THE MARKSMAN

trigger warnings for: general angst, general negative behaviors, death and dying. feel free to change phrasing / pronouns to fit scenarios better.

❝ I’m sorry if it upsets you, but I’m going to marry her. ❞

❝ Whatever you’re going to ask, the answer is No! ❞

❝ If you do this, you will be dead to me. ❞

❝ Go to hell . ❞

❝ I hope that what I’ve said hasn’t hurt you too much. ❞

❝ If you leave now, you get nothing. ❞

❝ She doesn’t understand you like I do. ❞

❝ I wish we never met. ❞

❝ Did I make you proud? Did I ever make you proud? ❞

❝ This isn’t just about you. It’s about what’s best for all of us. ❞

❝ Get away from me! ❞

❝ Go. Just… go. ❞

❝ This is my fault. ❞

❝ You promised! You promised you’d stay! ❞

❝ Everyone leaves in the end. They come, and they go. They all go… ❞

❝ I’m not just going to stand by while you destroy everything. ❞

❝ I’m giving up. ❞

❝ I can’t lose you again! ❞

❝ If one of us has to live, I’d rather it was you. ❞

❝ I’ve been lying to you. ❞

❝ Stop acting like you’re happy. I know you’re not. ❞

❝ I’ve moved on. ❞

❝ You don’t understand. ❞

❝ Shut up. I don’t want to hear another word from your mouth. ❞

❝ I never want to see you again! ❞

❝ Don’t touch me! ❞

❝ I’ve never loved you. ❞

❝ I think we should break up. ❞

❝ I’m still in love with you. ❞

❝ I’m a byproduct of a broken promise. ❞

❝ What did you do? ❞

❝ I needed you, and you didn’t care. ❞

“If you really want something in life, you have to steal it from somebody else.” 

“If you really want something in life, you have to steal it from somebody else.” 

HOW TO TELL IF YOUR HOUSE IS HAUNTED —

STEP 1 :  your house? STEP 2 :  oh, it’s haunted, all right. STEP 3 :  we would share some tips on how to tell that it’s haunted, but man, that stuff would keep you up at night. 

@marksmanmoran​ said :  “What do posh people wear?”

“ i was trusted. until i changed sides. “

“ call me crazy, but i just want to be free. “

“ always the same dance with us. “

“ you never did stop falling for shadows. “

“ bad enough those men and women die alone. they deserve dignity. “

“ nothing to tell. just a little mystery. “

“ you have friends now. i’m happy for that. and scared for you, as well. “

“ i hear things about you, ____. things i would not have imagined, all those years ago. “

“ i have some secrets no one should know. “

“ assume the worst, live another day. “

“ you feel exposed. but you aren’t, you know. “

“ no one looks below the surface. not here. “

“ you fit the mold of what they expect in a place like this. and that’s all that matters to them. “

“ it’s all about calculating how willfully blind a person is going to be. and then exploiting that. “

“ i know how a woman should move. and i know how a woman moves when she’s in pain. “

“ i know that look in a woman’s eye. “

“ i’ll come for you again. and again. and again. “

“ i think i love you, ____. “

“ you left a clear trail. you had to know you’d be easy to find. “

“ convince me why i shouldn’t kill you. “

“ death is such a… primitive concept. “

“ i’m going to find you. i don’t give up. “

“ you always knew what you had to do. no one ever told you. “

“ you were never afraid of the dark. or what waited for you there. but sometimes… sometimes… i wish you had been. “

“ someone needs to keep an eye on you. “

“ bleeding stumps are flesh wounds. what i’ve got is a scratch. “

“ good times don’t last forever. “

“ i should have known this would happen. but i got happy, and soft. “

“ i forgot that secrets never keep. “

“ everyone who knew i existed is dead. “

“ i have hunted for less. i have killed for less. but never with as much pleasure. “

“ i know you’re there. don’t waste my time hiding. “

“ some folks think you kill a legend, you’ll become one, too. but that’s not how it works. legends aren’t made so cheap. “

“ is that all, ____? because there’s a look in your eye. “

“ you have been spying, ____. i hear this, everywhere. i hear other things. “

“ you have been spying on me. “

“ if it makes you feel better, you’re not that interesting. “

“ i don’t have time to play. “

“ tell me i was wrong. tell me you wouldn’t do the same thing. tell you haven’t already. “

“ my life has been stolen from me, time and time again. i will not let it happen once more. “

“ wolves and girls. both have sharp teeth. “

“ i outlived all the men who raised me. “

“ you forget so much. you forget them—friends, family. “

“ they used to call you crazy. crazy, dangerous. “

“ tell me a story, ____. tell me a true story. quick, before i get bored. “

“ you’ve forgotten what i can do. you can’t touch me, ____. “

“ i think i hurt you. poor, ____. with pain in their eyes. “

“ you should thank me for not shooting you in the head, ____. “

“ i like to live dangerously. “

“ you just like hurting others from a distance. i’ve always wondered if that makes you a coward. “

“ i’m afraid they’ll come after you. “

“ you should stay here. they need you. you need them. “

“ you weren’t worth my time, ____. you’re still not. “

“ ____ doesn’t care if i kill you. and neither do i. “

“ this would be a good time to start praying. “

“ look at them run. not a single one loyal enough to stand by you. does that ever make you lonely, ____? “

“ both of us feel stronger in solitude. it’s our nature. because we’re killers. “

“ i don’t want to beat you, ____. i just want to kill you. “

“ you’re pathetic, ____. you were a weak child, and you’re a weaker man. “

“ how much longer can you go on? how strong is your will to live? “

“ i never think about giving up. do you? “

“ i learned love from sacrifice. i learned love from living. “

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