black widow: the name of the rose writing prompts.
“ 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. “
“ in the end, what matters is that we loved and lived. “