Anime Muses

(the silence after a scream, the breath before goodbye)

Loss & Leaving

❛ Please don’t make me say goodbye. Not again. ❜

❛ You promised you’d stay. Why wasn’t that enough? ❜

❛ I keep waking up thinking you’re still here. ❜

❛ I tried to forget you. I really did. ❜

❛ If I asked you to stay, would you? ❜

❛ I didn’t mean to fall in love with you. I just wanted to feel something. ❜

❛ You left me to pick up the pieces, and now you want to come back? ❜

❛ I’ve buried a lot of things, but your name still feels fresh on my tongue. ❜

❛ Don’t you dare tell me this is for my own good. ❜

❛ You always leave when I need you most. ❜

Regret & Memory

❛ I should’ve told you how I felt when I had the chance. ❜

❛ Do you ever think about what we could’ve been? ❜

❛ Every song, every scent—it’s still you. Always you. ❜

❛ You were supposed to be my forever. ❜

❛ I saw you today. You looked happy. I almost called out your name. ❜

❛ I keep replaying that last moment over and over, hoping I’ll change it somehow. ❜

❛ I wasn’t trying to hurt you—I was trying to protect you. ❜

❛ I thought I could live without you. I was wrong. ❜

❛ You haunt every place I go. ❜

❛ I still sleep on your side of the bed sometimes. It’s pathetic, I know. ❜

Broken Trust

❛ Don’t touch me. You lost that right the second you lied. ❜

❛ How long were you planning on keeping that from me? ❜

❛ You swore I could trust you. Was that a joke? ❜

❛ I’d rather you hate me than pity me. ❜

❛ You looked me in the eye and still lied. That’s what hurts the most. ❜

❛ I forgive you, but I’ll never forget. ❜

❛ I would’ve given you everything. And you knew that. ❜

❛ You made me feel safe. That’s the cruelest part. ❜

❛ You didn’t even flinch when you broke my heart. ❜

❛ Was any of it real, or was I just convenient? ❜

Love That Hurts

❛ I love you, but it’s killing me. ❜

❛ I’d rather hurt with you than heal without you. ❜

❛ You can’t save me, and I can’t stop wanting you to try. ❜

❛ You’re my favorite mistake. My worst decision. My only one. ❜

❛ It hurts to look at you, knowing what we lost. ❜

❛ We could’ve had everything. Why did we choose this instead? ❜

❛ You’re the reason I stopped believing in happy endings. ❜

❛ I don’t hate you—I wish I did. ❜

❛ Tell me you don’t love me anymore. Just… make it sound convincing. ❜

❛ Loving you feels like bleeding and pretending it’s beautiful. ❜

After the End

❛ It’s quiet now. Too quiet without you. ❜

❛ I don’t know how to stop missing you. ❜

❛ Sometimes I catch myself reaching for your hand. ❜

❛ You moved on. I’m still here, waiting for a ghost. ❜

❛ Maybe we were never meant to last. But god, I wanted to. ❜

❛ I saw you with them. And for a moment, I was happy you were smiling again. ❜

❛ You said I’d thank you one day. I’m still waiting for that day. ❜

❛ Every time I start to heal, you show up again. ❜

❛ Maybe we loved each other wrong. Maybe that’s all it was. ❜

❛ I hope you find the peace I couldn’t give you. ❜

Rivals Sentences, Vol. 3

(Sentences for muses who are rivals with each other. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"I'm only doing the things you expect of me."

"What did I ever do to make you think so low of me?"

"We both knew it was going to end this way."

"You're disappointed I'm still alive, aren't you?"

"You'll never be my equal."

"I should have killed you when I had the chance."

"You don't seem to be much of anything anymore."

"Get out of here by tomorrow noon, or I'm going to come looking for you."

"I have compassion for you, I do, but I have no mercy."

"I'm extending my hand to you. Why are you baring your teeth?"

"You know, I can't just let you walk out that door."

"Look at me and know that I am not your friend."

"Is there any chance that you and I don't end in blood?"

"You really hate it when I'm right, don't you?"

"You think you're better than me because you play by the rules? Whose rules? My life is my own."

"I can stop you. You know that, don't you? I can stop you."

"How do you know I didn't come here to put an ice pick in your neck?"

"You deserve a lot worse than this."

"I asked you here today to see if you'd come, and you came. I respect that."

"I'd just about forgot how much I hate the sound of your voice!"

"Let me ask you a question: would you shoot me if you got the chance?"

"You really don't like me, do you?"

"You think you're smarter than me, but you're not. You're not even close."

"Do you really think I'll back down when I know I can't lose?"

"I hate the bones of you. I genuinely wish you and yours nothing but ill."

"You and I would make a lot more money as partners than as enemies."

"Why do you want to kill me so badly?"

"It's a small favour. A simple request. Do this, and I promise I won't destroy you."

"Don't think that you deserve it. You don't deserve it, and you never will."

"Who the hell are you to judge me?"

"I need your help, and don't look so smug about it!"

"Well, it seems that we are destined to be locked in an antagonistic relationship."

"So, here we are, faced with the frightful task of having to converse."

❛  if anyone asks, tell them i won't let you leave me.  ❜ ❛  you're allowed to get injured, but you're not allowed to hide it from me.  ❜ ❛  i mean, i would've seen right through you regardless, it serves no purpose pretending in front of me.  ❜ ❛  of course, i'm alive. who else would take care of you?  ❜ ❛  you can sleep now, i'm here. i'll always be here.  ❜ ❛  tell me when you are in danger ... tell me when you are hurt. don't worry about bothering me.  ❜ ❛  i won't leave, i'll stay with you until tomorrow. both in your dreams and in reality.  ❜ ❛  you are the one who guides me in my dreams, so i can find you again.  ❜ ❛  i will not let tragedy repeat itself.  ❜ ❛  i'm sleepy, let's get this over with.  ❜ ❛  promise me you won't cry anymore.  ❜ ❛  you alone are enough.  ❜ ❛  did you always get what you wanted when you waited?  ❜ ❛  i don't have a type. i only have ... a person who captivates me.  ❜ ❛  everything is spiraling out of control, how can you pretend you're not affected?  ❜ ❛  maybe it's because ... i love you a little more than you realize.  ❜ ❛  if you were an art piece, then whoever created you must have loved you dearly.  ❜ ❛  what if i told you i was always like this?  ❜ ❛  there is nothing more powerful than relying on yourself to get your act together. believe in yourself.  ❜ ❛  you should know very well that i adore you. there is no love purer than mine.  ❜ ❛  i won't lose. i have someone i must protect.  ❜ ❛  i can see what i look like in your eyes. can you see yourself in my eyes, too?  ❜ ❛  if life were a photo album, then i wish every page had a picture of you in it.  ❜ ❛  you don't need to be perfect, you just need to be yourself. that's more than enough for me.  ❜ ❛  i never thought i'd find peace in someone else, but here you are.  ❜ ❛  i don't mind being seen as a weirdo with you.  ❜ ❛  when you first held my hand that day for the first time, i knew i'd never get away.  ❜ ❛  want some help? yes? no? maybe so?  ❜ ❛  so even if i can't reach you, i'm somewhere close to you ... waiting for you to come back.  ❜ ❛  time can't heal everything, nor can someone simply forget the pain. however, people can become accustomed to sorrow.  ❜ ❛  not everyone is born with the privilege of being a normal person.  ❜ ❛  real life doesn't always have happy endings. however ... with you here, my story won't end in tragedy.  ❜ ❛  if i had know we would be separated for years after that day, i would have made more happy memories with you.  ❜ ❛  i need you. i have never denied that. it's just ... it's not the kind of need that you think it is.  ❜ ❛  if i'm able to see you sunday, i'll start getting excited thursday.  ❜ ❛  another new demand of yours? i'm all ears.  ❜ ❛  thank you for being my stress relief.  ❜ ❛  if you keep looking at me like that, i won't show you any mercy.  ❜ ❛  i'm not someone who takes advantage of others. but there are times when ... i can't help myself.  ❜ ❛  i don't mind spending the whole night with you.  ❜

First Meetings Sentences, Vol. 4

(Sentences for muses meeting for the first time. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"I imagine you've heard of me. Not all of it will be true, mind."

"I suspect you know who I am?"

"You're wrong. I don't resemble anyone."

"I hate to seem inquisitive, but why are you here?"

"We've never really spoken, have we? We should."

"How long are you going to make me stand here before you offer me a drink?"

"May I ask you a personal question?"

"I don't mean to pry, but what exactly is it you do?"

"How long have you been here?"

"I would really rather you not smoke in here."

"What does a man have to do to get a quiet drink in these parts?"

"Are you sure I can't get you a drink?"

"You're not like anyone I've ever met."

"Can I ask you a question that may seem strange?"

"Everyone knows everyone here."

"I've heard a lot of rumours about you, all of them bad."

"Don't you agree it's a crime that cocktail culture is in decline?"

"So, here we are, faced with the frightful task of having to converse."

"I couldn't trouble you for a light, could I?"

"Don't take this the wrong way, but you kind of look like you need a drink."