Sentence starters meant to be used as roleplay prompts & sentence starters. These are from the book Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman. Please feel free to change pronouns and words as needed!

“ you know just how to take the sun away, and it’s winter when i look at you again.”

“  we’re the only two people in the universe who speak our language. no one will ever understand me like you do. ”

“  the words for what i’m feeling don’t exist. " 

"  there’s no color left in my soul. " 

"  maybe when people die, the people they leave behind die too. " 

"  people fall down. you can either laugh or cry about it. laughing makes it easier to get up, though. " 

"  my heart used to belong to melodies and lyrics. now i’m haunted by them. ”

“  i say things without thinking. i hurt people without thinking. ”

“  i shouldn’t be jealous, but i am. " 

"  i’m not a sensitive person. maybe i’ve always been cold. maybe it’s just more noticeable now that you’re gone. " 

"  you don’t throw away things that mean something! " 

"  i’m finding something familiar in a world that is nothing the way i remember it." 

"  some days i need to be heard — but most of the time, i’d rather be hidden. ”

“  i hate myself almost as much as you hate the entire world. we can try bonding over that. ”

“  why would you waste your life for someone else? " 

"  the world would be so much more honest if people didn’t smile all the time. ”

“  i can’t escape your ghost. " 

"  you’re too happy. i’m worried it’s contagious. “ 

"  i’m torn between fire and home. ”

“  just because you’re beautiful doesn’t mean i want to kiss you. " 

“  you don’t have to be afraid of who you are. " 

"  did you just boop my nose? " 

"  people don’t love porcupines the way they love puppies. " 

"  sometimes, it’s important to ask for help. " 

"  grief is a monster. not everyone gets out alive, and those who do might only survive in pieces. ”

“  i don’t know how to forgive you. ”

“  i don’t know where i fit. " 

"  when we lose someone, we think about the best and the worst. we forget about all of the in-between. " 

"  we fall into different places on a spectrum, i guess. like different colors in a rainbow. " 

"  there are no angels here. only the demons that follow me everywhere. ”

“  i know it’s not your fault, but i have to be angry. it’s the only thing protecting my heart. " 

"  i’ve been running from a wave and i’m tired. ❞ 

“  if you get lost in the darkness, remember to follow the music. " 

Bridgerton (2020– ) | Anthony Bridgerton + siblings in “Shock and Delight”

[  pull  ]  sender  pulls  receiver  closer  to  them

[  touch  ]  sender  places  their  hand  affectionately  on  receiver

[  guide  ]  sender  helps  receiver  through  a  difficult  video  game

[  lean  ]  sender  leans  on  receiver

[  pierce  ]  sender  helps  receiver  with  a  new  piercing  (  doing,  aftercare,  etc  )

[  sit  ]  sender  sits  in  receiver’s  lap

[  spar  ]  sender  pins  receiver  down  in  a  practice  fight

[  cook  ]  sender  makes  food  for  receiver

[  slide  ]  sender  pushes  an  item  across  the  table  to  receiver

[  kiss  ]  sender  kisses  (  lips,  cheek,  forehead,  hand,  etc  )

[  lead  ]  sender  leads  receiver  someplace

[  wound  ]  sender  injures  muse  in  a  fight  (  practice  or  real  )

[  snap  ]  sender  takes  a  photo  of  receiver  (  candid  or  posed  )

[  drape  ]  sender  drapes  their  arm  around  receiver’s  shoulders

[  bullet  ]  sender  takes  a  bullet  for  receiver  (  literal  or  figurative  )

[  nap  ]  sender  falls  asleep  against  receiver

[  teeth  ]  sender  bears  teeth  at  receiver

[  trace  ]  sender  traces  one  of  receiver’s  scars

[  cocktail  ]  sender  makes  /  gives  receiver  a  cocktail

[  comfort  ]  sender  comforts  receiver  when  they  are  upset  /  crying

[  bouquet  ]  sender  surprises  receiver  with  a  bouquet

[  massage  ]  sender  gives  receiver  a  massage  (  planned,  spontaneous,  full  body,  shoulder,  etc  )

[  mentor  ]  sender  takes  muse  under  their  wing

[  tattoo  ]  sender  helps  receiver  with  a  new  tattoo  (  doing,  aftercare,  etc  )

[  dare  ]  receiver  acts  out  a  dare  from  sender

[  hug  ]  sender  pulls  receiver  into  a  hug

[  phone  ]  receiver  sees  sender  smiling  at  something  on  their  phone

[  popcorn  ]  sender  makes  popcorn  for  a  movie  night

[  wake  ]  sender  tries  to  wake  receiver

[  groom  ]  sender  tries  to  make  receiver  look  more  presentable

[  flower  ]  sender  places  a  flower  behind  receiver’s  ear

[  sad  ]  sender  looks  at  receiver  sorrowfully

[  playlist  ]  sender  curates  a  playlist

[  fashion  show  ]  sender  tries  to  help  receiver  choose  an  outfit

[  shield  ]  sender  steps  between  receiver  and  danger

[  bandage  ]  sender  helps  bandage  up  receiver’s  wounds

[  duel  ]  muses  get  into  a  fight

[  fear  ]  sender  finds  receiver  having  a  nightmare

[  hold  ]  sender  holds  receiver’s  hand

[  bruise  ]  sender  finds  receiver  with  a  bruise  /  tries  to  help  receiver  cover  up  a  bruise

[  brush  ]  sender  brushes  /  styles  /  dyes  receiver’s  hair

[  portrait  ]  receiver  paints  a  portrait  of  receiver

[  assist  ]  sender  helps  the  receiver  with  a  task  they’re  struggling  in

[  wow  ]  sender  does  something  to  really  amaze  receiver

[  glare  ]  sender  is  still  hurt  after  an  argument

[  roast  ]  muses  roast  marshmallows  together  /  make  s’mores

[  shoot  ]  muses  attend  a  game  of  paintball

[  diary  ]  receiver  writes  a  journal  entry  about  sender  (  maybe  they  find  it  ?  )

[  dance  ]  sender  whisks  receiver  onto  to  ‘  dance  floor  ’  (  can  be  actual  or  pretend  )

[  rest  ]  sender  rests  their  chin  on  receiver’s  head  /  shoulder

[  manicure  ]  sender  paints  receiver’s  nails

[  tuck  ]  sender  tucks  in  receiver’s  shirt,  hair  behind  ear,  etc

[  chin  ]  sender  lifts  receiver’s  chin  up

[  lap  ]  sender  puts  their  feet  in  receiver’s  lap

[  write  ]  receiver  writes  sender  a  note

[  play  ]  muses  play  a  board  game  /  card  game  together

[  glance  ]  receiver  catches  sender  looking  at  them

[  ill  ]  sender  takes  care  of  receiver  when  they  are  unwell

[  hearth  ]  sender  lights  a  fire

[  tap  ]  sender  taps  receiver  on  the  shoulder

[  bake  ]  muses  bake  together

[  read  ]  sender  reads  to  receiver

[  study  ]  sender  tries  to  help  receiver  study

[  push  ]  sender  pushes  receiver  in  anger

[  skill  ]  receiver  tries  to  assist  sender  in  learning  a  new  skill

[  coated  ]  receiver  finds  sender  covered  in  blood

[  gesture  ]  sender  motions  for  receiver  to  follow  them

ANTHONY BRIDGERTON + My Fave Moments

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