heartache.

INDIGNANT - a free/pwyw rp carrd template meant for single muses. should be compatible with free plans! showcasing oboro from fire emblem fates.

feel free to change up the elements, but do not fully remove credit. please either keep it on the main page, or in the rules!

i rewatched the etern.als. and then i got thinkin. and now you guys are on the receiving end of more protective prompts, but these little beauties are aimed more for the act of actually saving a life! bon appetit!

DIALOGUE PROMPTS.

“ what the hell were you thinking?! you could’ve been killed! “

“ hey! get away from them! “

“ if you wanna hurt them, you’re going to have to get through me, first. “

“ you underestimate how much you mean to me. i wasn’t about to let them hurt you. and i certainly wasn’t about to let them even consider killing you. “

“ i told you before. i’m not gonna let anything in this world nor the next harm you. “

“ you need to get out of here! go! i’ll buy you some more time! “

“ what are you doing?! i told you, get out of here! now! “

“ get it through your head, i’m not gonna just leave you here! “

“ now’s not the time to play the martyr, got it? you’ve got a good long life ahead of you, and i intend to keep it that way. “

“ you need to go now, okay? don’t worry. i’ve got this. they’ll want to be trying a lot harder if they want to keep me from protecting you. “

“ don’t worry about me; are YOU okay? “

“ damnit, [NAME]! i TOLD you not to play the hero! “

“ i can look after myself, you know. but… i do appreciate you stepping in back there. you saved my life. “

“ why are you so invested in keeping me alive? “

“ that was for saving my life. “

“ it’s alright, they’re gone now… are you alright? hey, look at me; are you hurt at all? “

“ are you insane?! run! “

“ were you preoccupied, or did you just really want a dramatic heroic entrance before you saved my ass? “

“ are you okay? “

“ yeah, yeah, i’m okay… are you okay? “

“ hey! why don’t you try picking on someone your own size! “

“ hurry! take my hand! “

“ get in the car! now! “

“ i’m sorry i was late… are you alright? they didn’t hurt you too badly, did they? “

ACTION PROMPTS.

add a “+ REVERSE” to switch the roles around!

[ SHIELD ]:     sender uses their own body to shield the receiver from an attack.

[ EMBRACE ]:     sender quickly wraps the receiver in a protective hug and turns so the sender’s back might take on the brunt of an on-coming attack.

[ SHOVE ]:     seeing the receiver is in immediate danger, the sender runs to them and shoves them out of the line of fire.

[ YANK ]:     seeing the receiver is in immediate danger, the sender hastily grabs them and pulls them against them, out of harm’s way.

[ TACKLE ]:     sender physically tackles the receiver out of the line of fire.

[ THROW ]:     sender throws themselves between the receiver and an on-coming attack, taking on an injury that might have been fatal to the receiver otherwise.

[ DISTRACT ]:     sender causes a distraction to draw the receiver’s attacker/s away from them.

[ FIGHT ]:     just as the receiver is about to be attacked, the sender arrives suddenly and begins to physically fight off their assailant.

[ CATCH ]:     sender manages to intervene and catch the falling receiver before they fall to their death.

[ SACRIFICE ]:     sender sacrifices themselves, either fatally or otherwise, in order to save the receiver’s life.

[ HIDE ]:     sender quickly pulls the receiver into a hiding place, hiding them from their pursuers.

[ KILL ]:     sender, seeing the receiver in immediate and intentionally fatal danger, intervenes by killing their assailant before they can kill the receiver.

[ INCAPACITATE ]:     sender, seeing the receiver in immediate danger, intervenes by knocking out their assailant before they can harm the receiver.

[ AFAR ]:     sender, having been watching the receiver’s interactions with a threat from afar, saves them from an impending attack while remaining distant from them.

[ SECRET ]:     sender, having been secretly following the receiver, saves their life from an immediate threat while remaining hidden from the receiver.

[ REVEALED ]:     sender, having been secretly following the receiver, reveals themselves in the process of saving the receiver’s life from an unexpected threat.

[ REUNION ]:     after spending a considerable length of time apart, the sender reunites with the receiver after saving their life from an immediate and potentially lethal threat.

[ KISS ]:     after having been saved from immediate danger by the receiver, the sender, in a state of intense emotion and relief, kisses them to express these feelings.

" ah, no - no, sir, i'm fine. the cold is bad on these bones nowadays. "

his eyes linger, fixated on the other's face for longer than can be considered polite. oh, you've turned back to look, haven't you?

" the statue in the square won't be done until spring proper. it's too difficult to break the ground for the foundation right now. "

he finally tears his gaze away to the work being done. despite his cane, he carries a blade sharp at his side. this gentleman was a soldier - at least laslow thinks he still is.

" if you're looking to meet with the royals, you'll have to petition like the others. ...but, ah, if not, then don't...worry about it. "

he now is just a sellsword. a man for hire. he tugs on the strap across his chest and takes a breath. tries to conceal how shaky it is and how much this man reminds him of a corpse in his graveyard.

"that... makes sense." he replies on the regards of the statue, who he keeps his back to now. (why did he refer to the statue as he?)

there's something about the royals. "it's only princess camilla and king leo within the castle now, correct?" he says almost dangerously quiet. that furrow deepens for a moment. "... i don't think i have any business with either of them."

they might with him, given that look on the other's face. "though, if we meet again, could i have your name, sir?" he requests before remembering his manners. "my name is remus."

he sits now, a lifetime later, and looks up at the soon-to-be statue of a very brave man. the cold makes his body hurt, reminds him of all the new hurts that kept him off the field as a soldier and a dancer, and he exhales a deep sigh that makes his breath puff in front of him.

nohr was in the last grips of an absolutely terrible winter, one he hoped would thaw into a gray and dreary spring, and it was going to be in mourning for many months and years yet. his eyes linger on the unfinished stonework before he levers himself up with a cane in hand, tapping it on the cobble to balance himself.

he should get back. odin would worry - and he had to accompany leo to another ceremony.

the thought of returning is left behind when he catches the eye of someone who was watching him in turn. someone who made him feel like he was standing among all the ghosts of the castle once more.

" i must be more exhausted than i thought. " if he's seeing ghosts like this. " c. . .can i help you, sir? "

there's a silly little coaxing from the back of his mind, from where the rest of a rotting corpse is left to decompose into whoever he is now. remus raises to scratch at below his ear. a weight is a phantom upon his brow, like the weight that should rest upon his shoulders, but it simply doesn't exist. that former self, whoever it was, knows this man. knows him well.

maybe remus could know him again in time, or would it resurrect the man he once was, horrible wretched thing that should stay dead.

"er." he starts, finding his voice again. the sword hilt at his hip and tied with the fabric salvaged from the corpse of his former identity - parts he couldn't leave behind and likely were the details that would go amiss - feels different. of course. it's not the same sword, it fits his hand fine. but its a different blade from what once was.