O Captain, my Captain.

“The name’s Captain Atom! And if you don’t know who I am–I’m the guy who’s gonna kick your air-mass clear across the Gulf of Mexico!“     indie. semi-selective + mutuals only, multiverse, multiship, etc.

“ why now? ” 

“What, like I’ll ever get a better opportunity to start fresh? There’s no time like the present!”

“ why don’t you eat some bread and calm down? “

“Hell, Carol, I don’t need empty carbs, I need a new life! Somewhere else!”

remember, look for things that you can touch. ground yourself.

“ i love you so much, but do not touch anything in my kitchen ever. ”

“Yeesh, I’ve been in a kitchen or two in my time. But alright, alright, it’s your house.” Hands are respectfully in the air where Carol can see them.

❛ well the other people walking out of that boiler room are…intense. ❜

❛ is getting beat up fun for you? ❜

“ unique just means alone. ” “ i’m not afraid to die, just wish i could live a little first. ” “ i know i’m a monster, but you look at me like i’m a man. ” “ there’s nothing i wouldn’t do to keep you safe. ” “ we all have sins to pay penance for. ” “ don’t look at me like i’m a hero. you’ll only disappoint yourself. ” “ sometimes when you look at me it’s like…it’s like you’re staring straight past my flesh and into my soul. ” “ you make me want to live. ” “ i know i don’t deserve forgiveness, but i like the idea that some people think i might. ” “ i trust you with my life. ” “ you’re more like family to me than my own blood. ” “ i’ve never had any sort of family before. ” “ your life is far more precious than mine. ” “ i don’t care what happens to me. as long as you’re safe. ” “ i need you to live…cause if you’re gone then, i don’t know what the point of it all is anymore. ” “ i know i’m not the person you want, but i’m here. ” “ i love you, and i know you may never feel the same. but i’m okay with that. ” “ i couldn’t say no to you even if i wanted to. ” “ you’re worth more than this. ” “ why do you walk around as if you’re somehow less valuable than the rest of the world? ” “ please, let me help you. ” “ just let me do this for you. ” “ you do have something to live for. you have me. ” “ you’ll always have me. ” “ i see you. i know you feel so invisible all the time, but you’re not. not to me. ” “ it’s okay to be angry, you’re allowed to be upset about what happened to you. ” “ don’t you realize you deserve more than this? ” “ you’re not a machine or— or some thing. you’re a person, and i’m sorry anyone ever made you feel otherwise. ” “ please, just hold on a little longer. i can’t lose you too. ” “ this scar..what happened? ” “ if you won’t do it for yourself, then do it for me. ” “ you’re bleeding— how long have you been hiding this?! ” “ sometimes i realize one day i could die, i could just disappear and the world would be none the wiser. there’d be no one to miss me and that terrifies me more than death itself. ”  “ i’m not sure i know who i’m supposed to be anymore. ” “ my mind is so loud and i’m afraid it’ll never be quiet again. ” “ when i’m in a crowd i just want to melt away and yet, when i’m alone it’s somehow worse. ” “ loneliness is a poison and i’ve been drinking it for so long, i don’t there there’s an anecdote to save my soul. ” “ i don’t care if the world knows my name, i just want you to remember me. ” “ you deserve more than i could ever give you. ” “ i love you. i know that’s not enough, but i do. ” “ you’re safe with me, you always will be. ” “ you make me feel safe. like i’m allowed to be anything i want. ” “ i’d do anything to be the person you love again. ” “ i’ve got you, you’re safe. ” “ just rest, i’m here. ” “ you can stay with me tonight. ”

“  she needs wide open spaces.  ” “  i want to touch the earth, i want to break it in my hands.  ” “  i want to be the only one for miles and miles.  ” “  if there’s a plane or a bus leaving, i hope you’re on it.  ” “  i miss you bad.  ” “  baby, just come back.  ” “  you always had an eye for things that glittered.  ” “  i can’t forget the way you looked at me.  ” “  i told you that i was happy for you, and given the chance, i’d lie again.  ” “  just to see you smile, i’d do anything that you wanted me to.  ” “  he wore that cowboy hat to cover up his horns.  ” “  that sweet talking forked tongue had a tempting charm.  ” “  here’s to the girl that wrecked my world.  ” “  that lonesome feeling comes to my door and the whole world turns blue.  ” “  i sit alone and think of losing you.  ” “  there’s always room here for the lonely.  ” “  there’s no telling how many tears i’ve sat here and cried.  ” “  the words to every sad song seem to say what i think.  ” “  have you ever thought of running away?  ” “  would you marry me?  ” “  i should’ve been a cowboy.  ” “  california’s full of whiskey, women, and ghosts.  ” “  it’s a great day to be alive.  ” “  i might go get me a new tattoo.  ” “  a goodbye kiss is all i need from you.  ” “  you’re right there in everything i do.  ” “  you were the first thing that i thought of when i thought i drank you off my mind.  ” “  any man of mine better walk the line.  ” “  i knew the stakes were high right from the start.  ” “  we’ve been in and out of love and in between.  ” “  the last goodbye’s the hardest one to say.  ” “  you’re still the one.  ” “  you might be the death of me, but i don’t care.  ” “  what a beautiful mess i’m in.  ” “  there’s so much about you that i’m gonna miss.  ” “  don’t bother coming home.  ” “  it was no accident, me finding you.  ” “  it’s hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere i go.  ” “  i never make a promise i don’t intend to keep.  ” “  there ain’t no glamour in this tinseled land of lost and wasted lives.  ” “  thank you for teaching me brand new ways to be cruel.  ” “  the only thing that stays the same is everything changes.  ” “  i’m amazed by you.  ”