MATTHEW CLAIRMONT in A Discovery of Witches(2018-2022)
S1E03
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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐌𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒: 𝐒𝐎 𝐅𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐎 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐒
𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐍𝐄.
lyrics have been broken up and paraphrased to work well for memes. change pronouns as you see fit! tw: suggestive themes, drug / alcohol use, mature themes, and language.
01. 𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐞.
❛ where will you go when it’s over? ❜
❛ who will you know when it’s over? ❜
❛ i know i saw you. you know that right? ❜
❛ do you get lost on your own? ❜
❛ late night zip ties make you want to miss your flight. ❜
❛ flipping through your feelings like a gemini. ❜
❛ i’m staring at your dark side. ❜
❛ standing with a white dress on. ❜
❛ if you need a second chance you can take mine. ❜
❛ skin tight, cocaine; you don’t want to feel this way. ❜
❛ you know i’d do anything to make you stay. ❜
❛ i’m pulling out my best lines. ❜
02. 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡.
❛ so far, so good. ❜
❛ you’ll only say you love me when you’re high. ❜
❛ it’s like we go through the same shit every night. ❜
❛ you always swear shit’s going to change but it never does. ❜
❛ tell me you’re going to change then act like this instead. ❜
❛ i’m too old to want somebody who’s always switching up their friends. ❜
❛ i can’t make you love me but at least you could pretend. ❜
❛ scrips going to turn to fifths until i’m fucked out of my head. ❜
❛ you play the same old songs. ❜
❛ i know that you’re different in your air force ones. ❜
❛ filling my perscription; i could bite your tongue. ❜
❛ like i’ve got an addiction. ❜
❛ i know it’s my fault; i pick up your phone calls. ❜
❛ when it’s half past one and you’re half way drunk. ❜
❛ you say you love me and it sounds so dumb. ❜
❛ you’re the only one i can’t run away from. ❜
03. 𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐝.
❛ i go through your ipad, looking for something that i used to have. ❜
❛ guess i’ve finally lost my mind. ❜
❛ i wish that i could take my number back. ❜
❛ go back to the place we met. ❜
❛ start this up a second time. ❜
❛ i’m looking at your life through cellophane; wishing things would stay the same. ❜
❛ i was always by your side. ❜
❛ isn’t it strange how we’re strangers again? ❜
❛ now we’re strangers again. ❜
❛ you were just a downtown socialite. ❜
❛ ship i pass on summer nights. ❜
❛ shadow that i can’t define. ❜
❛ turned into a gaslight, kerosene. ❜
❛ love that felt like seventeen. ❜
❛ hurt me ‘til i feel alive. ❜
❛ i wonder where your friends are. ❜
❛ something that i used to have. ❜
04. 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚.
❛ there’s something about you. ❜
❛ i’d finally make best friends with my addictions. ❜
❛ i’d get things done and not blame it on my conditions. ❜
❛ i’d build a world not full of contradictions. ❜
❛ think i want to twist the plot this time. ❜
❛ befriending all my enemies. ❜
❛ there’s no getting over you. ❜
❛ when i see you i get tongue tied. ❜
05. 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.
❛ she’s on a solo mission. ❜
❛ she won’t look back until it’s her decision. ❜
❛ she can have the last laugh. ❜
❛ i’ll be sure to listen. ❜
❛ now i’m not a threat. ❜
❛ i’m just another ex. ❜
❛ put me in the back seat; tunnel vision. ❜
❛ if i’m not with her then i’m not living. ❜
❛ always moving too fast, i don’t want to miss it. ❜
❛ it’s all on me. ❜
❛ corner of my bed like i don’t know you. ❜
❛ pull out a cigarette, i can tell what you’re going to do. ❜
❛ i’m going to make a bet –– if i stay then i will lose. ❜
❛ i’ll try my best to forget me and you. ❜
❛ call me when you’re on your own. ❜
❛ call me when you’re all alone. ❜
❛ look at her percision. ❜
❛ she’s off limits. ❜
❛ i never held her back. ❜
❛ i hope you don’t regret you and me. ❜
❛ tell me when your cover’s blown. ❜
❛ tell me when you’re coming home. ❜
06. 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭.
❛ you always say what’s on your mind. ❜
❛ dance like nobody’s around you. ❜
❛ someone like you is so hard to find. ❜
❛ i can’t believe i even found you. ❜
❛ you know that you had me from the first line. ❜
❛ i call you because i need to hear your voice. ❜
❛ i was running ‘til i fell in your void. ❜
❛ there’s nothing that can change my mind. ❜
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MATTHEW GOODE as MATTHEW CLAIRMONT
A Discovery of Witches ( 2018 – 2022 )
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Matthew Goode stars as Paramount Pictures chief Robert Evans in “The Offer.”(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
As does Goode, who, despite starring in films and series that have won many awards, has few of his own. With any luck, his portrayal of Evans will change that. Taking us through, as Goode says, the best and worst of the man, it captures the high-wire thrill of moviemaking. Goode’s Evans doesn’t just swing big, he swings big with confidence and joy. He is larger than life because he believes that movies make life larger than itself, and Goode makes us believe that too.
At the end of filming on “The Offer,” the real Ruddy gave each cast member an inscribed glass horse head. “That’s something I’ll be able to treasure,” Goode said. “My mantle isn’t too cluttered, so I should be able to fit that up there.”
Perhaps next year, it will be a little more cluttered than it was.
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BURNING MAN (2011) dir. Jonathan Teplitzky
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what chess piece are you?
White Rook
You are a White Rook. As a piece that can move inwards and outwards, you're a master of self-reflection. You know what needs to be done and when to do it. You're a protector, and would willingly take someone's place in danger in a heartbeat because you know you can handle the pressure. But even castle walls crumble. For all your chivalry and fortitude, everything must come to an end. Will you be there to see the final stages of the war? Or will you have already been discarded in the battle?
tagged by: @softersinned
tagging: @chasmenos @drdumaurier @ofcongress
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He finds himself at home here. In a strange, out of place, on-the-edge-of-danger, sort of way, but it almost feels like penance for his sins. The times where he is able to recall what has happened the night before is getting more and more infrequent, and the fear and anxiety that ripples through him can only be solved by another drink. Ironic he knows, that to try and find control, he only simply loses it; a harrowing cycle of pain and numbness that his body has learned to accept.
It’s an odd sort here, but Teddy keeps to himself, and generally, everyone else leaves him be, too. Frankly his only friend here is Evelyn, but she’s busy tending bar most nights, but Teddy is happy with his solitude. A steady drinker and a good tipper. The less he had to talk, the better.
So when Evelyn slides onto the stool next to him, Ted has to take a moment to adjust, pulling himself slowly out of whatever spiral he’s in as he gives her a small smile of appreciation.
“Whatever you’re having.” Teddy murmurs, unsure of what he’d been drinking in the first place. All he knew was that as soon as he’d finished, another one had come in its stead. Another twitch of a smile and he nods towards the rest of the people milling about. “My handsome mug? No, there’s a reason why your bar is thriving.” Smiles wider in jest, as his hand automatically reaches for a deeply fried chip. He pulls himself up a little straighter; at 6′‘0 hunching over starts to hurt after awhile.
But he knows he doesn’t need to act like someone who he’s not. For one, she can see right through him, as easily as if she had grown up with him. And secondly, Teddy just isn’t sure if he could pull it off tonight.
“Hey,” He murmurs, the frown back on his features as his thumb rubs around the outer ring of his drink. And he sighs, uncertain of what to say first. Glances at Evelyn for a moment before he looks back down at a point on his hands.
“Do you -.... you ever wonder --- is it better to live as a monster, or to die as a good man?”
@suitedblue asked: ❛ i wasn’t expecting company . ❜ - for evelyn! 8)
evelyn doesn’t speak much. she knows there’s a running joke among the staff, that she’s holding true to her nature by speaking in grunts, occasionally growls, and that every employee under her contract can spot a bad mood one wrinkle of her nose away. perhaps they’re right — perhaps the animal years have carved their space in her, replacing the parts of her that were supposed to be sociable, easy-going and delightful. she’s anything but. she can feel it in her own skin: callous and numb, and at times her face gets so frozen she forgets how to smile, or what even is the point anyway. these days, she doesn’t much mind — it is just who she is. she’s alive, that’s more than what matters. as things are, evelyn so is a quiet, reserved woman, and any complaints on the matter brush off her like yesterday’s news: irrelevant, and belonging to another world.
still, once or twice, she makes the effort. a small, selected few people draw whole sentences out of her: drinks on the house, too, when the time is right. trust is a precious commodity, and friendship rarer than gemstones — she’s always been quite careful with her earnings.
ted gets a pass. it would be hard to explain why, she wouldn’t really care to put it into words, but he earned her trust over countless nights of solitude ( the quietest ones, the tuesdays and wednesdays where the walls only crawl with half-whispered tales of the past weekend ), and by logic, her care, too. it is not much of an effort — she grows an appetite by midnight, and can still appreciate the luxury of eating in company, so she takes her place next to him for a well-deserved break, and doesn’t bother with ceremonials when it’s really a simple matter — lonely fucks have a moral obligation to keep each other company, now and then.
“ sounds like it’s your lucky day, then ”. her words are half-mumbled through the chewing of a fry, as she sets down a plate overflowing with french fries, deep-fried jalapeños, blood-red slices of unnameable less-than-legal fruit and two burgers: one meat-free, the other plain. he could use a bite too, she figures. “ that long face of yours is gonna scare the clientele away, one of these days ”. words drawn out through a tired sigh, as she waves to the bar to get a beer brought her way, before her eyes settle back on him, equal parts concerned and encouraging: “ what are you drinking ? ”
I HOPE YOU DANCE / accepting.
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❛ are you feeling alright ? ❜ - mum; @blueletterss
“Of course I am.” A generous smile as ever that is easily placed onto his features the moment anyone -- even his mother asks him the status of his well-being. He runs a hand through his hair, clearing his throat as he stands, leaning over to press a kiss to her cheek -- as if the act of going into motion will propel him into further good spirits.
“Can I get you some tea? Was just about to put the kettle on.” He wasn’t, but actions were always valuable; more believable in any situation. Teddy’s tall, lanky body quickly strides over as if on autopilot, reaching for the kettle as he busies himself -- hiding some empty bottles away before turning back to face his mum.
“Just hadn’t expected you over tonight. It’s ah -... Tuesday, yeah?”
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❛ i thought this time would be different . ❜ - bedelia; @drdumaurier
A haggard face looks up at her from his spot on the ground. He has just enough sense about him to realize that everything had gone terribly, undeniably wrong. The click of her heels resounds strikingly around and around in his head as Teddy takes in a quiet breath, letting his hands fall at his side, tilting his head up to use the wall as a brace.
“A fool’s errand.” He finds himself murmuring, vision clouding as Bedelia duplicates in his line of sight before singling out back to one individual. “You need to stay back,” is his voice wavering? Unsteady, uncertain if he’s even projecting.
“I don’t want you to have to see me in this way.” A rumble as Teddy does his best to remain upright. “Go back. Go home.”
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𝑰 𝑯𝑶𝑷𝑬 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑫𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑬 . ( sentence starters originating from season two of syfy’s ‘ wynonna earp ’ . adjust pronouns as necessary , heavy warning for mature themes ! )
❛ you truly are a monster . ��
❛ now , don’t get all emotional on me . ❜
❛ you have amazing taste in underwear . ❜
❛ my poor , brave baby . ❜
❛ when did you become such a prude ? ❜
❛ it’s called being a gentleman . ❜
❛ how are you holding up ? ❜
❛ i’ll have you know i’m kind of a big deal around here . ❜
❛ you’re gonna need me . ❜
❛ aw , you did math . ❜
❛ i need you to be okay . ❜
❛ you couldn’t stop me if you tried . ❜
❛ better nut up and decide who you can trust . ❜
❛ if you want me to trust you , you’re gonna have to tell me the plan . ❜
❛ you stay put , okay ? ❜
❛ there is a possibility i am now hallucinating . ❜
❛ it’s my turn , [ name ] . ❜
❛ who are you ? you know what , i don’t care . we’ve gotta go . ❜
❛ somebody has to pay , [ name ] . ❜
❛ you could come in … i’m gonna take a shower . ❜
❛ they should be scared of me . ❜
❛ remember who the real enemy is . ❜
❛ this is the worst . ❜
❛ i love watching you work . ❜
❛ please don’t shut me out . ❜
❛ i’m sitting right here , there’s no need to holler . ❜
❛ what do you even do around here , [ name ] ? ❜
❛ [ name ] , anything to say for yourself ? ❜
❛ i’m such an asshole , i don’t know why i brought that up . ❜
❛ what’s in it for you ? ❜
❛ how are you doing ? still having fun ? ❜
❛ so many jokes , i can’t even choose . ❜
❛ THIS is your breaking point ? ❜
❛ this might be a shitshow , but it’s OUR shitshow . ❜
❛ sometimes , it’s good to say goodbye . ❜
❛ we never lied to each other , you’re free to kiss whoever you like . ❜
❛ how do you do that ? turn your feelings on and off like a fucking robot ? ❜
❛ let’s get you somewhere safe . ❜
❛ i feel like i might’ve lost the plot a bit . ❜
❛ all i dream of is not having to run anymore . ❜
❛ i don’t wanna die . ❜
❛ this is what i bring to the team . ❜
❛ i don’t know if i should be frightened or jealous . ❜
❛ you wore suede ? what is it , your first day ? ❜
❛ to add insult to injury , you’re stuck with me . ❜
❛ i don’t like being blackmailed . ❜
❛ i’m tired of running and hiding … and then running again . ❜
❛ we’re buying better bourbon . case closed . ❜
❛ [ name ] was never anything but proud of you . ❜
❛ oh , i like when you’re scary . ❜
❛ are you still mad at me ? ❜
❛ as long as you want me , i will be by your side . ❜
❛ the best sex is make - up sex , right ? ❜
❛ give me a whiskey ! ❜
❛ maybe i am getting soft , huh ? ❜
❛ [ name ] , i have this gut feeling that something is coming , and it’s bad . ❜
❛ i can get you whatever you need except time . ❜
❛ i thought this time would be different . ❜
❛ even fury road has pit stops . ❜
❛ i didn’t know if it was your thing . ❜
❛ baby , that’s everybody’s thing . ❜
❛ you guys need to get some more hands , so that your hands can stay right here on me . ❜
❛ every time i close my eyes , it’s the same nightmare . ❜
❛ are you going to be this much fun all day ? ❜
❛ i was such an idiot . ❜
❛ clock is ticking , [ name ] . ❜
❛ how are you settling in ? ❜
❛ how long are you around ? ❜
❛ what am i , human tinder ? ❜
❛ listen , i love that you’ve got your own thing going on here , but don’t get distracted . ❜
❛ you have my undivided attention . ❜
❛ two shots of tequila is not ‘abstaining’ , it’s called being professional . ❜
❛ nice try , but snitches get stitches . ❜
❛ i was just thinking about you . ❜
❛ some things never change , huh ? ❜
❛ hey , watch your perfectly glossed mouth . ❜
❛ i’m glad you’re putting yourself out there . ❜
❛ why is everyone so obsessed with my fun levels ? ❜
❛ yeah , it’s great . i could just scream ! ❜
❛ not bailing on me , are you ? ❜
❛ do you wanna get out of here ? ❜
❛ you’re drunk and you’re talking too much . ❜
❛ shady and suspicious , therefore gettin’ more delicious . ❜
❛ you’ve come so far . ❜
❛ when you stop dating psychos , THEN you can give me relationship advice . ❜
❛ let him go , it’s not worth it . ❜
❛ if that’s broken , you’ll pay for it . ❜
❛ don’t tell me how to do my job . ❜
❛ oh , you have not seen harassment . ❜
❛ [ name ] , keep your head in the game . ❜
❛ have you noticed any changes in [ name ] lately ? ❜
❛ you know what ? forget it . ❜
❛ i heard everything . ❜
❛ you’ll be broken enough for her in no time . ❜
❛ you look like you had some fun . ❜
❛ you are UNDERESTIMATING the day i’ve had . ❜
❛ are we too late ? are you okay ? ❜
❛ i had him right where i wanted him . ❜
❛ this has to end . please . ❜
❛ brave but stupid , i’ll take it . ❜
❛ okay , yeah , now i’m sure i hit myself in the head . ❜
❛ i hate you , [ name ] . i hate you . ❜
❛ you think i’m stupid ? ❜
❛ why didn’t you tell me any of this before ? ❜
❛ i’m stubborn , i always take the hard way . ❜
❛ i wasn’t expecting company . ❜
❛ okay , we’ve really gotta come up with a secret handshake . ❜
❛ should … should we have a safe word ? ❜
❛ this was not the plan , it’s too dangerous . ❜
❛ stop it . all you do is play games . i don’t like your games . ❜
❛ i’m trying to rescue you , let’s go . ❜
❛ doesn’t anybody have any faith in me ? ❜
❛ how do you know you weren’t followed ? ❜
❛ i think you should get out of here . ❜
❛ i’m not a bad person . ❜
❛ i’m not a bad person , and if you know what’s good for you , you’ll stop treating me like one . ❜
❛ the power of suggestion is a formidable thing . ❜
❛ [ name ] , i know what i saw . ❜
❛ i told you to wait . ❜
❛ bad news , they ran out of pumpkin spice . ❜
❛ i thought tying a cherry stem into a knot with my tongue was a cool party trick . ❜
❛ you’re not ready . you’ll never be ready . ❜
❛ you’ll never be locked up again . ❜
❛ whatever you did , i want to help . ❜
❛ i’m exhausted . ❜
❛ i’m not having any fun . ❜
❛ what are we going to do with you ? ❜
❛ i salted the rim , i’m not a savage . ❜
❛ are you feeling alright ? ❜
❛ you don’t wanna go in there , trust me . ❜
❛ tell me why i shouldn’t kill you right here , right now . ❜
❛ you’re really mean when you drink before noon . and you drink before noon too often . ❜
❛ well frankly , [ name ] , the situation is balls . ❜
❛ horrible deeds have been committed here . ❜
❛ have you done bad things ? ❜
❛ let’s get you straight home to bed . ❜
❛ … i said i was sorry . ❜
❛ i’ll be anything you want me to be . ❜
❛ i might’ve caused some trouble . ❜
❛ you’ve got dark corners that you haven’t explored yet . ❜
❛ i’m not enough to save you , [ name ] . ❜
❛ okay , are we having a moment ? ❜
❛ there’s only one way to make it stop and you know what it is , [ name ] . ❜
❛ history books will have no mention of our names or our deeds . ❜
❛ i know you need space and i really tried to stay away , but i got worried . ❜
❛ i’ve got you now , okay ? i swear i’ve got you . ❜
❛ you’ve made an enemy this friday . ❜
❛ [ name ] would never say something like that . ❜
❛ i’d say ‘make your peace’ , but i hope you never find any . ❜
❛ i would shoot anybody for you . ❜
❛ i knew you’d rescue me . ❜
❛ i have enough friends . ❜
❛ you know , i’m here for you . now and forever . ❜
❛ we’re all on the same team , now , right ? ❜
❛ you can’t just ‘nope’ this away ! ‘nope’ is not a viable plan . ❜
❛ [ name ] , take a day off . ❜
❛ if it sounds like a hippie hemorrhoid cream , i don’t want it in my cup . ❜
❛ you practice those googly eyes in the mirror , or just … natural talent ? ❜
❛ how did you get in here ? ❜
❛ stop pushing me . and while you’re at it , stop judging me . ❜
❛ i remember every second i was with you . every touch , every kiss … ❜
❛ did i just pass out ? ❜
❛ i think we’ve been asleep for a long - ass time . ❜
❛ time is running out . ❜
❛ you haven’t been paying attention . ❜
❛ goodie , i love conditions . they really turn my crank . ❜
❛ you’re amazing . ❜
❛ you do not want to cross that line . ❜
❛ everybody keeps talking to me like i’m an idiot . ❜
❛ i know what i want . ❜
❛ you shot me , you bitch ! ❜
❛ i have something to tell you , [ name ] . ❜
❛ you don’t have to be like this , [ name ] . ❜
❛ you know we’re gonna have to talk about this eventually , right ? ❜
❛ room down there for one more ? ❜
❛ i’m not saying it’s gonna be okay . i’m just saying … i’m here . ❜
❛ i am all in . ❜
❛ [ name ] , thank god you’re here . ❜
❛ it’s for your protection . ❜
❛ if you have nothing to hide , what’s the problem ? ❜
❛ sorry , i don’t have time to play nice anymore . ❜
❛ usually she’s a fun bitch , not a bitch bitch . ❜
❛ wake up . [ name ] , wake up . ❜
❛ evil sniffs out evil . ❜
❛ you’re very nice , thank you for that . ❜
❛ i wonder how many generations have surveyed this land . ❜
❛ i think it’s starting to settle in . ❜
❛ don’t shoot , i’m just the messenger . ❜
❛ it was a long time ago . ❜
❛ you are kicking ass at not helping right now , you know ? ❜
❛ we should talk . ❜
❛ you are such an asshole . ❜
❛ [ name ] , hey . i need a favor . ❜
❛ i told you not to make this weird . ❜
❛ i hate doing everything sober . ❜
❛ pace yourself , there’s SO much more to judge . ❜
❛ you don’t become [ name ] by confronting problems head - on . ❜
❛ just shut your mouth . ❜
❛ okay , yeah , i guess i deserved that . ❜
❛ see ? this is what you get when you’re friends with a nark . ❜
❛ step out of my way . ❜
❛ are we having a good time ? ❜
❛ okay , let me do the talking . ❜
❛ justice delayed is still justice served . ❜
❛ you are so pretty and i like you so much ! ❜
❛ you’re drunk ! and in trouble . ❜
❛ this whole ‘lone wolf’ thing you’ve got going on isn’t gonna cut it . ❜
❛ don’t even think about it . ❜
❛ did you mean any of those things you said ? ❜
❛ you’re lucky nobody saw that . ❜
❛ why don’t you distract me ? ❜
❛ this is only gonna get worse if you don’t decide to help me . ❜
❛ you really don’t care about any of this , do you ? ❜
❛ i’ll be gone long before then . ❜
❛ so this is where it all began … ❜
❛ it’s hard not to feel like an outsider , even for me . ❜
❛ i remember what it feels like to be new . ❜
❛ hey , don’t do anything stupid , okay ? ❜
❛ shut the hell up . ❜
❛ at this point , i’m no longer afraid of the consequences . ❜
❛ how did you come by it ? the wound ? ❜
❛ you’re lying . ❜
❛ you have to do something for me . ❜
❛ why wouldn’t you tell me ? ❜
❛ i don’t need you to make decisions for me . ❜
❛ don’t follow me . ❜
❛ why did you bring me here ? ❜
❛ i deserve to be saved . i do . ❜
❛ try to remember who you were . ❜
❛ trust me , we’ll meet again . ❜
❛ i promise i will never hurt you . ❜
❛ come back to me . ❜
❛ i don’t want to hurt you . ❜
❛ eyes on the prize . ❜
❛ surely you’ll want to hear my offer . ❜
❛ sorry i was a no - show . ❜
❛ aren’t you gonna say goodnight ? ❜
❛ i’m too hangry to�� have this conversation . ❜
❛ it’s okay , it’s better that i know the truth . ❜
❛ am i the biggest cliche ever ? ❜
❛ i know what you’re going through . ❜
❛ you’re so lovely . ❜
❛ you know what i’d never do ? tell you what to think or feel . ❜
❛ i never drink alone . it’s sad and depressing . ❜
❛ i would do anything to get out of here for just one night . ❜
❛ say something … preferably encouraging . ❜
❛ is this your thing ? cute but annoying ? ❜
❛ i can’t protect you if i’m dead . ❜
❛ i think i need to leave . ❜
❛ you can’t run away from this . ❜
❛ you repeat this convo , you die . ❜
❛ don’t lie to me , [ name ] . ❜
❛ you and me , we’re good people . ❜
❛ hey , listen . i’m gonna get you out of here , okay ? ❜
❛ sometimes i think you really must hate me . ❜
❛ what are you so afraid of ? ❜
❛ i always knew you’d be the death of me , anyway . ❜
❛ there’s nothing you could’ve done . ❜
❛ this can’t be happening . ❜
❛ i just really thought i was doing the right thing . ❜
❛ i lied to you , and i shouldn’t have . ❜
❛ i have never loved anyone the way that i love you . ❜
❛ can we all just act like we’re winning for once ? ❜
❛ i wasn’t expecting you to be cool about it , but the pouting is getting old . ❜
❛ am i the only one who didn’t know ? ❜
❛ i appreciate everything you’ve done . ❜
❛ what are the chances you’ll sit this one out ? ❜
❛ [ name ]’s never gonna forgive me . ❜
❛ you would have done the same thing . ❜
❛ don’t go . ❜
❛ i learned my lesson . ❜
❛ i should have trusted you . ❜
❛ i thought it was your fault . ❜
❛ i plan to exploit you . ❜
❛ just so everyone’s clear , i’m my own damn weapon . ❜
❛ sorry i’m late , i kinda died . ❜
❛ mercy comes in many forms . ❜
❛ i will kill us both before i let you walk in service to the devil . ❜
❛ if i die , they can’t use me . ❜
❛ i am so very tired , [ name ] . ❜
❛ see you on the other side . ❜
❛ i care more about this than anything else in the world . ❜
❛ you are … extraordinary . ❜
❛ i’m with you , [ name ] . ❜
❛ are you okay ? ❜
❛ would you have done any different ? ❜
❛ i would have done everything different . ❜
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It doesn’t make sense until it does, and then everything begins falling into place — the secrets, the guilt, the drinking. If it were something, anything less incredible she would feel guilty for not seeing it before, but this is so far beyond what she might have expected that she can’t even fault herself for not imagining it was a possibility.
( She has never quite felt this but she has felt divorced from herself, watching a version of Astoria Greengrass who does horrible, terrible things to survive. She remembers how frightening it was. She remembers how badly she wished it would stop. )
Astoria reaches forward and covers his hands with her own again, as if to assure him that he’s still Teddy, her Teddy, the boy she read bedtime stories to and the boy she’d carry on her back and the boy who would fall asleep with his head in her lap and his little hands wrapped around one of hers. ( She couldn’t love that boy less if she tried. )
“Okay,” she says, her voice gentle and her expression soft. “Okay. We’re going to figure this out.”
( Even though she has no idea where to start. )
There’s a lot to dig into. The drinking, the blacking out… Astoria worries her lower lip between her teeth, trying to consider every option at once, trying to find a way to talk about this that doesn’t make him feel like he’s in the spotlight or being judged. “I think the first thing to do is figure out our priorities,” she says finally, slowly, and she releases him to collect her own mug again. Already she’s slipped into crisis management mode, and it’s just a matter of discerning which wound is bleeding the most, which hurt needs healing first. “Figuring out what you were doing last night, figuring out the drinking, figuring out the wolf — there’s no right answer here, but there’s no wrong one, either. And we can make a plan, and we can figure this out.
“And we need to sort out what you’ve already done and what does and doesn’t work. I’m guessing you tried wolfsbane potions? Did Andromeda ever bring you to a Healer, to try and get to the bottom of it?” It started during puberty — strictly a physical development, maybe? Maybe Blaise could help, he always seems to know what to do… “I’d guess the drinking exacerbates the blackouts, at the very least. Can you tell me more about it, honey? You said you have memories — are you ever aware of what’s happening as it happens? Does it get any easier if you cut back on the drinking?”
She says we, and a knot forms in his stomach. Was this wrong of him? Was he supposed to handle this himself? Why did he have to drag Astoria into this? She doesn’t look at him any differently, but there’s no way -- not after all of this... that she could possibly think of him the same.
The fear that rises within him makes him taste bile. He is scared. Scared of himself, scared of the impact this means on his family -- on the people who have loved him since the beginning. He was supposed to be their pride and joy, he was supposed to be the one who was... tied the story together. But what happens to him at the end of the story?
He feels as if he’s pinned to a rock and a hard place. Except the rock in a boulder, ready to take him over, and the hard place is asking for help when he shouldn’t, putting his aunt Astoria in danger -- and that danger was him. Damned if he was, damned if he wasn’t.
“Aunt Astoria --”, he cuts in, voice low as he tries to wave the fog away from him. She’s planning, and he’s dreading the end result. “I really -- I really don’t know what I’ll do if I ---” because he could try and twist it in all the ways he can think of, but the Wolf is him and he’s the Wolf ---, “ --.. if I lose control and hurt you, if I even think about ---...” Teddy leans back, face at a loss as he struggles to speak. “I don’t think I could live with myself. I truly -...” He exhales, covering his face with his hands.
He knows she would do anything for him. She was always a woman of her word, and even when he was a little boy, he doesn’t ever remember being let down by his aunt. So how could he repay her like this?
Slides his hands down, trying to focus on his breathing, trying to keep control. The better he does in maintaining a steady pulse and not go to the extreme end of any emotion, the more chance he has at keeping it out.
“Wolfsbane didn’t do anything. Maybe helped me keep my senses a little longer, but there was never any -- the transformation isn’t...isn’t painful.” Teddy murmurs quietly. At least when I was changing into the wolf. But now -- now when it’s --...this body, and the wolf takes over -- I’ve given him the gift of speech. And it’s --- it hurts. Pain --- feels like a drill slowly clawing through bone. Thought I was being smart, not turning into an animal, but now I’m pretty much the muggle equivalent of a deranged psychopath.”
Runs a hand through his hair as he continues, quietly, avoiding her eyes, looking anywhere but at her. “Drinking ---... it lessens the pain when he wants out, but yes -- it loosens my control. Gives him quicker access.” Teddy suddenly stands up, almost knocks himself off balance by how quickly he stands.
“You need --...I need you to promise me something.” He gravely says, still not looking at her. “If I change -- if you meet -... him.” There’s a pause, as if Teddy is steeling himself, “...before he -- I...before I hurt anyone, you have to put me down. Please.”
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@suitedblue travelled and sent in: ❛ why do bad things always happen to mediocre people who are lying about their identities ? ❜ [ accepting ]
“——perhaps they should not be so mediocre and be better at lying?” The Doctor raised his eyebrow. “though, good will come to them. it’ll all balance out in the end.”
“ --...but is it really on them if they end up being mediocre in the first place? what if that’s all they get? that’s the life they get thrown at them? surely they still don’t deserve bad things happening to them?” teddy frowns, gently biting the inside of his cheek. “maybe they’re lying about their identities so that they have a chance at something better?” he looks up at the doctor, a small shrug arising from his tired features. “ -- I wish I had that optimism, doctor. I don’t think the balance always works out the way anyone really wants it to.”
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“A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.” The son thought about it for a minute and then asked his father, “Which wolf will win?” The man simply said, “The one you feed.”
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SMS // THEODORE i’m just going to ignore your ridiculous questions about clouds. open a book once or twice if you want to know.
SMS // THEODORE it *is* a a good marriage. i am well aware of that, having been in it for a few years myself. you’re just not going to distract me by talking about it this time. sorry, kiddo.
SMS // THEODORE and god, that fact that you even have to ask how a belt can be atrocious is all the evidence you need that you need new belts
SMS // THEODORE what are you doing next sunday?
SMS // THEODORE actually, nevermind. clear your schedule, i’m taking you shopping. non-negotiable.
SMS // THEODORE you’re drinking alone at home. clearly not everything is okay. and “alive and kicking” is also not synonymous with “okay”. what’s up? do you want me to come over?
sms // uncle draco for your information, i have opened up many books in my lifetime and i got an over dramatic professorship for my troubles.
sms // uncle draco what other color belt can you have besides black and brown???
sms // uncle draco and i swear to god if you say ‘light brown’ and ‘caramel’ i might chuck a shoe in your general direction.
sms // uncle draco if you come over you’re drinking with me; not staring at me with pity.
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