( Pretty-Eyed Lord. )
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“Here - it doesn’t require you to place it within the sunlight, it only needs water.” They clear their throat, offering the small arrangement of potted globeflowers outward: plants they’ve adapted to their usual state of living, kept indoors and out of sight. “They tend to grow - quite happily, for better or worse, where I’ve kept them. Perhaps they could brighten an office or some such.”
Tending to flowers was not the professor’s specialty. He wouldn’t let them die, of course; he would put his best effort forward to ensure they were kept watered and cared depending on their needs. The only problem was his “best” effort wasn’t the best. In his lifetime, several potted plants had withered under his nose. One plant would be accidentally watered too much, another not watered enough. It was then that he allowed Gray to take overseeing whatever plants he had, which if he were being honest, there were currently none in his apartment to avoid that issue. Yet there were those like Eris that made it so his office and home was a bit more lively.
“Only water? Ah, I see…” Seemingly uncertain, gloved hands reached out, accepting the potted brilliant yellow flowers. They were beautiful, yes. It was all the more reason he didn’t wish to accidentally kill them with his not so green thumb. “These are… This is a nice gesture,” he answered, looking from the globe flowers to them, “Did I miss a special occasion? I cannot say that I am normally given flowers by anyone.” Unless there was ulterior motive, but he thought it might be safe to assume their intentions were innocent. “Though I am not ungrateful. These will have a home on my desk for the time being until I can figure out where to put them.”
“No special occasion, no.”
They wonder, distantly -- are flowers supposed to be reserved for such things? It seems unfair to both the plants themselves and to people receiving them. (After all, flowers have no sense of "special", they simply grow and bloom.)
"Globeflowers are quite low maintenance. They can be left to their own, and they'll happily grow away in their pots or in a yard...they're bright, sun-colored little worlds in the form of a plant. And they're resilient. -- they're about the only things that kept me from going fully mad a time or two as well, so I suppose I'm a little biased in thinking they're good gifts, but they are rather...soothing to look at."
They gesture vaguely, smiling bright as they can manage: the flowers symbolize gratitude -- an ideal thing, perhaps, to hand to someone who at least bothers talking to them without immediately stiffening or turning away. (They don't say this much, however, merely keeping their jovial grin.)
"Did you know plants respond well to being spoken to? Things like commentary, loud voices, even loud music...plants grow better with the sound of a person near them. It's quite cute -- but, ah, I'm rambling again. My apologies for that. I simply...quite enjoy my plants. The thought I can give them to others is nice, given all my family does."
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♡ ↷ MITSKI'S ' BE THE COWBOY ' LYRIC STARTERS .
feel free to change pronouns , tense , et cetera to suit personal preference . trigger warning for sexual content , toxic dynamics , & strong language .
GEYSER .
you’re my number one .
you’re the one i want .
i’ve turned down every hand that has beckoned me to come .
i’m a geyser , feel it bubbling from below .
hear it call to me , constantly .
hear the harmony only when it’s harming me .
it’s not real .
it’s not real enough .
i will be the one you need .
i just can’t be without you .
WHY DIDN’T YOU STOP ME ?
i know that i ended it , but why won’t you chase after me ?
you know me better than i do .
why didn’t you stop me ?
why didn’t you stop me & paint it over ?
i look for a picture of you to keep in my pocket , but i can’t seem to find one .
look how i remember .
OLD FRIEND .
we nearly drowned for such a silly thing .
someone who loves me now , better than you .
that pretty friend is finally yours .
i’ll be around on sunday , if you’ll meet me at blue diner .
i’ll take coffee & talk about nothing .
i’ll take anything you want to give me , baby .
i haven’t told anyone , just like we promised . have you ?
every time i drive through the city where you’re from , i squeeze a little .
A PEARL .
you’re growing tired of me .
you love me so hard & i still can’t sleep .
you’re growing tired of me & all the things i don’t talk about .
sorry , i don’t want your touch .
it’s not that i don’t want you .
sorry , i can’t take your touch .
it’s just that i fell in love with a war , nobody told me that it ended .
it left a pearl in my head , & i roll it around every night just to watch it glow .
every night , baby , that’s where i go .
there’s a hole that you fill .
LONESOME LOVE .
i call you , to see you again .
so i can win , & this can finally end .
spend an hour on my makeup to prove something .
walk up in my heels , all high & mighty .
you say ‘hello’ & i lose .
nobody butters me up like you .
nobody fucks me like me .
in the morning , in a taxi .
why am i lonely for lonesome love ?
why am i lonely ?
REMEMBER MY NAME .
i gave too much of my heart tonight .
can you come to where i’m staying & make some extra love ?
i need somebody to remember my name .
all that i can do for them is done .
i need something bigger than the sky .
hold it in my arms & know it’s mine .
just how many stars will i need to hang around me to finally call it heaven ?
i need someone to remember me .
to finally get somewhere i can be all done , somewhere like heaven .
ME & MY HUSBAND .
i steal a few breaths from the world for a minute .
i’ll be nothing forever .
all of my memories & all of the things i have seen will be gone .
me & my husband , we’re doing better .
it’s always been just him & me .
i bet all i have on that furrowed brow .
at least in this lifetime , we’re sticking together .
i’m the idiot with the painted face , in the corner taking up space .
but when he walks in , i am loved .
COME INTO THE WATER .
come into the water .
do you wanna be my baby ?
are you waiting to touch me ?
you look so good .
maybe i’m the same as all those men , writing songs of all they’re dreaming .
would you tell me if you want me ?
i can’t move until you show me .
i didn’t know i had a dream .
i didn’t know until i saw you .
NOBODY .
my god , i’m so lonely .
i open the window to hear sounds of people .
venus , planet of love , was destroyed by global warming .
did its people want too much ?
i don’t want your pity , i just want someone near me .
guess i’m a coward , i just want to feel alright .
i know no one will save me .
i just need someone to kiss .
give me one good honest kiss , & i’ll be alright .
i’ve been big & small & still nobody wants me .
PINK IN THE NIGHT .
i glow pink in the night in my room .
i’ve been blossoming alone over you .
i hear my heart breaking tonight .
do you hear it too ?
it’s like a summer shower , with every drop of rain singing .
i love you .
i could stare at your back all day .
i know i’ve kissed you before , but i didn’t do it right . can i try again ?
A HORSE NAMED COLD AIR .
a lake with no fish is the heart of a horse named cold air .
who , when young , would run like a storm .
i thought i’d traveled a long way but i had circled the same old sin .
WASHING MACHINE HEART .
toss your dirty shoes in my washing machine heart , baby , bang it up inside .
i’m not wearing my usual lipstick .
i thought maybe we would kiss tonight .
baby , will you kiss me already ?
though i’ve closed my eyes , i know who you pretend i am .
why not me ?
BLUE LIGHT .
somebody kiss me , i’m going crazy .
i’m walking 'round the house naked .
silver in the night .
out there i’m a sharp knife .
are you that blue light ?
TWO SLOW DANCERS .
does it smell like a school gymnasium in here ?
it’s funny how they’re all the same .
we’ve both done it a hundred times before .
it’s funny how i still forgot .
it would be a hundred times easier if we were younger again .
we’re just two slow dancers , last ones out .
the ground has been slowly pulling us back down .
you see it on both our skin .
we get a few years & then it wants us back .
to think that we could stay the same .
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( Mister Lance, Again! )
@petrifyne // deal with my modernverse u punk
“I come with gifts,” Lancelot announces lightly as he sets a to-go cup of coffee on the counter near the shooting range’s entrance. “Seeking audience with the king.” Eris gets a small smile in their direction when they appear, a gesture toward the coffee offering (can’t come into another’s domain without that, after all). “I heard you were enjoying your downtime too much and came to give you trouble. Have you gotten anything new lately that you’d like to show off?”
"I do indeed -- a new maiden all primed up for her debut!"
Their hands are swift, pulling a gun case from behind the counter: all new projects, of course, rested comfortably in such containers until they needed to be handed over to a customer. A nice bed for the sleeping princesses and maidens of their little court. (They know, they're eccentric: it is the allure of this place. And the allure of themself, if their constant suitors are anything to judge by.)
"Ermione here is a new model -- a semi-auto pistol, fresh up and finished about a week ago. She's a bit feisty, but if you steady her, she won't buck you too bad. Sturdier than a Walther, but a little more light in the hands! A good girl, she is. Even had her fancied up."
The enamel on the pistol's grip does indeed bear some tribute to her namesake: daughter of Helen and Menelaus, enshrined in opera forevermore. (A ship on one side, a fainted woman on the other -- the engraving really was a nice job, if they do choose to pride themself.)
"She's good for being held tight due to her makeup. Water resistant, won't slip much if your palms sweat. A quiet girl, too -- optimal for if she ends up bought off by someone for self-defense or leisure. Ah, and she's a little speedy in her actions, so that might startle you a bit. She'll need a reload fairly quick. Gets hungry, she does."
Like a parent talking proudly about their child, they list features in a way that sounds almost like they're describing a person -- after all, their girls (their guns) are made by hand, all on their own time. Such speech is understandable of them.
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