𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 !

i'm an engineer , a designer , a nanotech specialist , a teacher , a father , a super hero ... 

are you all right? did you get hurt?

well. we're never trying that again.

that was far too close for comfort.

my life just flashed before my eyes.

i can't believe we survived that.

we won't survive another one of those.

i need a few seconds to breathe.

we got lucky with that one.

are you injured? let me see.

a little warning next time!

we are never doing that again.

tell me when you're ready, and we'll keep moving.

who's not dead? sound off!

[name]? can you hear me? are you all right?

when did that start happening?

just... give me a second.

that can't happen again.

well, that was... unexpected.

i could have used a heads up.

a bit of help would have been nice.

did you know that was going to happen?

i thought we were going to die.

next time you decide to throw yourself into harm's way, bring someone else.

i guess it's time to move.

that was close. too close.

i can't believe we made it out of there alive.

one more step to the left and we would have been dead.

they nearly spotted me.

i hate it when you do things like that.

remind me never to listen to you again.

ugh, everything hurts.

i think i broke something.

i'll be fine. just give me a second.

i thought you said you had this handled.

feel like my heart's about to explode from my chest.

i'm still shaking.

they were looking right at us. how did they not see us?

next time, you're doing that.

you could have told me that was going to happen!

we made it out by the skin of our teeth.

i don't like close calls.

had you just warned me ahead of time, i would have handled that a bit better.

how did they miss us?

i like your hiding spot.

we'd best be moving on then.

enough talk. we need to keep moving.

it's over. we can keep going.

and as a young boy ,     scott would always hear about them from his dad and it has become a big bonding time for them .     they would sing their tunes ,     collect their vintage merchandise ,     and watch the cheesy shows made about them .     these stories shaped what scott believed being a hero is about—     doing good for the world and leaving a mark that could last forever .     cheesy ,     sure ,     but he lived for it .

Lines taken from 2x07-2x12 of the show Dexter. Feel free to change pronouns or edit in any way to better fit your needs. Here is part one.

❛ I thrive on chaos. But this is good, too. ❜

❛ I had to do a little creative problem-solving at someone else’s expense. ❜

❛ Pardon my tits. ❜

❛ Are you trying to fuck her or set her on fire? ❜

❛ Sometimes the truth speaks from a peaceful place. It’s taken me a long time to find that place, but I think I have, and it’s telling me you’re not the right one for me. I’m so sorry. ❜

❛ Is that what I am? Clean? ‘cause I don’t feel that way at all. ❜

❛ No, I won’t do that. I won’t let you turn me into you. ❜

❛ Hope you don’t expect me to comment on that so you can record it on your hidden tape recorder. I wasn’t born yesterday. ❜

❛ Your past is a bigger mystery than fucking Jimmy Hoffa. ❜

❛ No matter what you try, no matter when, no matter how hard you work, I’ll always be a step ahead of you for one simple reason. I own you. ❜

❛ When I’m alone and it’s quiet, I get scared shitless, like I start hearing what’s really going on inside. ❜

❛ ‘Cause when you’re around, I kind of feel like I can deal with anything, you know? ❜

❛ I’ve always worked best in the shadows, and that’s where I have to stay. ❜

❛ You can’t go back. You know that. ❜

❛ You are not allowed to talk about anyone I date as long as you’re seeing little Miss “pardon my tits.” ❜

❛ She is obviously a vampire. A gross english-titty vampire. ❜

❛ Can’t change who I am. I’m crass and dirty, and…I have a very filthy mind. ❜

❛ Jesus Christ. They sell anyone a gun in Florida, won’t they? ❜

❛ That man. He wasn’t trying to rob you. He was trying to kill you. ❜

❛ Nothing you could do,___, would scare me. ❜

❛ Whatever comes, we’ll get through this together. I’m not leaving your side. ❜

❛ I need to embrace who I am, who I’ve always been. ❜

❛ It’s like I’ve been living underwater, holding my breath, and now I can finally breathe. ❜

❛ ___ almost had me believing it was possible to change, to become something else, as if that ever really happens. I’ve always known what I am. ❜

❛ I’m finding it’s best to accept things you can’t change, you know? ❜

❛ Is this the monster that you keep telling me about? ❜

❛ Trust me, when you meet the monster, you’ll know. ❜

❛ Nice. My subconscious isn’t even bothering with symbolism. ❜

❛ I feel…such regret, which is rare for me. But not that I don’t mess up. I do…just never so stupendously. ❜

❛ If they’re looking for proof, they won’t find it. Not here at least. ❜

❛ Then maybe you should come with us, because who knows what secrets will come ❜ pouring out of me once the drinks start flowing. ❜

❛ I’m done with it and you. Did I not make that clear last night? ❜

❛ Those friends of yours, they didn’t even know you. They just see the mask, but I see it all. ❜

❛ Can’t live with her. Can’t kill her. ❜

❛ Fuck! I’m talking about my feelings. What the fuck is your problem? ❜

❛ I’ve always sensed there was something… off about him. Like he’s hiding in plain sight. ❜

❛ If you got in the middle of this and you got hurt… ❜

❛ The only way I can help you is if you turn yourself in. ❜

❛ Don’t you disappear on me. ❜

❛ I want you to know that you meant a lot to me, more than you know, and… I just want to thank you for that. ❜

❛ If I never see her again, it’ll be too soon. ❜

❛ Sleep would be nice, but there’s too much to do. ❜

❛ Okay, I may be sleeping with him, but it doesn’t mean he tells me shit or listens to me about anything, so stop asking! ❜

❛ That’s right, motherfucker! It’s over. ❜

❛ I knew there was something with you. But this shit? ❜

❛ What can I say? You were right about me. I never held it against you. I don’t now. ❜

❛ It’s a graze wound. Minor tissue abrasion. No hemorrhage along the bullet track. Sorry. I think I’m gonna live. ❜

❛ If you’re not gonna let me go, then kill me now. Just get it over with. ❜

❛ You’re a killer. I catch killers. ❜

❛ So it’s okay to take a life as long as you get a paycheck for it? ❜

❛ Either kill me or set me free. ❜

❛ Taking a life is one thing, but the care and feeding of it is another. ❜

❛ I’m generally confused most of the time. ❜

❛ You ever care about anyone? Then you shouldn’t have to ask. 'Cause when you care about someone, you do what you have to do. ❜

❛ I remember when life was easy, when the only question I worried about was “who’s next?” Now it’s: “How can I dodge my protective detail? “What should I do with my hostage?” These are not easy questions. ❜

❛ It’s not about what I think. It’s all about the evidence. ❜

❛ Hair-pulling may not be manly, but it’s very effective. ❜

❛ If he wanted me dead, I’d be dead by now. ❜

❛ You are the only one I can count on, jackass. ❜

❛ It puts a pit in my stomach that I can only interpret as… sadness. ❜

❛ You working on an exit strategy? I’m afraid that’s not gonna happen. ❜

❛ How come there’s never a circus when you need one? ❜

❛ What was that shit last night? Some kind of fucking scare tactic? ❜

❛ Don’t test me. I could have killed you. I didn’t. ❜

❛ You’re actually angry. I’ve never seen you angry. This is good. ❜

❛ I should warn you. You can’t play on my feelings. I don’t have any. ❜

❛ It’s a tough job. It can wear on even the best of us. ❜

❛ I yell a lot…and bitch and complain, and I keep expecting people to guess what I want, but I never really say it. ❜

❛ And that was exciting, you know? The not knowing. What might happen, what could be. It was all possibility. ❜

❛ Your life is going to rest in the hands of the criminal justice system you put all your faith in. I wish you the best of luck. ❜

❛ You need help. Let me help you. ❜

❛ You don’t have to do this! You don’t have to kill this man! ❜

❛ Sorry it had to go down like this. But there really was no other way. ❜

❛ Stay away. Just stay away from me. ❜

❛ Did you happen to be stuffing a human leg into a garbage bag at that point? ❜

❛ There’s that anger again. You got to let that out. ❜

❛ You’re spinning. Let me help you. It’s only a matter of time before you’ll hurt someone else. ❜

❛ Take responsibility for who you are. ❜

❛ Why can’t you just let me go? ❜

❛ If I got to choose a person… A real person… to be like, out of anyone, it’d be you. ❜

❛ Who joined who in the shower this morning? ❜

❛ For such a neat monster, I’m making an awfully big mess. ❜

❛ Maybe this is how evil works. Destroying everything it touches. ❜

❛ I’ve been held prisoner in a cabin for two fucking days. Fucking hellhole. ❜

❛ After everything we’ve been through lately, I just want… to be together with you guys. ❜

❛ You told me to take responsibility for what I am. You were right. ❜

❛ I can’t live in this house of cards anymore, waiting for it all to fall down. I need to do something, you know? ❜

❛ If I do this, I need a day to get my affairs in order. ❜

❛ Mention that when they interview you for the story of my life. ❜

❛ Don’t leave me in this cage, anything could happen. ❜

❛ I lie to everyone I know… except my victims right before I kill them. It’s hard to establish much of a rapport there. ❜

❛ Sorry about the cage. ❜

❛ I’ve always been curious to try. Do you have any weed? ❜

❛ Love’s a battlefield. Or in your case, a restraining order. ❜

❛ When a pretty girl smiles and bats her eyelashes, we’re powerless to resist. ❜

❛ I met with a lawyer yesterday. He helped me prepare a living trust that gives you control of all my assets in the event of my death or… certain other situations. ❜

❛ God. Go away. This is creepy. ❜

❛ I’m free tonight, you wanna stop by? We’ll have beer, a couple of steaks? I wanna talk to you about something. ❜

❛ I just need you to know that… you and the kids are very important to me. No matter what happens, I want you to always know that. ❜

❛ I know I’ve been taking things slow with us, but it’s not because I don’t have feelings for you. It’s more like I have too many feelings, and I just wanna make sure to get it right. ❜

❛ I want you gone. Tonight. ❜

❛ I’ve spent a lifetime keeping up my guard, watching my back, wearing my mask. Relief was never in sight until now. ❜

❛ Lately, I was starting to feel like I had my head pretty far up my ass. ❜

❛ You decide who you are, who you want to be…and you hold onto that and ride it out. ❜

❛ I need some help! Just open the door! I’m being held captive. ❜

❛ Damn, it’s good to see another face. I never thought I would. ❜

❛ When something beyond reason happens, it turns skeptics into believers. ❜

❛ If you believe that God makes miracles, you have to wonder if Satan has a few up his sleeve. ❜

❛ I can’t exactly feel their pain, but I can appreciate it. ❜

❛ I kinda forgot who I was. I got it straight now. ❜

❛ The term is homicidal maniac. Not that I’m judging. ❜

❛ A public place. You thought I was gonna…That I would slip my needle into your neck? ❜

❛ You’re afraid of me now, aren’t you? ❜

❛ You’re emotionally color-blind. You use the right words, you pantomime the right behavior, but feelings never come to pass. ❜

❛ You know the dictionary definition of emotions: longing, joy, sorrow…You have no idea of what any of those things actually feel like. ❜

❛ I created a monster of my own. ❜

❛ What did you do to make her so pathetically crazy for you? Does your dick dance? ❜

❛ What’re we doing home in the middle of the day? She asked, hoping for sex. ❜

❛ Why? Why do I have to make up my mind? ❜

❛ I’ve never put much weight onto the idea of a higher power. But if I didn’t know better, I’d have to believe that some force out there wants me to keep doing what I’m doing. ❜

❛ As it turns out, nobody mourns the wicked. ❜