prega per la mia anima.

— deva cassel

i'll show you, come on.

so you're from [ LOCATION ], right?

ugh, i would kill to live in L.A.

of course, we do have to test your coolness factor.

no wonder you're such a guy magnet.

the first rule is: know your losers.

i was looking for some, well ... books.

i was told you were coming.

i know what you're after.

that's not what i'm looking for.

uh, hi ... [ NAME ], right?

let's segue into me asking for a favor.

look, i really want to get by here.

i have this burning desire not to flunk all my classes.

oh, i could totally help you out!

we could meet someplace ... louder.

is it me or are you turning into a bibbling idiot?

what do you do for fun, what do you like?

gee, everyone wants to know about me.

don't you have an elsewhere to be?

i was afraid of this.

it's like, a whole big sucking thing.

why am i still talking to you?

you think it's a coincidence you're here?

what do you know about this town?

hey, i know! why don't YOU kill them?

are you going out tonight?

you know, i think we can make it work, here.

yeah, there's a problem. why are you following me?

you've got to be ready.

what i want is to be left alone!

yeah, well maybe i don't want a friend.

i don't actually date a whole lot lately.

it's probably easy for you.

this is me having fun.

i'd much rather be home with a good book.

this is the perfect breeding ground for vampire activity.

i have to make you understand.

perhaps there is no trouble coming, the signs could be wrong.

oh, yay, it's my stalker.

glad we had this little chat.

it's not like i have all these fluffy bunny feelings for them.

god! what is your childhood trauma!

excuse me, i have to call everyone i have ever met right now.

don't worry, one vampire i can handle.

so, uh, what did you say your name was?

whatever, it doesn't matter.

hey, have you have you ever been in one of these?

is that what you think?

you couldn't go to some other town?

you're wasting my time.

hey, i had other plans too, okay?

oh, i – i need to sit down.

how do you kill them?

does anybody mind if i pass out?

this may be a dumb question, but shouldn't we call the police?

there's no "we", okay?

that was a bit, um ... british, wasn't it?

do i have to tell you to be careful?

and where do we think we're going?

do you see where i'm going with this?

i, in the meantime, will help by standing around like an idiot.

everyone else just thinks it's a normal day.

nobody knows, it's like we have this big secret.

maybe we should get to class.

you gonna wish me luck?

who gave you permission to exist?

it's cool, [ NAME ] is a superhero!

they knew you were going to come. they said i was the bait.

do you know another way out?

we need to get out of here.

you failed me. tell me you're sorry.

got anything to make this day even worse?

i'll find my own way.

yours is a glorious sacrifice.

i'm sorry, were you in the middle of something?

you didn't think i'd miss this, did you?

you should have been there, it was so creepy.

i expect a certain amount of responsibility.

do you ignore everything i say as a rule?

you have a sacred birthright, [ NAME ].

and you'll be stopping me how?

i just want to have a life, something normal. something safe.

who said i was pretending?

i didn't know you wanted to be a cheerleader.

that much quality time with my mom would lead to some quality matricide.

it's okay, it's okay ... it's gonna be okay.

you know, it might not kill you to give me a hand here.

get down with your bad self ...

that's kind of romantic ... okay, that part's less romantic.

my folks split up too.

i'm going to get changed.

we have to achieve our dreams, otherwise we shrivel up and die.

brownie pig-out at my house?

this just in: i'm not you.

[ NAME ], you haven't been mean to me all day!

you're not invisible to [ NAME ].

you don't have to drive it into my head like a railroad spike.

we can pick this up later, you don't mind — do you?

we gotta get you to the safe house.

you just don't get it, and believe me, you don't want it.

what, i can't be in a good mood? new house rule?

i'm going to stop this, i promise. you just hang on.

i've come to a very simple conclusion: i don't get it.

please promise me you won't do anything rash.

yes, i lied, and i'm a bad person. let's move on.

wasn't here, didn't see it, couldn't have stopped you.

i'm gonna need you to really listen, okay?

just for the record, you were right, i'm an idiot.

as it is written, so shall it be.

90% of the vampire slaying game is waiting.

follow your hormones, if you want.

you will be judged.

are you willing to stand with the righteous?

i feel like everyone is staring at me.

are you, uh ... having fun?

just be really quiet and barricade the door.

two days in my world, and i'd get you killed.

i don't come with an instruction manual.

we who walk at night share a common bond.

the taking of life is a serious matter.

their deaths will bring me little joy.

you read my diary?

you don't even know what you.

hi, it's been awhile. a lifetime.

guess what, precious? you're not one of them.

is that what you tell yourself these days?

you and i both know what you hunger for. what you need.

it's nothing to be ashamed of, it's who we are.

it's what makes eternal life worth living.

i'm not afraid of you.

can you please warn me before you do that?

ohh, you're giving me orders now?

do i sense a plan, [ NAME ]?

i'll be quiet now.

i need to stop thinking about this.

get some rest now.

[ NAME ], it's not your fault.

if you care about somebody, you care about them.

don't whimper and mewl like a mangy human.

you had a chance to come home.

ANGSTY TEXTS, BITCH

[text] You should have told me you wanted me out of your life. [text] I should have never let you back into my life. [text] Okay [muse’s name] what’s the deal, pretty sure this is you…listen if you want me to leave you alone, please just tell that. [text] Please don’t walk away. [text] Please don’t do this. [text] When are you going to realize I want nothing to do with you? [text] You want nothing to do with me, I get it. [text] I’m an idiot. You fooled me again. [text] When I think things are about to change … I’m always proven wrong. [text] I just want you to be happy. And you’ll be happier without me. [text] I just hate that someone could make me trust [him/her/them] the way that I did [text] The truth is I’m not over you. [text] The truth is I never really wanted to be with you. [text] I’m seeing someone else. [text] How the hell did you get my number, stalker? [text] You’re so selfish. [text] I just saw you leave with [her/him/them]. [text] FUCK YOU AND YOUR DUMB CUTE FACE

LOVING TEXTS, BITCH

[text] Did I tell you today that you’re the most adorable? Cause, yeah. [text] Be careful. [text] I’m only saying it because I love you. [text] I’m only saying it because I care about you. [text] Okay, I’m bringing coffee. [text] I’m thinking dinner and a movie later this week? [text] Let me take you out, please? [text] Let me make you dinner tonight. [text] I want you to be happy. [text] You’re always safe with me. [text] I can’t stop thinking about you. [text] I seriously don’t know what I’d do without you. [text] I know you may not feel like you are, but you are loved. And important. Please don’t forget that. [text] It was so good seeing you. [text] You don’t need this shit. [text] I’ll be there in five minutes. [text] Let me help, please? [text] You’re important to me. [text] Stop falling asleep in the bathtub. You’re going to drown and die and leave me and I’m not having that. [text] I would gladly watch Netflix and eat Thai with you any day. [text] I’d give up my phone charger AND the last piece of gum for you. That’s love. [text] Hey beautiful no judgment but why is there a bucket of KFC chicken in the bathtub??

ANGRY TEXTS, BITCH

[text] If you don’t want me to bust your window, I suggest you answer the phone. Now. [text] To quote Mean Girls, you’re a fugly slut. [text] Are you SERIOUSLY bringing that up right now!? [text] Lose my number, asshole. [text] You’re so predictable and obnoxious. And it’s not only me who thinks so. [text] …The least you could do is answer, wtf. [text] You’re a piece of shit human being and an even worse friend. [text] This is YOUR FAULT. And you can’t even pretend like it isn’t, because you know it is. [text] Why couldn’t you just stay out of it? [text] Holy fucking shit, take a hint, asshole. [text] Go fuck yourself. [text] What the fucking hell is wrong with you? [text] You can take your stuff back as long as I don’t light it on fire first. [text] I have cramps and a migraine so you do NOT want to mess with me right now [text] Bye and have a very fuck you day

SEXY TEXTS, BITCH

[text] Just let me suck your dick and be happy. Let me have this. [text] Why are you so hot…like honestly, it’s not fair. [text] Yeah, you looked good in your [dress/shirt/pants] last night but really, they looked way better on my floor. [text] Come over. With condoms. [text] You should come over, clothing optional. [text] I feel like a nasty slut and I LOVE IT [text] Sorry I got drunk and texted you about my sex life [text] Sex on a rooftop - trashy or adventurous? [text] If you’re not at my apartment, shirtless, in five minutes, I will be personally offended. [text] I don’t think he likes that I’m always sending him pictures of me in my bra but he needs to get it together [text] It’ll be like The Notebook, except with way more of my penis. [text] I didn’t know that all of his brothers would be hot and musically inclined, too. That’s a dick move on behalf of biology. [text] I DON’T WANT YOUR DICK. I WANT BRUNCH. [text] So is it your turn now to pretend like dating someone else would stop us from fucking? [text] I just need some of your time and all of your body. [text] I am available for nakedness [text] I think about [him/her/them] when I masturbate so I guess you could call it love

DRUNK TEXTS, BITCH

“it ends tonight.” 

❝ You don't know anything about me, ❞ she insists, turning around again and her ponytail following in a long trail behind her.

Artemis' ears prick at the sound of movement from behind her. She wills her tense shoulders to relax for showing emotion is a sign of weakness. (Right?) She continues in her determined stalk, and she pays no attention to the tone Huntress responds to her with. She's used to that tone—irritation, anger, vitriol. It's all she ever heard from Crusher, really. She doesn't care. Artemis knows of the risks. She's seen more than her fair share.

Nothing slows her down, at least not until the tone changes. This what makes the blonde falter. She pauses for a moment, and her walking slows, her footsteps quieter so she can hear what the woman wants.

She finally does stop and looks over her shoulder. Her expression is one of mistrust, like a breath of the wrong thing will make her disappear. Why would she be approached now? None of them cared before. They barely appear on this side of Gotham. It was not Crime Alley, but the Bowery was notorious in its own right.

DEFENSIVE AND HISSING, HER CLAWS remain visible and threatening; the kitten, previously ignoring her, finally turns to face Huntress, but mistrust is etched into every inch of her body as she stands rigidly. The girl holds the bow and arrow close—at the ready to aim and fire, if necessary. How best to coax a feral cat to eat from your palm? Her shift in tone appears to be a factor.

Unabashed, Huntress places a gloved hand upon her hip and answers the teenager honestly. ❝ I noticed you while out on patrol one night. About...two months ago? ❞ She shrugs. ❝ You weren't hard to follow and track down—which makes my earlier point: if you continue with your antics, you might get yourself killed. No matter whatever training you may be receiving. ❞

Refusing to step any closer–lest she tempt the girl to lift her bow and release the arrow–Huntress stands her ground, her tone cutting but not condescending. Her intent is to not dissuade the girl, but to potentially accept an olive branch. ❝ I saw how you were nearly overwhelmed last night. I managed to take down two without you noticing. ❞ Eyes narrow beneath her cowl; the material flexes with her creasing brow, emphasizing her displeasure. ❝ This area also isn't in my normal patrol route, but it's become a weekly stop for me—because of you. ❞

you've crossed a line.

it ends here.

i'm not going to be with you for the rest of this journey.

you're going down a path i can't follow.

i think this is the end of the line for us.

i can't take any more of this.

don't you trust me?

i've told you time and time again, this isn't you.

who are you doing this for?

if you continue acting like this, i'm leaving.

i will never forgive you for what you've done.

i've always been your biggest supporter, but this? i can't condone this.

you've lost me.

you're not who i thought you were.

there were signs, and i just didn't see them.

they tried to warn me about you, but i just didn't listen.

that wasn't a mistake. that was a choice.

so this is it, then?

you're not going to apologize?

i never thought you were that type of person.

you could have been better.

this is where we part ways.

don't you see? i'm doing this for you.

i can make things better if you just trust me.

i've trusted you far enough.

i can't cosign this behavior.

you've gone way too far.

you're just jealous of my accomplishments.

you just want to stifle my greatness.

i see darkness in you.

this is far too dangerous for me.

i'm going the other way.

i will not sit here and watch you do this.

you're going to have to go through me.

this could have gone better.

i don't want to hurt you.

what did they tell you? it was all lies!

the choices we make have consequences.

and to think, i really believed in you.

after all this time, you're leaving me?

i thought we had something special.

now i realize it was all a fantasy.

when you crossed that line, you lost me.

that's not something we can come back from.

i'm not just going to forgive you for what you did.

there are some things that just can't be forgiven.

i warned you multiple times where my limits where.

you have no regard for boundaries.

goodbye, old friend.

you will never see me again.

have fun on your journey without me.

nothing will make this right.

there's nothing you can say to convince me otherwise. my mind is made up.

I (absentmindedly) carve vendetta in carcasses and I don’t fall apart.

people often assume H*lena has no qualms about killing people, or that excessive violence is an automatic response to handling criminals. let her be the underworld’s personal judge, jury, and executioner. she’s heartless. she also grew up in such an environment - it would only make sense that she’s immune to any emotion or inner conflict when murdering.

oh, how absolutely wrong they are.

she has killed, yes, but she isn’t a merciless murderer. when it comes to taking that ultimate step, she is very discerning; after all, it’s a very fine line she walks.

when it comes to family (or those she considers family), her students, or literal scum of the earth (s*xual offenders, people that go after children, certain cruel mafioso), she is more than willing to take that step. why? because…sometimes letting them get to idle their time in a cold, dank cell is too good for them, and sometimes vengeance demands to be meted out when such atrocities have been committed. especially when you’ve been raised to believe that in order to get even, an eye for an eye is what works best.

another interesting facet regarding her killing? a constant struggle with her faith - so much so, she almost abandoned it completely. she has come to terms that she may not be going to heaven. what better punishment for her than to be the scum’s personal jailer in hell? however, with each death she dolls out, she still feels tainted. she prays for forgiveness, and can only hope for God’s forgiveness.