@abyssaldesire said: but what if there's only one bed? what then? -Caleb to Zayne

Zayne's brows twitched at the question, barely sparing a glance over his shoulder at the other man as they walked down the hotel hall towards their assigned room. He held the keycard in one hand, luggage being pulled behind him with the other.

～❥ Caleb had to hold back the huff of a laugh that nearly escaped him at his poor attempts to rile Zayne up, he had meant to get a rise out of him, or maybe even to fluster him slightly though even he had to admit the attempts were poor and maybe even his worst attempts. He'd never admit that maybe he was even voicing his wishful thinking out loud. But leave it to the doctor to remain unfazed, only sparing him the hint of a reaction and smirk... and to shut him down so thoroughly as well.

He huffs a little, an unintelligible mutter leaving his lips as he impatiently eyed the numbers on the wall before making another, lackluster go at it. "Aw, you wouldn't share the bed with me? Don't tell me you're scared of me, hm? Afraid I'd be too cuddle-able? I'd keep ya nice and warm~" He was reaching, he knew. Even he thought it was almost out of character, or maybe even close to pathetic, but he had been known to be slightly silly, at least in high school. Until he grew up.

"Well, a cot would be better than the floor, at least." He muses as they come to a stop outside their presumed room. "Well don't leave us waiting in suspense." He moved to tug Zayne's suitcase handle from him so he could focus on the door.

～❥ @musehotpot

if you are sending to a multi-muse, remember to specify the muse that the sentence starters are being sent for .

“ Don’t make me choose between my duty and you. ”

“ Duty demanded I leave you behind. My heart never did. ”

“ Even magic couldn’t erase what I feel for you. ”

“ I didn’t realise how much I missed you until you were standing right in front of me again. ”

“ I don’t care what it costs - just don’t walk away. ”

“ I hate how much I look for you in every competition. ”

“ I hate you… so why does it hurt when you look at someone else like that? ”

“ I hear your name in every whispered rumour and wish it were mine to claim. ”

“ I keep looking for you in places you’ve never been. ”

“ I kept that thing you gave me. I don’t know why. ”

“ I learned how to live without you. That doesn’t mean I wanted to. ”

“ I never deleted your number. ”

“ I never told you… but I think you knew. ”

“ I still have every letter you never meant for anyone to read. ”

“ I still remember how you take your coffee. ”

“ I think I loved you long before I knew what love was. ”

“ I think part of me will always belong to you. ”

“ I tried to forget you. I failed. ”

“ I was right there, and you still let me slip away. ”

“ I wonder if you ever think about what we could’ve been. ”

“ I would bargain with gods again if it meant keeping you. ”

“ I would tear the world apart just to have you back. ”

“ I would’ve stayed. I would’ve stayed for you. ”

“ If I asked you not to leave… would it change anything? ”

“ If I asked you to run away with me, would you? ”

“ If loving you is a mistake, I don’t want to be right. ”

“ If loving you is betrayal, then I’ve already crossed that line. ”

“ If you were anyone else, I wouldn’t hesitate to destroy you. ”

“ In another life - one without titles or expectations - I would have chosen you. ”

“ It hurts - wanting you this much when I know I shouldn’t. ”

“ It’s strange… how everything reminds me of you. ”

“ I’d choose you. Every time. Every version of this life. ”

“ I’m happy for you. I just wish it had been me. ”

“ I’ve memorised every weakness of yours… including the way you hesitate around me. ”

“ Just give me tonight. I won’t ask for anything else. ”

“ Maybe in another life, this would’ve worked. ”

“ Meet me where no one knows our names - just once more. ”

“ No one knows me like you do. That’s what scares me. ”

“ Say the word, and I’ll forget my place. Just this once. ”

“ Say the word, and I’m yours. I always was. ”

“ Sometimes I think I hear your voice in crowded rooms. ”

“ Take me with you. Anywhere - just not away from you. ”

“ Tell me to stay. Please - just this once. ”

“ Tell me why losing to you feels better than winning against anyone else. ”

“ There’s a space beside me that only ever felt like yours. ”

“ This was supposed to be simple - you, my enemy. Not… this. ”

“ We push each other to the edge—and I don’t know how to stop. ”

“ We were almost something. That’s what hurts the most. ”

“ We were never meant to stand on the same side - and yet here I am. ”

“ When did you stop being just my best friend? ”

“ When I reach the top, I want you there beside me. ”

“ Why wasn’t I enough to make you stay? ”

“ Winning doesn’t feel the same if you’re not there to see it. ”

“ You chose a life that didn’t have room for me in it. ”

“ You crossed my mind today. Like you always do. ”

“ You don’t even know what you do to me, do you? ”

“ You don’t get to come back and pretend nothing changed. ”

“ You feel like something I lost a long time ago. ”

“ You were in my dream again last night. ”

“ You were supposed to be my competition, not my weakness. ”

“ You were the one scandal I would have risked everything for. ”

“ You were the only thing tethering me to my humanity. ”

“ Your name almost slipped out - I had to bite my tongue. ”

“ You’re the one thing I can’t seem to let go of. ”

“ You’re the only thing that’s ever felt real to me. ”

Catharsis

～ ❥ He gets caught up in painting and creating, this much we know, sometimes to the point that he can go days without sleeping to get a piece done. Imagine his frustration at being unable to express himself when he broke his arm after his car accident. It was water swelling behind a dam, banging at the walls to be set free, but being who he is, he doesn't falter, he doesn't allow anything to slip through, save for the occasional looks of loneliness and anger.

It was cathartic for him to pick his brush up again once his arm was healed, but that frustration welled up again, stinging ocean sunset eyes as pain began to register in his shoulder, as lithe fingers began to tremble from misuse, lips pursed, teeth grit as he tightened his grip and persevered. It wasn't until hours later that he realized at some point, tears had began to fall, silently leaving trails down ashen and almost gaunt cheeks

At first it bothered him, more so when it continued to happen, even months after and he was fully healed. He'd catch himself, lost in his art, lost in his thoughts and every now and then... the tears would fall, the various shapes and sizes creating a cacophony of sound as they pitter pattered across the fabric of his shirt before striking the ground and making his emotions and vulnerability known.

Eventually, it became a normal occurrence, sometimes he'd cry, the cracks in his walls leaking and slowly breaking down as he fully gave himself to his art, plagued by thoughts of the past, his own shortcoming, his own loneliness, his own desires, the desires of his people, what they've lost, everything rising up and bashing until it could be released in the form of pearls, their soft, sad tinkling filling the otherwise quiet space of his studio. It's only ever done in the safety of his own home or studio, far from prying eyes that would want nothing more than to see any form of weakness in the artist and assassin.

💖 Your muse is someone I generally/already ship with mine but I want to get to know your portrayal

💦 I’m afraid I’ll break one of your rules! [be sure to specify/feel free to ask more about it]

🧪 I want to RP a sensitive topic with you/your muse and I’m not sure how you’d feel about it.

📌 Your reply is stuck in my drafts but I’d like to start something new (or talk about it first)

🍕 There’s something I need to know about your portrayal/muse before I write with you

❔ I’m not in the mood for big things at the moment, asks are just easier for me

🌹 My muse is getting attached to yours since following you (interactions or not) and I need to tell you how they feel

🍰 I have a cute idea for our muses, how do we make it happen?

🕶 I just want to know everything about your muse, but I don’t want to seem clingy/nosy

🥐 You almost broke my rules(or you did and I didn’t tell you), could you please refrain from doing [thing] ?

💫 I can’t keep up with your blog/shenanigans/etc. but I love what you’re doing!

⏰ You RP lots of time sensitive things and I’m either busy or feel I’m too late. Maybe we can do something less so?

💢 tumblr messed with my ability to reply (app crash, technical difficulties, etc.) and I’m just so mad/I’m having technical difficulties

🌌 I’m actually in the mood to write an AU of my muse in your fandom/verse instead of canon/my main! Any tips or ideas?

🎨 You RP subjects I’m inexperienced with, but want to get better! Help!

🎊 Sometimes you just make me so happy I don’t know what to do. Oops.

🧵 In our current thread/your writing, I’d like you to write about/describe [specify thing]

🎶 I really tend to space off sometimes and do my own thing, it’s not you!

𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝('𝐧𝐭) 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 ; 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑢𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑠

a collection of slightly heart-ache-inspired dialogue prompts by me. change pronouns/tenses/details as needed.

❝ i've been thinking about you a lot. ❞

❝ i can't keep you off my mind. ❞

❝ why do you have to go? ❞

❝ you'd think we'd be better at saying 'goodbye'. ❞

❝ you shouldn't look at me like that. ❞

❝ i shouldn't think about you that way. ❞

❝ do you think we missed our chance? ❞

❝ have i been on your mind? ❞

❝ you are never far from my thoughts. ❞

❝ i can feel your heart beating faster. ❞

❝ i miss the way you smell. ❞

❝ i know i shouldn't, but i want to see you. ❞

❝ you make it easy for me to be myself. ❞

❝ it's always been you, i don't know why. ❞

❝ i've missed your voice. ❞

❝ it should have been me. ❞

❝ i wish i'd known all this before we ended up here. ❞

❝ i hope the way i feel doesn't make things harder between us. ❞

❝ i can't offer you the life you have with them, i know that. ❞

❝ do you wish it was me? ❞

❝ you are my person, i know that. i should have said it before. ❞

❝ you're the only one that makes me feel safe. ❞

❝ it's too late to say it, but i wanted to say it anyway.❞

happy birthday to boss man! his mission of the day is to feed some kitties :3