& she will be queen.

what do you mean? i've always been okay with you dating other people. for some reason, this time just feels different.

do you think you could ever see us as more than friends?

i compare anyone i ever date to you. is that weird?

did they actually think we were dating? that's a little strange.

do you get asked a lot if we're a couple?

you're my best friend. i would never want to risk our friendship.

our friendship matters more to me than anything. i don't ever want you to leave my life.

i'll admit. i've started looking at you differently... in a good way.

guess i never realized how beautiful you are.

would you consider this a date?

seeing you with them... it made me so mad. i can't explain the feeling.

i'm afraid i'll lose you. i can't risk it.

you're not just my best friend, you're my... nevermind. forget i said anything.

sooner or later you'll probably realize you've been in love with me this whole time.

i don't want to ruin our friendship. that's the main issue i have.

but what if you're the one for me?

do you believe in soulmates?

no one else compares with you.

of course i care about you. you're my best friend. you always will be.

wow. you look... absolutely breathtaking.

i know i'm not supposed to have feelings for you, but i do.

they said we'd make a cute couple, you know.

if no one asks you, and no one asks me... maybe we could go to the dance together. as friends.

i'm always going to be by your side. that's what best friends do.

i won't let anything happen to you. i promise.

you have no idea the lengths i would go through to keep you safe.

you don't treat anyone else like this. just me.

how long have you had feelings for me?

whatever happens, we can't let this get in the way of our friendship.

what's a kiss between friends?

best friends cuddle. this is normal. this doesn't have to be romantic.

i've always viewed you differently than other people.

you're so special to me, and you don't even realize it.

i've never cared about anyone like i care about you.

i just don't want them to get in the way of our friendship.

when were you going to tell me you were seeing someone? i thought i was the first person you told about that stuff.

don't you get it? they're not you.

i'm not in love with them. i have feelings for someone else, someone i can't have.

would it make things weird between us if i kissed you right now?

no, i'm not staring at your lips. what are you talking about?

my parents keep insisting that we'd make a great couple.

you've always been my first priority.

you said something earlier about the people you love.

could you ever see yourself loving me?

and what about me? do you love me?

maybe we could go on a date sometime. an actual date where i plan nice things and bring you flowers.

               ah   yes,   leopold…      the   high   priest   of   the   church   of   night.      just   another   man   on   the   long   list   of   priests   that   would   serve   the   dark   lord.      they’re   always   so…      weak,   at   least   to   lilith.      also   entirely   misogynistic,   as   most   warlocks   are.      it’s   too   bad   a   woman   couldn’t   be   in   charge.      when   lilith   finally   gets   the   throne,   all   of   that   will   change.      out   with   satan’s   degrading   ways   and   in   with   more   progressive   laws.      the   brutality   would   remain,   as   lilith   is   one   of   the   most   brutal   there   is,   but   the   male   favoring   laws?      in   the   trash   where   they   belong.

               ❝   your   mother   is   nothing   more   than   a   power   hungry,   ass   kissing   witch.   ❞      she’ll   take   any   opportunity   to   insult   the   bitch.      ❝   however…      i   am   powerless   against   the   dark   lord,   you   know   this.      what   could   i   possibly   do   to   stop   him   from   deflowering   the   bride   to   be?   ❞      lilith   can   do   nothing   against   satan…      the   high   priest?      well,   that   was   a   different   story.      she   did   enjoy   feasting   on   the   hearts   of   men.      killing   him   would   certainly   put   an   end   to   the   wedding,   and   thus   end   the   dark   lord’s   claim.      for   now,   at   least.

Lilith's methods are methods scrutinized by the Angel of Death himself. Through her piercing, unfeeling gaze ; through her harsh words, Lilith reminds Regina of this. There is no escape from him. Mother's always said this, too ━━ a tiny, cruel smile upon her always ruby lips ━━ a smile that Regina's always wanted to mean warmth, and perhaps once or twice it did, but it's always of irony, now, and it implants an unshakable discordance alongside her vice grip on Regina's heart.

Regina can feel her breath hitch before Lilith's denial in much the same way Cora's voice shatters her slumber. Her heart catches, and, she suddenly remembers with the beat of it : she's still alive. And Lilith had used that word. LIFE. Does Lilith have one, too? Can Lilith die, after all? Regina thinks, REACHES, desperately, quickly. If Lilith can die, she needs a worthwhile reason to risk this. Women can't afford to act for free.

❛ You have magic. ❜ LIKE MOTHER, ONLY MORE POWERFUL. ❛ Isn't there a spell you could cast ━━ something ━━ anything ━━ couldn't you bring someone back from the dead? ❜

She's spit it out in a nervous push, MIGHT AS WELL, and she stops for a long moment. Regina knows the weight of her ask. She's thinking of Daniel, now. Daniel, her only escape, his heart crushed, his body lying buried beneath a lone grave she's crafted with love upon a mound behind Cora's prying eyes.

❛ Please. I'll do anything. ❜ It's a foolish ask, Regina knows ; it's girlish and teenage, but it's one she needs to make. Daniel is unattached, perhaps even aligned with Heaven. Satan would not touch him because of this, and safety beside a man is the only safety Regina can ever grasp. Her only out has reduced her to begging, and worse, to LILITH ━━ and she can feel her Mother's hatred tearing at her from the inside for this. CLEAN YOURSELF UP. WIPE AWAY YOUR TEARS. Regina blinks, and a tear falls ; she's unclean, unclean, unclean, and Lilith will not appreciate this. But she lets it fall ; ignoring is the most powerful thing she can do. She pushes through. SHE IS NOT WEAK. She wants to scream it at Lilith. Please believe it.

tw:  dark  themes  present  ( blood,  death  etc )

“  my  muse  ”  is  the  muse  of  person  receiving  the  meme.  “  your  muse  ”  is  the  muse  of  the  person  sending  the  meme.

🛏️  -  a  starter  where  our  muses  have  to  share  one  bed.

💍  -  a  starter  where  our  muses  are  enemies  forced  to  marry.

⚔️  -  a  starter  where  our  muses  are  fighting  and  my  muse  admits  their  feelings  for  yours.  (  add  + reverse  for  your  muse  to  admit  their  feelings )

😴  -  a  starter  where  my  muse  is  comforting  your  muse  after  a  nightmare.  ( add  + reverse  for  your  muse  to  comfort  mine )

🤕  -  a  starter  where  my  muse  is  patching  up  your  muse’s  injuries.  ( add  + reverse  for  your  muse  to  be  patching  up  my  muse’s  injuries. )

🥂  -  a  starter  where  my  muse  drunkenly  confesses  their  true  feelings  about  your  muse  to  them.

💭  -  a  starter  where  my  muse  chooses  to  give  up  their  memories  of  your  muse  to  save  them.  ( add  + reverse  for  your  muse  to  give  up  their  memories  to  save  mine )

🥊  -  a  starter  where  my  muse  pins  yours  whilst  sparring.  ( add  + reverse  for  your  muse  to  pin  mine )

🛡️  -  a  starter  where  my  muse  protects  yours  from  a  fight.  ( add  + reverse  for  your  muse  to  protect  mine. )

🩸  -  a  starter  where  my  muse  is  injured  and  yours  demands  to  know  who  hurt  them.  ( add  + reverse  for  your  muse  to  be  injured )

💋  -  a  starter  where  our  muses  have  to  kiss  to  maintain  their  cover.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 -  a  starter  where  our  muses  are  fake  dating.

🤐  -  a  starter  where  our  muses  have  to  pretend  they’re  not  dating.

🤯  -  a  starter  where  my  muse  recognises  yours  from  a  past  life,  but  your  muse  does  not  remember  them.

☠️  -  a  starter  where  my  muse  admits  their  true  feelings  for  your  muse  after  believing  they’re  about  to  die,  but  they  survive.  (  add + reverse  for  your  muse  to  admit  their  feelings  to  mine )

🔪  -  a  starter  where  my  muse  kills  to  protect  your  muse.  ( add + reverse  for  your  muse  to  kill  to  protect  mine )

💔  -  a  starter  where  my  muse  breaks  your  muse’s  heart  to  save  them.  ( add  + reverse  for  your  muse  to  break  my  muse’s  heart )

🌪️  -  a  starter  where  our  muses  are  trapped  together  during  a  storm.

💰  -  a  starter  where  my  muse  has  to  seduce  yours  for  information.  ( add  + reverse  for  your  muse  to  try  to  seduce  mine )

✋   -  a  starter  where  my  muse  traces  your  muse’s  scars.  ( add  + reverse  for  your  muse  to  trace  my  muse’s  scars )

🫂  -  a  starter  where  my  muse  runs  to  embrace  yours  after  winning  a  battle.  ( add  + reverse  for  your  muse  to  embrace  mine )