a face is a burden

A look of perplexity rises to Malachi's maimed brow as the man speaks. There was a question wasn't there? Could God ever love him? Could he every be forgiven? That was more than one, and perhaps there were more. His body tensed. No. That question was not for him. And he would not bare his sins to this creature. Certainly not a demon. His head turned towards the sea and scoffs.

😈 You are allowed to have evil characters who are not punished by the narrative by the end of the story.

😈 You are allowed to have evil characters who win.

😈 You are allowed to have evil characters who make evil look fun and cool.

😈 You are allowed to make your fun, cool evil character the protagonist.

😈 You are allowed to glorify, romanticize and eroticize evil characters and villainous acts.

give that to me! where did you find this?!

do you drink coffee or tea?

sorry– am i crazy, or have we met before?

do you trust me enough to close your eyes?

when were you planning on telling me?

at the risk of being a cliché, do you want to get out of here?

can i convince you to stay the night?

do i look like someone who knows what that means?

would you consider giving me a second chance?

do you really think that's helpful right now?

would you mind showing me around?

do you ever plan on forgiving yourself?

are you thinking what i'm thinking?

can we ... go out and do something crazy?

why are we whispering?

who exactly are you, anyways?

can't we just be civil for a minute?

does the past ever keep you up at night?

if you have nothing to hide, what's the problem?

how long has it been since i saw you last, [ name ]?

did the power just go out?

are we still doing the thing where we pretend not to care?

how should we celebrate?

can we just ... start over?

why is this so important to you?

how was i supposed to know that?!

do you want me to stay? it doesn't have to mean anything.

where are you? nobody's heard from you.

can you help me zip this up?

why do these things always happen to me?

you don't secretly hate me, right?

can i get you something to eat? –or drink?

ready to see what i've been working on?

where have you been disappearing off to?

what's that perfume you're wearing?

you're laughing?! do you really think this is funny?

are you planning to stay for dinner?

did you think it was going to be easy?

you see where you went wrong, don't you?

when did we become so cold and distant?

who are you working for?

did you really do all of this for me?

can i open my eyes yet?

haven't you heard the stories?

[ name ], what are you doing here?

what's it gonna take for you to trust me?

do you believe people can change?

how about we catch the ten o'clock showing?

don't you remember what happened last time?

why is it so unbelievable that i'd want to help you?

you're [ name ], aren't you?

who did this to you?!

how did you know i'd be here?

what's that supposed to mean?

do you think i'm irredeemable?

what kind of mess have you gotten us into?!

do you see anything you like?

what do i owe you for the food?

why won't this stupid thing work?!

does tonight really have to end?

holy shit. can you believe we really pulled that off?!

i can tell you're upset, [ name ]. what happened?

how long have you been standing there?

do you ever wish you could just ... run away?

haven't we been here before?

wait, shush ... did you hear that?

did i miss today's newsletter or something?

can we put our differences aside for a second?

what are you getting out of this, exactly?

you'd tell me if something was wrong, right?

are you willing to bet on it?

would you kill for me?

what made you think that was okay?!

do you believe people can change?

what's the worst thing you've ever done?

you were going to leave without saying goodbye?

[ name ], can you sit up for me?

can i kiss you?

where are your keys? you're not driving like this.

how's life been treating you?

where have you been?!

aren't we supposed to be alone tonight?

aw, has someone had a little too much to drink?

where are you going with this?

are we really doing this right now?

have you eaten today?

can i crash here for the night?

how did you learn to lie so well?

can i at least buy you a drink?

where should i meet you?

is that  ...  blood?!

are you trying to make me jealous right now?

what’s your problem? you're acting weird.

[ name ], you're ... real, right?

where’s your sense of adventure?

do you like horror movies?

what are you trying to prove?

can you give me a ride?

do you have any idea what you've done?

shouldn't you answer that?

why should i be the one to calm down?

have you been up all night?

why are you lying to me?

is that my [ jacket / hoodie / shirt ]?

what are you so afraid of?

do you want to grow old with me?

you’re gonna walk away from this?

are you nervous? your hands are shaking.

where am i supposed to go?

how many fingers am i holding up?

you want me to just walk away from this?

[ name ], slow down– what's wrong?!

are you embarrassed of me?

what's that smell? something's burning.

how can i make it up to you?

why can't you stay out of it?

is this some kind of trick?

come on, what do you have to lose?

do you ever still think of me?

idiot. why didn't you tell me?!

can we stop and think about this rationally?

how long has it been since you’ve slept?

what's your ideal first date?

are you ready to tell me the truth?

i almost died, and you're laughing?

what do you mean, "sort of"?

can we just stay like this forever?

when can i see you again?

can we put this behind us?

oh ... you thought of me first?

where did you learn to do that?

oh my god,  are you bleeding?!

where are you?  nobody’s heard from you.

[ name ], are you drunk?

how can i make this go away?

someone's jumpy today. are you feeling okay?

are we safe here?

what can i do to convince you?

what could possibly go wrong?

you have no idea who i am, do you?

how do you really feel about me?

why can't you look me in the eyes?

did you know you talk in your sleep?

were you following me?

can we just pretend this never happened?

are you just barely getting home?

are you even listening to me right now?!

where does it hurt?  can you show me?

are you trying to get yourself killed?!

how about we just forget the world exists?

how long have you been keeping this from me?

were you ever going to tell me?

what do you make of this?

[ name ],  what the hell?!

can we just be honest with each other, here?

are you trying to keep me a secret?

why does your story keep changing?

how long have you known?

it can't be that bad, right?

are you happy? i mean, really happy?

isn't this place amazing?

did i interrupt something?

how am i supposed to trust you?

are they still following us?

are you fucking serious?

do you remember our first kiss?

can we take a break for a minute?

how about we disappear for awhile?

you're going to walk away from this?

can you please just cut the crap?!

why didn't you tell me you were hurt?

how can i make this go away?

can you just look at me, please?

is there anything i can do to change your mind?

do you ever stop talking?

that depends. are you done lying to me?

are you sure this is legal?

how do you take your coffee?

can you keep your voice down?

𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐘 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐒; 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖍𝖆𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖋 𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖊 𝖕𝖙.1

change pronouns, tenses and other details as deemed necessary. quotes from episodes 1-5, slightly edit for rp purposes. & please specify muse when sending to a mumu.

"No  live  organism  can  continue  to  exist  sanely  under  conditions  of  absolute  reality."

"When  I  was  a  kid,  my  brother  taught  me  how  to  spot  faces  in  clouds."

"This  is  a  master  key.  It’s  supposed  to  open  any  of  the  doors  in  the  house."

"I  believe  you."

"And...  I  mean,  that  fucked  me  up  pretty  bad."

"But  in  the  meantime...  if  you're  feeling  overwhelmed  and  you  think  nobody  will  understand,  you  can  talk  to  me."

"You  know,  there's  not  a  single  record  of  this  basement.  It's  not  on  any  of  the  blueprints."

"This  whole  house  is  cold."

"Just  because  someone's  a  good  person,  just  because  you  care  about  them...  doesn't  mean  they  won't  burn  you."

"Yeah,  I'm...  I  don't  know,  I'm  cold."

"This  house  is  bad,  [name].  It's  bad."

"It's  been  like  that  since  we  were  kids.  It's  a  twin  thing."

"I  told  you  not  to  follow  me.  Why  did  you?"

"My  little  Houdini."

"I  just  wanted  to  make  sure  that  you  were  okay."

"You  just  have  to  trust  me  on  this.  I  haven't  been  wrong  before,  have  I?"

"You're  really  freaked  out,  huh?"

"I  know  we're  all  going  to  have  a  lot  of  feelings  about  that...  some  more  than  others."

"Get  up,  we  have  to  get  out  of  here.  Right  now."

"You  know  how  when  you  take  one  of  your  pictures,  you  capture  something  forever,  just  the  way  it  is?  Stories  do  that,  too."

"What,  is  the  guilt  getting  in  the  way  of  your  new  lifestyle?"

"I  stayed  as  quiet  as  I  could,  thinking  maybe  he'd  just  stay  down  there.  But  then  I  heard  a  creak...  that's  how  I  knew  he  was  coming."

"Dreams  can  spill,  just  like  a  cup  of  water  spills  sometimes."

"Dancing  in  the  red  room.  Don’t  step  so  loud."

"Something's  bothering  you  tonight."

"It's  time  to  wake  up,  sweetheart."

"Now  you  have  to  get  dressed  for  bed.  I  have  something  you  can  wear.  Middle  drawer  of  my  dresser."

"Sorry  for  everything  I  said.  I  should  have  always  believed  you,  about  everything."

"I've  missed  you.  So  much."

"And  I  see  an  accident  waiting  to  happen  if  you  don't  pull  those  ropes  down...  bodies  swinging  back  and  forth  right  there."

"Pretty  soon,  I  start  seeing  that  little  dead  girl's  face  everywhere."

"Just,  maybe  it's  a  middle  child  thing,  but  I  just  would  rather  focus  on  living  my  actual  life."

"I'm  having  a  total  déjà  vu  right  now."

"The  dumbwaiter  is  not  a  toy,  it  can  be  dangerous."

"I  just  feel  kind  of  weird  about  how  I  left  the  other  night."

"I  mean,  I  don't  know,  what  do  people  usually  talk  about?  How  are  you?  How  was  your  day?  Stuff  like  that."

"I'm  so  sorry,  I  didn't...  I  couldn't...  I  couldn't  help  her."

"Most  times,  a  ghost  is  a  wish."

"I  mean,  I  feel  like...  I  can  feel  him  here  sometimes."

"I  told  you  she  was  in  trouble.  I  told  you  to  find  her."

"You  can  hold  onto  it  tonight,  and  when  you're  older,  I'll  give  you  this  one."

"I'd  like  you  to  answer  me  now."

"I'm  frozen.  I  can't  talk  or  move  my  arms  or  legs.  I  usually  start  to  panic,  and  my  breath  gets  fast  and  heavy."

"Sleep  paralysis  is  actually  more  common  than  you  think,  but  it's  completely  harmless."

"The  night  after  he  died.  It  started  with  drops  of  water."

"Stand  here…  is  it  cold?  Do  you  feel  cold?"

"I'm  pretty  good  at  secrets."

"You've  never  cared  about  anyone  more  than  yourself,  and  that's  sad."

"You...  You  believe  me,  right?"

"Now,  I've  been  called  a  lot  of  things  in  my  life,  but  'fearless'  is  not  one  of  them."

"They  say  she's  a  nightmare,  but  she's  real."

"You  might  want  to  come  up  with  an  excuse,  though.  You  know,  something  that's  gonna  piss  her  off  less  than  the  truth."

"You...  you  fixed  her."

"The  mind…  it  is  a  powerful  thing.  Especially  the  grieving  mind."

"Yeah?  And  how  old  were  you  when  you  came  out?"

"She's  not  mean...  she's  scared."

"It's  just  a  carcass  in  the  woods.  It's  just  a  carcass...  in  the  woods."

"You  know,  you're  supposed  to  protect  me.  But  you  say  the  meanest  things  to  me  when  I  try  to  tell  you."

"It’s  funny,  you  think  you’d  scream  when  you  see  something  like  that,  but  you  don’t.  You  just  stare."

"Hallucinations  are  actually  fairly  common  because  of  the  disrupted  boundary  between  your  dream  state  and  your  wakefulness."

"And  I'm  gonna  be  right  here,  right  there  with  you.  All  the  way,  just  like  you  were  for  me,  okay?"

"She's  going  to  have  a  pretty  messed  up  view  of  death  coming  out  of  this  no  matter  what."

"That’s  okay,  I  get  scared  too  sometimes."

"She  doesn’t  talk,  even  if  I  yell  at  her.  She  just  stares  at  me.  And  her  eyes  must  hurt...  because  she  doesn’t  blink."

"You  don't  have  to  help  me.  I'll  find  her."

"Don't  touch  me!"

"We  didn't  know  you  were  into...  uh,  bridesmaids?"

"He  was  dead.  He  was  dead  and  she  was  back."

"I  want  the  gates  and  doors  locked.  I  want  the  only  keys.  I  want  to  know,  every  day,  that  it’s  empty."

"Do  you  remember  what  we  talked  about  before?  About  our  dreams?"

"Hill  House  [or  location],  not  sane,  stood  by  itself  against  its  hills,  holding  darkness  within."

"I'm  sorry  to  bring  this  up  again,  but...  why  the  hell  would  she  go  to  that  house?"

"She  never  stays  after  dark."

"I  didn't  understand  then,  but  I  guess  I  do  now."

"You're  a  crazy  kid,  you  know  that?"

"I  believed  you.  I  always,  always  believed  you."

"The  house  had  stood  so  for  a  hundred  years  before  my  family  moved  in,  and  it  might  stand  for  a  hundred  more."

"…  And  whatever  walked  there,  walked  alone."

"When  you're  little,  you  learn  how  to  see  things  that  aren't  there.  And  when  you  grow  up,  you  learn  how  to  make  them  real."

"Hold  on  to  me,  very  tight.  Keep  your  eyes  closed.  No  matter  what  you  hear,  don’t  open  them."

"What  matters  is  you  want  to  change."

"She  fucking  knew  better...  and  she  did  it  anyway."

"You  see?  Nothing  scary  at  all."

"This  is  where  he  died."

"Don't  worry,  [name].  I  don't  expect  you  to  believe  me."

"Touch  me."

"And  she  buried  it  so  deep  she  had  to  make  up  a  monster  just  to  compartmentalise  and  cope."

"That's  the  first  step:  imagine  the  worst  thing  possible,  assume  it's  true,  and  go  from  there."

"You  had  another  nightmare?  You  can  sleep  with  me  for  tonight."

"There's...  something  down  here."

"They  don't  believe  me  about  anything."

"Should  we  talk  about  your  day,  or  would  you  rather  come  to  bed?"

"You  get  in,  lock  the  doors,  don't  unlock  until  you  see  me  come  outside."

"No,  no,  no,  no,  no,  no!"

a collection of sentence starters from the menzingers' album rented world . edited to fit rp needs , adjust pronouns as necessary . warnings for swears , darker tones

❛ last friday night i wasn't me , ❜

❛ i've been wandering , ❜

❛ i don't wanna be an asshole anymore , ❜

❛ baby , i'll be good to you , ❜

❛ feels damn good to just bleed sometimes , ❜

❛ all i ever wanted was to make things right , ❜

❛ you're the only lover that i ever miss , & have been hopelessly in love with , ❜

❛ i'm paranoid , ❜

❛ where'd this gun come from ? ❜

❛ don't wait up for me , ❜

❛ i'm planning to watch the world burn , ❜

❛ i wanna be more discreet , ❜

❛ i don't have the guts to kick him out , ❜

❛ never again will i let anyone close to me , ❜

❛ burn the fucker down , i don't care anymore , ❜

❛ good luck with the guilt left on your hands , ❜

❛ i've tried everything but dying , ❜

❛ i am only bad news for you , ❜

❛ she's always on my mind , ❜

❛ some nights we fall out of love , ❜

❛ some nights i sleep in her arms , some nights i sleep on the couch , ❜

❛ when you tried to find someone new , i just kind of waited around for you , ❜

❛ what else was i supposed to do ? ❜

❛ i know where your heartache exists , ❜

❛ i saw it in your face , ❜

❛ we made a difference , ❜

❛ sleep now , it's only getting better , ❜

❛ some day we'll all die , ❜

❛ i used to lie to myself all the time , ❜

❛ i'm gonna die , ❜

❛ i was a runaway , somewhere in a grave of mistakes , ❜

❛ you should've seen the view from the mansion , ❜

❛ it made me think of things we never mentioned , the things we're too afraid to say , ❜

❛ i hope it doesn't end this way , ❜

❛ i never loved you anyway , ❜

❛ you've got your problems , that's your problem , ❜

❛ i want my life back , ❜

❛ i'm crawling out of my skin , but i'll be okay , ❜

❛ i don't owe you anything , ❜

❛ i am a tiny fly , buzzing in a field somewhere in the overgrowth of your memory , ❜

❛ baby , i'm right here ! ❜

❛ nothing feels good anymore , ❜

❛ i've got to see you , ❜

❛ my heart's on the floor , ❜

❛ i thought i had it together , ❜

❛ they don't know what they don't know , ❜

❛ i'm not calling it communication , ❜

❛ hearts unknown beat alone , ❜

❛ who's god will save your soul ? ❜

❛ i've got a winning lotto ticket from the state of massachusetts tucked in the back of my wallet , ❜

❛ maybe the future's just a little bit weird , ❜

❛ maybe the god you love is all i've got to fear , ❜

❛ life's a terminal illness in remission , ❜

❛ i hate how i always get nervous every time i try to speak , ❜

❛ i hate all the things i know about you , ❜

❛ i want to chew up my dinner & spit in your face , ❜

❛ we're going off to war , ❜

❛ we're pieces on the board , ❜

❛ i was on my way to heaven when you died , ❜

❛ when i wake up , i want to talk to a lawyer , ❜

❛ where do people go when they die ? ❜

❛ how do you keep them alive ? ❜

❛ how do you make sure that something like this won't happen again ? ❜

❛ how could a perfect human run out of luck ? ❜

ₓ ˚ .   ୭   ˚ ○ ◦ ˚     as always, some triggering content may be present! change any pronouns to better suit your muse(s) needs!   ˚ ◦ ○ ˚   ୧   . ˚ ₓ

why is it always my fault?

why do people call you that?

do you know anyone here?

how’s your wound?

are you worth a second chance?

after all we’ve been through, why?

when are you going to apologize to me?

you did this? for me?

will you promise me?

can’t you be on my side? just once?

what exactly do you do for a living?

do you even hear yourself?

sorry, what did you say?

did you mean what you said?

can i kiss you?

truth or dare?

are you comfortable?

what were they like?

what time do you want me to pick you up?

how can you say that to me?

how could you possibly think that was a good idea?

did you enjoy yourself?

why don’t you stay over?

why hire someone, when you can just do it yourself?

out of everything you could’ve said, why that?

do i know you?

you love me?

how old do you think i am?

why do they treat me like that?

have i ever given you bad advice?

do you want some company?

do you think last night was a mistake?

what are you in the mood for?

do i remind you of anyone?

where were you?

who did this to you?

can i have some cash?

tell me why i should believe a thing you say?

sorry, do you have the time?

why don’t you find out for yourself?

where do you think you’re going?

do you want one?

when am i ever wrong?

who do you think you are?

where are you going to go?

run that by me again?

i don’t know what to say?

can you kill?

why is it never your fault?

would you kill for it?

why did you do this to me?

can you be quiet?

what’s so funny?

why don’t you want to go home?

how are you so calm?

have we met before?

what was it like?

are you seriously asking me that right now?

what’s with the third degree?

you want me?

can you help me?

would you care for a dance?

are you sure you want to spend another night alone?

why do i have to apologize?

what am i supposed to do if you’re not here?

why would they do that?

do you want me to grab dinner?

can you help me bring these in?

how annoying can you be?

how do you think that makes me feel?

why didn’t you fight back?

what are you so afraid of?

can you tell me what happened?

you did this all by yourself?

how can i help you?

how do you sleep at night?

you’re sorry?

how do you keep a secret like that?

what’s going on?

we’re friends, right?

how about i take you home?

why won’t you just listen to me?

you wanna mess around?

what does that eleven mean?

when will you learn?

how could you even ask me something like that?

does it hurt?

why did you do it?

can you hear me?

do you have a ride home?

you’re afraid of the dark?

would you like to try?

why did you do that for me?

you really think i’m beautiful?

is it noticeable?

where did you get all that money?

where did you get this?

do you know what i did?

where did you go?

like what you see?

can i touch you? here?

how many people have you killed?

can i borrow your phone?

can you keep a secret?

do you want us to stop?

where have you been?

another round?

when’s the last time you had a full night’s rest?

do you really think that’s a good idea?

what does that have to do with anything?

have you eaten anything today?

why do you think you feel that way?

what happened to them?

what’s your problem?

you didn’t really think you were safe, did you?

have you come to apologize?

do you know who i am?

do you want to be alone?