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dialogue prompts from in universes: a novel by emet north.

there are some things in the universe you can only find by looking away from them.

you're the real thing.

i read forcing a smile can induce happiness.

i'm too tired to pretend to be anything.

i want to be able to control everything, particularly time.

why does 'genius' always belong to men?

i love _____ like a part of my own body: not something i'd compose odes to, but difficult to imagine life without.

you're vibrant this morning.

i think we overlook the importance of non-human relationships.

who decides what is possible?

possibility is not objective. it is created.

better leave interpretation to the philosophers.

time is neither a river nor an arrow: it's a dimension.

all moments exist at once, and forever.

i wish i had freckles.

the truth is, i'm afraid of the empty house.

why did the giraffe get bad grades? because she had her head in the clouds.

my parents suck, too.

it isn't enough to say a thing.

i'm afraid you're going to get sick of me.

i've forgotten the trick of being alone.

i couldn't sleep with the lights off for a year.

it was so lovely, i forgot to be afraid.

let's get into bed and share secrets.

i'm sorry i didn't defend you.

it's too empty in here.

it's a cruelty, how the body can endure.

why do they hate us?

one of the perks of dying is that everyone has to do what you want.

i can believe it, but i don't want to.

who would have known that the end of the world would feel so ridiculous?

is being forgotten the same as being forgiven?

do you want comforting, or true?

remember how we used to sneak into double features?

you want so badly to be responsible for everything.

let's just be here. only here.

tell me not to go.

familiarity, history: they don't mean someone knows you.

a person is a fragile thing to build a life around.

no one who has true friends knows true solitude.

you need a name, too. what's your favorite animal?

i love you. you know that, right?

listen to your body. if it hurts, rest.

you know what i'd wish for my younger self? less perseverance.

there's no fighting the ocean. no point in trying.

what did you tell your family about me?

do you think ophelia meant to kill herself, when she walked into the water?

superstition is a testament to how badly we want to be in control.

can you at least tell me what i did?

that's the most you've said to me in weeks.

can you just stop trying to be the victim, for once?

happy wife, happy life.

have you been carrying around a list of resentments this entire time?

are you upset because i'm changing, or because you can't?

every mother fractures at the birth of a daughter.

will you read me another chapter?

if we had a kid, it wouldn't be the way it was for you.

for once, i don't want to think.

uncertainty can be a place of possibility.

will you sleep with me again?

i'm not scared. i'm furious.

i made it myself, so you have to pretend to like it.

i would rather talk about literally anything else.

how about a favorite memory?

a person cannot be an answer to a question. a person is a person.

you need to figure your shit out so you don't keep hurting people.

i've given up on distinguishing between science and magic. i'm letting it all be magic.

i've forgotten how to be a person around other people.

i don't hope to forget anymore. i hope to remember.

being a good person, it's not something you do alone.

americans want everything to be a math equation.

a story is just a story until it happens to someone you know. then it becomes a possibility.

a girl so young shouldn't have that kind of anger in her eyes.

you can't go around looking at people like you want to tear the hearts from their chests. it isn't proper.

almost a sequel to this. for the cliches, the relationships you read about in romance novels & see on your tv screen.

friends  to  lovers.

be  honest,  have  you  ever  thought  about  us?

if  this  ruins  everything,  i'll  still  be  glad  i  said  it.

you're  the  safest  place  i've  ever  been.

i  don't  want  to  risk  our  friendship.

i'm  terrified  of  losing  you.

you've  slept  over  a  hundred  times  before...  but  this  feels  different.

i  see  how  you  look  at  me.

you  look  radiant  tonight.

i'm  sorry,  but  i'm  in  love  with  you.  and  i  think  you  love  me  too.

i  don't  know  why  but  i  hate  your  new  [ partner. ]

if  this  is  a  dream,  don't  wake  me  up.

you  always  know  exactly  what  to  say.

fake  dating.

hold  my  hand.  act  normal!

we  said  no  falling  for  each  other.

you're  scarily  good  at  pretending  to  like  me.

i  thought  the  plan  was  to  fake  a  relationship,  not  be  in  one!

you  kissed  me  like  it  actually  meant  something.

oh  thank  god,  they  bought  our  story.

quick!  kiss  me.

don't  look  at  me  like  you  actually  want  me.

i  wanna  see  how  far  we  can  take  this.

why  does  everyone  think  we're  perfect  together?  ...are  we?

this  was  supposed  to  be  simple!  then  i...

quick  reminder:  we're  just  pretending.

rivals to lovers.

god,  you're  insufferable!

you're  infuriating. and  yet...  i miss  you  when  you're  not  here.

you're  the  last  person  i  want  to  care  about.

i  think  you're  the  only  person  that  actually  understands  me.

i've  never  felt  like  i've  been  pushed  so  far  by  someone  before.

i  want  to  win.  but  i  don't  want  to  lose  you.

you're  the  only  one  who  can  keep  up  with  me.

you  drive  me  crazy.  and  i  think  i'm  crazy  for  you.

i  think  you're  the  only  person  i  want  to  compete  with.

i'm  tired  of  pretending  like  i  don't  care  about  you.

if  you  win,  you  can  have  me  for  the  night.

mutual  pining.

why  did  you  say  friend  like  that  when  you  introduced  me?

do  you  ever  feel  like  you're  holding  onto  the  shadow  of  something?

don't  read  too  much  into  that.

i'm  not  staring  at  you!  i  was  just  looking  in  that  direction.

i  guess  i  just  know  too  much  about  you.

it's  nothing.  just  my  imagination  running  wild  again.

i'm  not  jealous  of  them!  you'd...  make  a  cute  couple.

i  wasn't  waiting  for  you,  i  just  happened  to  be  here.

it's  silly,  but  i  always  notice  when  you're  not  around.

you  don't  need  to  say  anything.  just  sit  with  me.

enemies  to  lovers.

you  make  my  blood  boil...  and  i  hate  that  i  like  it.

maybe  i'm  fighting  for  more  than  just  victory.

i  hate  you.  i'm  terrified  of  what  that  means.

i  loathe  everything  about  you.

i  will  destroy  everything  you  stand  for.  but  i  won't  hurt  you.

i'm  supposed  to  see  you  as  the  enemy!

i  can't  stop  thinking  about  you.  you're  in  my  blood.

you're  supposed  to  tear  me  down,  not  look  at  me  like  that.

i  want  to  crash  into  you.  i  don't  care  what  that  means.

we're  from  opposite  worlds!  this  could  never  work!