𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐁𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐍. something clenches within her ; shatters. shards cutting at her insides, threatening to bleed her dry. ( DAUGHTER OF CLAY, WITH YOUR MAYFY LIFE. ) he’s said worse things to her, bruised more than her pride, and yet, for some reason, this time it aches worse. YOU KNOW WHY. jaw clenches, eyes set ablaze : the ghost would be disappointed by the amount of herself bleeding into her expression, but cardan has always known how to get under her skin. snake-fast, fingers coil around his throat, breath warm and humid against his jaw. is a liar’s tongue not her most treasured ability ?? is it not why dain had looked twice at her when the folk’s gazes usually slid past ?? she’ll sharpen it ‘till it cuts. he’s no stranger to the kiss of her blade. ❝ you better get used to it, your highness. ❞
@coinnleir
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𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐌𝐄, 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐌: gilded apple, the promise of eternity sewn with beetle wings, this darkness brewing in silence until the froth becomes too much for this dirt vessel to hold. ( DAUGHTER OF CLAY ). a beginning and an end and somewhere in the middle, flowers blooming from spilt blood. the land has chosen you. it feels less like a relief and more like the same brand of bitter truth, an attempt at kindness when all this world knows is how to break bones. she knows all about the cruelty of princes and kings, and he is no different. bears the scar in her hand as a reminder that cradling stars in the palm of mortal hands can only burn. the power she covets so is rightfully hers, but nothing lasts forever, and yes, there’s always something left to lose. never is like forever. she closes tired eyes against the shroud of him, inhales pine smoke. maybe it’s okay to want the things that can only hurt you. she’s drowning in blood as it is. ❝ is that your attempt at making me scared ?? ❞ emulated harshness not inborn but made her own through trial and error. make what you will of her liar’s tongue, the truth remains : she has been scared for too long to know how to be without it. ( may death be your only companion. ) fingers tighter around the hilt of her sword. ❝ ... or are you being intentionally cryptic out of boredom ?? ❞
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❝ your world isn’t for people like me. ❞
❝ i will always hate you, i vow it.❞
❝ i’m having a premonition. we’re going to have fun tonight. ❞
❝ dirt. it’s where you came from. it’s what you’ll return to soon enough. ❞
❝ i hate you so much that sometimes when i look at you, i can hardly breathe. ❞
❝ you’re better off being scared. ❞
❝ you’re no killer. ❞
❝ horror of horrors, you might actually have a good time! ❞
❝ there’s always something left to lose. ❞
❝ i am done with being weak. i am done with being good. i think i am going to be something else. ❞
❝ only idiots aren’t scared of things that are scary. ❞
❝ how can anything done in the service of a noble cause be wrong? ❞
❝ get down on your knees. beg. make it pretty. flowery. worthy of me. ❞
❝ i have made myself less. i have made myself small, i have kept my head down. i’m not going to do that anymore. ❞
❝ desire is an odd thing. as soon as it’s sated, it transmutes. if we receive golden thread, we desire the golden needle. ❞
❝ i will never be cruel to you for the sake of delighting in it. ❞
❝ our lives are the only real thing we have, our only coin. we get to buy what we want with them. ❞
❝ you’re a story that hasn’t happened yet. i want to be part of the unfolding of the tale. ❞
❝ poison might be a coward’s weapon, but it’s an effective one. ❞
❝ being born mortal is like being born already dead. ❞
❝ may your hands always be stained with blood. may death be your only companion. ❞
❝ do you love me enough to give me up? ❞
❝ if you hurt me, i wouldn’t cry. i would hurt you back. ❞
❝ half a plan is good enough. ❞
❝ i killed him, and then i buried him. so believe me when i threaten you. ❞
❝ true power isn’t granted. true power can’t be taken away. ❞
❝ i challenge you to a duel. for my honour, which was grievously betrayed. ❞
❝ was it fun to deceive me? did you like the feeling of having something over me? ❞
❝ i’m a mirror! i’m the mirror you don’t want to look at. ❞
❝ i will not stand in front of your happiness. i will not even stand in front of misery that you choose for yourself. ❞
❝ love doesn’t grow well, fed on pain. ❞
❝ i know you’re keeping secrets. something is making you sick. you’re paler and thinner and your eyes have a weird shine. ❞
❝ you fit in better than i do, but i bet it cost you something. ❞
❝ as i am now, i am well on my way to becoming one of the wolves. ❞
❝ the odd thing about ambition is this: you can acquire it like a fever, but it is not so easy to shed. ❞
❝ maybe being a monster was my calling. ❞
❝ most of all, i hate you because i think of you. often. it’s disgusting and i can’t stop. ❞
❝ go ahead and run. i definitely won’t shoot you in the back. ❞
❝ i will act as your shield. i will act as your hand. i will act in accordance with your will. ❞
❝ i can be charming. i charmed you, didn’t i? ❞
❝ i know. don’t bore you by dying. ❞
❝ this is where i grew up. even if i hate it half the time, it’s mine. ❞
❝ you’d do well to decide how much you care for goodness before you go too far. ❞
❝ you’re a dirty liar and i hate it and i hate this. ❞
❝ i turned out to be useful after all. what a terrible surprise. ❞
❝ if you live your life always afraid, always with danger on your heels, it is not so difficult to pretend away more danger. ❞
❝ oh, yes. let me tell you my whole plan. you’ve goaded me right into it. ❞
❝ i am what you made me. ❞
❝ i have not always danced to your piping, but you haven’t the stomach to truly cross me. ❞
❝ it turns out i still don’t know how to laugh. ❞
❝ i have lied and i have betrayed and i have triumphed. if only there was someone to congratulate me. ❞
❝ come back when returning feels like a hard choice instead of an easy one. ❞
❝ i may be the useless shield you put in front of you, but don’t expect me to start being useful. ❞
❝ this is what you wanted, isn’t it? what you sacrificed everything for. ❞
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