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trcstme · 16 minutes
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The bad thing about Winn is that he isn't an idiot, but he is very trusting. More trusting than a man in his position should be. And he's far too willing to put himself on the line. He should've known better. She's fairly certain she taught him better.
Sarah's sure the truth has never even crossed Winn's mind. She's sure he has never had any reason to go in search of his biological parents. But he can't be this naive. She knows there are plenty of people out there who'd try to get to the president through him. But not like this. Not in a way that feels this personal. Not in a way that seems to have nothing to do with the president at all.
"I'm afraid I can't do that." He says, but there's no concern or care spared in his tone. He's perfectly fine with her dying. She's just collateral damage, and she's very aware of that fact. And then at Winn's suggestion of a meeting, the man has the nerve to laugh. "Ashford would never let that happen."
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And then he makes a sound akin to a tsk as Winn stands his ground. As he tries to swear that this man has no room to talk. That he doesn't know what he's talking about. But Winn's wrong, he doesn't realize just how wrong he is.
"That's where you're wrong." He says, and that's when Sarah starts to struggle against her restraints. She forces some of the energy back into her body. Because she can't let this happen. "I know everything about you, Winn."
She tugs against her restraints, her voice coming out cracked and weak as she says: "Stop."
But the man, Winn Schott Sr., pays her no mind. He's much too focused on what's in front of him as opposed to what's behind him.
"I know everything about you." He says, taking the slightest step closer to Winn. Like he's gearing up for some happy father-son reunion. This man is a twisted kind of smart, so how can he really think that'd be the case. "I've been watching you your whole life."
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"Then let me get her help. Let me call someone and you can have whatever it is you want. I'm doubting you went through all this trouble just for a conversation. There's easier ways to arrange a meeting." Winn wasn't letting up. Mostly because he was confused, still in the dark about what was going on. Apparently, this didn't seem to be anything about his dad being the president, in fact, he seemed disgusted at saying the last name.
"You don't know me." He spoke a little sharper than he intended. It was his own defense, Winn hating when people assumed that they knew these things about him. It came with his family always being in the spotlight. Everyone said he's just some spoiled rich kid, but in his heart, he knew that he was so much more than that. He wanted to be more than that. "Don't talk about me like you know anything about who I am."
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trcstme · 8 hours
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"Sour" by Olivia Rodrigo Sentence Starters
BRUTAL
"I want it to be, like, messy."
"I think that I'll die before I drink."
"I'm so caught up in the news of who likes me and who hates you."
"They'd all be so disappointed."
"Cause who I am if not exploited?"
"Where's my fucking teenage dream?"
"If someone tells me one more time, 'Enjoy your youth', I'm gonna cry."
"I wish I'd done this before."
"I wish people liked me more."
"All I did was try my best, this the kind of thanks I get?"
"They say these are the golden years, but I wish I could disappear."
"Ego crush is so severe."
"God, it's brutal out here."
"I feel like no one wants me."
"I hate the way I'm perceived."
"Lately, I'm a nervous wreck."
"I love people I don't like."
"Got a broken ego, broken heart."
"God, I don't even know where to start."
TRAITOR
"I played dumb, but I always knew."
"I kept quiet so I could keep you."
"Ain't it funny how you ran to her/him/them the second that we called it quits?"
"You betrayed me, and I know that you'll never feel sorry."
"Loved you at your worst, but that didn't matter."
"Guess you didn't cheat, but you're still a traitor."
"If you were true, there's no damn way that you could fall in love with somebody that quickly."
"Remember I brought her/him/them up and you told me I was paranoid?"
"I wish that you had thought this through before I went and fell in love with you."
DRIVERS LICENSE
"How could I ever love someone else?"
"I know we weren't perfect, but I've never felt this way for no one."
"I just can't imagine how you could be so okay now that I'm gone."
"You said forever, now I drive alone past your street."
"All my friends are tired of hearing how much I miss you."
"I kinda feel sorry for them, cause they'll never know you the way that I do."
"I can't drive past the places we used to go to."
"I still fucking love you, babe."
"You know I still love you, babe."
1 STEP FORWARD, 3 STEPS BACK
"You got me fucked up in the head."
"I hate that I give you power over that kinda stuff."
"It's always one step forward and three steps back."
"I'm the love of your life until I make you mad."
"Do you love me, want me, hate me?"
"Maybe in some masochistic way I kinda find it all exciting."
"Which lover will I get today?"
"Will you walk me to the door or send me home crying?"
"Did I say something wrong?"
"Maybe this is all your fault."
DEJA VU
"When you gonna tell her/him/them that we did that, too?"
"That was our place, I found it first."
"I made the jokes you tell to her/him/them."
"When she's/he's/they're with you, do you get déjà vu?"
"Do you call her/him/them, and almost say my name?"
"I hate to think that I was just your type."
"Don't act like we didn't do that shit, too."
"Everything is all reused."
GOOD 4 U
"Well, good for you, I guess you moved on really easily."
"Remember when you said that you wanted to give me the world?"
"I guess that you've been working on yourself."
"I bet that therapist I found for you, she really helped."
"You're doing great out there without me."
"God, I wish that I could do that."
"I've lost my mind, I've spent the night crying on the floor of my bathroom."
"You're so unaffected, I really don't get it."
"I guess you're getting everything you want."
"It's like we never even happened."
"What the fuck is up with that?"
"It's like you never even met me."
"Remember when you swore to God I was the only person who ever got you?"
"Well, screw that, and screw you."
"You will never have to hurt the way you know that I do."
"Maybe I'm too emotional."
"Your apathy is like a wound in salt."
"Maybe you never cared at all."
ENOUGH FOR YOU
"Tried so hard to be everything that you liked just for you to say you're not the compliment type."
"Stupid, emotional, obsessive little me."
"I knew from the start this is exactly how you'd leave."
"You found someone more exciting, the next second, you were gone."
"You left me there crying, wondering what I did wrong."
"You always say I'm never satisfied, but I don't think that's true."
"All I ever wanted was to be enough for you."
"You couldn't have cared less about someone who loved you more."
"I'd say you broke my heart, but you broke much more than that."
"I don't want your sympathy, I just want myself back."
"Don't you think I loved you too much to be used and discarded?"
"Don't tell me you're sorry, feel sorry for yourself."
"Someday, I'll be everything to somebody else."
"You always say I'm never satisfied, but that's not me, it's you."
"I don't think anything could ever be enough for you."
"Nothing's enough for you."
HAPPIER
"We broke up a month ago."
"Your friends are mine, you know I know."
"You moved on, found someone new."
"I thought my heart was detached from all the sunlight of our past."
"Does she/he/they mean you forgot about me?"
"I hope you're happy, but not like how you were with me."
"I'm selfish, I know, I can't let you go."
"So find someone great, but don't find no one better."
"I hope you're happy, but don't be happier."
"An eternal love bullshit you know you'll never mean."
JEALOUSY, JEALOUSY
"I kinda wanna throw my phone across the room."
"Comparison is killing me slowly."
"I'm so sick of myself."
"I'd rather be anyone else."
"My jealousy started following me."
"I see everyone getting everything I want."
"I'm happy for them, but then again, I'm not."
"Their win is not my loss."
"I can't help getting caught up in it all."
"I wanna be you so bad and I don't even know you."
"All I see is what I should be."
FAVORITE CRIME
"Know that I loved you so bad, I let you treat me like that."
"I was your willing accomplice, honey."
"The things I did just so I could call you mine."
"I hope I was your favorite crime."
"You used me as an alibi."
"I crossed my heart as you crossed the line."
"I defended you to all my friends."
"Every time a siren sounds, I wonder if you're around."
"You know that I'd do it all again."
"It's bittersweet to think about the damage that we'd do."
"I was going down, but I was doing it with you."
"I say that I hate you with a smile on my face."
"Look what we became."
"I hope I was your favorite crime, cause, baby, you were mine."
HOPE UR OK
"Somehow, we fell out of touch."
"Don't know if I'll see you again someday."
"If you're out there, I hope that you're okay."
"We don't talk much, but I just gotta say, I miss you and I hope that you're okay."
"Nothing's forever, nothing's as bad as it seems."
"I hope you know how proud I am you were created with the courage to unlearn all of their hatred."
"I hope that you're happier today."
"I love you, and I hope that you're okay."
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trcstme · 1 day
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more angst prompts
'maybe we should take a break.' 'we were never right for each other.' 'don't lie to yourself.' 'don't die. please.' 'don't go. don't leave me here alone.' 'i couldn't even do one simple thing.' 'nothing's going right.' 'say that to my face.' 'are you happy now?' 'is this what you wanted?' 'everyone always leaves.' 'i lost everything.' 'i don't know how much more of this i can take.' 'i can't do it. i can't-' 'don't look at me.' 'i don't think we're right for each other.' 'you need to stay away from me.' 'i'm bad for you.' 'haven't you had enough?' 'there's nothing left.' 'this is it.' 'i want to help you. let me help you.' 'all is fair in love and war.' 'i think you've done enough.' 'i'm a nobody.' 'you can't go! you'll die!' 'move! get out of the way!' 'i can't move.' 'read my lips. we're over.' 'don't walk away from me.' 'i didn't want to hurt you. i just couldn't stop.' 'i feel like i can't talk to you anymore.' 'this is killing me.' 'you weren't there when i needed you.' 'i wish, just once, you could love me like this.' 'maybe i liked the lies a little too much.' 'don't go where i can't follow.' 'i can't just let this go.' 'i would've given you everything.' 'please, just for tonight, let's forget what happened.' 'i hate you. i hate that i still love you.' 'i'm not ready to say goodbye...' 'well...always did say i'd end up getting myself killed.' 'please, for once, be honest with me. did you love me?' 'was any of it real?' 'all of that...and for what? are you happy now?' 'sometimes it's just the wrong person at the wrong time.' 'i really did love you, if you can believe me.' 'i can't forgive you for this. never for this.' 'did it hurt you, too?' 'lying is your first language, isn't it?' 'how do i trust you now?' 'i'd let you hurt me over and over again. anything to have you close to me.'
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trcstme · 1 day
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Sarah isn't used to this anxious feeling. It feels like her first mission all over again. And she can't stand it. He's no different from any other asset or any other agent. She did her job to the letter, she looked into him, she convinced him. She did the same old song and dance of promising his loved ones would be protected. So why does it feel different this time?
She knows that it's in everyone's worst interest to get attached. She knows it wouldn't be like the last time she made that mistake. But she knows the consequences that came with making that mistake last time. She knows how many people got hurt, how many things went wrong. She's read the mission reports, it's a wonder Beckman didn't pull her and Casey out of Burbank for good.
She can't afford for this one to go wrong.
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"Agent Walker." Beckman says, no fondness slipping into her expression and no attempt at pleasantries. It's better that way, she knows. Due to Carlos and the fact that the Sarah she knew is not the one on this side of the screen. She's never been so grateful for Beckman's professionalism. Because the last thing she needs is Carlos knowing anything about the way her last mission went. She doesn't need his already weak trust in her to lessen before they've even started.
"I trust Officer Reyes has been brought up to speed." But she's not looking at Sarah, she's looking at Carlos. Because, really, Sarah isn't here for much. This is Beckman's chance to touch base with Carlos and make sure he knows exactly what is being asked of him. To make sure he realizes how important it is that he doesn't screw this up.
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Carlos didn't hesitate, taking a seat as he took in more of his surroundings. This wasn't exactly how he imagined this all starting, but then again he didn't really expect the CIA to take any interest in him at all. It was too late to back out now. He had already said his goodbyes to everyone he cared about, given up the things that made him Carlos Reyes for the time being. He had to make it all worth it, and he knew that this was going to be an important assignment. Even more so when she had greated the person on the screen.
General? How high up did this request come from? He felt himself straighten in his chair, trying to keep his mind from spinning. Somehow this entire thing just got bigger and more real. Whoever they were sending him to get, they were dangerous. Dangerous enough that the General was involved. Carlos took a minute to make a silent promise to himself, that he was going to do whatever it took to make it back to TK.
Carlos knew better than to say anything until he was addressed directly. Instead he rolled his shoulders back, keeping his attention on both the people in the room with him and the one on the screen.
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trcstme · 2 days
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@smiletimeisrunningout said: "I missed you, and I didn't realize how much until I saw you yesterday."
Making friends has never come easily to Sarah. Not that many people have ever actually wanted to be her friend. It's easier when she's lying. When the friendships are a part of her cover. Because then they're not actually friends with Sarah, they're friends with a character. A persona she's crafted to get close to them. It makes cutting her loss easier. It offers an added sense of detachment that she desperately needs.
It's so much harder when she actually cares about the person. It's so much harder when it's real. That's why knowing Emma has always been a little difficult for her. Their backgrounds aren't that far removed, but she has the feeling that Emma's more trusting than she is. She's more open than Sarah has ever been able to be, more open than Sarah probably ever will be. And that can be scary sometimes.
And despite her training, Sarah doesn't always respond well in the face of fear.
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It's Sarah's fault, if she's being honest. She said some things she shouldn't have. She was meaner than anyone should be to a friend. And she regrets it. But she's also not great at apologies. She didn't intend for things to get this difficult. She didn't expect it to impact work so much.
But the missions have been suffering lately. The distance is starting to weigh them down. But she doesn't know how to apologize. She's not sure where to even start. She's not sure how to explain without turning it into an excuse. It all feels very complicated.
She should've figured Emma would be the one to initiate the conversation, though.
"I don't really know what I'm supposed to do with that." And she's not lying. She's not used to being missed. She's not used to being close enough to someone for that to be possible.
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trcstme · 2 days
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"Future Nostalgia" by Dua Lipa Sentence Starters
FUTURE NOSTALGIA
"I wanna change the game."
"I know you're dying trying to figure me out."
"My name's on the tip of your tongue, keep running your mouth."
"No matter what you do, I'm gonna get it without ya."
"Can't be a rolling stone if you live in a glass house."
"I can't build you up if you ain't tough enough."
DON'T START NOW
"Did the heartbreak change me? Maybe."
"But look at where I ended up."
"I'm all good already."
"So moved on, it's scary."
"I'm not where you left me at all."
"Don't start caring about me now."
"Walk away, you know how."
"Aren't you the guy who tried to hurt me with the word 'goodbye'?"
"Thought it took some time to survive you, I'm better on the other side."
COOL
"Guess I never had a love like this."
"You got me losing all my cool."
"I love the way you move."
"I like us better when we're intertwined."
"My love makes you brand new."
PHYSICAL
"Common love isn't for us."
"We created something phenomenal. Don't you agree?"
"You got me feeling diamond rich."
"Nothing on this planet compares to it."
"Who needs to go to sleep when I got you next to me?"
"I know you got my back and you know I got you."
"Love the simulation we're dreaming in."
"I don't wanna live another life cause this one's pretty nice."
LEVITATING
"If you wanna run away with me, I know a galaxy and I can take you for a ride."
"If you're feeling like you need a little bit of company, you met me at the perfect time."
"You want me, I want you."
"I believe that you're for me."
"I see us written in the stars."
"I feel like we're forever every time we get together."
"You can fly away with me tonight."
"Let me take you for a ride."
PRETTY PLEASE
"Somewhere in the middle, I think I lied a little."
"I know that I seem a little stressed out, but you're here now."
"Hate it when you love me unattended."
"I miss ya, and I need your love."
"When my mind is running wild, could you help me slow it down?"
"Put my mind at ease."
"Would you help me out, please?"
HALLUCINATE
"I'ma love you like a fool. Breathe you in 'til I hallucinate."
"I can make it pretty, I could string you along."
"I couldn't live without your touch."
"I could never have too much."
"I'll breathe you in forever and ever."
"I'm losing my mind."
"I hallucinate when you call my name."
"Put you in my hall of fame, middle of the wall."
"You're my one, my favorite, my ride or die."
"Wanna be right where you are."
"Let's go dancing in the dark."
"Kill me slowly with your kiss."
"Make me lose my mind."
LOVE AGAIN
"I never thought that I would find a way out."
"I can't believe there's something left in my chest anymore."
"Goddamn, you got me in love again."
"I used to think that I was made out of stone."
"Show me heaven's right here."
"Never have I ever met somebody like you."
"Used to be afraid of love and what it might do."
"I'd rather die than have to live in a storm like before."
"I can't believe I finally found someone."
"You're the one that I want."
"I'm not afraid anymore."
"We're in love."
BREAK MY HEART
"I've always been the one to say the first goodbye."
"You say my name like I have never heard before."
"I'm indecisive, but this time, I know for sure."
"I hope I'm not the only one that feels it all."
"Are you falling?"
"You know you can get whatever you want from me."
"I'm afraid of all the things it could do to me."
"I was doing better alone."
"When you said 'Hello', I knew that was the end of it all."
"Now there ain't no letting you go."
"Am I falling in love with the one that could break my heart?"
"I wonder, when you go, if I stay on your mind."
"Everyone before you was a waste of time."
GOOD IN BED
"You love to disappoint me, don't ya?"
"You tell me what I want, but ain't no follow through."
"If you only knew me the way you know my body."
"I've been thinking it'd be better if we didn't know each other."
"Got me thinking it'd be better if we didn't stay together."
BOYS WILL BE BOYS
"Isn't it funny how we laugh it off to hide our fear when there's nothing funny here?"
"Boys will be boys, but girls will be women."
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trcstme · 3 days
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THAT'S THAT ME ESPRESSO ! lyrics from sabrina carpenter's single ❛ espresso ❜, a buzzy pick-up-line-coded bop
now he's thinking about me every night.
is it that sweet? i guess so.
say you can't sleep? baby, i know... that's that me espresso.
i can't relate to desperation...
my give-a-fuck's are on vacation.
i got this one boy, and he won't stop calling...
when they act this way, i know i got 'em.
too bad your ex don't do it for ya.
walked in and dream-came-true'd it for ya.
soft skin, i perfumed it for ya.
i know i mountain dew it for ya
one touch and i brand-new'd it for ya
i'm working late, 'cause i'm a singer.
he looks so cute wrapped around my finger.
my twisted humor makes him laugh so often.
my honey bee, come and get this pollen...
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trcstme · 3 days
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She feels something twinge in the back of her brain. She's not sure if it's the remnants of something nagging at her, or if it's just frustration that the universe seems to consistently be steering her into the path of nerds. Whatever it is, this is starting to make a little more sense.
Those pictures are still strange, she still can't quite wrap her head around them. But a few things are falling into place. She can see, at first glance, why it's plausible that she could've fallen for this guy. She's a sucker for a nice smile, and this guy has one of the best smiles she's ever seen.
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If there was ever actually anything between her and this guy, she thinks it'll fall more into place soon enough. She wonders if knows more than he thinks he does. She wonders what's wrapped up in that memory loss of his. But that's not a line of questioning that she can pursue. That'd be a bit too suspicious.
"Work, actually." She says, rolling her eyes with a slight fondness. She'd planned this backstory to the letter over the last few weeks. There can be absolutely no cracks. Nothing that can give her away. Not before she gets close enough to get to the bottom of this. "The company I work for just opened up a new office, so I got transferred."
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"I got to fall in love with Star Wars and Harry Potter all over again. There are very few people in life who get to experience those things for the first time all over again." Another part of his personality he had to gain back thanks to Kara. She remembered who he was, the things he loved, and helped bring him back to a place where he felt comfortable in his own home. Comfortable in his own skin really. It's why he couldn't risk anything happening to her now.
"But ya know, enough about me. What about you? What brought you here in the first place?" He asked with a smile. Of course, DC was a tourist attraction but not many people ventured out to Arlington where Winn rented an apartment with Kara. It wasn't known for much other than being close to the nation's capital.
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trcstme · 4 days
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She wouldn't be bothering with following after him if she didn't think she could get through to him. And if she can't, then she definitely isn't going to let him go into this alone. Whatever this is. Whether he wants her help or not.
She honestly didn't expect him to respond to her line of questioning at all. She figured they'd walk in stony silence for a while and then he'd lose her, or at the very least he'd try to.
Part of her job, whether they realize it or not, is to learn exactly what makes all of them tick. She's supposed to know as much about all of them as she can. She's supposed to be the one with contingencies. Shaking her is a lot easier said than done, even for someone like him.
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And then he asks her what she thinks he's doing. And he's right. She has been imagining something. It's nothing good. It's bloody and awful. Something that definitely won't help his public opinion. Something that definitely goes against any kind of orders their superiors would've given.
"Something that could make the government rethink your pardon." She fixes him with a look that is equal parts unimpressed and exhausted.
She really shouldn't have let herself care so much about him. She should've kept it strictly professional, shouldn't have let her heart get involved. Not that he knows about that. Not that he knows about the misguided crush she's been harboring for the last few months.
Maybe they'd all be a lot better off if she went back inside right now. But she knows, they both know, that's not going to happen.
He’s usually better at hiding things. A real pro at it if he actually tries, decent enough even if he doesn’t. Information doesn’t leave him freely, it has to pulled out slowly and methodically— at least, that’s what he’s used to. He can’t deny that being part of a team again had him relearning a thing or two about trust. Things he knew once, but was sure he lost somewhere in the alps a long time ago. He doesn’t hate it. The therapist they assigned him tells him he should lean into it. Well, she tells him a lot of things and he will confidently blame her for his position at the moment. 
Not that Walker knows that. Said position is his silent feet heading for the door with a bag over his shoulder, no less shifty than he has been all week. He can understand why she’s asking questions. He really wishes she wouldn’t. 
“Can I ask you a question?” He adjusts the duffle on his shoulder, nudging his chin towards her, “What do you think I’m doing? You've gotta be imagining something.”
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trcstme · 4 days
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🐝  *  ―  𝑷𝑰𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮 / 𝒀𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑺.
❛  i can't stop thinking about you even when i try.  ❜ ❛  every time i see you, it's like my heart skips a beat.  ❜ ❛  i never realized how much i needed you until you weren't there.  ❜ ❛  do you ever feel like there's something missing ... like a piece of your heart is somewhere else?  ❜ ❛  i wish i had the courage to tell you how i feel.  ❜ ❛  if only you knew how much you truly mean to me.  ❜ ❛  do you ever wonder what it would be like if things were different between us?  ❜ ❛  sometimes i wonder if you ever think about me the way i think about you.  ❜ ❛  i had a lot of dreams about you recently.  ❜ ❛  somehow, you're always on my mind.  ❜ ❛  i think i've been in love with you since the day we met - scratch that, i know i've been in love with you since the day we met.  ❜ ❛  my biggest wish is to hold you close and never let you go.  ❜ ❛  all my life i've felt like a part of me was missing, but with you i've finally found it.  ❜ ❛  you deserve better than who i am right now, but i'm gonna keep trying to become someone you do deserve.  ❜ ❛  every time you smile at me, i get this flutter in my chest.  ❜ ❛  do you think i'll ever be worthy of your love?  ❜ ❛  i want to be the person to make you happy. the one person you can always come to with whatever you need.  ❜ ❛  will we ever get another chance together?  ❜ ❛  you were the best thing that's ever happened to me.  ❜ ❛  my biggest regret is ever letting you go.  ❜ ❛  i'm still in love with you ... and i honestly never stopped.  ❜ ❛  when i wake up in the morning, you're the first person i want to see.  ❜ ❛  every time i wake up, i check if you wrote me another message.  ❜ ❛  i wish i could be as important to you as you are to me.  ❜ ❛  it hurts when you don't talk to me like you used to.  ❜ ❛  i miss everything about you, your touch, your laugh, your smile. i wish i could have that back.  ❜ ❛  i want to fall asleep wrapped in your arms.  ❜ ❛  hold me closer; i always feel safer when you're with me.  ❜ ❛  there's so much i wish i was able to tell you.  ❜ ❛  i know things aren't easy right now, but i want to remain a fixture in your life. after all, you're one in mine.  ❜ ❛  i miss the way you always made me smile.  ❜ ❛  you're the reason i keep holding on.  ❜ ❛  maybe we're supposed so to remain a case of 'right person, wrong time' forever.  ❜ ❛  if only you knew how i feel about you.  ❜ ❛  i'm yearning to hold your hand in mine.  ❜ ❛  i think you are the one for me, and i hope one day i'll be the one for you, too.  ❜ ❛  do you think i'll ever become more than a friend to you?  ❜ ❛  my heart belongs to you, always and forever.  ❜ ❛  my first instinct is to protect you, no matter the cost.  ❜ ❛  i've been thinking about us a lot lately.  ❜
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trcstme · 5 days
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PROMPTS FOR FAKE DATING & GOING UNDERCOVER *  assorted dialogue for muses going undercover as a couple and having to maintain the illusion that they're dating, and all the chaos, feelings, and whatnot that come with it, suggested by dollhidden, adjust as necessary, send "reverse" for the reversal of action prompts
DIALOGUE PROMPTS
come on. at least pretend that you like me.
if we hold hands, that'll sell the illusion even more.
what petnames do you think we'd use if we were actually dating?
please don't make this too difficult on me.
stop letting go of my hand.
you're going to pay for this later.
that was way too close of a call.
[petname]? that's what we're going with?
could you at least look like you like me for an hour? is that so hard?
admit it. i'm not half bad.
didn't think i would enjoy this as much as i am.
did you take acting classes growing up?
excuse me! i'm just trying to sell the illusion!
do you think they bought it?
you don't look like you love me. you look like you're constipated.
way to lay it on thick. i think you might have done too good of a job.
pretend to laugh at one of my jokes.
i guess i didn't expect you to dress up for this. i'm impressed.
you know, if you treated me like that on the regular, i might actually start falling in love with you.
they have to believe we're together. how hard can it be?
quick, pretend like you're about to kiss me.
you clearly care more about the tiny appetizers than you do me.
i'm just here for the free champagne.
you clean up nice.
that honestly wasn't as bad as i thought it would be.
they're looking over here. quick, say something funny.
that... was surprisingly smooth of you.
you don't date much, do you?
we should pretend to date more often.
hey! my eyes are up here!
shit, they're coming. kiss me.
ACTION PROMPTS all of these are written as if both parties are fake dating and going undercover at some specified event, but feel free to add your own scenarios if you'd like!
[ hand ] sender quickly takes receiver's hand in public to avoid getting caught
[ waist ] sender quickly slides an arm around receiver's waist in public to avoid getting caught
[ propose ] sender stages a dramatic fake proposal to further sell their relationship to the crowd, catching receiver completely off guard
[ fake fight ] sender and receiver stage a coordinated fake fight/messy breakup in front of the crowd
[ kiss ] realizing they need to sell their relationship to an important person/people, sender and receiver kiss for the first time
[ coat ] noticing receiver is cold, sender gives them their coat
[ entrance ] sender and receiver approach the entrance of the secret event and discuss their plans for selling their fake relationship to the crowd
[ slip away ] sender slips away from receiver in order to take a break from pretending, and receiver goes to find them
[ off limits ] sender and receiver are exploring an off limit portion of the event space, get caught, and are forced to try to explain how they got lost
[ the big kiss ] to conceal the fact that they're exploring an off limit portion of the event space, sender kisses receiver dramatically once they're caught
[ introduce ] sender introduces receiver as their lover/date/partner to a very important (and potentially dangerous) person at this event
[ family ] sender introduces receiver as their lover/date/partner to their family, who just so happens to also be at the event
[ lost ] sender loses receiver in the crowd and rushes to relocate them before their cover is blown
[ flirt ] when someone else shows interest in receiver, sender steps in and makes it clear they're "taken"
[ exit ] sender and receiver have successfully accomplished their goal, and now must sneak out of the event as covertly as possible
[ spill ] sender accidentally spills their drink on receiver and rushes them to the restroom to clean them up
[ private ] in a brief moment of privacy between the two fake daters, sender admits to receiver that they don't think receiver is as bad as they thought
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trcstme · 11 days
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She tries her best to school her expression because she's fairly certain he doesn't know how much he's actually just told her. A man with gaps in his memory, and her with no recollection of ever knowing him despite evidence to the contrary. It doesn't seem to fit the parameters of a coincidence in her book.
She wonders if she should play up the sympathy. She wonders if that's the kind of reaction he'd actually want. But some part of her, something that she can't quite place, tells her that he probably wants the exact opposite. Like he'd want her to gloss over it as quickly as possible. So she figures that's what she'll do. He's more than his memory, after all.
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"At least there's a bright side, right?" Her own brain seems to be leaning towards the optimistic in this moment. Because she's having a similar thought about getting to experience everything all over again. This dinner, and anything that succeeds it, is all a mission in her book. It's all in the name of information. But it's also a chance at getting to know him all over again. It's an opportunity to understand the Sarah Walker and Winn Schott in those pictures. A chance at understanding why they're in this position in the first place.
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Winn thought it was important to be upfront, and honest with the person he was talking to. He knew that he didn't remember things the way he should, that odds were he was going to have to ask for her name within two weeks. Sometimes things would stick, but they had to have a pattern, something for his brain to hold onto.
"I've lived here most of my adult life. But I was in a car accident a few years ago and had some pretty bad amnesia, so it's like getting to experience everything for the first time." He smiled as he looked at the menu. Kara had brought him here after he got out of the hospital, hoping that it would spark something. It didn't, but it didn't stop them from having a good time. "Work also keeps me busy, I travel quite a bit."
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trcstme · 11 days
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Our muses are on the run / undercover and are about to be spotted by whoever is after them. Send “public displays of affection make people very uncomfortable” to kiss my muse as a diversion tactic. Send (reverse) for my muse to kiss yours.
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trcstme · 12 days
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"Get Weird" by Little Mix Sentence Starters
BLACK MAGIC
"Is your lover playing on your side?"
"Says he/she/they love(s) you, but he/she/they ain't got time."
"Come and get it while you've still got time."
"I'll make you fall in love."
"For a spell that can't be broken, one drop should be enough."
"You belong to me."
"One taste and you'll be mine."
"It's a spell that can't be broken, it'll keep you up all night."
LOVE ME LIKE YOU
"He/she/they can't buy my love."
"It's you I'm dreaming of."
"Come and save me."
"Don't need those other numbers when I got my number one."
"They can't love me like you."
"I tried to find somebody new."
"They ain't got a clue, they can't love me like you."
"You were pouring out your love, I could never get enough."
WEIRD PEOPLE
"Ain't no uptight sucker gonna tell me how to live my life."
"We're just doing what we came to do."
"Don't let them other suckers hate on you."
"It don't matter who you are, you can be who you wanna be."
SECRET LOVE SONG
"I wish that it could be like that."
"Why can't it be like that?"
"I'm yours."
"We keep behind closed doors."
"Every time I see you, I die a little more."
"It'll never be enough."
"It's obvious you're meant for me."
"Every piece of you, it just fits perfectly."
"I'm in so deep."
"We got a love that is hopeless."
"Why can't you hold me in the street?"
"Why can't I kiss you on the dance floor?"
"Does it feel the same?"
"Would you play it safe and stay?"
"I don't wanna hide us away."
"I'm living for that day, someday."
"Why can't I say that I'm in love? I wanna shout it from the rooftops."
"Wish we could be like that."
HAIR
"I've had enough, can't take it no longer."
"I'm over him/her/them, I swear."
"He was just a dick, and I knew it."
"I tried everything, but it's useless."
"Make him/her/them disappear."
"Now I feel brand new."
"We're going out, ain't got no worries."
"Now it just seems so funny."
GROWN
"Why now you tryna get a hold of me?"
"We never even spoke, so what makes you think you know me?"
"It's funny how the tables turn."
"What you think ain't my concern."
"You blew it, baby, years ago."
"Don't you know that I can hold my own?"
"You played me, but now you're tryna holla me."
"You're washed up and now I'm in a different league."
"You're trying way too hard and I don't need your flattery."
"You didn't want me."
I LOVE YOU
"You've still got that power hanging over me."
"It's always over, but still happening."
"I just wanna scream out 'til my voice breaks."
"Don't know how I'm still breathing."
"Even though it's broken, I love you anyway."
"I just wanna know how I can save me."
"This life don't feel like you."
"There's nothing left but these 'I love you's'."
OMG
"I don't even know how I did that."
"I don't even know why they fall like dominoes."
"I broke his/her/their heart, it keeps happening."
"I don't know why they always fall for me."
"Maybe I'm superstitious."
"I wanna break this curse."
"I think I did it again."
"Don't come crying when I say it's the end."
"I'm ringing the alarm, you better run."
LIGHTNING
"I'd cross a desert and an ocean to get away from the pain of your storm."
"I've been running from your shadow."
"This love's tearing me apart."
"I've been running like the light from the dark."
"I wish I didn't love you again."
"I wish I didn't love you, but I do."
"Those eyes, one look and I'm enchanted."
"Your voice, a serenade, and it sings to my heart."
"One kiss turned the skies grey."
"I'll never get away, no shelter from the rain."
A.D.I.D.A.S.
"They say that it's overrated, well, they ain't doing it right."
"All day I dream about you."
"You're gonna get it tonight."
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
"You used to tell me that you loved me once. What happened?"
"Where is all of this coming from?"
"You're lying and you know I know."
"What have we become?"
"We used to never go to bed angry, but it's all we ever do lately."
"Do you hate me?"
"You can take this heart, heal it or break it all apart."
"This isn't fair."
"Love me or leave me here."
"Do you remember when you loved me once?"
"I could still be the only one you need."
"I could still be that place where you run instead of the one that you're running from."
THE END
"I can't keep breaking up with you."
"You messed with my heart, now it's black and blue."
"Love isn't fair."
"I swear that this time, this is the end."
"I can't keep lying to myself."
"I keep thinking you'll love me right, but you never will."
"Now I know that I really don't need you."
"You had your fun, now the party's done."
"You can say what you want, but love isn't here anymore."
"I won't be missing you."
"No one can love you the way I used to."
I WON'T
"I got my pride, my self-respect."
"All that I want is to love and just be loved."
"We can do this on our own."
"We have too much to let it fall."
"I won't let anybody tell me no."
"I know that nothing good comes easy."
"I will be strong, I will survive."
"All of the hurt will wash away with the rain."
SECRET LOVE SONG, PT. II
"You and I both have to hide on the outside, where I can't be yours and you can't be mine."
"I don't wanna live love this way."
"I don't wanna hide us away."
"I wonder if it ever will change."
CLUED UP
"It don't stop affecting me, the world keeps testing me."
"I'm getting on track with every knock back."
"Just make the best of what you have."
"Sometimes it's sunshine and sometimes it's rain."
"Do you even notice me?"
"How I feel isn't what you see."
"I need control, don't know how to let it go."
"Gotta remember, nothing lasts forever."
THE BEGINNING
"Was all so different once upon a time."
"I know we've come so far, but it's just the beginning."
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trcstme · 12 days
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Sarah knew full well why time was of the essence when it came to rescuing Winn. And, contrary to what she's been telling Chuck, she really hasn't been all that worried about the clock running down on his useful nature. She has always known they'd find him alive. Killing him by the end of this would be far too kind for Kami's track record. If he's dead then the pain she has inflicted comes to its end. And Kami, more than anything, wants to make a lasting impression on Winn.
She has always been more worried about the mental state of her husband post rescue. She'd like to believe that this won't break them. That the nail in their coffin won't come so soon after their wedding. She'd like to believe that they've survived enough, that what they have is too strong to be brought to its knees by something like this. But she's not so sure anymore. Her faith fades a little more as they grow infinitely more clueless with each passing day.
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"But he'll be alive." She says, paying no mind to the ache in her heart at the mere thought of it. Because she can't acknowledge the fact that he's right. She'll be heartbroken, no matter how this plays out. But that's nobody's business but her own. "He'll be safe. He'll be breathing. That's enough for me."
Shaw looks at Chuck for the first time since they walked in. Because he should know better. He should know what they want Winn for. What does anyone want Winn for? They want his brain, his skills. They want him to make something for them. Something destructive. Something no one else could make. no matter how hard they tried.
"You're smarter than that Bartowski."
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He watched the way Shaw reacted to everything Sarah said. A mix of anger and smugness showing on his face. Chuck wished that he could be more helpful, that there was something he could say that would change their situation. Yet he was just trailing behind as they tried everything they could to get Winn back. He wasn't stupid, he knew that the longer this went on the less likely it would be that they would find him.
"That's where you're wrong Agent Walker. Because now you get to live with the same pain I have every single day. It doesn't matter if you find him, because he isn't going to be the same. The man you love is gone."
The only thing it did for Chuck was confirm that they weren't just nicely asking Winn to do what they wanted. Not that Kami had ever been that way before. He remembered the last two times they had found Winn, the pain that she had caused in a short amount of time. And now? It had been almost a month. Weeks of not knowing, and weeks that they could do whatever they wanted to him. Deep down Chuck knew he was right, Winn was going to be chagned by this.
"What do they even want with him?" Chuck couldn't help himself, blurting out the question.
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trcstme · 13 days
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@forthewinn said: "Do you see why I told you it would be best to forget me?"
She thinks she's grown accustomed to his self-loathing state of mind these days. But that doesn't mean she has to share the same train of thought. Because there are parts of her state of mind, when it comes to him, that he'll never truly be able to understand. Because he is so much more than the things that have happened to him. And behind all the walls he's put up, he's still him.
And she can't wait until she really sees him again. She can't wait until she gets to see him smile again. There will come a point when he finally lets himself slip through the armor he feels he needs to wear. And she's just waiting for that day. Even after everything he's put her through lately, after a faked death and yet another stint in the hospital, she just wants him to come back. Because he deserves better than the hell he continues to put himself through.
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Even now as he explains everything to her. Everything about Shaw and the Ring and his plan that went so incredibly sideways. She's slowly moving on from her anger. Because even though she's still a little pissed that he left her behind just like that, she knows that harboring those feelings isn't going to be good for anyone.
She smirks at him from her seat at the table. Her response isn't going to be what he wants it to be. Because forgetting him, erasing her from his life, would never be better. It'd never be her desired outcome. Even when he seems to want nothing to do with her.
"Well, you're an idiot." She jokes, softly, as a good natured smile pulls at her lips. "And I never listen."
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trcstme · 13 days
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"Eyes Wide Open" by Sabrina Carpenter Sentence Starters
EYES WIDE OPEN
"Everybody loves to tell me that I was born an old soul."
"There's so much that I don't know."
"Never felt so all alone."
"I can almost hear him/her/them now."
"I gotta make him/her/them proud."
"I keep my eyes wide open."
"I'm about to make my way."
"I can't see two steps ahead of me."
"I never thought I'd miss the rain."
"Lord knows how long it's been."
"I can't just let it go."
"There's still so much that I don't know."
"All I have is just this moment."
"I don't wanna miss a second."
"It could all be gone in an instant."
CAN'T BLAME A GIRL FOR TRYING
"Here I am again, the same old situation."
"Why does the guy thing have to be so complicated?"
"I should've played it cool, instead, I made a fool."
"Cause I'm young and I'm dumb."
"I do stupid things when it comes to love."
"Even if I always end up crying, you can't blame a girl for trying."
"I should've shut my mouth."
"I could've kept it quiet."
"I might've freaked him/her/them out cause I was so excited."
"I just couldn't wait."
"I took a leap of faith."
"I think sometimes I tend to be my own worst enemy."
THE MIDDLE OF STARTING OVER
"Now that I'm free, there's nothing but blue skies, paradise in front of me."
"I hold my breath and just believe."
"Tired of all the troubles, they've been wasting my time."
"I don't wanna fight."
"I'm in the middle of starting over."
"Life gives you pennies, turn them into dimes."
"Now this is home."
"Make the best of something new."
"The colors and the stars seem a little brighter."
"Tomorrow isn't far away."
"I'm working towards a happy ending."
WE'LL BE THE STARS
"We are young, we are gold."
"All our fears became our hopes."
"We can reach the constellations."
"Trust me, all our dreams are breaking out."
"No, we're never gonna turn to dust."
"All we really need is us."
"Don't be scared to close your eyes."
"No, we're never gonna die. We'll be the stars."
"We're holding onto who we are."
"When it's time to close our eyes, they will see us in the sky. We'll be the stars."
"Hold me close."
"It's in our reach."
"We're breaking out."
TWO YOUNG HEARTS
"It's a narrow line I'm walking."
"Better watch my step."
"We got everybody talking."
"Maybe in another lifetime."
"I've already made up my mind."
"And yes, I know what love is."
"We can run."
"I will follow you to the end of the earth."
"They can never tear us apart."
"I could lie awake in darkness just to dream of you."
"We're gonna keep on running."
"We want it all or nothing."
"We knew it right from the start."
YOUR LOVE'S LIKE
"Sometimes life gets bitter."
"I get strung out."
"I just need a little taste of paradise."
"I know a place I can escape to."
"My head is clearer."
"I got peace of mind when I fall into your eyes."
"Your love's the feeling I get when my favorite song's spinning in my head."
"Why can't it just be only you and me all the time?"
"There's no better rush than your love."
TOO YOUNG
"Everyone tells me I gotta go slow."
"It's gonna hurt sometimes, no matter what you do."
"Nothing can change my mind."
"If I'm too young to fall in love, why do you keep running through my brain?"
"If I'm too young to know anything, then why do I know that I'm just not the same?"
"Don't tell me I won't."
"Don't tell me I can't feel."
"What I'm feeling is real."
"But I've got to fall to fly."
SEAMLESS
"I'll see you in the evening."
"My best friend 'til the end."
"My better half, no pretend."
"You and me together."
"I know all your secrets. And I promise you, I'm gonna keep them."
"I'll be there when you are feeling clueless."
"You and me, we're seamless."
"We're partners in crime."
"You're stuck with me your whole life."
"You're right by my side whenever I need you."
"Through the hardest times, I'll be there for you."
"I won't be hard to find."
RIGHT NOW
"We'll never be as young as we are right now."
"We'll never see the world like we do right now."
"I have a way of getting stuck on yesterday."
"I tend to miss the little things that come my way."
"Time moves so quickly, without or with me."
"I've got to take a breath."
"I've gotta pace myself."
The present is our future past."
"We've gotta make this moment last."
"That's your intuition."
DARLING I'M A MESS
"This might be wrong, but he's/she's/they're all I know."
"I'll try to make our hearts beat in time."
"I'm a mess without your love."
"I'm trying to get by."
"All I need is one more goodbye kiss."
"I can't let you go."
"I won't forget, all that you said."
WHITE FLAG
"Take it all away."
"Save my heart for another day."
"I'm way too proud."
"Something's gotta happen."
"Something's gotta give."
"I know someday it's gonna happen."
"It won't upset me."
"I'll throw the white flag of surrender."
"Not forever, just for now."
BEST THING I GOT
"So what if I just want to be a little bit out of my mind?"
"I let you take my heart and I like it."
"So what if I just happen to be a little bit out of my mind?"
"I bet I'll steal your heart and you'll like it."
"I don't think it's any kind of secret."
"I feel you from a million miles away."
"Your love is the best thing I got."
"It's only just begun, but it's never gonna stop."
"I know sometimes it seems like I am just a little bit behind."
"I get back on the beat and you know it."
"I make you skip a beat and I know it."
"I think of you a billion times a day."
"Don't feel lonely tonight."
"Don't go out of your mind."
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