* THE PHONE RINGS.

I imagine you come across many interesting items in your travels 

Oh? What are you doing out in this miserable downpour?

Impressive fountain isn’t it?

 I’m sure we’d be able to appreciate it more if we weren’t both getting drenched.

Ah. I enjoy collecting their like, but there’s little information to be gleaned of each.

Do you have anything else for me? If not, get your damp little self out of my home.

. A ruler seeking worship tends to hide their blemishes. It’d do no good to appear a common bug/man

Hmph. How did you find me, down here where the world ends?

Yes, I know why you’re here.

Those who do not share their strength will never learn.

Leave me to my solitude.

You’ve returned, though you were not invited.

Rest here if you must, but do not stay longer than you need to.

In the future, if you will listen… I will tell you why I chose to tread this path.

Hmph. I must say, you are an excellent pupil.

So, it was you who called us/me/them.

Well met, my friend. Well met.

A masterful opening act. The air hums with excitement

Bravo, my friend. Hear how the crowd adores you! 

How grand a stage!

A charming ritual… a pleasure!

Dance with me, my friend

Sounds unnecessary to me

I’m normally quite perceptive.

 You I underestimated, though I’ve since guessed the truth.

So peaceful. So dull.

Garrgh. What a calm place. It’s action I want, vicious and deadly battle. This serenity is a bore.

That place calls to me.

. I can already taste my victory…

Oh, it’s you again. I’m glad to see you return.

I swore I’d visit, but…

Oh, I’m sorry. Ignore me, I’m being foolish.

 If I’m not careful I’ll sink down into old memories and won’t ever come back again.

Ohhh… please… don’t leave me behind!

You… forgot about me…?

Oh?! Who are you?

I knew you would… everyone always forgets about me…

Sorry, when I look at your face I can hardly… I just can’t believe you came all the way down here to rescue me. I didn’t think anybody…

.. Sometimes, I like to find a spot somewhere you can lie down and look up, and not see the roof of any caverns. The darkness is beautiful, and it goes on forever. 

.. Forgive my inaction…

…Do they watch us struggle?..

Do you haunt my dreams… Or I yours?

Oh. Please. Please. Don’t be shy.

My dear. Aren’t you so kind, checking again on my well-being.

Gah!! Get out! Get out! Get out!

So you followed me here .

A song that never ends… is no song at all.

A new land. Different from the last. How many more will we see

The roads between are dark and long,

LET ME BE FREE…

taken from the bands’ various songs,   but with a twist:    a lot of it are soft sentence starters meant for those quiet or glaringly tender moments.     nothing belongs to me.     feel free to change any pronouns or sentence structure according to your muse’s preferences.

❝   the world is brighter than the sun now that you’re here.    ❞

❝   you are loved, you are loved more than you know.   ❞

❝   i’ll give you everything i have, i’ll teach you everything i know.   ❞

❝   i will always hold you close, but i will learn to let you go.    ❞

❝   i will soften every edge, I’ll hold the world to its best.   ❞

❝   you taught me the courage of stars before you left.   ❞

❝   how rare and beautiful it is to even exist.   ❞

❝   sweetheart, you look a little tired. when did you last ate?   ❞

❝   it’s okay if you can’t catch your breath; you can take the oxygen straight out of my own chest.   ❞

❝   just wanna build you up till you’re good as new.   ❞

❝   with every heartbeat i have left, i will defend your every breath.    ❞

❝   i promise i’ll do better.   ❞

❝   your heart is far too young to realise the unimaginable light you hold inside.   ❞

❝   come in and make yourself at home. stay as long as you need.   ❞

❝   no, i don’t wanna talk about myself - tell me where it hurts.   ❞

❝   i just wanna love you well.   ❞

❝   i’d give anything to hear you say it one more time that the universe was made just to be seen by my eyes.   ❞

❝   i will rearrange the stars, pull them down to where you are.   ❞

❝   i will love you without any strings attached.   ❞

❝   i finally see myself—unabridged and overwhelmed, a mess of a story i’m ashamed to tell—but i’m slowly learning how to break this spell.   ❞

❝   make my messes matter.   ❞

❝   tell me if something’s wrong - you can count on me.  ❞

❝   we were full of life, we could barely hold it in.   ❞

❝   time is ruthless but showed us kindness in the end.   ❞

❝   we find our way back home.   ❞

❝   i wanna love you but i don’t know how.  ❞

❝   for the first time i see an image of my brokenness utterly worthy of love.   ❞

❝   you know i’ll take my heart and clean apart, if it helps yours beat.    ❞

❝   we will call this place our home.   ❞

❝   it’s okay if you can’t find the words; let me take your coat off and these weight off your shoulders.   ❞

❝   let our hearts, like doors, open wide.   ❞

❝   i will love you with every single thing i have.   ❞

❝   what a privilege it is to love.   ❞

❝   a little broken, a little new. we are the impact and the glue. capable more than we know to call this fixer upper home.   ❞

❝   let the years we’re here be kind.   ❞

❝   there is goodness in the heart of every broken man.   ❞

❝   we’re young enough to try to build a better life.   ❞

❝   i rebuild when I break down.   ❞

❝   don’t you worry, there’s still time.   ❞

❝   i’m short of breath standing next to you   ❞

❝   you are beautiful like I’ve never seen.   ❞

❝   goodnight, it is time to sleep. the moon will watch over all of your dreams.   ❞

❝   go ahead and laugh, even if it hurts.   ❞

❝   you’re enough. i promise you.   ❞

❝   oh, let me be right.   ❞

❝   we are infinite.   ❞

Its no doubt that the lady who has fire powers would run at a distinctly higher temperature than the rest of them. It's incredibly convenient when she's adopted the entire cold-blooded family, and even if its not particularily cold out, its hard to warm up too much. In Raph's opinion anyway.

But meeting Cassandra was something different entirely. She felt a lot more at ease around the alien than she did around the rat, and carried a presence that reminded her a lot of her uncle Marcel.

But today… today she was worried, and had made her way down to visit of her own volition, separate from the turtles.

“Cassandra? Are you down here? I’d like to talk to you, if you have a minute…”

His face is scrunched up in pain- oh, he was gonna need Paola to check his head later for sure- but he opens his eyes just a crack to see Odette. Which isn’t really a surprise- it was her voice that had startled him so badly, but he did have just enough time to note the concern in her voice before falling.

“Hi, hey, Odette,” he says, sitting up slowly, rubbing the back of his head. He turns himself around, so he’s facing her, but still sitting down. He’s gonna give himself a minute before he gets up. “What was it you wanted to talk about?” 

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