.”

“All I want is to sleep by your side.”

“Cover me in badges of your love.”

“I’ve never enjoyed anything more than a hug from you.”

“You look yummy.”

“My hand was made to fit into yours. That’s all there is to it.”

“I didn’t get soaked wet through walking to your house for you to say no to pizza. I have beer too. I know you’re sad, so let me in.”

“This might sound so creepy but I want your skin. It’s so pretty.”

“You just dropped love into my heart and that’s all I needed.”

Soulmates

“It was a matter of time before we got together.”

“My soul sings when it feels you.” 

“Please, please hold my hand, and make me whole.”

“My life missed yours forever.” 

“If my soul had been cut in half at birth, it would have gone to you.”

“We’re two bodies with one soul only.”

“I couldn’t imagine my future without you now that I have you.” 

“I feel like I’ve died now he’s/she’s/they’re gone.”

“Please take my soul and never let go.” 

“I’ve never seen colour like I do with you.” 

“All my soul yearns for is your presence.”

“We can’t win. Either I have you and my soul sings but your cries, or we’re apart and your soul rejoices but mine dies.” 

“Time is what we don’t have, but you are what I need.”

“I didn’t think I could find someone as perfectly matched as you.” 

“Please treat me with kid gloves, my soul can’t take much more.”

“Soulmates don’t have to be romantic. Sometimes your soul resonates with a friend.”

“This existence would mean little without you.”

“Why try to force it? If we’re truly soulmates, it’ll happen.”

“Please keep me close until the close of the final day.”

“Everything about you is amazing to me.” 

Friendship Specifically

“Wow, that is a ridiculously bug watermelon. I love it.” 

“Let’s drink wine and trash talk our co-workers.” 

“What do you mean you’re sick?! You’re my partner in crime!”

Best friends are a rare breed and you are the best of best friends.” 

“Everyone’s out on dates, want to each ice cream and binge watch (insert TV show/movie).”

“I’m here for you. I got your back.” 

“Thank God for the internet. I don’t know how I’d live without you.”

“I’m the pun-master, you’ll miss me when I’m gone.” 

“No one understands the effort of a long distant friendship.”

“They don’t approve of our friendship, but I don’t need them too.”

“In the end we migrate towards comfort. I am my most comfortable around you.” 

“Why date when you can spend the night with me watching shitty TV and drinking.”

“Never underestimate friendship.”

“If you quote Yu-Gi-Oh’s power of friendship one more time I will kill you.”

“Even if we don’t talk for days, I’ll always be your best friend.” 

“You can take as many breaks as you need.” 

“Friendships can be difficult, but those that survive are magical ones.”

“You know I will be with you forever. Friends until the end.”

If they try to keep us apart, they’re idiots.”

“There’s nothing like a boys/girls/friends night.”

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‘  hey,  where  are  you?  ’ ‘  can  you  meet  me  at  twin  pines  mall  tonight  at  1:15  in  the  morning?  ’ ‘  i’ll  keep  that  in  mind.  ’ ‘  my  experiment  worked!  they’re  all  exactly  25  minutes  slow!  ’ ‘  damn!  ’ ‘  i’m  late  for  school!  ’ ‘  don’t  go  this  way,  [ NAME ]  is  looking  for  you.  ’ ‘  alright,  come  on.  ’ ‘  i  think  we’re  safe.  ’ ‘  let  me  give  you  a  nickel’s  worth  of  free  advice.  ’ ‘  you’ve  got  a  real  attitude  problem.  ’ ‘  can  i  go  now?  ’ ‘  why  bother?  you  don’t  have  a  chance.  ’ ‘  history’s  gonna  change.  ’ ‘  one  rejection  isn’t  the  end  of  the  world.  ’ ‘  if  you  put  your  mind  to  it,  you  can  accomplish  anything.  ’ ‘  get  out  of  here,  you’ve  got  no  future.  ’ ‘  wouldn’t  it  be  great,  take  that  truck  up  to  the  lake?  throw  a  couple  of  sleeping  bags  in  the  back….  lie  out  under  the  stars….  ’ ‘  there  you  go,  there’s  a  quarter.  ’ ‘  where  were  we?  ’ ‘  i’ll  call  you  tonight!  ’ ‘  what  are  you  lookin’  at,  butthead?  ’ ‘  i’m  afraid  i’m  just  not  very  good  at  confrontations.  ’ ‘  any  girl  who  calls  a  boy  is  asking  for  trouble.  ’ ‘  it  was  meant  to  be.  ’ ‘  you  didn’t  fall  asleep,  did  you?  ’ ‘  is  that  a  devo  suit?  ’ ‘  you’re  gonna  see  some  serious  shit.  ’ ‘  they  found  me.  i  don’t  know  how,  but  they  found  me.  ’ ‘  holy  shit!  ’ ‘  take  that  you  mutated  son  of  a  bitch!  ’ ‘  it’s  all  just  a  dream,  just  a  very  intense  dream.  ’ ‘  listen,  you’ve  gotta  help  me.  ’ ‘  this  is  nuts!  ’ ‘  i  just  want  to  use  the  phone.  ’ ‘  great,  you’re  alive.  ’ ‘  you  got  my  homework  finished?  ’ ‘  don’t  be  so  gullible.  ’ ‘  they’re  bigger  than  me.  ’ ‘  stand  tall!  have  some  respect  for  yourself.  ’ ‘  i’ll  be  the  most  powerful  person  in  [ PLACE ]!  ’ ‘  you’ve  been  asleep  for  almost  nine  hours  now.  ’ ‘  you’re  so….  so….  thin!  ’ ‘  just  relax,  you’ve  got  a  big  bruise  on  your  head.  ’ ‘  where  are  my  pants?  ’ ‘  i’ve  never  seen  purple  underwear  before.  ’ ‘  do  you  mind  if  i  sit  here?  ’ ‘  quick!  put  your  pants  back  on!  ’ ‘  who  the  hell  is  john  f.  kennedy?  ’ ‘  don’t  say  a  word.  ’ ‘  i’m  gonna  read  your  thoughts.  ’ ‘  you  gotta  help  me.  ’ ‘  look,  you’ve  gotta  believe  me!  ’ ‘  the  bruise!  the  bruise  on  your  head!  i  know  how  it  happened,  you  told  me  the  whole  story.  ’ ‘  it  works!  i  finally  invent  something  that  works!  ’ ‘  how  could  i  have  been  so  careless?  ’ ‘  all  we  need  is  a  little  plutonium!  ’ ‘  i’m  afraid  you’re  stuck  here!  ’ ‘  she’s  crazy  about  me.  ’ ‘  you’re  my  only  hope.  ’ ‘  we’re  sending  you  back  to  the  future!  ’ ‘  great  scott!  ’ ‘  sounds  pretty  heavy.  ’ ‘  maybe  you  were  adopted.  ’ ‘  i  have  been  looking  all  over  for  you.  ’ ‘  remember  me?  the  person  who  saved  your  life  the  other  day?  ’ ‘  how’s  your  head?  ’ ‘  i’ve  been  so  worried  about  you,  ever  since  the  other  night.  ’ ‘  i’m  so  sorry,  i  have  to  go.  ’ ‘  isn’t  he  a  dreamboat?  ’ ‘  what  are  you  writing?  ’ ‘  get  out  of  town!  ’ ‘  i  didn’t  know  you  did  anything  creative!  ’ ‘  i  never  let  anybody  read  my  stories.  ’ ‘  shut  your  filthy  mouth!  ’ ‘  i’m  not  that  kind  of  girl.  ’ ‘  you  know,  you’ve  been  looking  for  a  fight.  ’ ‘  since  you’re  new  here,  i’m  gonna  cut  you  a  break.  ’ ‘  why  don’t  you  make  like  a  tree  and  get  out  of  here.  ’ ‘  why  do  you  keep  following  me  around?  ’ ‘  not  you,  or  anyone  else  on  this  planet  is  going  to  make  me  change  my  mind!  ’ ‘  silence  earthling!  ’ ‘  my  name  is  darth  vader.  ’ ‘  what  made  you  change  your  mind?  ’ ‘  say  anything!  say  whatever’s  natural.  ’ ‘  tell  her  destiny  has  brought  you  together.  ’ ‘  tell  her  she’s  the  most  beautiful  girl  in  the  world.  ’ ‘  girls  love  that  stuff.  ’ ‘  i’m  writing  this  down,  this  is  good  stuff.  ’ ‘  get  me  a  milk—chocolate!  ’ ‘  my  density  has  popped  me  to  you.  ’ ‘  wait  a  minute,  don’t  i  know  you  from  somewhere?  ’ ‘  i’m  your  density!  ’ ‘  i  thought  i  told  you  never  to  come  in  here.  ’ ‘  how  much  money  you  got  on  you?  ’ ‘  oh  my  god,  he’s  a  dream!  ’ ‘  you  broke  it!  ’ ‘  SHIT!  ’ ‘  i’m  gonna  get  that  son  of  a  bitch.  ’ ‘  i  didn’t  hear  you  come  in.  ’ ‘  no  one  should  know  too  much  about  their  own  destiny.  ’ ‘  you’ve  instilled  me  with  a  lot  of  confidence.  ’ ‘  i  was  wondering  if  you’d  ask  me  to  the  dance.  ’ ‘  you  mean  nobody’s  asked  you?  ’ ‘  i  think  a  man  should  be  strong,  so  he  can  stand  up  for  himself  and  protect  the  woman  he  loves.  ’ ‘  i’ve  never  picked  a  fight  in  my  entire  life.  ’ ‘  you  really  think  i  ought  to  swear?  ’ ‘  you  make  it  sound  so  easy.  ’ ‘  i  wish  i  wasn’t  so  scared.  ’ ‘  you’ve  given  me  something  to  shoot  for.  ’ ‘  i’m  really  gonna  miss  you.  ’ ‘  c’mon,  it’s  not  like  i’ve  never  parked  before.  ’ ‘  you  seem  so  nervous,  is  something  wrong?  ’ ‘  you’re  beginning  to  sound  just  like  my  mother.  ’ ‘  why  are  you  so  nervous?  ’ ‘  have  you  ever  been  in  a  situation  where  you  have  to  act  a  certain  way,  but  when  you  got  there,  you  weren’t  certain  you  could  go  through  with  it?  ’ ‘  you  know  what  i  do  in  those  situations?  i  don’t  worry.  ’ ‘  this  is  all  wrong.  ’ ‘  no,  no!  you’re  staying  right  here  with  me.  ’ ‘  what  the  hell  are  you  doing  to  my  car?  ’ ‘  are  you  okay?  ’ ‘  i’m  history!  ’ ‘  you  ever  think  of  running  for  class  president?  ’ ‘  it’s  been  educational.  ’ ‘  will  i  ever  see  you  again?  ’ ‘  you’re  late!  have  you  no  concept  of  time?  ’ ‘  it’ll  be  like  you  never  left.  ’ ‘  well,  i  guess  that’s  everything.  ’ ‘  see  you  in  about  thirty  years.  ’ ‘  if  only  i  had  more  time.  ’ ‘  you  look  great!  everything  looks  great!  ’ ‘  oh,  not  again!  ’ ‘  you’re  alive!  ’ ‘  how  did  you  know?  i  never  got  a  chance  to  tell  you.  ’ ‘  what  about  all  that  talk  about  screwing  up  future  events?  ’ ‘  well,  i  figured….  what  the  hell.  ’ ‘  watch  that  re-entry,  it’s  a  little  bumpy.  ’ ‘  what  a  nightmare.  ’ ‘  i’m  not  your  answering  service.  ’ ‘  what  the  hell  is  this?  ’ ‘  i  think  we  need  a  re-match.  ’ ‘  a  re-match?  why?  were  you  cheating?  ’ ‘  how  ‘bout  a  ride  mister?  ’ ‘  aren’t  you  a  sight  for  sore  eyes?  ’ ‘  let  me  look  at  you.  ’ ‘  you’re  acting  like  you  haven’t  seen  me  in  a  week.  ’ ‘  everything’s  great.  ’ ‘  you’ve  gotta  come  back  with  me!  ’ ‘  go  ahead,  quick!  get  in  the  car!  ’ ‘  what  happens  to  me  in  the  future?  do  i  become  an  asshole  or  something?  ’ ‘  roads?  where  we’re  going,  we  don’t  need  roads.  ’

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Details from illuminated manuscripts. Getty Museum, 2018

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know your englishes

i was just talking to a friend about how we have to have this conversation every single quarter that we teach, so i pass it on to you. shakespeare is not old english! chaucer is not old english!! 

old english

also called anglo-saxon

in use from around 400 to around 1066 (the norman conquest) in england and parts of scotland during the early middle ages.

most popular example: beowulf (see it written)

looks the least like modern english:

“Hwaet, we gardena in geardagum, þeodcyninga þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon!”

if it looks like it could be the name of a field or military group in Rohan, it’s probably OE

middle english

in use from 1066 to the early 1500s (along with french & latin) during the late middle ages. 

most popular example: chaucer’s canterbury tales (see it written)

A knyght ther was, and that a worthy man, That fro the tyme that he first bigan To riden out, he loved chivalrie, Trouthe and honour, fredom and curteisie…”

will have recognizable words. read it out loud if you’re struggling.

still no standardized spelling. or dictionaries. soz. we’re getting there.

just straight-up regular english

in use from the 1500s until now.

that means shakespeare and james joyce and jk rowling are all grouped under the same language umbrella

reread that. shakespeare is tough and uses english differently than we’re used to, but he is not old english! he is, for the purposes of labelling, modern english. 

if you are feeling super picky you can label his work as “early modern english” (”early modern” being the period between 1500 and 1700ish) but tbh that’s a fairly arbitrary distinction.

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I’ve just discovered my new favorite painter, Vittorio Reggianini - those smarter than myself probably already know of him as an Italian painter from the 1800s who made satin look even satiny-er than satin. I just cannot get over how much he loved painting women who were NOT. HAVING. A. MAN’S. SHIT. 

But there was one hottie that everyone seemed to like, and I can’t blame them…

Vittorio knows what the ladies like. 

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Ineffable Husbands Discord!

If you’re looking for a nice comfy place for adults to talk about out favorite ineffable duo, here is the place for you!

We are very inclusive and the server is strictly 18 years+ of age requirement, there are separated not safe for work channels so if that’s not you, you don’t have to see it. We welcome anyone looking for friends! Please come join our family!

Link is in the comments!

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I forgive you.

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by Culpeo-Fox

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Guardian Griffin (pair), 1150, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medieval Art

Griffins are fabled creatures that have the characteristics of an eagle and a lion–combining watchfulness and courage. In Christian art, the dual nature of the griffin was often used to signify that of Christ himself: divine (bird) and human (animal). Griffins were often used as guardian figures in church sculpture and were placed in portals and choir screens. The creatures seen here, with their inward-turning heads, were certainly used for such a purpose. When viewed from the front, one griffin may be seen protecting the figure of a knight between its paws, while the other griffin guards a calf. Their original function was probably to support the columns of a porch in front of a church doorway. Size: Overall: 75.9 x 50.2 x 120.7 cm (29 7/8 x 19 ¾ x 47 ½ in.) Medium: pink limestone (called “Verona Marble”)

https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.861

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Vintage books and earthy tones

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