Over & Over

“We aren’t alone here.”

“Its eyes keep following me.”

“I think this place is haunted.”

“Something just touched me…”

“Is that you flickering the lights?”

“That sounds like… children laughing.” 

“I’m not imagining it, there was a face!”

“Is it just me, or do those look like eyes?”

“I swear, there was someone watching us!”

“No, that looks like blood. Why is there blood?”

“The branches look like they’re reaching for us… “ 

“I don’t think we should stay here. It doesn’t feel safe.”

“Oh my god, this is like something out of a horror movie.”

“Take it from me, you should sleep with the light on here.”

“I’ll pay you $20 bucks if you spend the night here, alone.”

“That chair just moved… oh my god, that chair just moved!”

“He’s right there. Can’t you see him? He’s right behind you.”

“Don’t worry, it was just some old story. I’m sure it’s not real.”

“And they say on a night like tonight, you can still hear her singing…”

“No one else is supposed to be here tonight… so, why am I hearing crying?”

feel free to adjust pronouns / names as needed !

quotes taken from random sources or tiktok. i claim no ownership whatsoever.

❛   i’m supposed to be the one who protects you from monsters. i’m not supposed to be one.  ❜  

❛   if i could make a deal with god, and i’d get him to swap our places.  ❜  

❛  no one heard our screams for a long time.  ❜  

❛   i know so many last words. but i’ll never know hers.  ❜  

❛   there is a home for every departed thing.  ❜  

❛   it reminded me that i will never truly know you.  ❜  

❛   i also buried a part of myself alongside them.  ❜  

❛   after you died i could no longer hold a funeral. so my life became the funeral.  ❜  

❛   you don’t have to be awake to cry.  ❜  

❛   forgive me, for all the things i did. but mostly the things i didn’t do.  ❜  

❛   the human eye is the loneliest creation of all.  ❜  

❛   fairness is for happy people.  ❜  

❛   the things we lost will always be heavier than the things that stayed.  ❜  

❛   perhaps it is the greater grief, to remain on the earth when another is gone.  ❜  

❛   you stain the pages with yourself.  ❜  

❛   tears will not wash away the sorrow.  ❜  

❛   beautiful things grow a certain height and then they fall and fade off.  ❜  

❛    who in all these centuries has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?  ❜  

❛   i have scars on my hands from touching certain people  ❜  

❛   despite everything, i believe that people are really good at heart.  ❜  

❛   you tried to change, didn’t you?  ❜

❛   you can’t make homes out of people. someone should have taught you that.  ❜  

❛   i hid my deepest feelings so well, i forgot where i placed them.  ❜  

❛   we have no scar to show for happiness. we learn so little from peace.  ❜  

❛   i didn’t leave because i stopped loving you. i left because the longer i stayed, the less i loved myself.  ❜  

❛   at every moment in our life, we have one foot in a fairytale & the other in the abyss.  ❜  

❛   there are too many sad eyes on happy faces.  ❜  

❛   it’s strange, i felt less lonely when i didn’t know you.  ❜  

❛   things change, friends leave. life doesn’t stop for anybody.  ❜  

❛   it takes a lifetime to die, and no time at all.  ❜  

❛   i am deathly afraid of almosts. of coming close to what i want and then falling just a little short.  ❜  

❛   i felt your absence.  ❜  

❛   what do we do now, now that we are happy?  ❜  

❛    you honestly thought anybody would love you? purely and truly love you?  ❜  

❛   don’t stop looking. he deserves to know someone saw his end, that someone noticed him.  ❜  

❛    i can bear my pain so long as it has meaning.  ❜  

❛   i dont have a single friend - not one.  ❜  

❛   i’ve had more than enough pain in my life, what’s a little more going to do?  ❜  

❛    it would have been you if i met you first.  ❜  

❛    i really thought he was going to be my forever.  ❜  

❛    maybe in the next life it would work.  ❜  

❛   in spite of everything, you’re still you.  ❜  

❛   the dead have it easy.  ❜  

❛   there’s an ocean of silence between us, and I’m drowning.    ❜  

❛   there have been countless times in my life when i thought i’d be better off dead.  ❜  

❛   what on earth… have i become?  ❜  

❛   don’t look at me! i don’t … i don’t want you seeing me like this.  ❜  

❛   i wish i could’ve been like you.  ❜  

❛   your fate was sweeping you away, like a flood.  ❜  

❛   the future should know the mistakes we made.  ❜  

❛   of course you have. you feel guilt. you want redemption.  ❜  

❛   i’m here because you can’t accept what you’ve done. it broke you.  ❜  

❛   even now, after all you’ve done, you can still go home.  lucky you . ❜  

❛   you’re all that’s left, and we can’t live this lie forever.  ❜  

❛    prometheus gave us light, and warmth, and eternal damnation.  ❜  

❛   take a gamble that love exists, and do a loving act.  ❜  

❛    i know i ruined your life. i suffer for it every day.  ❜  

❛   don’t let yourself get killed for… for pride. i’ve seen it kill too many folk.  ❜  

❛    you and me, we ain’t decent… but those folk… they were.  ❜  

❛   we’re more ghosts than people.  ❜  

❛   despite my best efforts to the contrary… it turns out i’ve won.  ❜  

❛   i gave you all i had … i did.  ❜  

❛   this whole time, I’ve blamed myself for that decision.  ❜  

❛   do you think even the worst person can change…? That everybody can be a good person, if they just try? ❜  

❛   i don’t want to break their hearts all over again. it’s better if they never see me.  ❜  

❛   please leave me alone. i can’t come back. i just … can’t, okay?  ❜  

❛   no matter the struggles or hardships you faced… you strived to do the right thing, you refused to hurt anyone. ❜  

❛    people like you don’t ever want to be happy.  ❜  

“ you’re mine. you hear me? ”

“ were you with him/her? ” 

“ why is she/he calling you? ”

“ do they know we’re together? ”

“ were you with him/her? ”

“ i don’t want you seeing them anymore ”

“ did she/he make a pass at you? ”

“ i know you were with her/him ”

“ you belong to me ”

“ i can’t believe you were with her/him ”

“ i don’t like the way he’s/she’s looking at you ”

“im NOT jealous ”

“ i thought you only had eyes for me ”

“ he/she can’t make you feel the way i make you feel ”

“ you’re too good for her/him  ”

“is there someone else?”

“ you were flirting with them ”

“ they were flirting with you ”

“ i don’t want you talking to them again ”

“ i can’t stop picturing you with him/her ”

“ the thought of you with him/her makes me sick ”

send a flower for the associated scenario. trigger warnings apply.

[ heather ]: one of our muses is lost in the the wilds, and the other is desperately searching for them.

[ chamomile ]: one of our muses is having nightmares or trouble sleeping, and the other tries to help them rest.

[ honeysuckle ]: one of our muses is experiencing a moment of great joy – only for the other to suddenly arrive with devastating news.

[ clover ]: one of our muses is experiencing a string of bad luck recently, and the other is trying to help them out. 

[ aconite ]: one of our muses has been poisoned, and the other isn’t sure what’s wrong with them. 

[ white rose ]: our muses were meant to be getting married, but something terrible has happened to prevent the wedding from taking place.

[ thistle ]: one of our muses has become bitter and, well, rather prickly, and the other is trying to find out why they are acting so out-of-character all of a sudden.

[ dandelion ]: one of our muses has fallen sick, and the other has to look after them.

a selection of lines from the novel a monster calls. modified slightly for rp purposes.

what happened in the nightmare is something no one else ever needs to know.

don't be stupid. you're too old for monsters.

shout all you want. i've seen worse.

you really aren't afraid, are you?

i'm sorry i wasn't up.

was that you i heard last night?

i thought i was dreaming but i could have sworn i heard your voice.

there's the smile i love.

i wish you didn't have to be quite so good.

don't think you haven't lived long enough to have a story to tell.

why did you butt in when it was none of your business?

i'm kind of used to it by now.

open up. i want to talk to you.

it is not what i want from you. it is what you want from me.

i am everything untamed and untameable.

i am this wild earth, come for you.

stories are the wildest things of all. stories chase and bite and hunt.

you know that your truth, the one that you hide, is the thing you are most afraid of.

we need to talk about what's going to happen.

nothing i do seems to make you frightened of me.

you thought i might have come to topple your enemies. slay your dragons.

you would not say that if you heard the screams of a man killed by a spear. or his cries of terror as he was torn to pieces by wolves.

i know injustice when i see it.

sometimes people need to lie to themselves most of all.

how long are you here for?

i'll come back, though.

i'm fine on my own.

you would give up everything you believed in?

that's quite a mess you made.

i know i must look a fright.

this is a talk, isn't it? everybody always wants to have a talk lately.

stories don't always have happy endings.

you still do not know why you called me, do you?

stories are important. they can be more important than anything. if they carry the truth.

i no longer see you.

there once was an invisible man who had grown tired of being unseen.

it was not that he was actually invisible. it was that people had become used to not seeing him.

if no one sees you, are you really there at all?

i will make them see me.

you think i'm ever going to be afraid of you?

what secrets do you hide that are so terrible?

there are harder things than being invisible.

i've never been more sorry about anything in my life.

i think, deep in your heart, you've always known. haven't you?

it's okay that you're angry.

i'm pretty angry myself.

i know everything you needed to tell me without you having to say it out loud.

i wish i had a hundred years. a hundred years i could give to you.

i did not come to heal them. i came to heal you.

it will kill you if you do not. you must say it.

a part of you wished it would just end. even if it meant losing them.

you were merely wishing for the end of pain. your own pain.

it is the most human wish of all.

↬   OF  MERMAIDS,  MASQUERADES  AND  MAGIC.

scenarios  inspired  by  various  settings,  encounters  &  magic  tucked  between  pages,  fashioned  by  the  author.  tw  for  drowning  mentions.

+   feel  free  to  change  pronouns  /  roles  !

MERMAIDS.

‘  beyond  the  winds  and  past  the  shores,  strange  magic  lurks  about.  ’

‘  will  you  go  to  the  lagoon  with  me  ?  it’s  unsafe  to  go  alone.  ’

‘  they  say  a  siren’s  call  alone  can  drown  a  man  before  she  swallows  him.  ’

‘  quick  !  cover  your  ears.  ’

‘  what  did  you  imagine  as  you  heard  the  song  ?  ’

‘  i  can  feel  a  voice  like  claws  sinking  beneath  my  skin.  ’

‘  one  can  pray  to  the  ocean,  but  the  waters  answer  in  strange  tongues.  ’

‘  careful,  or  we’ll  hit  the  reef.  ’

‘  the  sea-folk  are  flighty  as  their  fins,  and  illusive  as  shimmering  scales.  ’

‘  i  should  like  to  find  myself  a  sailor  fit  for  a  feast.  ’

‘  sometimes  i  wish  there  was  more  than  the  endless  waves.  ’

‘  do  you  see  that  ?  there,  beneath  the  surface  ?  ’

‘  that’s  no  fish,  and  no  woman  either.  ’

‘  what  lies  off  the  edge  of  the  map  ?  ’

‘  the  sea  has  monsters,  but  beauties  too.  ’

‘  i’ve  heard  that  merfolk  make  bargains,  and  trade  in  the  ocean’s  magic.  ’

‘  i’ve  never  seen  a  pearl  like  this  one.  ’

‘  the  ship  will  go  down  if  we  don’t  turn  about  !  ’

‘  what  is  that,  out  there  on  the  rocks  ?  ’

‘  won’t  you  listen  to  my  song  ?  ’

‘  mermaids  love  shiny  things.  keep  a  careful  eye  on  yours.  ’

‘  if  we  hide  in  the  kelp,  we  might  see  them  as  they  pass.  ’

‘  i’ve  heard  the  tales.  to  catch  you  means  to  gain  a  granted  wish.  ’

‘   i’ve  never  seen  your  likeness,  only  heard  the  myths.  ’

‘  come  with  me,  beneath  the  sea  and  foam,  and  be  mine.  ’

‘  some  of  us  live  in  the  ocean,  others  in  rivers  and  streams  and  even  trees.  ’

‘  falling  in  love  with  a  human  is  an  old  tale.  tell  me  a  new  one.  ’

‘  so  you  gave  up  your  fin  for  legs  ?  ’

‘  soon  i  will  be  nothing  but  seafoam.  ’

‘  what  is  a  heart,  but  an  ocean  of  secrets  ?  ’

‘  you’d  let  yourself  be  undone  and  remade  for  someone  you’ve  never  known.  that  is  not  love.  ’

‘  let  your  dreams  sink  to  the  depths.  they’ve  done  you  no  good.  ’

MASQUERADES.

‘  i’ve  never  seen  so  many  unfamiliar  faces.  ’

‘  he’s / she’s / they’ve  been  looking  at  me  all  evening.  ’

‘  would  you  do  me  the  honor  of  a  dance  ?  ’

‘  neither  of  us  need  know  the  other  tonight.  i  prefer  the  mystery.  ’

‘  your  choice  of  costume  is  rather  extravagant.  ’

‘  what  fun  would  it  be,  if  i  took  this  off  ?  ’

‘  i’m  certain  we’ve  met  before.  ’

‘  i’ve  always  longed  for  a  night  like  this.  it’s  something  out  of  a  dream.  ’

‘  won’t  you  come  away  with  me  ?  there’s  a  balcony  just  outside.  ’

‘  i’m  inclined  to  think  we’ve  never  met  before,  and  perhaps  will  never  meet  again  after  tonight.  ’

‘  you  look  like  you  know  how  to  waltz.  care  to  ?  ’

‘  i  must  stand  up  with  someone  this  evening,  and  i  don’t  see  why  it  can’t  be  you.  ’

‘  would  you  stop  staring  so  intently  ?  what  do  you  think  to  find  ?  ’

‘  i’ll  stop  bothering  you  if  you  agree  to  dance  with  me.  ’

‘  please  take  it  off.  i  want  to  see  you.  ’

‘  i’ve  never  been  to  a  masque  before.  ’

‘  it  seems  our  attire  makes  opposites  of  us.  ’

‘  i’ve  never  seen  a  more  hideous  costume  than  that  one.  ’  

‘  i  can’t  stay  much  longer.  you  see,  i’m  not  supposed  to  be  here  at  all.  ’

‘  you’ll  never  know  who  i  am.  ’

‘  people  like  you  always  make  a  fool  of  me.  ’

‘  oh.  i  thought  you  were  someone  else.  ’

‘  i’ll  give  you  three  chances  to  guess  who  i  am.  ’

‘  the  next  time  i  offer  you  my  hand,  you’ll  get  more  than  a  dance  from  me.  ’

‘  i’ve  wanted  to  dance  beneath  stars  like  these  for  as  long  as  i  can  remember.  ’

‘  what  do  you  look  like  ?  ’

‘  that  look  in  your  eyes  tells  me  all  i  need  to  know.  ’

‘  you  won’t  like  what  you’ll  see.  ’

‘  i  recognize  your  voice.  ’

‘  you’ll  know  the  truth  before  the  night  is  up.  ’

‘  i’ve  heard  the  darkest  of  dances  are  the  best  for  falling  in  love  to.  ’

‘  you  don’t  know  it  now,  but  we’re  friends  already.  ’

‘  can’t  we  pretend  a  little  while  longer  ?  ’

‘  it’s  when  the  party  is  over  that  we  learn  to  know  each  other  most.  ’

‘  happily  ever  after  can’t  come  so  easily  as  a  single  night  dancing.  ’

MAGIC.

‘  i’ve  caught  you.  you  have  to  undo  the  spell  for  me  now.  ’

‘  think  carefully  before  asking  for  something  well  beyond  the  reach  of  mortal  power.  ’

‘  i  think  i  know  a  spell  for  that.  ’

‘  i  can’t  help  you.  but  there  are  people  in  other  worlds,  in  the  moors  and  hills  and  trees,  that  might.  ’

‘  you  must  gather  the  necessary  ingredients  for  such  a  potion.  ’

‘  true  love  is  never  the  answer  to  the  riddle.  not  when  so  much  as  life  and  death  is  at  stake.  ’

‘  i’ve  found  and  made  my  way  here  by  right.  you  can’t  deny  me  the  answers  i  seek.  ’

‘  be  warned:  monsters  hide  between  the  trees  and  whisper  in  magic  tongues.  ’

‘  it  always  makes  a  fraction  of  sense  to  be  careful  what  you  wish  for.  ’

‘  i’ve  been  turned  into  an  unsightly  creature,  and  i  need  a  way  of  turning  back.  ’

‘  not  all  magical  stories  happen  in  castles,  or  cottages  in  the  wood.  ’

‘  preposterous.  magic  and  sorcery  do  not  exist  but  in  the  minds  of  superstitious  fools.  ’

‘  get  back  from  that  cauldron  !  it’s  dangerous.  ’

‘  i  don’t  mess  with  things  like  candles  and  the  stars  and  the  moon  after  dark.  it  never  ends  well.  ’

‘  i  am  something  ancient.  my  name  has  been  forgotten  by  mortal  mouths  and  is  found  only  in  their  oldest  texts.  ’

‘  not  all  fairy  helpers  are  kind,  and  not  all  villains  are  ugly,  or  even  cruel.  ’

‘  if  you  want  my  help,  you  must  earn  it.  ’

‘  is  this  something  i  could  learn  ?  ’

‘  i  don’t  want  to  be  ordinary,  and  i  don’t  care  what  the  risks  are.  ’

‘  you  think  to  put  a  curse  on  me  ?  i  will  spend  my  life  defying  it.  ’

‘  stay  back,  witch,  and  keep  your  spells  from  sneaking  past  your  lips.  ’

‘  you  must  chain  a  magician  in  more  than  metal  or  rope  if  you  wish  to  stop  them.  ’

‘  that’s  a  parlor  trick.  show  me  real  magic.  ’

‘  only  you  can  break  the  spell.  it  is  something  you  are  meant  for.  ’

‘  fate  is  nothing  but  an  illusion  placed  in  our  heads,  that  we  might  follow  the  words  of others  and  not  our  own  intentions.  ’

‘  whatever  has  brought  me  here,  i  cannot  turn  back  now.  ’

‘  soon  the  clock  will  strike,  and  nothing  more  might  be  done.  ’  

“Hey, don’t worry about it. I’ll take care of the rest of that for you.❜ 

Do you mind if i sit here?❜ 

“As sad as it is, misery loves company. I’m glad I am not the only person who was stood up.❜ 

“I think I know your sister/brother,❜ 

“Sorry about that, let me help you feel that.❜ 

“I have a lot of secs- Time, I mean time.❜ 

“God, your beautiful. Wonderful, that was my inside voice.❜ 

“Do you mind if I draw you or this school project?❜ 

“is this seat taken?❜ 

”you must be new! i didn’t catch your name! “

hey. do you need some help with that ﹖❜ 

hey i’ve got extra time on the dryer; you’re welcome to it. ❜ 

excuse me, could you hand me that–❜ 

it’s your first time too, huh? ❜ 

usually this isn’t a place to meet new people, but here we are! ❜ 

hey you! being a wallflower won’t gain you friends, come say hi! ❜ 

wait can we start over, i prefer to leave a good impression. ❜ 

❛  i know we only just met but i already feel like i’ve known you my whole life.  ❜ 

 ❛  umm, is this seat taken ?  ❜ 

❛  don’t be alarmed now but there’s someone following you. pretend you know me and come with me. i’ll get you somewhere safe.  ❜

 ❛  my friends ditched me here and now i could really use a ride home.  ❜ 

❛  i don’t think we’ve met yet but you looked like you needed someone to talk to.  ❜

 ❛  can you please pretend to be my boyfriend / girlfriend for a moment so my ex will leave me alone ?   ❜ 

❛  are you always this straightforward with strangers ?  ❜

 ❛  here, i noticed you lost this earlier.  ❜ 

❛  i’m sorry, i must’ve mistaken you for somebody else.  ❜ 

❛  so, what brings you here today ?  ❜

 ❛  hi, my name is [name]. it’s nice meeting you.  ❜ ❛  you’re cute. how about i buy you a drink ?  ❜

 ❛  can’t you watch where you are going ?!  ❜ 

❛  i just moved into the apartment next to you, so i guess we’re gonna be neighbors now.  ❜ ❛  oh god, you’re [name], aren’t you ?  ❜ 

❛  here, let me help you.  ❜ 

❛  is there a reasons you’re here on your own ?  ❜ 

❛  apparently we’re going to be working on this together now.  ❜

 ❛  you look like you could use a hand with that.  ❜ 

❛  what do people around here do to have some fun ?  ❜ 

❛  looks like this will take a while, huh ?  ❜

 ❛  oh god. please tell me you haven’t just heard me talk to myself.  ❜

 ❛  excuse me, i think i’m lost.  ❜ 

❛  i just wanted to say that i really like your outfit.  ❜

 ❛  do you come here often ?  ❜

 ❛  do you mind if i join you for a bit ?  ❜ 

❛  you looked lonely so i got you a drink.  ❜

 ❛  i don’t think we’ve met, i’m [name].  ❜

 ❛  what the hell just happened there ?  ❜

 ❛  have you seen this anywhere ? i must’ve lost it.  ❜ 

❛  can i please use your phone ? i have to call someone to get me out of here.  ❜ 

❛  seems like we’re gonna be spending a lot of time together.  ❜

 ❛  come with me, and don’t ask any questions. it’s urgent.  ❜ 

❛  i heard strange noises coming from your apartment and just wanted to make sure everything is alright.  ❜

 ❛  i have a spare ticket, you wanna come in with me ?  ❜ 

❛  you don’t know me but will you be my date for tonight ?  ❜ 

❛  we’ve got some time to kill so why don’t you tell me a little about yourself ?  ❜ 

❛  i don’t usually just walk up to strangers but my friends set me up to it.  ❜ 

❛  i think our orders may have gotten mixed up.  ❜ 

May contain some uncomfortable scenarios.

“Thrash all you want, you can ever escape this cage.” 

“I’ve finally caught you.” 

“Aw, is it too tight? Good.” 

“You will never leave this place alive.” 

“You are a marvelous creature, trapped in such a small little cell.” 

“Let me go!” 

“You think you’ve won, huh?!” 

“Quit struggling, you will only make it worse.” 

“You seem rather calm for being in your position.” 

“You can’t keep me in here forever!” 

“W-what are you going to do to me?” 

“I’ve been looking for something new to experiment on…” 

“What a fine specimen! Yes, you will do just fine.” 

“I won’t become some lab rat!” 

“As soon as I get my hands on you, you will regret trapping me in here.” 

“What…what is this place?” 

“Where am I?” 

“If you keep struggling, you may lose a limb.” 

“Please! You got to help me!” 

“I’ve done nothing wrong!” 

“If you answer a just a couple of questions, I may let you go.” 

“Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for something like you?” 

“You’ve hit the end of the road, ___.” 

“Do you really think bindings and bars will keep you safe?” 

“I will kill you!” 

“You are not quite reacting like I’d assumed…” 

Is your muse artistic?

How easily startled is your muse?

Is your muse a dog or cat person?

Does your muse believe in magic?

What is your muse’s dream career?

Would your muse ever get married?

What is your muse’s favorite holiday?

Has your muse ever been in a fistfight? 

How would you describe your muse’s style? 

Does your muse tend to daydream? What about?

What is the longest your muse has gone without sleep?

If your muse had a child, what name would they choose? 

Can your muse play a musical instrument? Which one(s)?  

What would your muse say is the pettiest thing they’ve ever done?

Does your muse consider themselves a good person? Why or why not?

In your muse’s opinion, what is the best possible gift they could receive?

Does your muse put much stock in things like horoscopes or fortunetelling?

If your muse could travel back in time and save one person, who would it be?

If your muse could only eat one food for the rest of their life, what would it be?