N̳O̳T̳.̳ ̳ ̳Y̳O̳U̳R̳.̳ ̳ ̳M̳A̳R̳Y̳.̳

❝ what's your favorite color and why? ❞

❝ can i come with you? ❞

❝ you have a nice smile, has anyone ever told you that before? ❞

❝ how do you take your coffee? ❞

❝ sorry, what was your name again? ❞

❝ it just occurred to me i never asked you what your last name is. ❞

❝ actually we've met before. ❞

❝ i've heard a few things about you. ❞

❝ care to join me? ❞

❝ i'm not really sure why i trust you. ❞

❝ i don't usually talk this much, it just feels easy to say stuff when you're listening. ❞

❝ i know we don't know each other that well but if you wanna talk about it... ❞

❝ could you help me with something? ❞

❝ do you like it here? ❞

❝ are you new around here? ❞

❝ you can ask me anything you want. i promise i'll answer truthfully except the things i feel like lying about. ❞

❝ i don't mean to be too forward, you just seem like you could use a friend right now. ❞

❝ you can come with me. i mean if you don't have anyone waiting for you. ❞

❝ we're friends now. you can ask me for help. ❞

❝ do you like this music? i can change it. ❞

❝ what are your favorite snacks? ❞

❝ really? i wouldn't have guessed that about you. ❞

❝ do you mind if i ask about it? ❞

ACTIONS:

VISIT: for sender to go to receiver's home for the first time

VISITED: for receiver to go to sender's home for the first time

CRYING: for sender to see receiver cry for the first time

CRIED: for receiver to see sender cry for the first time

BEGIN: sender and receiver are on their first date together

TRIP: our muses go on a group trip but end up stuck together, away from the rest of their friends.

SITUATION: our muses are acquainted because one of them is their friend's roommate. muse a shows up when their friend isn't there and ends up hanging out with muse b one on one.

GO: our muses go to a zoo or theme park together and get lost.

INVITE: sender cooks for receiver for the first time

INVITED: receiver cooks for sender for the first time

TOGETHER: our muses spend the night for the first time

TRY: our muses hooked up and are hanging out the next day

COMFORT: sender is going through a break up and receiver offers to cheer them up

COMFORTED: receiver is going through a break up and sender offers to cheer them up

OFFER: sender gives receiver a ride to the airport/picks them up

OFERED: receiver gives sender a ride to the airport/picks them up

AID: sender helps receiver redecorate

a collection of prompts from collectable memos and notes from the silent hill franchise. content warnings for mental health, suicide mentions & violence. change wording as necessary.

all that remains is despair and a future of meaningless tomorrows.

if you're reading this, it probably means i'm already dead.

one thing i know for sure is that i'm beyond all hope.

i'll take care of you forever. it's my destiny.

i know i'm pathetic, weak. not everyone can be strong.

if i'm only better when i'm drugged, then who am i anyway?

i don't want to cause any more trouble for anyone, but i'm a bother either way.

can it really be such a sin to run instead of fight?

it may be selfish, but it's what i want.

it's just too hard like this. it's just too hard.

the truth can only be learned by marching forward.

the truth usually betrays people.

i wasn't looking for the truth, i was looking for tranquility.

even the most uneducated brute will use what little words he knows to justify himself.

no matter how foul nor loathsome one's own life and existence may be, human nature is abiding.

i do not wish to die. i only wish to return home.

it was neither justice nor retribution.

this is not judgment. they are bloodthirsty and i am their sacrificial lamb!

it's no use worrying over things that have happened in the past.

you've got to get outside and play in the fresh air once in a while, instead of just sitting inside reading difficult books.

whatever happens, don't give up. always try just one more time.

when life is filled with nothing but despair, some people choose to end it all.

please forgive me for not saying goodbye before i left.

i did stupid, dangerous things. i figured it didn't matter since i was going to die anyway, so i went out of my way to invite disaster.

i know i've done a terrible thing to you. something you'll never forgive me for. i wish i could change that, but i can't.

i don't know if you hate me or pity me... or maybe i just disgust you.

i was so angry all the time and i struck out at everyone i loved most.

i can't tell you to remember me, but i can't bear for you to forget me.

you've given me so much and i haven't been able to return a single thing.

you made me happy.

when i look at his face, it's like i'm staring at a mask. and there's something underneath, waiting to get out.

they can be killed. just make sure they stay down.

this place... all it's ever brought me is pain and misery.

i warned you before, this is a commitment. i hope you can see this now.

there's bound to be some pain involved. there always is.

i should be happy. but i'm afraid. i'm so afraid.

it feels like something's about to happen. like the last gasp of air before the plunge.

i can't rest. i don't know how anymore.

i am so sorry. i couldn't let them take you.

some things we forget, and some things we can never forget. it's funny... i'm not sure which one is sadder.

all go on only toward death.

i want to hurt you and destroy myself.

you can't know the maddening hunger i've felt in the midst of our kisses, so many of them i've lost count.

what must you think of me? do you hate me? are you afraid?

if you wish, you could destroy me — i wouldn't care.

now i know. i know you're the one i've been waiting for. and haven't you been waiting for me, too?

after all, you and i exist as one.

the world is teeming with unnecessary people.

nothing good will come of this.

i don't want to be a mere bystander in this world.

i love you. i have no doubts about that. that's all i ask you to believe.

everything here is the same, but with you gone, the house is so empty.

i'm struggling to find the right words. my body was broken and now you've broken my heart, too.

i loved you unconditionally, gave you everything i had. i thought you loved me, too.

i want to share one more memory with you, while i still can.

only time will tell who has the will to live.

i have failed, and they know it. they blame me. they should.

mistakes needn't haunt you forever.

you alone decide your fate.

i've been living a lie, and it's time to wake up from the nightmare.

i've given all i can possibly give.

forgiveness? you have the balls to ask me for forgiveness?

how can i possibly forgive you when you've destroyed everything i had left in this world?

don't call me. don't write. i never want to see you again.

you don't even care. i'm invisible to you.

i want to experience true beauty, if only for a moment.

i can't take much more of this. i wish you and i could run away together.

nothing matters anymore. i'm just crawling through life.

you have to look after yourself now. i won't be there to drag you to safety when you fall.

when everyone is beneath you, there's no longer anyone to talk to as an equal.

all you do is get in the way. get lost. or at the very least, shut your trap and stop bothering others.

i will destroy you. i'm going to beat you bloody, then tear you limb from limb.

i should have never pretended to be something i wasn't.

they know the truth — that i am friendless in the truest sense of the word.

how long are you going to keep living for? you're already dead!

i am yours, body and soul. do you want my liver? my kidneys? my still-beating heart? i'll crack open my ribs and pull it out for you, if that's what you want.

around here, once rumors spread, people will never look at you the same again.

i hate the dark. it reminds me that i'm all alone.

everyone's always telling me that i'm a little weird. that i'm a bit strange.

if you betray me, you'll pay. i'll make you pay and regret ever hurting me. got it?

you can go and die if you want! don't drag me down with you!

i still have trouble believing it. how could things turn out this way?

apologize. if you don't, i will never, ever forgive you.

you understand exactly how i feel, even though we haven't seen each other in years.

i see you every time i close my eyes, so i have nothing to be afraid of. i can handle whatever comes my way.

i haven't gotten a wink of sleep in days. i keep doubting my own sanity.

i'm sorry. something urgent came up, so i can't come with you.

the view's great, isn't it? i've always wanted to see it with you.

this is our own private sanctuary. we don't need anyone else.

i won't let anyone or anything hurt you anymore. i'll protect you until the end of time itself.

you've come such a long way. you're doing so well!

what can i do to make you forgive me?

how dare she make me feel like i'm nothing! like i'm a nobody!

i didn't care what the other people thought about us, because as long as i could spend time with you, that was all i needed.

so, you did remember. well, that makes me feel very special.

i know you're going through a rough time right now. and you must be in so much pain.

i'm glad to hear that you're trying to stay positive. and remember, i'll always be here for you if you need anything.

i thank you for your divine revelation. your will shall be done.

i guess i'm getting what i deserve.

               𝙼𝚈  𝙽𝙰𝙼𝙴  𝙸𝚂  𝙼𝙰𝚁𝙸𝙰.   𝙸  𝙳𝙾𝙽'𝚃  𝙻𝙾𝙾𝙺  𝙻𝙸𝙺𝙴  𝙰  𝙶𝙷𝙾𝚂𝚃,  𝙳𝙾  𝙸  ?     independent  blog  for  maria  of  silent  hill  2,  both  remake  &  original  based.    crossover  &  original  character friendly.   minors  &  non-rp  blogs  dni.   penned  by  regan   [  she / her,  30+  ]

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               𝙼𝚈  𝙽𝙰𝙼𝙴  𝙸𝚂  𝙼𝙰𝚁𝙸𝙰.   𝙸  𝙳𝙾𝙽'𝚃  𝙻𝙾𝙾𝙺  𝙻𝙸𝙺𝙴  𝙰  𝙶𝙷𝙾𝚂𝚃,  𝙳𝙾  𝙸  ?     independent  blog  for  maria  of  silent  hill  2,  both  remake  &  original  based.    crossover  &  original  character friendly.   minors  &  non-rp  blogs  dni.   penned  by  regan   [  she / her,  30+  ]

↬   THE  LANGUAGE  OF  THORNS,  midnight  tales  and  dangerous  magic.   (  2017  )  by  leigh  bardugo.

sentences  taken  from  or  inspired  by  the  collection’s  dialogue  &  narration.

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i.    AYAMA  AND  THE  THORN  WOOD.

‘  love  speaks  in  flowers.  truth  requires  thorns.  ’

‘  we  all  know  the  story  of  how  the  queen  becomes  a  queen.  ’

‘  we  should  leave  this  place.  ’

‘  no  doubt  it  will  come  and  devour  us  all.  ’

‘  the  beast  will  laugh  you  right  out  of  the  wild  lands.  ’

‘  you  know  how  the  stories  go.  interesting  things  happen  only  to  pretty  girls.  ’

‘  is  the  wood  much  worse  than  a  garden  overgrown  with  pricklers  ?  ’

‘  stupid  girl  !  do  you  wish  to  become  a  monster  ?  ’

‘  strike  me.  cleave  me  in  two.  ’

‘  you’re  as  thorny  as  the  wood.  ’  

‘  there  is  but  one  rule  in  my  wood.  speak  truth.  ’

‘  perhaps  you  might  show  mercy  freely.  ’

‘  just  eat  a  bit  of  the  sun  to  fill  the  sky,  and  you  will  feel  empty  no  longer.  ’

‘  what  nonsense  !  of  course  that’s  not  how  the  story  ends.  ’

‘  some  people  are  born  with  a  piece  of  night  inside,  and  that  hollow  place  can  never  be  filled.  ’

‘  what  do  i  care  for  winter  ?  no  season  touches  this  wood.  ’

‘  you  know  the  only  bargain  i  will  make.  ’

‘  sometimes  the  unseen  is  not  to  be  feared  and  those  that  are  meant  to  love  us  most  are  not  always  the  ones  that  do.  ’

‘  bad  fates  do  not  always  follow  those  that  deserve  them.  ’

‘  no  prince  is  worth  your  life.  ’

‘  are  you  so  eager  to  be  eaten  ?  ’

‘  they  have  told  me  to  return  with  your  heart.  ’

‘  you  think  to  love  a  monster  ?  ’

‘  a  man  like  you  is  owed  no  words.  ’

ii.    THE  TOO  CLEVER  FOX.

‘  you  are  doomed  to  a  miserable  life.  ’

‘  better  to  be  hungry  now  than  to  be  sorry  later.  ’

‘  what  will  everyone  say  when  they  see  such  a  face  ?  ’

‘  we  have  not  gone  so  soft  as  that.  ’

‘  you  think  that  we  will  let  you  live  on  foolish  promises  ?  ’

‘  you  have  bested  me.  that  much  is  clear.  ’

‘  will  you  not  free  me  ?  ’

‘  you  will  have  a  fine  time  of  it,  i  can  tell  you.  ’

‘  i  can  bear  ugliness.  i  find  the  one  thing  i  cannot  live  with  is  death.  ’

‘  if  you  will  only  cease  your  talking,  i  will  gladly  go.  ’

‘  where  he  went,  he  bled  the  woods  dry.  ’

‘  what’s  a  bit  more  blood  ?  ’

‘  you  should  leave  this  place.  you  are  not  safe  here.  ’

‘  with  such  big  eyes,  i  think  you  see  too  much.  ’

‘  will  you  not  tell  me  what  troubles  you  ?  ’

‘  why  do  you  stay  with  him  ?  you’re  pretty  enough  to  catch  a  husband.  ’

‘  just  because  you  escape  one  trap,  doesn’t  mean  you  will  escape  the  next.  ’

‘  first  i  must  find  my  courage.  ’

‘  few  can  resist  the  sight  of  a  pretty  girl  crying.  ’

‘  the  trap  is  loneliness,  and  no  one  escapes  it.  not  even  me.  ’

‘  in  the  wood,  even  songbirds  must  be  survivors.  ’

iii.    THE  WITCH  OF  DUVA.

‘  there  was  a  time  when  the  wood  ate  girls.  ’

‘  be  back  before  dark.  the  trees  are  hungry  tonight.  ’

‘  who  can  say  what  shapes  an  appetite  ?  ’

‘  this  is  my  home,  you  can’t  just  send  me  away.  ’ 

‘  don’t  be  foolish.  there’s  plenty  of  light.  ’

‘  well  then,  come  help  me  stir  the  pot.  ’

‘  i  will  warn  you  just  this  once.  go.  ’ 

‘  you  cannot  come  and  go  from  this  place  like  you’re  fetching  water  from  a  well.  ’  

‘  hope  made  me  stubborn.  ’

‘  stay  there  and  keep  quiet.  i  don’t  need  rumors  that  i’ve  been  taking  girls.  ’

‘  i  will  not  have  you  bring  a  monster  to  my  door.  ’

‘  you  know  that  you  are  welcome  to  remain  here  with  me.  ’

‘  i  will  follow  her.  i  will  peck  out  her  eyes.  ’

‘  believe  me.  say  you  believe  me.  ’

‘  dark  things  have  a  way  of  slipping  through  narrow  spaces.  ’

iv.    LITTLE  KNIFE.

‘  it  is  dangerous  to  travel  the  northern  road  with  a  troubled  heart.  ’

‘  if  you  are  lost  in  your  own  thoughts,  you  may  find  yourself  stepping  off  the  path  and  into  the  dark  woods.  ’

‘  she  was  beautiful  from  the  moment  of  her  birth.  ’

‘  why  must  i  be  the  one  to  hide  ?  ’

‘  do  you  think  i  am  so  foolish  or  so  cruel  ?  ’

‘  water  only  wants  direction.  it  wants  to  be  told  what  to  do.  ’

‘  always  you  have  done  my  bidding,  but  what  good  are  you  to  me  now  ?  ’

‘  soon  i  will  be  very  rich,  but  will  i  have  a  good  man  ?  ’

‘  that  is  a  question  for  the  river.  ’

‘  your  tongue  is  not  fit  for  my  true  name.  ’

‘  will  you  come  with  me,  and  be  bride  to  nothing  but  the  shore  ?  ’

‘  she  was  terrifying  in  her  beauty,  bright  like  a  devouring  star.  ’

‘  remember  that  to  use  a  thing  is  not  to  own  it.  ’

‘  should  you  ever  take  a  bride,  listen  closely  to  her  questions.  ’

v.    THE  SOLDIER  PRINCE.

‘  this  is  the  problem  with  even  lesser  demons.  they  come  to  your  door  in  velvet  coats  and  polished  shoes.  ’

‘  you  will  find  great  love  and  more  gold  than  you  could  wish  for.  ’

‘  he’s  a  charming  fellow,  but  most  unusual,  and  peculiarities  seem  to  follow  him.  ’  

’  it  seemed  harmless  at  the  time.  ’

‘  he  needed  a  girl,  still  malleable,  one  that  he  could  make  admire  him.  ’

‘  this  is  pleasant.  this  is  enough.  ’

‘  are  you  my  soldier  ?  are  you  my  prince  ?  ’

‘  i  have  not  come  to  fight,  only  to  talk.  ’

‘  wanting  is  why  people  get  up  in  the  morning.  it  gives  them  something  to  dream  of  at  night.  ’

‘  i  am  perfectly  real.  ’

‘  she  loves  you,  though,  and  that  will  make  it  harder.  ’

‘  best  not  to  ask.  i  think  the  answer  would  please  no  one.  ’

‘  we  can  stay  forever  in  the  land  of  dreams.  ’

‘  kiss  me.  take  me  from  this  place.  ’

‘  i  sent  you  to  die  a  hundred  times.  ’

‘  i  eat  the  wonder  in  their  eyes.  ’

‘  you  were  an  idea  in  my  head.  you  were  nothing,  and  to  nothing  you  will  return  when  i  think  of  you  no  more.  ’

‘  you  wanted  only  that  i  might  live.  you  would  sacrifice  your  own  life  to  make  it  so.  ’

‘  are  you  my  darling  ?  are  you  mine  ?  ’

vi.    WHEN  WATER  SANG  FIRE.

‘  you  wish  to  strike  a  bargain.  ’

‘  make  me  someone  new.  ’

‘  this  is  the  problem  with  making  a  thing  forbidden.  it  does  nothing  but  build  an  ache  in  the  heart.  ’

‘  easy  magic  is  pretty.  great  magic  requires  that  you  trouble  the  waters.  ’

‘  no  one  expects  me  to  accomplish  anything.  ’

‘  i  can  smell  your  ambition  like  blood  in  the  water.’  

‘  i  know  that  you  should  keep  it  like  a  secret,  not  shout  it  like  a  curse.  ’

‘  yes.  i  can  imagine  it  all.  ’

‘  you  are  worth  more  than  that.  you  should  not  have  to  earn  him.  ’

‘  hope  rises  like  water  trapped  beneath  a  dam,  higher  and  higher,  in  increments  that  mean  nothing  until  you  face  the  flood.  ’

‘  there  is  no  pain  like  the  pain  of  transformation.  ’

‘  take  your  pleasures  as  you  will.  ’

‘  come,  and  i’ll  tell  you  all  you  wish  to  know.  ’

‘  he  made  me  dream  of  things  i  cannot  have.  ’

‘  i  do  not  care  for  dancing.  ’

‘  look  into  the  mirror,  and  try  to  deny  it.  ’

‘  you  have  never  been  like  the  others,  and  you  never  will  be.  ’

‘  we  were  not  made  to  please  princes.  ’

‘  i  am  not  quite  mortal  either,  and  i  have  many  lives  to  live.  ’

‘  i  wouldn’t  care  if  you  were  part  human  or  part  frog.  ’

‘  my  voice  is  not  enough.  ’

⋆｡‧˚ʚ💋ɞ˚‧｡⋆   𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠  𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞  𝐨𝐟  𝐲𝐨𝐮

𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 - send  ‘reverse’ for the sender and  receiver to  swap.  adjust wording as needed!

[  fever  ]  sender  presses  the  back  of  their  hand  to  receiver’s  forehead,  brows  knitting  with  quiet  concern

[  medicine  ]  sender  sets  alarms  on  their  phone  just  to  make  sure  receiver  doesn’t  miss  a  dose

[  blanket  ]  sender  layers  blankets  over  receiver,  adjusting  them  until  they’re  just  right

[  soup  ]  sender  blows  gently  on  a  spoonful  of  soup  before  offering  it  to  receiver

[  water  ]  sender  holds  the  glass  steady,  murmuring  encouragement  until  receiver  takes  a  sip

[  hair  brush  ]  sender  carefully  brushes  receiver’s  hair  back,  slow  and  soothing

[  ice  pack  ]  sender  wraps  an  ice  pack  in  a  towel  and  presses  it  gently  where  it  hurts

[  temperature  ]  sender  wakes  up  in  the  middle  of  the  night  just  to  check  if  receiver’s  still  warm

[  pill  ]  sender  places  medicine  in  receiver’s  palm  and  waits  until  they  swallow  it

[  quiet  room  ]  sender  dims  the  lights  and  turns  everything  down  low  so  receiver  can  rest

[  slow  ]  sender  stays  at  receiver’s  pace,  arm  ready  in  case  they  stumble

[  bandage  ]  sender  changes  the  bandages  carefully,  apologizing  even  when  it  doesn’t  hurt

[  lap  ]  sender  lets  receiver  rest  their  head  in  their  lap  while  they  stroke  their  hair

[  night  watch  ]  sender  refuses  to  sleep  deeply,  listening  for  every  shift  or  breath

[  warm  cloth  ]  sender  presses  a  cool  cloth  to  receiver’s  neck  or  wrist

[  cough  ]  sender  rubs  slow  circles  between  receiver’s  shoulders  through  every  coughing  fit

[  carried  ]  sender  helps  receiver  move,  taking  more  weight  than  they  should  without  complaint

[  pain  ]  sender  distracts  receiver  with  quiet  stories  or  memories  until  the  pain  dulls

[  soft  voice  ]  sender  speaks  more  gently  than  usual,  like  anything  louder  might  hurt

[  held  ]  sender  sits  behind  receiver,  arms  around  them  so  they  don’t  have  to  hold  themselves  up

[  protective  ]  sender  stays  curled  close  even  after  receiver  falls  asleep

[  food   ]  sender  convinces  receiver  to  eat  “just  a  little  more”  with  a  smile

[  stay  still  ]  sender  gently  stops  receiver  from  pushing  themselves  too  hard

𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞

❝  hey.  i’ve  got  you.  ❞

❝  don’t  rush.  we’re  not  going  anywhere.  ❞

❝  let  me  do  it  for  you,  okay?  ❞

❝  i  know  it  hurts.  i’m  right  here.  ❞

❝  you’re  allowed  to  rest.  i  promise.  ❞

❝  just  focus  on  breathing.  i’ll  handle  the  rest.  ❞

❝  you  don’t  have  to  be  strong  right  now.  ❞

❝  tell  me  where  it  hurts.  i’ll  be  careful.  ❞

❝  i’m  not  leaving  until  you  feel  better.  ❞

❝  i’ll  stay  up  with  you  if  i  need  to.  ❞

❝  it’s  okay  to  lean  on  me.  ❞

❝  shh…  you’re  safe.  ❞

❝  i’ve  got  time.  all  of  it’s  yours.  ❞

❝  you  don’t  have  to  say  thank  you.  ❞

❝  let  me  take  care  of  you.  ❞ 

❝  you’re  doing  really  well.  ❞

❝  i’m  right  here.  breathe  with  me.  ❞

❝  don’t  apologize.  this  is  what  i’m  here  for.  ❞

❝  rest.  i’ll  wake  you  if  you  need  anything.  ❞