INTO THE DARKLIT NIGHT

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“  i’ve got your next target. i thought i’d hand deliver it.  ”

highly selective tess from naughty dog’s the last of us      /      survived by bri

highly   selective   𝐦͟𝐞͟𝐥͟𝐢͟𝐧͟𝐚͟ ͟𝐯͟𝐨͟𝐬͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐤͟𝐨͟𝐟͟𝐟͟     of   mcu’s   2021   black   widow.      comic   influenced   verse   +   mature   content   present,      18+.      by bri

❝  it took all i had just to stay alive against that monster, but you beat it like it was a straw training dummy.  ❞ ❝  you can’t assume to know anything until you experience it for yourself.  ❞ ❝  it’s rare to see your kind around here.  ❞ ❝  please take some time to really admire the flowers. i worked so hard to plant them…  ❞ ❝  you’ll likely face many hardships in your life…but never give up! promise me that.  ❞ ❝  i get a feeling that heading home isn’t an option for you, so take care of yourself out there.  ❞ ❝  courage need not be remembered, for it is never forgotten.  ❞ ❝  for the first time…my heart knows what it means to love.  ❞ ❝  if you’re free to grab something to eat sometime, keep me in mind.  ❞ ❝  shh! looks like there are still monsters about.  ❞ ❝  how did you pull that off?! actually, don’t answer that. i ought to be thanking you, not interrogating you.  ❞ ❝  i’ve learned to overcome my grief. you can’t change the past, only the future.  ❞ ❝  are you…following me?  ❞ ❝  i can’t believe i’m actually saying this…but you must avenge me.  ❞ ❝  by the look on your face…i dunno, it just seems like he’s been through somethin’.  ❞ ❝  do you know how the gossip mongers refer to you? they are out there at this moment, whispering amongst themselves…  ❞ ❝  it looks like i got hit pretty good back there…  ❞ ❝  what’s wrong? too scared to talk?  ❞ ❝  i’ve got to tell you…when you first showed up,     i thought someone was pulling a prank on me.  ❞ ❝  let’s make one thing clear: i’m not going anywhere.  ❞ ❝  i don’t know you, and i’m actually pretty busy here. you should probably go.  ❞ ❝  maybe we should just settle this one on one?  ❞ ❝  don’t preen yourself just for doing your job.  ❞ ❝  please. now is not a good time.  ❞ ❝  my apologies…i fear i have said far too much.  ❞ ❝  you must have seen a battle or two.  ❞ ❝  that memory will haunt me until my dying day…  ❞ ❝  let me ask you once more…when will you stop treating this as some sort of childish game?  ❞ ❝  no! i am not a child anymore.  ❞ ❝  i do suppose you’ve proven your value as a warrior.  ❞ ❝  i advise you to change the subject.  ❞ ❝  this area is nice and quiet…  ❞ ❝  dark magic preys upon the land when darkness falls…  ❞ ❝  everything - everything i’ve done up until now…it was all for nothing.  ❞ ❝  i had no idea traveling was so dangerous.  ❞ ❝  you’re quivering like a hatchling…what is the matter?  ❞ ❝  you have proven to possess the resolve of a true hero.  ❞ ❝  if i may be so bold… what is it that you are planning to do next?  ❞ ❝  i hope you get to meet your true love soon.  ❞ ❝  you are the heir to a throne of nothing… nothing but failure.  ❞ ❝  it’s okay, i know. your silence speaks volumes.  ❞ ❝  the only thing that really helps me feel better is walking among the fireflies.  ❞ ❝  just looking at those ruins now…it really gives you an idea of the destruction that went on there.  ❞ ❝  you have a smile like the sun. i would do much to feel its warmth upon me once again.  ❞ ❝  i’ll stay here and chat with you for a bit, if you’d like.  ❞ ❝  you should follow through on what you say you’re going to do.  ❞ ❝  there i go, needing someone to bail me out again.  ❞ ❝  i don’t know why, but my heart won’t stop beating a mile a minute…  ❞ ❝  yeah, you know what really is ‘me’? drinking.  ❞ ❝  i see…black. so much blackness. a deep, dark abyss, drawing you in…  ❞ ❝  save yourself. go! don’t worry about me - run!  ❞ ❝  aren’t you tired? aren’t you chilly? have you eaten yet?  ❞ ❝  i want to be clear — whatever treasure is to be had here belongs to me.  ❞ ❝  close calls like this get my stomach all tied up in knots.  ❞ ❝  much as it galls me to thank you for saving us…that is what happened.  ❞ ❝  i don’t see any monsters, but…i can feel their eyes on me.  ❞ ❝  what’s the matter? are you unwell?  ❞ ❝  now that i have gotten a good look at you, it is all too clear who you are.  ❞ ❝  you’re amazing. when you fired your bow, it was like time stopped.  ❞ ❝  you’ve done all you could. feeling sorry for yourself won’t be of any help.  ❞ ❝  oh, no…i can see by the look in your eye…you won’t listen to me.  ❞ ❝  what’s your problem? how dare you try to eavesdrop? mind your business!  ❞ ❝  what are you doing skulking around in the dead of night?  ❞ ❝  you seem at home in battle.  ❞ ❝  the afterlife lays claim to all. we never know when it will beckon.  ❞ ❝  that got hairier than i expected. you did pretty good.  ❞ ❝  i’m just pulling your leg. you looked so serious, i couldn’t help but goad you a bit.  ❞ ❝  i don’t get to leave this place too often…  ❞ ❝  i know when someone is lying. my father isn’t good at lying either.  ❞ ❝  i didn’t notice you…i was a bit lost in thought there.  ❞ ❝  i can’t get angry…i won’t get angry…  ❞ ❝  you know, your skin looks super shiny, and you look like you haven’t got a worry in the world…  ❞ ❝  i’ve been watching, and i feel safe saying there’s no one suspicious around here.  ❞ ❝  you are going to be the death of me.  ❞ ❝  is something wrong? do not tell me the steel has slipped from your spine.  ❞ ❝  one would think years upon years of such treatment would have made me mend my ways…one would think wrongly.  ❞ ❝  um…were you talking to that statue?  ❞ ❝  you cannot turn back now. follow your heart and seize your destiny!  ❞ ❝  you had me worried there. don’t mess with people like that.  ❞ ❝  forget we ever spoke.  ❞ ❝  you hardly speak anymore, and smile even more rarely. you are still the kind soul i know, but something has changed.  ❞ ❝  a warm fire can do wonders for a weary soul.  ❞ ❝  i hated you with all my heart…but it would seem my anger was misplaced.  ❞ ❝  has anyone ever told you…? you have the most beautiful features.  ❞ ❝  wait a minute! please, think about what you’re doing.  ❞ ❝  i used to really love the night. at night the world sparkles and shines in an almost magical way. it’s beautiful.  ❞ ❝  oh! you’re paying me a visit? that’s sweet of you.  ❞ ❝  what were you praying for? long life? wealth, like so many?  ❞ ❝  teehee…i knew you’d come back.  ❞ ❝  you’ll never guess what i found! wanna see?  ❞ ❝  have you grown so comfortable here that you can’t imagine leaving?  ❞ ❝  you’re needed elsewhere. you must eventually leave. you know this.  ❞ ❝  i may have dismissed you too hastily before. you have many promising qualities.  ❞ ❝  if you need anything, i am ever at your disposal.  ❞ ❝  are you trying to cheer me up?  ❞ ❝  well, if you’ll excuse me, i need to go save the world.  ❞ ❝  do you like this dress? i made it myself.  ❞ ❝  you really shouldn’t mess with things you don’t understand.  ❞ ❝  i don’t want you to come here, anyway!  ❞ ❝  the more i think about it, the more it gives me the creeps.  ❞ ❝  what special brand of loony does it take to go traveling without a map?  ❞ ❝  my heart is drawn to yours. i am doomed.  ❞ ❝  no one who has gone there has ever come back! so you’d best forget about going there.  ❞ ❝  why are you looking at me like that?  ❞ ❝  i was warned about men who throw words like ‘dream girl’ around.  ❞ ❝  you have to come at me harder than that to impress me.  ❞ ❝  on second thought, now is not the time.  ❞ ❝  i can’t explain why…but i trust you for some reason.  ❞ ❝  we meet again! we must have been married in our past lives.  ❞ ❝  you aren’t just a normal lad, are you?  ❞ ❝  i’ve picked up a few tricks after many, many years in the wild.  ❞ ❝  i firmly believe you and i can withstand any kind of hardship, as long as we are together.  ❞ ❝  there aren’t many heroes in the world like you anymore.  ❞ ❝  why do people equate the unnessecary pursuit of power with some childish dream of adventure?  ❞ ❝  legend has it that if you swear your love before this freshly plucked blossom, you and your partner will live a charmed life.  ❞ ❝  you could…always stay here with me forever.  ❞ ❝  should i check my map, or should i go by intuition like the original trailblazers?  ❞ ❝  you must be busy, you know, saving the world and all.  ❞ ❝  at first i thought it was just a bad dream.  ❞ ❝  if you find yourself in some trouble, please promise to run. fast.  ❞ ❝  it’s not like a sword alone makes a hero.  ❞ ❝  the scent of the soil is the smell of life itself.  ❞ ❝  there’s no reward without risk, right?  ❞ ❝  i may not be much use on the battlefield, but there must… there must be something i can do to help.  ❞ ❝  i’m waiting for someone. and it’s not you. can you go away?  ❞ ❝  that sword there is proof enough…you are the hero i’ve been waiting for.  ❞ ❝  you’re wasting your time here; i have nothing worth stealing.  ❞ ❝  looking mighty free there, eh?  ❞ ❝  you have not changed a bit. once a hero, always a hero.  ❞ ❝  you are looking at me as though i am a stranger to you. those eyes…they lack the light of familiarity.  ❞ ❝  things to do, places to seem right? better get on it. time waits for no one.  ❞ ❝  there are some legends about that island, so the village fishermen tend to avoid it whenever possible.  ❞ ❝  okay, that was enough mortal peril for one day.  ❞ ❝  …oh, my. look at that face! you are totally my type. hi.  ❞ ❝  oh, have i mentioned how incredible you are? and how thankful i am?  ❞ ❝  nothing makes me want to not do something more than being asked to do it.  ❞ ❝  i’ll admit it. i’m mighty jealous.  ❞ ❝  there are few who know of such legends anymore.  ❞ ❝  innocent curiosity can cause tragedies that can never be taken back.  ❞ ❝  what’s the matter? are ya worried about me?  ❞ ❝  you came to the middle of nowhere in this weather just to see me?  ❞ ❝  i want you to know that the path you are walking down is one we should all follow.  ❞ ❝  i thought you had harder bark on you than that.  ❞ ❝  it would be a mistake to judge people on appearances alone.  ❞ ❝  it is woven into your destiny that you prove them wrong. do you understand? ❞ ❝  …oops, someone heard me singing…badly.  ❞ ❝  you look like you’re pretty good with a bow and sword, so you must be pretty strong.  ❞ ❝  i don’t know what it is about men. constantly worrying…  ❞ ❝  yeah, yeah. i’m still alive. it’s fine—don’t worry.  ❞ ❝  what are you doing up so late? monsters roam about at night. it’s way too dangerous to wander around.  ❞ ❝  thinking back on it, it’s a wonder either of us survived the trip…  ❞ ❝  i’ll take any monster in a fair fight. it’s another story when they cheat and catch you by surprise.  ❞ ❝  i wish this rain would take a hint and lay off for a while.  ❞ ❝  if you haven’t slept yet, you really should…staying up late can’t be great for your health.  ❞ ❝  you want to get out of my personal space or what?  ❞ ❝  money and life are all as one to me.  ❞ ❝  what do you think of my lipstick? i think it’ll bring me good luck!  ❞ ❝  i do hope my bluntness has not offended you.  ❞ ❝  i have no right to ask this of you…but i am powerless here.  ❞ ❝  truth is, i just got lucky.  ❞ ❝  i hope that ours will be a long and profitable relationship.  ❞ ❝  i may be somewhat used to seeing bad omens by now, but that…well, let’s just say it’s badder than most.  ❞ ❝  why the long face? i bet i could guess.  ❞ ❝  i’m not about to give this information away for free. i’m no fool.  ❞ ❝  seeing you brings me great joy. i bet you have that effect on everyone.  ❞ ❝  it is a shame us two never had the chance to see what might have been…  ❞ ❝  what does it matter? that’s all in the past.  ❞ ❝  you know what that means, don’t you? the end is here.  ❞ ❝  oh no, there i go again, just talking with no purpose. i get carried away and just don’t know when to quit.  ❞ ❝  i somehow managed to escape into the nearby woods.  ❞ ❝  let’s wish each other good luck, eh? we’ll need it.  ❞ ❝  i was so sure that was the end for me. i was prepared for the worst.  ❞ ❝  take it easy? and let a rumor like this go to waste? nah, i gotta go big…  ❞ ❝  what are you doing, sneaking up on me like that? you scared me!  ❞ ❝  when you get to my age, you start reminiscing about all the memories from your childhood.  ❞ ❝  now that i’ve met you, some of the excitement’s gone.  ❞ ❝  i get the feeling you’re going to end up doing even better in this world. that’s the feeling i get when i look at your face.  ❞ ❝  you seem harmless enough. forgive me, i’ve just been on edge with all these monsters running around.  ❞ ❝  well, that’s life for you, with all its twists and turns. i hope you’ll stick with me through them.  ❞ ❝  nice baby sword, pal. i bet it can’t even keep a flame going.  ❞ ❝  with how peaceful it is around here, it’s sometimes easy to forget that the world almost ended years ago.  ❞ ❝  that doesn’t reflect well on your upbringing at all…  ❞ ❝  even the areas near civilization are full of monsters these days.  ❞ ❝  may the gods smile upon you.  ❞ ❝  i’m sorry, but i seem to have twisted my ankle…  ❞ ❝  that would mean you are…no, it’s not possible. can it be?  ❞ ❝  you’d better remember my name, for it’s not the last you’ll hear of it!  ❞ ❝  i’m sorry if we got off on the wrong foot. uh…that’s all…  ❞ ❝  i can tell you’ve trained your body well.  ❞ ❝  who are you?! be on your way, you…suspicious person!  ❞ ❝  i’m so shocked i don’t know if i’ll ever be able to fully recover from this.  ❞ ❝  no matter. i’m just happy you’re still in one piece.  ❞ ❝  ha ha…did you think i’d deceived you?  ❞ ❝  don’t lie. i know just what’s going on. liars like you deserve to be punished!  ❞ ❝  it is finally time for me to tell you everything.  ❞ ❝  s.  ❞ ❝  a dealer in life and power…that was me, once.  ❞ ❝  i’m sorry. that wasn’t very nice of me at all…  ❞ ❝  ahhhh…so there are some who still pay me homage.  ❞ ❝  it was a real honor to meet you.  ❞ ❝  be warned. if you go, i cannot guarantee you will survive.  ❞ ❝  isn’t that, like…an incredible thing that only incredible people can have?  ❞ ❝  i’m sorry you had to see me like that.  ❞ ❝  as for me…well…i just do not believe you are guilty of anything.  ❞ ❝  i…i cannot forgive you. not ever.  ❞ ❝  i can see it in your eyes. you’re asking yourself, “why me?”  ❞ ❝  you…did you just try to push me? no, i assume?  ❞ ❝  to be honest, i’ve been watching you.  ❞ ❝  when all this is done…perhaps we can spend some time together.  ❞ ❝  i believe in allowing the mistakes of the past to wash away.  ❞ ❝  it seems you’re a great deal more important than you appear.  ❞ ❝  the only pleasure that gives me comfort is cooking.  ❞ ❝  ah, the smell of the sea.  ❞ ❝  that is NOT an appropriate question to ask a lady you’ve just met.  ❞ ❝  i can assure you that i do not now, nor have i ever, needed help from the likes of you.  ❞ ❝  oh? well, i suppose i changed my mind.  ❞ ❝  now that i think of it…shouldn’t you be dead? sorry. that may be too personal a question.  ❞ ❝  do you not understand the gravity of what you have done?  ❞ ❝  i thought i made it clear that i am not in need of an escort.  ❞ ❝  your face sickens me! i am sickened! get out of my sight!  ❞ ❝  how dare you show your face here after what you did.  ❞ ❝  are you the hero? could it be?  ❞ ❝  words often fall meaningless when we try to describe tragic events of a certain magnitude.  ❞ ❝  you certainly are cute when you’re blushing.  ❞ ❝  there were times when i’d stay out so late, i didn’t realize morning had come.  ❞ ❝  i like watching the river flow by. is that such a crime?  ❞ ❝  as you are now, i cannot say whether you are worthy or not.  ❞ ❝  i heard a terrible rumor that you had fallen in combat.  ❞ ❝  i bet you think this is just a myth, right?  ❞ ❝  oooh, i don’t have time to be drinking right now…  ❞ ❝  please feel free to show your excitement. anyway…  ❞ ❝  a bit early to flirt, isn’t it?  ❞ ❝  it’s been a while since we’ve seen the sun here.  ❞ ❝  nothing’s wrong. just leave me alone.  ❞ ❝  it’s so soothing to stare at, don’t you think?  ❞ ❝  in a world as dangerous as ours, are you seriously asking me to travel alone?  ❞ ❝  well, even someone like you/me has their limits.  ❞ ❝  i wish i could be a kid again and think only of myself.  ❞ ❝  what you did for me is more than i could have ever expected of you.  ❞ ❝  you have grown much recently. you know you will be a worthy heir when the time comes.  ❞ ❝  mark my words, i’ll protect this land of ours to the death.  ❞ ❝  we’ve both been through a lot, i’m sure.  ❞ ❝  such is the way of youth…driven! even reckless, some might say.  ❞ ❝  i can’t stop trembling. i thought i was ready for this.  ❞ ❝  if you don’t mind, i’d love to catch up sometime soon.  ❞ ❝  it seems i’m the only one with a mind of my own.  ❞ ❝  i would be overjoyed if you could find it in your heart to forgive me. if not now, then perhaps one day.  ❞ ❝  speaking of which, can you believe this view?  ❞ ❝  you aren’t trying to tell me you want a reward, are you?  ❞ ❝  you came all the way here, but it was in vain. i have no desire to speak with you.  ❞ ❝  i hope you know…that i will always protect you.  ❞ ❝  i’ve recovered to the point where i can stand.  ❞ ❝  we meet again. it seems that sharing space is our destiny.  ❞ ❝  so how about it? care to hear stories of my glory days while we walk?  ❞ ❝  open your eyes…wake up.  ❞ ❝  if you keep doing everything everyone asks of you without question, you’re gonna get conned eventually.  ❞ ❝  it seems that…i was wrong about you.  ❞ ❝  i simply must admit the truth. you’ve accomplished something that even i could not.  ❞ ❝  what? you look like you’ve got something else to say.  ❞ ❝  go on. there’s nothing to hide.  ❞ ❝  you’re making my cheeks warm looking at me like that.  ❞ ❝  i’ve never been one to question fate.  ❞ ❝  i can tell, just from looking at you…you have a place in my dreams.  ❞ ❝  you…i really owe you for what you did.  ❞ ❝  it saddens me to know i truly am all alone in this world.  ❞ ❝  you cannot fool me with such a fanciful lie.  ❞ ❝  i would never have thought you could have taken down something that big. no offense.  ❞ ❝  know that the only reason you’re not already sliced into pieces is because i am otherwise occupied.  ❞ ❝  that is a special gift from your ancestors…you must never let it go.  ❞ ❝  you were just pitying me, weren’t you?  ❞ ❝  listen, if you wanna get anywhere in this life, you gotta have cash and cachet.  ❞ ❝  this place is so filthy and women free, it might as well be called a manfill.  ❞ ❝  you’ve traveled the world helping folks, but there’s more that need helping. you don’t have the luxury of tarrying here.  ❞ ❝  won’t you come see me again? i’ll be waiting.  ❞ ❝  i was thinking…this reminds me of the time we first met.  ❞ ❝  crazy times we live in, eh?  ❞ ❝  not to pry, but…i have to ask. who are you supposed to be?  ❞ ❝  i encourage you to slow down for a moment, my courageous friend.  ❞ ❝  once this whole thing is over…maybe things can go back to how they used to be when we were young.  ❞ ❝  villages everywhere were burned. many lives were lost…  ❞

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