THE PHOENIX.

Hi, everyone! Here’s a starter meme designated for the battle event (but feel free to use it whenever)! This was made by the lovely Jane ( @viviehnne ). Thank you so, so much for giving us permission to use it! These quotes were gathered from her bookshelves & Gotham. This ask meme is entirely optional and is only being tagged for the task and event so it gets seen more widely. (Credits: Carry On, Rainbow Rowell; Sandry’s Book, Tamora Pierce; The Titan’s Curse, Rick Riordan; The School for Good and Evil, Soman Chainani; Gotham season 4). There are a few actions provided towards the bottom, though we suggest using those to spark plotting/alongside plotting, as they’re a little less specific than the sentences.

SENTENCE MEME ⟶

“Do it. Fucking unleash. Now.”

“You have the worst survival instincts.”

“I’m no soldier. Don’t see why I should have to fight for a living just because I can throw a punch.”

“Fuck me, come on…”

“Looks like I should be asking you that question…”

“I’m not my sister’s keeper.”

“Why are you already weeping? You’re ruining my plan to push you to tears.”

“He’s going to kill you.”

“Let him try.”

“They just want power, and they want it now.”

“We all make sacrifices at wartime.”

“We can’t just stop living because we’re at war.”

“When have you ever hurt anyone but yourself?”

“Look, if you’re a target, then I’m the most at risk. I spend the most time with you.”

“[Fuck him,] he’ll do whatever he can to get to me.”

“Can’t be too picky with cannon fodder.”

“I’m not your sidekick, I’m your dread companion.”

“To think you used to be at each other’s throats.”

“We’re still at each other’s throats.”

“He’s tried to kill me three times! That I know of! It doesn’t actually matter whether it worked.”

“He hated me before he even met me.”

“Now you tell me what you’re up to.”

“Stop it. Stop distracting me.”

“Magic didn’t help them.”

“Stake through the heart? Beheading, perhaps?”

“Do something. Save the day, [name]. Or the night.”

“Quick, before I … Hmm … what horrible thing shall I do?”

“It’s too late for everyone down here—there’s just you to hurt, isn’t there?”

“Really? That’s your plan? Wait for me to kill someone?”

“You’re never safe!”

“Safety, stability—it’s an illusion. It’s a false god, [name]. It’s clinging to a sinking raft instead of learning to swim.”

“It takes more than magic to make a mage.”

“What’s wrong with you? He’s a monster. An actual monster.”

“Please don’t fight me.”

“Did you hurt him?”

“I’m more valuable as a spy than a soldier anyway.”

“You manipulative cur.”

“I’m gonna have to face him.”

“Are you worried about him?”

“I’m sorry—should we try to find him?”

“You always say that. But when it’s us or them, you want me to kill something.”

“I never want you to kill.”

“I never feel like I have a choice.”

“You look like shit, you know.”

“You’re looking rough and weedy yourself.”

“What’s wrong? Cat got your tongue?”

“Spit it out. You’d think you were trying to cast a spell. Are you? Next time, use your wand, it helps.”

“Your mum would make a terrifying supervillain.”

“He’s got more fire than a demon.”

“You don’t want to hurt me.”

“It’s always about you around here.”

“You would have killed her.”

“I’m thinking violent thoughts at you constantly.”

“We’re already tearing each other apart”

“We are supposed to know better.”

“Too afraid for a real fight—”

“You will die the worst death I can invent.”

“I don’t need a keeper.”

“She is either crazy, or the bravest person I’ve ever met.”

“I had to help. He’s one of us.”

“Stop that! How dare you!”

“Bullies! Oafs!”

“Get out of here!”

“Behind you!”

“None of that! You do your own fighting!”

“Out of my way!”

“Stop right now! I—I command it! Please?”

“Oh no you don’t.”

“Here—in came someone else gets ideas.”

“C’mon, this’s no time to worry about an ouch!”

“It wasn’t so bad. Nobody was killed.”

“You’ll answer for what you’ve done!”

“You half-killed my boy!”

“He deserved a worse thrashing than he got!”

“I woulda swore you didn’t have a scared bone in your body.”

“You have no right to interfere. This is a family matter.”

“Not much of a challenge.”

“So you’re another coward.”

“What happened to you?”

“Let her go.”

“It’s my last chance.”

“Do not. We must fight them.”

“Look. We are not weak.”

“All we need is your help.”

“I don’t know you any more.”

“Please. Don’t make me… Don’t make him destroy you.”

“It wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world to die fighting with friends like this.”

“Run, you must run!”

“Die, little hero.”

“You don’t know what you’re asking.”

“You will not last so long.”

“You never could beat me.”

“We’ll see, my old friend.”

“You fight well for a girl. But you are no match for me.”

“Don’t kill him!”

“He’s a traitor. A traitor!”

“The wound is poisoned.”

“Life is a fragile thing.”

“How can he be alive?”

“You know, I don’t think this look suits you.”

“You promised you’d change!”

“Well. We both made promises we won’t keep.”

“Save the others. Now!”

“You wanted me to be the evil one.”

“Do you trust me?”

“Do as you’re told.”

“We’re coming to help you!”

“We want to fight back!”

“No! Don’t attack!”

“Kill you? You think I can kill you?”

“Truth is, I want to hurt you. But I just can’t.”

“My behaviour was poor.”

“You pushed me through a window!”

“But now we’ll end all of this, won’t we?”

“I won’t let them hurt you.”

“No! Wait! You have to believe me! I’m on your side!”

“Retreat! Retreat now!”

“In the end, good always wins.”

“You’ll never have her. Not as long as I’m alive.”

“Bad news, baby. I’m not leaving.”

“For her sake, you’re gonna die. For my sake, you’re gonna suffer.”

“Why do you keep insisting I’m insane? What’s insane about having a backup plan?”

“I’m going to be here whenever you need me.”

“If I wanted you dead, you’d be dead.”

“I’m so sick of that freaky family.”

“It’s the ones closest to you that you have to keep your eyes on.”

“I can’t believe you’re going to run away from these asses.”

“You sad, deluded woman. You are nothing.”

“Standing up to terror is the only way to take its power away.”

“He scares the living hell out of me.”

“If I ever see you again, I’ll pop your head off like a flower.”

“You’re weak. You’re all so damn weak.”

“Not everything is your fault or your responsibility. Get over yourself. It’d make you a little easier to be around.”

“Look what she did to me. I’ll pull the trigger on that bitch myself.”

“Yeah. Me.”

“The only thing I’m choking on is your insanity.”

“You are living in a prison of your own construction.”

“I’m glad I never killed you.”

“Don’t thank me. Killing you would have been a kindness.”

“We’ve got a war to stop, people.”

“Despite appearances, I’m not an animal.”

“We don’t need heroes, we need people to do what is necessary.”

“A general does not need to know every foot soldier.”

“You weak, foolish boy.”

“I may be many things, but I’m not a coward.”

“You have fight, kid. I’ve always admired that in you.”

ACTION MEME ⟶

💢 for your muse to send a hex at mine

♥ for your muse to try protect mine

🚫 for your muse to hide behind mine

☣ for your muse to ask mine for help

“I have this strange feeling that I’m not myself anymore. It’s hard to put into words, but I guess it’s like I was fast asleep, and someone came, disassembled me, and hurriedly put me back together again. That sort of feeling.”

ii. if your anger is killing you, swallow it whole.

iii.  if your anger is killing you, pound it into pieces and spit on the remains

iv. if your anger is killing you, kill it first.

v. turn out the lights. wave away the smoke. let yourself go home.

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