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✯ A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE SENTENCES / PART TWENTY-THREE

↪ A list of SENTENCES from George R. R. Martin’s novel A Dance With Dragons, to be used and changed however you see fit. possible trigger WARNINGS for violent and sexual content, profanity, and alcohol.

↪ All parts can be found here.

❝ i am the queen’s man still. today, tomorrow, always, until my last breath, or hers. ❞ ❝ a man should smell of sweat, not flowers. ❞ ❝ you love her well, i know. i swear, i shall keep her safe. ❞ ❝ keep your shield up. show me your strokes. together now. low, high, low, low, high, low … ❞ ❝ this voyage was cursed from the first. ____ fears you, my lord, why else send you so far away? he does not mean for us to return. ❞ ❝ more ships will come. the storms are done for now. i will have my fleet. ❞ ❝ if he can mock the gods, so can i. ❞ ❝ is ____ going to die? ❞ ❝ we are all going to die. ❞ ❝ ____ must not die. ❞ ❝ water will help the master. that’s what the healer said, it must be so. sweet fresh water. ❞ ❝ you must have seen the dragon. ❞ ❝ my mother said my father had a drop of dragon blood. ❞ ❝ ____? Is that you? less proud than when you scampered off, though. must we still call you ser?❞ ❝ give me a sword and you can call me what you like, ____. ❞ ❝ you … she sent you away … ❞ ❝ i came back. call me a fool. ❞ ❝ we have a good day for this, it would seem. a bright day, warm and sunny. ❞ ❝ now don’t you go thinking me and mine don’t trust you. we trust you just as much as you trust us. ❞ ❝ gave you my word on it, didn’t i? the word of ____. strong as iron, ’tis. ❞ ❝ they’re never far, you know. they won’t come out by day, not when that old sun’s shining, but don’t think that means they went away. shadows never go away. might be you don’t see them, but they’re always clinging to your heels. ❞ ❝ night falls, and now my war begins. ❞ ❝ give me half a reason to dance with you, and we will see who is laughing at the end. ❞ ❝ ____ was a good man. he did not deserve this end. all he ever wanted was to go home. ❞ ❝ let him think what he wants, so long as he delivers the message. ❞ ❝ come at sunset. and see that you are not followed. ❞ ❝ they are men like any other men. they want gold, glory, power. that’s all i am trusting in. ❞ ❝ in this world, a man must learn to seize whatever gifts the gods chose to send him. that was a lesson i learned at some cost. i offer it to you as a sign of my good faith. ❞ ❝ i rose too high, loved too hard, dared too much. i tried to grasp a star, overreached, and fell.❞ ❝ you do not want to watch this. ❞ ❝ i do not need to watch this. ❞ ❝ the serjeant was the clever one. he goaded ____ into killing him. ❞ ❝ close your eyes. close your ears. turn away. You do not need to see this. ❞ ❝ and if you burn her and the snows still fall, what then? who will you burn next? me? ❞ ❝ if death is our fate, let us die with swords in hand. ❞ ❝ press on and die, stay here and die, fall back and die. ❞ ❝ god of my fathers, if you can hear me in your watery halls beneath the waves, grant me just one small throwing axe. ❞ ❝ they know where we are going. if they are still afloat, we will meet again. ❞ ❝ give her a kiss for me in whatever hell you find her. ❞ ❝ let none escape to give warning to our foes. ❞ ❝ you would kill for your own purposes, for your own pleasures. do you deny it? ❞ ❝ i can see the truth in your eyes. you have the eyes of a wolf and a taste for blood. ❞ ❝ your heart is too soft to be one of us. ❞ ❝ i have no heart. i only have a hole. i’ve killed lots of people. i could kill you if i wanted.❞ ❝ death holds no sweetness in this house. we are not warriors, nor soldiers, nor swaggering bravos puffed up with pride. we do not kill to serve some lord, to fatten our purses, to stroke our vanity. we never give the gift to please ourselves. nor do we choose the ones we kill. ❞ ❝ you are too proud to serve. a servant must be humble and obedient. ❞ ❝ you will be the very goddess of humility, i am sure. but can you pay the price? ❞ ❝ he is an evil man. his lips are cruel, his eyes are mean, and he has a villain’s beard. ❞ ❝ he is a man like any other, with light in him and darkness. it is not for you to judge him. ❞ ❝ i will do it. i said i would. i will. ❞ ❝ he’s afraid, or else he knows that someone wants to kill him. ❞ ❝ are you some butcher of the battlefield, hacking down every man who stands in your way? ❞

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“In the songs all knights are gallant, all maids are beautiful, and the sun is always shining.”

#what do you see | reflection #rasp of callouses | insp

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vincitomnic:

THE EVENING FOUND KASSANDRE seated in the kitchens, feet swinging underneath her gown as she caught up on the latest gossip. nothing, really, of any good interest & entertaining the staff with their fantasies of betrothals that could potentially work for her. “ he is rather droll, ” came her quip to the latest proposition, a wry smile playing about her lips. the entrance of another briefly took her attention before it was returned to the cook before her, fingers breaking yet another honey cake in half to place into her mouth. “ you’ll have to choose another. ” the expression on their face elicited a giggle from the woman, but it was the name. a name she hadn’t heard uttered since she had been in her childhood. kass’s head snapped towards the source, brows pulled into a frown. “ what’s your name ? ” it was rude ━━ cake held to her lips, an eerie quiet falling in the kitchens. // @justicehungry

dismissed for the night, sunhwa follows the half remembered paths to the kitchens, noise still echoing from the main hall, though muted alongside the sun setting, winterfell now freer to explore and examine, to greet people he doesn’t think should be able to remember him. it takes him to the cook who was once a maid who snuck him honeycake and bread, catches him on the staircase down and pulls him into the warmth of the room, now in a state of recovery from the work of the day. he catches the glimpse of a back of a head with clothes much finer than her surroundings, but tucks it into the back of his mind as he smiles and refuses the tray of sweetcakes.

but the room goes silent, every person stilling and the cook’s eyes half-widen so sunhwa turns, goes to answer, finds the answer silencing itself on his lips. instead : ‘ hey there rabbit. ‘ of course he recognises her. not just because he keeps tabs on all the major political families, or because he’s watched the progress of the lefford family ever since he left it. it’d be like not recognising his own siblings. the smile is soft on his face, and he rests a hand on mercy’s shoulder before stepping forward. part of him wants to leave, to just go back to how it was when he pretended he didn’t know them, dredging up the past never a comfortable proposition.

he can’t. simple as.

the smile twists, bittersweet. ‘ it’s been a long time. ‘

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bloodshiver:

Location: Winterfell Long Hall

While most had filed out of the long hall hours ago, Eivor still sat with a mug of mead in hand. A large fire raged on in front of his chair, his feet propped close to it. His dark blue hues flickering in the light of the burning wood. Mind racing over the events of the past few days. He could not put his finger on one possible suspect for what had happened. There was always a reason to start a war. Especially if one looked hard enough. His mind crawled over old memories of blood soaked fields and the screams of dying men. Gods, he did not want to return to war times. These young ones did not understand the damage those times could cause. Not only to those lost but those left behind. Eivor would, of course, fight for his King and Queen when called on but he was tired.

Perhaps peace had simply become more comfortable.

Shaking his head, Eivor lifted his cup of mead to his lips and took a long drink from the edge of the mug. While the mead of Winterfell was better than most, nothing compared to what they brewed on the Ice Coast. That drink made boys into men. He had expected to spent some time in Winterfell on this trip but it seemed now that he would be longing for home before getting back to it. Not that it really bothered him too much. If something were to happen here, Eivor wanted to be on stand by to protect the Northern figure heads.

Thought withdrew and Eivor came back into the moment as the door behind him opened slowly and let a gust of cool air into the long hall. He turned to see who might be coming to join him for a drink. Holding up the jug of mead that sat at his feet, Eivor gave the other a smile. “I have more than enough for two.” He offered shaking the jug just a bit as a greeting.

the evening had long since ended but the night still stretched on, and with it the call for company and conversation, the need for information in these once-familiar lands. five years, an education, a society, faces he has to sketch twenty years back, corridors his feet barely remember.

the problem was that he did not know who, nor the cause. whether the target was the starks or was merely the start of chaos, a sword swinging wildly or a set plan of attack. the assassination attempt was clumsy, reeked of insincerity, poisoning as the weakest method to get to a king who has a taster.

the sound of a fire draws him back to the main hall, emptied of it’s variety of guests bar a few in small conversation and those still cleaning. at first, its the warmth that draws him nearer to the largest fire, chasing off the cold from the corridors, then it’s the greeting that draws him to the chairs.

it’s with an easy grin that sunhwa accepts, all the trappings of his position back in his chambers bar the white scabbard and sword fastened to his belt, settles into the chair and leans forwards towards the fire, still not reaccustomed to the cold. ‘ i know some men up here who could drink more than enough for two. ‘ his eyebrows dance up for a second before his smile broadens and he grabs a mug to hold out. ‘ but something more to get me warm certainly won’t go amiss, if you’re offering. ‘

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madefantasy:

when: the morning after king edric stark’s coronation where: the training yard, winterfell

joanna rose before the sun that morning , her mind still lingering on the event of edric’s coronation. how could it not ? someone had made an attempt on her brother’s life in their own home. winterfell was the place for starks - the place to keep the pack safe. it was the south was dangerous, where the good lords & ladies would welcome you to their home one moment & thrust a dagger through your heart the next.

the same good lords & ladies that now resided within these halls, plotting her family’s downfall behind closed doors.

it was why she found herself in the training yard now, swinging her sword at the practice dummies. a vain attempt at pulling her thoughts away from the horrible events of last night & to focus. on what, she wasn’t sure. that would come later. now, she whirled around the yard, her moves careful and deliberate. it was a dance , almost. instead of a lord or lady in her arms it was her steel. instead of embroidered slippers and a ballroom, there were her leather boots, and the clouds of grey dust that billowed in the sky whenever she leapt or knicked.

joanna spun around, bringing her blade atop the head of a training dummy. “ sorry old fellow. it was nothing personal. but in my defense you were in my way. ” joanna laughed and pried her sword out of the splintered wood. beneath a cloud of dark curls, she saw that someone was watching her. “care to join me ? i’d love some more practice.” joanna grinned at her audience of one. “ or are you intent on simply watching? ”

there are certain routines that cannot be deviated from, should not be deviated from, no matter the threat or the time or the position, the sheer disciple the only thing that provides structure to the turn of the world. one in training, in the morning, perhaps at different angles of the sun, or different places, different styles, but even before he was training the princess he was training himself.

the sun had risen by the time sunhwa finds himself in the training yards, a simpler routine already running through his mind, stances and weakness were secrets tucked into his swordband. unsurprisingly, he wasn’t alone, but the company was.

he hesitates at the edge of the yard, propriety a heavy weight in the suspicions of the night, before leaning against a post to begin stretching. ‘ am i permitted to do either right now, or will i get run off with another inquisition? ‘ the answer is light, teasing, a touch of a smile even as he makes his intentions clear in his movement. still, the entire experience had been unpleasant, if not unexpected, the lead up and it’s questioning. the climax and conclusion the only parts left to be said, but they would not be spoken by an unpracticed sword.

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♡ + kass

FRIENDS. childhood friends / work friends / family friends / recently friends / turning antagonistic / turning into something romantic / stable / falling apart / friendship of need / friendship of circumstance / coworkers / partners / other .

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / newly entered / soulmates / skinny love / unrequited from my muses side / unrequited from your muses side / friends with benefits / awkward / fading / turning toxic / toxic and destructive / other .

FAMILIAL BOND. sibling bond / older sibling figure to your muse / younger sibling figure to your muse / parental figure to your muse / parental figure to my muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / other .

ENEMIES. dangerous to themselves / dangerous to others / unpredictable / passionate / rivals / petty / developing into a sexual tension / developing into a romantic tension / based off family matters / based of circumstance / based of professional matters / based of misunderstandings or lies / other .

#accept the truth | answer #kass | childhood left behind #lkjsdfh tyty for letting me doing this i wanted her tag on my blog _so_ bad _what_ a connection!

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“WHAT IS THIS PLACE? / Darling, here the gods died. Here the horsemen tremble. Here we bathe in gasoline. / Come, join us in our garden of dead bodies, we’re having fire for lunch.”

— Earth, 2016. Enjoy your stay. / b.s.h

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madefantasy:

who: aegon targaryen & anyone ( @brokenstarters ) when: a few days after king edric stark’s coronation where: the godswood, winterfell

lost in thought ( a phenomena becoming more & more frequent in the passing days ) aegon targaryen , seventh of his name , wandered winterfell’s godswood. beneath the night black as velvet & the canopy of leaves red as blood , his mind ran through the history contained within these three acres. it was said that brandon the builder built winterfell to surround this ancient grove, that torrhen stark bent the knee to the first aegon targaryen here. prince jacaerys velaryon married sara snow before the heart tree during the dance of dragons.

further tales ( contested as they might be by the more skeptical of maesters ) suggested that if one stood still enough, they could hear the weirwoods whisper secrets, tell men of their hearts desire. now , before the great heart tree at the center of the wood, only one thing stood out in aegon’s mind — there was already one king who knelt. why not another ?

the southern king was interrupted from his musings once he heard someone call his name. he lifted his head from the clouded dreams within his mind & turned to face them. “ ah , forgive me. i did not hear you. ” his voice calm & even , hands folded behind his back. his eyes flickered back to the red “ the godswood of winterfell is an incredible place , is it not ? ”

it feels like a breaking, a betryal, abandon, every time sunhwa steps away from the princess rhaella’s door to retire himself. he knows, on one hand, that it is impossible for one man to keep watch without rest, that it is foolhardy and dangerous in measure, yet the responsibility weighs heavy. one royal’s life has already been threatened ( though a threat is all it is - for who would expect a poisoned cup to actually work? ) and if the next attack comes while he is off duty -

rest will not be an easy thing, so he finds himself strolling out to the godswood, where the trees block out even the night sky. the dark does not quite whisper but there is a weight to the air that is hard to ignore, a thread wrapped around his waist tugging him deeper still.

there is a moment, before they see the southern king, that they consider turning back, worried about the cause of such compulsion. the hesitance, the desire mingles, flares up, once they see him, torchlight catching the edge of his silhouette. it would be easy to slip away still, the darkness ready to be wrapped around him, nothing but the white scabbard at his belt to show their position.

‘ your grace. ‘ ah, a decision is made. the king looks up, eyes clearing even as sunhwa offers a half-bow. ‘ it is indeed, my king. ‘ cadence making pace, an enforced solemnity from their surroundings. ‘ but is it for pure aesthetic admiration that you’re out here? ‘

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‘ desire is no light thing. ’

the light has long since faded from the sky, the last bits trailing over the roofs of king’s landing, the day itself preparing to pack and travel to the north. a coronation, a concession, a collusion -

lothian has long learnt to make himself comfortable in the bed of the kingsguard, or one in particular, splayed back even as sunhwa divests himself of the trappings of his role, cloak and sword hold little meaning here.

the phrase is uttered as sunhwa straddles the taller man, kneeling up on the bed, takes in it’s first meaning, then previous contexts, the pair used to conversations purely held in insinutations, in the glint of light in their eyes.

quick as a blink, sunhwa leans down, fist on his breastbone and thumb in the hollow of his throat, gentle pressure on the pressure point. ‘ she is a child. ‘ they press harder, eyes narrowing. ‘ why? what weighs heavy for you? ‘

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[ set the stage : sunhwa steps into the room after nodding to the guard outside the door. they settle into the chair and give a small smile to the inquisitor. he doesn’t recognise them, but that doesn’t mean anything as to which allegiance the inquistor might have ]

WHAT IS YOUR FULL TITLE / OCCUPATION ?

‘ ser lee sunhwa, kingsguard and personal guard of rhaella targaryen. ‘ a smile, a shrug of the shoulders that lets the white cloak ripple down their back.

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS OR LOVED ONES CALL YOU ?

‘ i’m known by few as sun, though it is a privilege that has to be earned ’ his parents used to call him sunny, but that’s not a name he’s heard in more than a few years now.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN ?

‘ ashgorge. a small mining village near golden tooth, though i have no doubt it’s shrunk in size since i left it. ‘ a village who’s mines had near emptied when they were born, poor enough that even the bandits didn’t bother them frequently, relying just as much on their game and farming on the edges of the gully.

DO YOU HAVE SIBLINGS ?

‘ two. a younger sister and brother. i haven’t talked to them in years. ‘ minji, 33, a baker. he thinks she’s married with a child. harris, 32, a tailor. they both live in golden tooth, and what little he hears seems good.

DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN ? DO YOU WANT THEM ?

‘ no and no. ‘ he smiles, a wry twist of the lips. ‘ it comes with the job.’ it’s true enough, though it can’t be denied that sometimes the thought crosses his mind.

DO YOU HAVE A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR FAMILY ?

‘ i used to. but ever since i left lefford’s lands, i didn’t - our lives split apart. ‘ he shrugs, no great emotion crossing his face. it is what it is, and any bitterness has long since been swallowed. ( does he wish it was positive? that it could have been otherwise? the decision was his choice to protect, out of love - no matter the conclusion others might inevitably draw )

DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY TRADITIONS / MEMORIES THAT YOU VALUE ?

they could talk about the ones from mormont, the gods of the north and the rituals that come down, the traditions of the bear islands, or the laughter of his siblings or the care in the callouses and scars that litter both his parents hands. ‘ how to darn my clothes really well? comes with having weavers for parents. perhaps my name, but little else. ‘

HOW DO YOU TYPICALLY SPEND A DAY ?

‘ i wake early, train, then accompany the princess to her duties. i’m afraid i can’t provide anything more specific, you’ll have to go through more formal channels for that. ‘ this time, sunhwa’s smile has an edge.

ARE YOU RELIGIOUS ?

‘ the faith of the seven. i find myself often praying to each face. ‘ in truth? religion is a distant concept, faith something written into the lands but each as true as the next. they follow some of the animistic gods of the north during times of extreme stress, generally pay homage to the Seven, and occasionally whisper a prayer to bakkalon, especially when they were once naught but a child with a sword themself.

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST STRENGTH ?

‘ i’m a kingsguard. ‘ military prowess, skill with weaponary, strategy, politics and connections.

YOUR GREATEST WEAKNESS ?

‘ i’m far too gullible. ‘ they swallow the smirk but let the amusement dance in their eyes. as if they had a weakness, as if they were going to share.

DESCRIBE A HIDDEN TALENT / LITTLE KNOWN SKILL YOU BELIEVE YOU POSESS.

‘ i’m surprisingly good at embroidery. ‘ the teasing strengthens as they raise an eyebrow once. it’s true, but they don’t have to know that. same with wood-carving, but even fewer know that.

DO YOU FALL IN LOVE EASILY ?

‘ no. ‘ the smile falls from their face once more, settle back into their armour. they don’t say that it depends on the definition of love, on caring for the commoners or pride in the soldiers or winks in the corridors.

DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE YOU WOULD DIE FOR ? WHO?

‘ the king. the princess. the royal family. ‘ the country. it’s people. more importantly, they would kill for them as well.

DESCRIBE YOUR LIFE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.

‘ hopefully in the same place i’ve been in for the past five. ‘ no. they want to be back at home with his siblings, with the throne changed to someone who is able to rule the country with something close to peace and prosperity.

DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE A SECRETIVE PERSON ?

‘ what secrets would i need to have? ‘

IS THERE A SECRET RELATED TO YOU THAT YOU HIDE FROM MOST PEOPLE ?

‘ of course not. other than, you know, how good i am at embroidery. ‘

DO YOU PUT YOURSELF BEFORE OTHERS , OR OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF ?

‘ i’ve dedicated myself to the king and his family. it is them before myself, every time. ‘ the core is true, others before themself, every time. but it isn’t the king but all people, it’s the country itself. the promises of knighthood mean nothing when sworn to a king who cannot rule.

DO YOU LIKE YOURSELF ?

sunhwa blinks, then shrugs. ‘ i’ve lived with myself for long enough that tolerance has grown fond. ‘

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE A GOOD PERSON ?

‘ i would find it hard to sleep at night if i didn’t. ‘ and if some nights they do find it hard, well, no-one else has to know.

ARE YOU A VENGEFUL PERSON ?

‘ i’ve never had cause for vengance. ‘ justice - on the other hand, or on the shift from black to grey - their sword is sharp for a reason.

EVENT / PLOT DROP RELATED QUESTIONS -

WHY DID YOU ACCEPT THE INVITATION TO THE CORONATION ?

‘ i go wherever the princess goes. ‘

WHAT ARE YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF THE NORTHERN RULERS ? THEIR HOME ?

‘ cold, though their homes are warmer to make up for it. ‘ they don’t mention how sometimes it feels more familiar than home, the traditions and the faces seen are an embrace, one that he cannot allow himself to linger in.

WERE YOU PARTAKING IN THE FESTIVITIES AS AN INVITED GUEST , OR SOMEONE IN SERVICE TO AN INVITED GUEST ?

‘ must you continue asking questions that i have already answered? i must get back to my duties soon. ‘

DID YOU ATTEND BOTH THE CORONATION & THE FEAST ?

‘ wherever the princess was, i was. ‘

IF SO , CAN YOU ACCOUNT FOR YOUR WHEREABOUTS PRIOR & DURING THE ATTEMPTED POISONING OF QUEEN FREYJA & KING EDRIK ? CAN ANYONE VERIFY THIS ACCOUNT ?

‘ as the other guards and guests can no doubt attest, i was present behind the princess rhaella’s shoulder during the course of the feast, after having eaten earlier with the other soldiers and guards. all of my wherabouts should be quite accounted for if you bothered to ask around further. ‘

DID YOU SEE , HEAR , OR OVERHEAR ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL IN THE INVESTIGATION ?

‘ other than this conversation? nothing that’s worth sharing. ‘ and if there was a secret or a rumour or a glimpse, they were tucked behind his lips.

WHAT MOTIVE MIGHT SOMEONE HAVE FOR SETTING THE MAESTERS TOWER ABLAZE ?

‘ many. if you’re not capable of finding half a dozen yourself, you need to hire a better team. ‘ this many guests of this high repute, it would be surprising if there weren’t further attacks on the variety of guests. and there were a lot of grudges in the room as well.

DO YOU BELIEVE THESE ATTACKS WERE / WILL BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT ? EXPLAIN.

‘ we can only hope. i certainly do not wish for any attacks against those under my charge, so i pray security tightens all around. ‘

WHO DO YOU BELIEVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LATE KING STARK’S MURDER ?

‘ until much more information comes to light, i think very few of us are at such liberty to even begin throwing such weighted names around. ‘ sunhwa’s tone has grown sharper, clipped, the vague teasing and dismissal from earlier replaced with someone who knows the weight of words. there’s half a warning in their as well, no matter which side the inquisitor was on, such hevay-handed questions were bound to bring some form of repercussion.

IF YOU WERE ASKED TO LAY BLAME UPON ONE OF THE HOUSES, WHO WOULD YOU HOLD RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A HEINOUS ACTs ?

‘ i would not, and would advise you to not do so either. ‘ the warning grows thicker, coats the words even as his posture relaxes, arms crossed and relaxed in his chair. he cannot afford to tense up, to threaten or be flippant.

IS THERE ANY OTHER INFORMATION OF NOTE TO SHARE WITH THE INQUISITOR ?

‘ if you need to liason with me about security, or your guard do, please do so. ‘ with that, he stands, and walks out of the room to find his charge.

#bruise built bodies | about #broken.tasks #super long but actually discovered a whole bunch of sunhwa in it so v useful #also have some characterisation! sldakjfh #im liking his voice im fully ngl

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anne carson sentence starters.

quotes are all taken from various poems and essays by the queen of aesthetes, anne carson. feel free to change pronouns/add things/etc if needed.

‘ you are not a god. ’

‘ we begin in the dark and birth is the death of us. ’

‘ now you’ve crowned yourself one final perfect time. ’

‘ [ name ] was a monster. everything about him was red. ’

‘ what are we made of but hunger and rage? ’

‘ i finally decided that understanding isn’t what grief is about. ’

‘ honey is the sleep of the just. ’

‘ it is perilous to live past the end of your myth. ’

‘ you remember too much. ’

‘ when i desire you a part of me is gone. ’

‘ humans in love are terrible. ’

‘ under the seams runs the pain. ’

‘ men know almost nothing about desire. ’

‘ sex is a substitute, like money or language. ’

‘ what is the holiness of conversation? ’

‘ —you burn me. ’

‘ i ask this one thing: let me go mad in my own way. ’

‘ sometimes i just want to stop seeing. ’

‘ we’re all mortal, you know. ’

‘ i am the shape you made me. filth teaches filth. ’

‘ why does tragedy exist? ’

‘ you’re a beauty. ’

‘ madness and witchery are conditions commonly associated with the female voice. ’

‘ it made me merciless. ’

‘ desire is no light thing. ’

‘ i do not exist. there is nothing left. ’

‘ gods are stubborn. so am i. ’

‘ we had been seduced into thinking that we were immortal. ’

‘ i am someone who did not die when i should have died. ’

‘ why are you so in love with things unbearable? ’

‘ everything can collapse. ’

‘ someone will remember us. even in another time. ’

‘ my mind is burning. ’

‘ each night, about this time, he puts on sadness like a garment and goes on writing. ’

‘ love does not make me gentle or kind. ’

‘ i can give you reasons not do die. ’

‘ passivity is killing her. ’

‘ they are victims of love, many of them. ’

‘ he is a young god. ’

‘ you touch my soul, you pain my mind. ’

‘ it’s something of a cliché to say that we all think we’re monsters. ’

‘ i fear your sorrows make your tongue grow wild. ’

‘ it’s what they call ‘ecstasy’. ’

‘ a man who can’t die is no tragic hero. ’

‘ i want everything. ’

‘ it was like a beautiful dance where your partner turns and stabs you to death. ’

‘ to survive you need an edge. ’

‘ girls are cruelest to themselves. ’

‘ we are dust. ’

bonus! further quotations from award-winning poet and author anne carson:

‘ i am a philosopher of sandwiches. ’

‘ pilgrims were people glad to take off their clothing, which was on fire. ’

‘ english is a bitch. ’

‘ i wish i were two dogs. then i could play with me. ’

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♡ ( Both for Myriah and Ceryse ;) )

MYRIAH

FRIENDS. childhood friends / work friends / family friends / recently friends / turning antagonistic / turning into something romantic / stable / falling apart / friendship of need / friendship of circumstance / coworkers / partners / other .

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / newly entered / soulmates / skinny love / unrequited from my muses side / unrequited from your muses side / friends with benefits / awkward / fading / turning toxic / toxic and destructive / other .

FAMILIAL BOND. sibling bond / older sibling figure to your muse / younger sibling figure to your muse / parental figure to my muse / parental figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / other .

ENEMIES. dangerous to themselves / dangerous to others / unpredictable / passionate / rivals / petty / developing into a sexual tension / developing into a romantic tension / based off family matters / based of circumstance / based of professional matters / based of misunderstandings or lies / other .

CERYSE

FRIENDS. childhood friends / work friends / family friends / recently friends / turning antagonistic / turning into something romantic / stable / falling apart / friendship of need / friendship of circumstance / coworkers / partners / other .

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / newly entered / soulmates / skinny love / unrequited from my muses side / unrequited from your muses side / friends with benefits / awkward / fading / turning toxic / toxic and destructive / other .

FAMILIAL BOND. sibling bond / older sibling figure to your muse / younger sibling figure to your muse / parental figure to your muse / parental figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / other .

ENEMIES. dangerous to themselves / dangerous to others / unpredictable / passionate / rivals / petty / developing into a sexual tension / developing into a romantic tension / based off family matters / based of circumstance / based of professional matters / based of misunderstandings or lies / other .

#accept the truth | answer #myriah | child of fury #ceryse | needle prick life #alkfsdjh did i stumble just a lil bit using this? yes #am i gonna hit ur dms to make it better? also yes #scigne

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♡ + valyria

FRIENDS. childhood friends / work friends / family friends / recently friends / turning antagonistic / turning into something romantic / stable / falling apart / friendship of need / friendship of circumstance / coworkers / partners / other .

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / newly entered / soulmates / skinny love / unrequited from my muses side / unrequited from your muses side / friends with benefits / awkward / fading / turning toxic / toxic and destructive / other .

FAMILIAL BOND. sibling bond / older sibling figure to your muse / younger sibling figure to your muse / parental figure to your muse / parental figure to my muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / other .

ENEMIES. dangerous to themselves / dangerous to others / unpredictable / passionate / rivals / petty / developing into a sexual tension / developing into a romantic tension / based off family matters / based of circumstance / based of professional matters / based of misunderstandings or lies / based on ideals.

#accept the truth | answer #valyria | smiles trapped around a scream #vincitomnic

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♡ for rhae but also feel free to do the other two !

RHAELLA

FRIENDS. childhood friends / work friends / family friends / recently friends / turning antagonistic / turning into something romantic / stable / falling apart / friendship of need / friendship of circumstance / coworkers / partners / allies .

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / newly entered / soulmates / skinny love / unrequited from my muses side / unrequited from your muses side / friends with benefits / awkward / fading / turning toxic / toxic and destructive / other .

FAMILIAL BOND. sibling bond / older sibling figure to your muse / younger sibling figure to your muse / parental figure to your muse / parental figure to my muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / other .

ENEMIES. dangerous to themselves / dangerous to others / unpredictable / passionate / rivals / petty / developing into a sexual tension / developing into a romantic tension / based off family matters / based of circumstance / based of professional matters / based of misunderstandings or lies / based of ideals

NEERA

FRIENDS. childhood friends / work friends / family friends / recently friends / turning antagonistic / turning into something romantic / stable / falling apart / friendship of need / friendship of circumstance / coworkers / partners / allies .

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / newly entered / soulmates / skinny love / unrequited from my muses side / unrequited from my muses side / friends with benefits / awkward / fading / turning toxic / toxic and destructive / other .

FAMILIAL BOND. sibling bond / older sibling figure to your muse / younger sibling figure to your muse / parental figure to your muse / parental figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / other .

ENEMIES. dangerous to themselves / dangerous to others / unpredictable / passionate / rivals / petty / developing into a sexual tension / developing into a romantic tension / based off family matters / based of circumstance / based of professional matters / based of misunderstandings or lies / based of ideals

LOTHAR

FRIENDS. childhood friends / work friends / family friends / recently friends / turning antagonistic / turning into something romantic / stable / falling apart / friendship of need / friendship of circumstance / coworkers / partners / allies .

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / newly entered / soulmates / skinny love / unrequited from my muses side / unrequited from your muses side / friends with benefits / awkward / fading / turning toxic / toxic and destructive / other.

FAMILIAL BOND. sibling bond / older sibling figure to your muse / younger sibling figure to your muse / parental figure to your muse / parental figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / other .

ENEMIES. dangerous to themselves / dangerous to others / unpredictable / passionate / rivals / petty / developing into a sexual tension / developing into a romantic tension / based off family matters / based of circumstance / based of professional matters / based of misunderstandings or lies / based of ideals

#accept the truth | answer #rhaella | dragon fang sword bite #neera | worn boots knicked blade #lothar | bitter revenge broken honour #okay im defs about to hit u up for full interactions these look _juicy_#kingdomblessed

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justicehungry · 3 years

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♡

FRIENDS. childhood friends / work friends / family friends / recently friends / turning antagonistic / turning into something romantic / stable / falling apart / friendship of need / friendship of circumstance / coworkers / partners / allies .

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / newly entered / soulmates / skinny love / unrequited from my muses side / unrequited from your muses side / friends with benefits / awkward / fading / turning toxic / toxic and destructive / fake dating to glean information AU .

FAMILIAL BOND. sibling bond / older sibling figure to your muse / younger sibling figure to your muse / parental figure to your muse / parental figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / other .

ENEMIES. dangerous to themselves / dangerous to others / unpredictable / passionate / rivals / petty / developing into a sexual tension / developing into a romantic tension / based off family matters / based of circumstance / based of professional matters / based of misunderstandings or lies / based of ideals .

#hear the rumours | reply #lothian | close enough to hear the snake hiss

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justicehungry · 3 years

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DETAJ SS16 | Bandage jewelry

#rasp of callouses | insp

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justicehungry · 3 years

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I am the knife which will slaughter heaven. Heaven is full of blood. Soon it will snow.

Heiner Müller, Anatomy Titus Fall of Rome (1984)

#rasp of callouses | insp

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