心は染まらない

❝ Will you ever forgive me? ❞

❝ It is completely reasonable for you to turn your back on me forever. It might even be the wisest decision. ❞

❝ Sometimes, however, I wonder if my problems originate elsewhere. In my won childhood, for example. ❞

❝ It'll be okay. It'll be alright. ❞

❝ That won't do. ❞

❝ One lifetime ago I was crouched in shadow and in the next I am with you. How profound the difference. ❞

❝ How can I not appreciate your protective instincts? ❞

❝ Open yourself to me. I will not harm your secrets. ❞

❝ I am here. Ever devoted. ❞

❝ You may want to prepare yourself for the worst. ❞

❝ It's remarkable how much I continue to improve. ❞

❝ For the first time, I feel normal. ❞

❝ It's been so long since I've traveled. ❞

❝ As it is I'm fairly annoyed. ❞

❝ I've lost all of it. To be honest I don't know where all of it went. ❞

❝ Do that for me. ❞

❝ What's the matter, ❞

❝ Go back to sleep. ❞

❝ I'm sorry I got so mad. It's not your fault. That thing just scares me. ❞

❝ Come back to bed. ❞

❝ I need to find a psychic. Or an exorcist. ❞

❝ What the hell? ❞

❝ Who knows what might have been discovered. ❞

❝ I believe there's a great deal of significance in this discovery. ❞

❝ While I would like to offer you my own interpretation I am a little high and alot drunk. ❞

❝ I'm sketching far less these days. ❞

❝ Recently though I did get this crazy idea: I decided to go out on a limb. ❞

❝ I don't know what I expected. ❞

❝ Now look who's the dumb mutant. ❞

❝ I felt like such an idiot. ❞

❝ I should of stayed away from such flights of fancy, stuck to my regular made-up stories. ❞

❝ Call me sometime, ❞

❝ You're cute. ❞

❝ I feel dead. ❞

❝ I need to get away. ❞

if you are sending to a multi-muse, remember to specify the muse that the sentence starters are being sent for .

who . . .

“ Who are you? ”

“ Who do you serve? ”

“ Who taught you that? ”

“ Who’s really in control here? ”

“ Who are you running from? ”

“ Who did this to you? ”

“ Who’s coming for us? ”

“ Who do you think I am? ”

“ Who else knows about this? ”

“ Who are you trying to protect? ”

what . . .

“ What are you? ”

“ What do you want from me? ”

“ What are you hiding? ”

“ What were you planning to do? ”

“ What just happened? ”

“ What did you see back there? ”

“ What did you promise them? ”

“ What happens if I don’t let you go? ”

“ What are the rules I’m not supposed to break? ”

“ What happens after the portal closes? ”

where . . .

“ Where did you come from? ”

“ Where are we? ”

“ Where are you going? ”

“ Where were you when it happened? ”

“ Where does this path lead? ”

“ Where did you get that scar? ”

“ Where is everyone else? ”

“ Where should I stand? ”

“ Where did you put the body? ”

“ Where were you hiding all this time? ”

when . . .

“ When did this start? ”

“ When were you going to tell me? ”

“ When was the last time you felt safe? ”

“ When do we leave? ”

“ When did you stop trusting me? ”

“ When does this end? ”

“ When did you realise the truth? ”

“ When do things go wrong? ”

“ When did you choose this path? ”

“ When will you look at me and be honest? ”

how . . .

“ How long have you been watching me? ”

“ How did you survive? ”

“ How much do you remember? ”

“ How are you this calm right now? ”

“ How bad is it? ”

“ How did you know my name? ”

“ How far are you willing to go? ”

“ How many lies have you told me? ”

“ How do you live with this? ”

“ How are we supposed to fix this? ”

are . . .

“ Are you human? ”

“ Are you okay? ”

“ Are you lying to me right now? ”

“ Are you scared? ”

“ Are you tired? ”

“ Are you hiding something? ”

“ Are you bound by oath or by magic? ”

“ Are you trying to start a fight? ”

“ Are you always this dramatic? ”

“ Are you going to explain or just stare? ”

do . . .

“ Do you trust me? ”

“ Do you remember your name? ”

“ Do you remember me? ”

“ Do you miss them? ”

“ Do you always talk this much? ”

“ Do you have any idea what you just did? ”

“ Do you ever sleep? ”

“ Do you want me to stay? ”

“ Do you think I’m stupid? ”

“ Do you believe in fate? ”

have . . .

“ Have you eaten yet? ”

“ Have we met before? ”

“ Have you been here long? ”

“ Have you done this before? ”

“ Have you ever killed someone? ”

“ Have you been lying to me? ”

“ Have you lost anyone? ”

“ Have you forgiven yourself? ”

“ Have you always been like this? ”

“ Have you already chosen a side? ”

is . . .

“ Is this place real? ”

“ Is something bothering you? ”

“ Is that weapon even legal here? ”

“ Is this your idea of a joke? ”

“ Is this your way of flirting? ”

“ Is someone watching us? ”

“ Is it supposed to hurt like this? ”

“ Is there a way out? ”

“ Is this what you wanted? ”

“ Is it too late to turn back? ”

can . . .

“ Can I ask you a weird question? ”

“ Can you hear that? ”

“ Can I trust you? ”

“ Can you keep a secret? ”

“ Can we slow down? ”

“ Can you help me bury a body? ”

“ Can you look at me? ”

“ Can we talk about what happened? ”

“ Can you stop pretending? ”

“ Can you promise me something? ”

will . . .

“ Will you stay with me? ”

“ Will you tell me the truth? ”

“ Will this ever end? ”

“ Will you protect me? ”

“ Will they come back for us? ”

“ Will you remember me? ”

“ Will you choose a side? ”

“ Will you regret this? ”

“ Will you still look at me the same way? ”

“ Will you stop me if I’m wrong? ”

should . . .

“ Should I be worried? ”

“ Should we be running? ”

“ Should I follow you? ”

“ Should I be afraid of you? ”

“ Should we pretend this never happened? ”

“ Should I stay or go? ”

“ Should I believe you? ”

“ Should I be honest with you? ”

“ Should we trust them? ”

“ Should I have come here? ”

would . . .

“ Would you do it again? ”

“ Would you lie to protect me? ”

“ Would this have been different if I had stayed? ”

“ Would you really let me die? ”

“ Would you have saved them instead? ”

“ Would you still care if you knew the truth? ”

“ Would you leave if I asked? ”

“ Would this hurt less if I understood? ”

“ Would you forgive me? ”

“ Would you choose me this time? ”

could . . .

“ Could you survive without me? ”

“ Could this world exist without you? ”

“ Could this get any worse? ”

“ Could you teach me how to do that? ”

“ Could you be wrong? ”

“ Could you be lying to yourself? ”

“ Could you forgive them? ”

“ Could this be a trap? ”

“ Could you handle the truth if I told you? ”

… Well. If they're already caught in the act, they might as well finish the rest off, at least. Descole tips the bottle up the rest of the way.

Her threat is surprisingly unimpressive, considering her status. Did she really think everyone in this miserable little city cared about the opinions of others the way she did? Perhaps it was to be expected from an overlord of social media—but as far as Descole has seen, nearly everyone in this hellhole is scum, barely even worth the taste of their blade. They certainly wouldn't dispute that they belong here—murder and mass endangerment were a hard sell to heaven—but as far as they're concerned, their own opinion is the only one that matters.

Descole pulls the bottle from their lips enough to be able to speak.

The fashionista readied her current stance in case Descole wanted to attempt anything funny. Said funny thing would be them trying to throw the bottle at her. That wouldn't have been any fun; they would've been dead following the attempt. A dead ghost doesn't exactly make for good media, since there's nothing there for real. And then she would've strained herself all for nothing! Well, Velvette wasn't a strain herself for nothing kind of lady. That was for the rest of her puppets, who would be all over this post online once she sends it. Descole didn't throw the bottle. In fact, the Sinner did worse by actively mocking her. Mocking her? Velvette? What a joke. She didn't need to see who they were in order to kick their ass if she decided to go that route for that comment alone. She should've, and maybe she could push them out of the window. It wasn't like her and the rest of the Vees didn't have the money to fix it! And, really, it would be a more tame death than whatever Val got up to every week. Hopefully the fall and colliding into the ground would be enough to crumple them and not the bullets of a gun. Velvette fake laughed. It was slow, coordinated, and very aggravated. She rose her phone back up and pressed the record button. Whether or not she posted this didn't matter to her, though she was more than likely going to anyways.

dialogue prompts from i see you've called in dead by john kenney.

i've never seen anything quite like that.

on occasion, i write my own obituary.

it's too early for existential dread.

you look well, for a dead man.

i'll give you twenty dollars to stop talking.

i wish you'd let me cut your hair.

do you believe in god?

i don't think anything matters to you anymore. that kind of breaks my heart.

stories matter. facts matter.

the rumors of your death are exaggerated, i see.

i leave for a week and you fall apart.

you can fall in love with someone from their smile.

have you ever sat with someone as they died?

i'm kind of learning to be alone.

i'm not sure i could really trust anyone who wasn't tempted by an oreo for breakfast, on occasion.

this is going to be so wonderfully awkward. i can hardly wait.

i just go to wakes sometimes.

what happens if i can't redeem myself?

was electricity new when you were little?

how do you say 'horse's ass' in [language]?

you're sweet to ask. most people don't.

i like your face.

can you swim?

you take a lot of words to say very little.

i'm trying to change my narrative.

you're movie star handsome.

are you saying you meet me?

caskets are four-sided. coffins are six-sided, and wider at the top.

i sort of love you. i kind of care about you.

have some kids. they're the only things that keep me sane.

you strike me as someone desperate for a vacation.

we get better. we heal.

if you die, can i have your office chair?

please don't mistake this as affection or friendship.

elegance is not your strong suit.

what would you want to change, if you could?

i think my tear ducts might not actually work.

i wouldn't change a day of my life. i'd just like more of it.

do you mind if we sit for a bit?

we don't talk about death much as a society, do we?

you sound like a hallmark card.

no one likes golf. even golfers don't like it.

i'm not sure who i was trying to impress.

i worry i'm boring you.

we can change. maybe it's just a bit, but that little bit is everything.

i'm sorry. i should have said something.

i didn't expect to like you.

you should come out with a line of sad greeting cards.

i want to be forgiven.

sometimes i hear my own voice and i hate it.

you think i'm better than i am.

i'll shut up. just know i'd be lost without you.

it's your birthday. you're the king.

i've heard about you, but i've never met you.

i wanted to shoot the dude, but who is that helping?

how many days to you experience something for the first time?

there's no small talk among friends. ask.

we hold the past in our body. it never forgets, but it can learn to let it go.

what are you still doing here? go home.

except for you almost dying, i had a lovely evening.

you're a moron. that's what i love about you.

it's remarkable what you can do, when you don't care what anyone thinks anymore.

i thought maybe i could help.

tell your father to go fuck himself.

i believed in santa until i was twelve.

i'm not sure if i believed in _____, or if i wanted to believe so much that i convinced myself.

you saved me. you did.

if this were the last time you were ever going to see me, what would you say?

i like your face.

would you come to my funeral?

if this were a movie, it would be foreshadowing.

if this were a buddy movie, i'd put my arm around your shoulders.

𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 -

01. avoids eye contact or looking at the floor. 02. wringing hands together in silence. 03. fidgeting with the hem of their shirt, unable to stay still. 04. looking at receiver in long silence before looking away. 05. silently leaves a folded note on the table in front of the other. 06. touches the others arm but pulls back out of guilt.

𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 -

01. slams fist onto a table without saying a word. 02. exhaling sharply through their nose and clenching their jaw. 03. throws an object across the room. 04. crossing their arms tightly, digging fingers into their own skin. 05. pacing the room with heavy steps. 06. glares at the other with a clenched fist.

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 -

01. gently pushing stray hair behind the others ear. 02. resting their forehead against the others. 03. cups the others face with both hands. 04. pressing a kiss to the others forehead in silence. 05. lingering touches against the others face. 06. wraps their arms around the other from behind and rests their head on the others shoulder.

𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 -

01. wiping their eyes before someone can notice. 02. pressing their face into a pillow to muffle sobs. 03. pulls the other into a desperate hug and wont let go. 04. silently reaching for the others hand, needing comfort. 05. walks into the room with red-rimmed eyes and no words.

𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 -

01. spins the other around without warning in a hug. 02. links arms with the other and tugs them along happily. 03. provides the other with a handmade gift. 04. tackles the other in a sudden and joyful hug. 05. kisses the others cheek unexpectedly and grins.

𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 -

01. backing away slowly and looking for exits. 02. hiding behind the other and peeking around. 03. flinches at sudden movement from the other. 04. presses their back against the wall with eyes darting around the room. 05. jumps at a noise and instinctively grabs the others hand.

𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠

01. tucks a blanket gently around the other person's shoulders. 02. applies a bandage with slow and deliberate care. 03. brings them food and water and watches to ensure they eat. 04. runs fingers through their hair in efforts to soothe. 05. rubs soothing circles on the others back while they cry. 06. stays silently by the others side in support without saying a word.

𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠

a mix of arguments, tension, manipulation, gossiping, fighting, & general emotional messiness!

you  weren't  supposed  to  hear  that.

don't  look  at  me  like  i'm  the  only  one  lying.

want  to  tell  them,  or  should  i?

you  think  i  don't  know  what  you  did?

i've  hit  people  for  less.

oh,  i  thought  you  already  knew.

that's  funny,  you  didn't  say  that  last  night.

say  that  again.  i  dare  you.

you  wanna  talk  about  loyalty?

no  offense,  but  if  you're  the  last  to  know,  that's  on  you.

go  ahead  -  pretend  like  it  wasn't  your  idea!

they  deserve  to  know  the  truth.

you  didn't  hear  this  from  me,  but  -

oh,  so  now  you  care?

don't  flatter  yourself.  you  were  just  convenient.

you  crossed  a  line.

we  had  bets  on  how  long  it  would  last.

it's  not  even  a  secret  anymore.

you  don't  get  to  cry  about  it  now.

touch  me  again  and  see  what  happens.

say  it  again.  louder  this  time.

you  really  thought  nobody  would  find  out?

don't  act  so  innocent.

okay,  but  am  i  the  villain  for  laughing?

tell  me  who  else  knows.  right  now.

this  whole  time,  and  you  didn't  say  a  word?

don't  act  brave  now.

you're  really  gonna  do  this  here?

it  wasn't  supposed  to  get  this  far!

you  can't  rewrite  history.

oh,  i'd  never  say  it  to  their  faces.

it  was  supposed  to  stay  between  us.

we're  all  thinking  it,  i  just  said  it.

you're  not  as  untouchable  as  you  act.

do  you  even  feel  guilty?

they  warned  me  about  you.

go  ahead,  make  it  worse.

if  you  repeat  this,  i'll  deny  everything.

the  next  thing  out  of  your  mouth  better  be  an  apology.

you're  about  three  seconds  away  from  regretting  this.

you  keep  pushing,  and  i'll  push  you  back.

they're  going  to  find  out.

one  more  lie,  and  i  walk.

they're  lying  to  you.

you  need  to  back  off.  now.

you're  defending  them?  after  everything?

don't  try  to  hide  it.

tell  me,  was  i  just  a  placeholder?

you  really  think  sorry  fixes  this?

there's  nothing  left  to  say.

don't  act  like  you're  the  one  hurting.

i  don't  owe  you  any  explanation.

whatever  helps  you  sleep  at  night.

you  should've  seen  this  coming.

i  hope  it  was  worth  it.

i  told  the  truth.  just  not  all  of  it.

you'll  miss  me  before  i  miss  you.

smile.  you're  ruining  the  mood.

i'd  watch  that  tone  if  i  were  you.

it's  not  my  fault  you  believed  me.

you  have  such  a  talent  for  pretending  you're  innocent.

we  both  know  this  is  over.

i  never  said  i  was  a  good  person.

Hazbin scribbles! (Vox, mostly)