“Don’t trust anybody outside of this room.”

Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust in the second trailer for Mission: Impossible - Fallout

last of us (show) starters

ep1- 9. 

❝ your t-shirt’s inside out. ❞ ❝ you already know i’m bad at lying. ❞ ❝ you are the person i never wanted to be in debt to. but i owe you. ❞ ❝ after all we’ve been through…everything i’ve done…it can’t be for nothing. ❞ ❝ you know what i see when i look at you? me. you remind me of me. ❞ ❝ i need you to take a breath. ❞ ❝ there’s a leader in you. one day, it could be your turn. ❞ ❝ i never liked you, but still, it’s like we’re friends. almost. ❞ ❝ we’re gonna be brave, and we’re gonna get out of this. ❞ ❝ can’t tell you how exciting it was listening to that fucking conversation. ❞ ❝ there you are. i was getting worried. ❞ ❝ a bad reputation doesn’t mean you’re bad. ❞ ❝ how about we just talk this through? ❞ ❝ this isn’t gonna end well. ❞ ❝ when we’re done, we’ll go wherever you want. ❞ ❝ you’re a dangerous person. you’ve certainly proved that. ❞ ❝ i started worrying you wouldn’t wake up. ❞ ❝ we can help each other. and get that gun out of my face. ❞ ❝ i think i’m gonna love you for a long, long time. ❞ ❝ there’s stuff up there you shouldn’t see. ❞ ❝ you ask a lot of goddamn questions. ❞ ❝ you know, i used to be scared of these people. ❞ ❝ i mean…our luck had to run out sooner or later. ❞ ❝ like to think, for once, we could finally win? ❞ ❝ i mean, it’s the long way or the ‘we’re fucking dead’ way. ❞ ❝ you mumble in your sleep. ❞ ❝ wait, who gave you the black eye? ❞ ❝ no. no questions. just do it. ❞ ❝ you can’t fight everything and everyone. you can pick and choose what’s important. ❞ ❝ nobody’s gonna be coming after you, right? ❞ ❝ you stay close and you follow my lead. ❞ ❝ there’s no halfway with this. we finish what we started. ❞ ❝ you’re a natural leader. you’re smart, loyal…violent. ❞ ❝ it’s a miracle you’re alive. ❞ ❝ okay, rocky start. could’ve been worse, though. ❞ ❝ you know what i’m in the mood for? shitty puns. ❞ ❝ it doesn’t matter. you have to trust me. ❞ ❝ you know, people like to tell stories. ❞ ❝ i’m not in the mood for this. i’m really not in the mood. ❞ ❝ you have a greater purpose than any of us could’ve ever imagined. ❞ ❝ how about we start with ‘thank you’? ❞ ❝ i’d like to go home and drink ‘til my face stops hurting. ❞ ❝ i want you to forget this ever happened. ❞ ❝ i believe everything happens for a reason. ❞ ❝ you can’t be stupid like this. ❞ ❝ you so hungry for vengeance? deliver it. ❞ ❝ i’m not going anywhere with you. ❞ ❝ if we come up against anything, you get behind me and you stay there, okay? ❞ ❝ i’m trying to keep you alive. ❞ ❝ did it make you feel better? did it make you feel safe? ❞ ❝ that’s not my fucking home. ❞ ❝ i don’t want your sorries. ❞ ❝ don’t blame me for something that isn’t my fault. ❞ ❝ oh, finally, some fucking luck. ❞ ❝ you won’t survive for long out here. i can protect you. ❞ ❝ no more questions about me. ❞ ❝ you want your jacket back? ❞ ❝ fuck you, man. i didn’t ask for this. ❞ ❝ besides, it’s the thought that counts. ❞ ❝ wasn’t my fault this time. ❞ ❝ i’m sorry, but this has gone on too long. ❞ ❝ i’ve had…more good days with you than with anyone else. ❞ ❝ i need you to take a breath. ❞ ❝ can we start a fire? i’m freezing. ❞ ❝ the darkness is falling, the sky has turned gray. ❞ ❝ matter of fact, we can just keep our histories to ourselves. ❞ ❝ you stay here. you hear anything, yell. ❞ ❝ maybe there’s nothing bad out there, but so far there’s always been something bad out there. ❞ ❝ so…is it everything you hoped for? ❞ ❝ what do you want me to say? ❞ ❝ you okay? you just seem extra quiet today. ❞ ❝ are you okay? you’re not hurt? nothing? ❞ ❝ there’s no way anyone knows we’re here, right? ❞ ❝ you do what i say when i say it. we clear? ❞ ❝ where would you be without me, huh? ❞ ❝ i’ve been on both sides. ❞ ❝ let’s just handle what we have to handle. ❞ ❝ is it everything you hoped for? ❞ ❝ it doesn’t matter how much you push the envelope, it will always be stationary. ❞ ❝ you hungry? you can share some of mine. ❞ ❝ have i committed a crime? ❞ ❝ it’s got its ups and downs…but you can’t deny that view. ❞ ❝ those things i did…those things that you judge me for, i did those things to keep us alive. ❞ ❝ i swear, i’ve told you everything i know. ❞ ❝ i don’t wanna talk about it. ❞ ❝ just because life stopped for you…doesn’t mean it has to stop for me. ❞ ❝ i’m alone and forsaken by fate and by man. ❞ ❝ here. this make you all nostalgic? ❞ ❝ thanks for still giving a shit about me. ❞ ❝ i am the bad guy because i did a bad guy thing. ❞ ❝ you keep your eyes on me. and don’t look anywhere else. ❞ ❝ i know this hurts. you’re gonna be okay. ❞ ❝ you think i’ve never done shit like that? ❞ ❝ maybe we just call this one a success and say our fond farewells. ❞ ❝ it isn’t fair, your age…having to deal with all of this. ❞ ❝ i was never afraid before you showed up. ❞ ❝ swear to me. swear to me that everything you said is true. ❞ ❝ do i not look scared? ❞ ❝ just a reminder that if you’re dead, i’m fucked. ❞ ❝ what else am i supposed to say? ❞ ❝ it’s not too late. even now…even after what you’ve done. ❞ ❝ i’m sorry. i have no other choice. ❞ ❝ if you just keep going…you find something new to fight for. ❞ ❝ we did what we needed to survive. ❞ ❝ is that what i am? am i one of the ‘wrong people’? ❞ ❝ i shouldn’t have said what i said. i don’t know your situation. ❞ ❝ i don’t wanna hurt you. i wanna help you. ❞ ❝ look, sometimes things don’t work out the way we hope. ❞ ❝ when do we tell the others? ❞ ❝ well, this is what happens when you fuck with fate. ❞ ❝ i saw what you did…the way you killed those men. ❞ ❝ but first, you have to do something for me. ❞ ❝ be careful who you put your faith in. the only people who can betray us…are the ones we trust.  ❞ ❝ you see my face? do i look scared? ❞ ❝ stay awake with me. ❞ ❝ it’s dangerous, but it’s nothing you can’t handle. ❞ ❝ there’s a whole lot you’re not telling me. ❞ ❝ how about you shut the fuck up? ❞ ❝ i would very much like for you to hurt them. ❞ ❝ what i’m about to tell you cannot be repeated to anyone. ❞ ❝ they’re gonna catch us if we don’t run. ❞ ❝ everybody i have cared for has either died or left me. everybody, fսcking except for you. ❞ ❝ lately, there are these moments where the fear comes up outta nowhere. ❞ ❝ i’m not looking for any trouble. ❞ ❝ i think maybe we got a little off on the wrong foot. ❞ ❝ i came here to save you. ❞ ❝ they’re not following us. i think we’re safe. ❞ ❝ i just ran away for a bit, that’s all. ❞ ❝ i thought you were dead. ❞ ❝ you think i can still handle things, but…i’m not who i was. ❞ ❝ oh, maybe i shouldn’t have said anything. ❞ ❝ i should fucking stab you. ❞ ❝ seriously, though, how the fuck do you do that? ❞ ❝ well, i…i don’t know how to swim. ❞ ❝ what the fuck is wrong with you, sneaking up on me like that? ❞ ❝ holy shit, are you dying? ❞ ❝ i was just trying to imagine you wearing that. ❞ ❝ was that the first dead body you ever saw? ❞ ❝ i wasn’t gonna say i’m sorry. i was gonna say that i’ve been thinking about what happened. ❞ ❝ how about you just take the good news? ❞ ❝ why did you bring me here? ❞ ❝ we can just be all poetic and lose our minds together. ❞ ❝ god help any motherfuckers who stand in our way. ❞ ❝ you stay down, you stay low, you stay quiet. ❞ ❝ that easy to give everything up, huh? ❞ ❝ are you gonna kill me? this seems like a perfect place to do it. ❞ ❝ you shouldn’t have had to. i’m sorry. ❞ ❝ you know, you really shouldn’t be all out here on your own. ❞ ❝ turn around and walk away. just go. ❞ ❝ i’ll follow you anywhere you go. ❞ ❝ hold me close to my heart. ❞ ❝ it’s hard to trust strangers. i know. ❞ ❝ i need to know you’re with me. ❞ ❝ the longer i was away…the harder it was to come back. ❞ ❝ did you kill innocent people? ❞ ❝ as much as i love arguing with your stubborn ass…we’re on a mission here. ❞ ❝ don’t tell me that i’d be safer with somebody else because the truth is i would just be more scared. ❞ ❝ you have no idea what loss is. ❞ ❝ you’re the one thing i missed from that fucking place. ❞ ❝ when we were talking about hurting people…what did you mean it wasn’t your first time? ❞ ❝ i can’t fucking do this without you. ❞ ❝ it was a joke, okay? in my mind, you loved it. ❞ ❝ well then, give me your hand. ❞ ❝ they haven’t lost faith in you. they’re just scared. ❞ ❝ goddamn it, i wanna punch you so bad. ❞ ❝ looks different in the daylight, huh? ❞ ❝ i know you mean well. i know you wanna protect me. ❞

a comprehensive list of scenarios

feel free to combine multiple prompts or add  “ + reverse ”  to switch roles !   for reference, the one sending in the prompt is the one committing the action.

1.  GUEST :  for one muse to offer the other a place to stay. 2.  STORM :  for both muses to find shelter from a severe storm. 3.  MEDIC :  for one muse to show up at the other’s doorstep injured. 4.  SURPRISE :  for one muse to come home and find the other already inside. 5.  TRIP :  for both muses to road trip or travel together. 6.  BABYSIT :  for one muse to help the other home while they’re drunk. 7.  INSOMNIA :  for one muse to find the other still awake at 3am. 8.  AMBUSH :  for both characters to come under attack by the same enemy. 9.  DANCE :  for one muse to ask the other to dance at a party. 10.  STRANDED :  for one muse to help the other who’s stranded on the road. 11.  SERVICE :  for one muse to cover the cost of something for the other. 12.  SAFEGUARD :  for one muse to save the other from being hit by a vehicle or from some other life-threatening event. 13.  DAZE :  for one muse to wake somewhere and find the other hovering over them. 14.  STOWAWAY :  for one muse to find the other hiding on the same ship. 15.  TAXI :  for both muses to share the same taxi ride. 16.  MAKEOVER :  for one muse to help the other with a new outfit or hairstyle. 17.  LIFEGUARD :  for one muse to rescue the other from drowning. 18.  DISASTER :  for both muses to work together to escape a fire, flood, or other disaster. 19.  TRANSIT :  for one muse to sit next to the other on a public transport. 20.  SPRAIN :  for one muse to carry the other after spraining their ankle. 21.  EMPLOY :  for one muse to be hired as the other’s bodyguard, tutor, assistant, etc. 22.  QUEST :  for one muse to help the other with a task in exchange for compensation. 23.  SOOTHE :  for one muse to calm the other during a panic attack. 24.  RECOVER :  for one muse to return the other’s lost belonging. 25.  UMBRELLA :  for one muse to share their umbrella with the other on a rainy day. 26.  HEAL :  for one muse to nurse the other back to health from a sickness or injury. 27.  NIGHTMARE :  for one muse to comfort the other after a nightmare. 28.  REUNION :  for one muse to run into the other again after a long time. 29.  PRIZE :  for one muse to win the other a prize at a carnival. 30.  NUDE :  for one muse to walk in on the other while they’re changing. 31.  BED :  for both muses to wake in the same bed, naked or fully clothed. 32.  TRAIL :  for one muse to notice the other has been following them. 33.  EVADE :  for one muse to pull the other into an alleyway to escape their pursuer. 34.  THIEF :  for one muse to confront the other after having something stolen by them. 35.  CAUGHT :  for one muse to walk in on the other singing / dancing. 36.  FESTIVE :  for both muses to decorate for a special occasion. 37.  PRESENT :  for one muse to give the other a  (birthday)  gift. 38.  WEARY :  for one muse to wake up after falling asleep on the other. 39.  CAPTIVE :  for one muse to hold the other against their will. 40.  SNAP :  for one muse to yell at or push the other out of frustration. 41.  SLEEPOVER :  for one muse to stay the night at the other’s place. 42.  TRESPASS :  for one muse to trespass on the other’s property. 43.  BREAK-IN :  for one muse to discover the other robbing their place. 44.  MERCY :  for both muses to come across an injured animal. 45.  UNKNOWN :  for both muses to wake and find themselves in a strange place. 46.  ACCOMPLICE :  for one muse to assist the other at the scene of a crime. 47.  ASTRAY :  for both muses to take a detour and lose their way. 48.  RELAX :  for both muses to share a hot tub or hot spring. 49.  MUSE :  for one muse to model for the other’s art project. 50.  ACCOMPANY :  for one muse to give the other an extra ticket to an event. 51.  SALVAGE :  for one muse to retrieve the other’s belongings from a thief. 52.  MEAL :  for both muses to prepare and share a meal together. 53.  CEMETERY :  for one muse to find the other at a gravestone. 54.  REFUGE :  for one muse to shelter the other from enemies. 55.  ARRANGED :  for both muses to date or marry out of convenience. 56.  FAVOR :  for one muse to owe the other a favor. 57.  VACATION :  for both muses to book the same hotel on vacation. 58.  DEFEND :  for one muse to save the other from one or multiple assailants. 59.  CATCH :  for one muse to return the other’s pet that escaped. 60.  RESTRICTED :  for both muses to sneak into someplace they’re not supposed to be.

# , * chapter i. `  ──    independent,    extremely private,    plot - oriented tess from the last of us.    hunted by cherry,   she/her,   twenty - four,   est.    game and heavily headcanon based.        ──      an exploration of learning to cope with betrayal, losing everyone you care about and finding the will to survive, finding yourself lost in a battle of morality, doing what needs to be done to endure the suffering, ruthlessness coming at a price.

⁽ ¹ ⁾   carrd.    ⁽ ² ⁾   prompts.    ⁽ ³ ⁾   aes sideblog.   ⁽ ⁴ ⁾   carmen.

cough cough who is still here

hi my sweets, this is just a small hiatus notice. i've just been struggling to be around here right now and things with work have been extra busy so it's been taking a toll on me mentally. i'll still be around on discord (working on getting back to people!) so please feel free to add me on there @ tess is alive#6211 if you want to chat or if you want to write on there as well because i'm still primarily focusing on writing on discord for ease atm. this is not a hard hiatus, i might still be around a bit and i don't anticipate it being long but for the time being this is where i'm at. all my love to you all 🤍

ambered beneath the spread of sunlight, it was a glow over the horizon that felt like being reborn again. a sanctuary which felt the same, offered without the attachment of taut strings pulling into unfixable knots, but she'd always learned to be wary of the peace. even if it came in like rush of waves crashing to the shore; an onslaught of tranquility in the form of friendly faces and morning routines, but the upsurge of current could never be trusted. it would only find its' way back to the swallowing sea eventually. ‟ alright.   ” she finally mutters, or maybe it's more of a huff. a twist of her feet in the gravel below to send her into alternating path away from the canteen, away from the square and off towards the greenhouses instead where individuals seldom were this early in the morning. she settles herself wordlessly on the hard, wooden surface of bench adjacent from glass exterior of onlooking greenhouse and a pat to her side is reticent urge for ellie to follow suit. ‟ tell me what's really going on. if you want me to talk to joel, i need to know what's going on with you. why are you so eager to go out on patrols right now, ellie?  ” beyond the walls of sanctum spread waste to a once holy ground, where life bred itself in the greenery. now, all that was left was the devastating silence and the rubble of what remains. ‟ after all the shit we've been through, don't you want to just . . . take a damn breather? here? where it's safe?  ” she's not sure anywhere is completely and utterly safe, but if she was a betting woman, she'd wager heavy on jackson.

❛   well . . . we didnt die.   ❜ close calls , she couldn't even count. nights ellie still found herself waking up in a cold sweat seeing joel fall from the horse , day in and day out not knowing if he was even going to pull through. but he did. against every odd that was thrown against them , they survived. so what was to say she wouldn't survive paired patrols ? before she can follow up , tess's inclination of going to get food pulls the older woman away. leaving the younger to walk with haste to catch back up. ❛   i'm not arguing his ear off.   ❜ if anything , when they did talk , there were undertones of tension between them. both doing their best to play the part now that they resided in jackson. which made simple conversations quite hard at times. ❛   'n i have. but he keeps saying that i'm not ready or that its a risk 'cause of . . . my burn.   ❜ code words. after all , saying you had a bite mark anywhere outside of their home , it was a risk they could not take. and it wasn't like it was a full lie. ellie could still smell the homemade chemical cocktail that she concocted in the old garage just over a month or two ago. the feel the burning of digging into her skin as it melted the intents the runner's teeth left in her arm. not her smartest route to take , but it worked ! ❛   could . . . tess could you get him to understand ? maybe he will listen if the idea comes from you !   ❜

happy tlou season finale day 👁️

happy tlou season finale day 👁️

our girls would raise so much HELL.

YOU'RE RIGHT AND YOU SHOULD SAY IT 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

❝ heavens army grows ever stronger at your hands, ms croft ... ❞

— independent, selective survivor trilogy lara croft , loved by K.

P play vampyr (2018)

thank you very much for the recommendation i appreciate it!! i'll definitely look into it!!

hi pls give me ur game recs 🤍

as some of you may know, i have been really struggling with being around lately just because life has been rough and i'm lacking a lot of energy mostly and i've contemplated doing some refreshes in hopes of getting re-energized but i've sort of come to the conclusion that i put far too much pressure on myself to be here?! so just as a general blanket all of my blogs are going to be low activity and i will just post / write when i have the muse to do so you can find me on carmen ( @ltdice ) / tess ( @cordrot ) / my multi ( @malvievant ) but i'll really just be moving across all three at my own pace and when i have the muse! the easiest way to get stuff going with me will 100% be plotting with me so feel free to add me on disco if we're mutuals ( tess is alive#6211 ) if you want to plot or even just chat! i'm trying to be better on there as well but sometimes i'm slow too because my brain is awful but yes! this is a long post just to say that i'm putting less pressure on myself and am going to be a lot more plot oriented moving forward because i just don't have much energy at the moment. so please feel free to find me on any of those blogs and/or add me on disco or just go through my meme tags on any of the blogs and send some! i've been doing a lot more writing on disco just because it's easier for me as well energy wise so if that's your jam i'm your girl!! thanks to everyone for being patient and still sticking around even when my activity is messy as hell 🤍

the draw of attention attests with initial bout of silence, not in disdain nor evasion of slightly difficult conversation but in listening. she's learning to do that more. ‟ come on now, ellie.  ” the taper of her voice holds no significant edge of annoyance but rather a solicited appeal. her back is turned to her, gently hooking shimmer's reins over curved fastener having tucked the animal away into wooden encompassment of enclosure. she turns back to her then, something softer in the line of her gaze as she levels it with her. ‟ define fine. and to your point, yes he has always been this stubborn, no it doesn't get any less annoying and you're gettin' real cocky, kid.  ” her lips quirk into an amused grin, drawing against cheeks flushed from the cold. ‟ c'mon, come with me to get some food.  ” she doesn't give her much chance, limbs carrying her forth as she departs from stable and forges now familiar path. ‟ have you tried asking him why he doesn't want you to go on patrols yet? or are you just arguing his bad ear off?  ” she already knows the answer to that because well, he's been in her damn ear about it too; inevitably drawn in the way which she resides in the middle.

❛   i don't get why he's so against it.   ❜ understanding , yes. ellie could see from his side why joel was so adamant on not letting her do paired patrols even with tommy and maria telling him she was ready. but it didn't lessen the annoyance of it all when day after day he gave her the same round a bout excuse of –– just give it another day / week. ❛   i mean , we went all the way from boston to salt lake city together and we were fine . . .   ❜ well , they didn't die if that correlates with it all being fine. the details could be overlooked in the moment. ❛   i'm a better shot than half the people my age and just . . . was he always this stubborn ?   ❜

@cordrot get's a jackson starter

just finished my tlou2 replay