HOPE

❝  i’d say you’re dead to me, but, you know. you’re dead to everybody.  ❞

❝  he’s wearing my jacket. if you get blood on my jacket, i’m gonna be very upset.  ❞

❝  they like disney films. cheese. amazon gift cards.  ❞

❝  maybe they have some leftover chinese.  ❞

❝  finish it. finish it, i dare you.  ❞

❝  are you gonna suck [name]’s blood?!  ❞

❝  if we break the magic, everything comes back to normal, that’s how these things work.  ❞

❝  it’s probably just sean. he works so late.  ❞

❝  we’re gonna get the fuck out of here, and we’re gonna take you with us.  ❞

❝  look at my teeth!  ❞

❝  come and sit down, have some tea, it’s just what you need.  ❞

❝  don’t fucking jump out and scare me, i’m gonna fucking attack—  ❞

❝  i never get this kind of positive feedback, i’m actually liking this.  ❞

❝  he’s your [petname/friend/brother], man. make sure he’s gonna…  ❞

❝  you’re actually the person i’m most concerned about.  ❞

# NEWMERICAN. 

‘who wants to die?’

‘what would you gain from killing me?’

‘somebody /please/ kill somebody.’

‘perhaps i have lived too long.’

‘i am an old man, alive long past his time.’

‘flowers? for me?’

‘you opportunistic scoundrel.’

‘they destroy everything they touch.’

‘no need to say it. i can read your intentions from your expression.’

‘they insisted. you know how it is.’

‘i am not overly fond of sharing, either.’

‘enjoy this while it lasts. it won’t happen again.’

‘what little plan has she hatched this time?’

‘there is power in choices, as there is in lies.’

‘is it customary where you’re from to give complete strangers questioning looks?’

‘for what it’s worth, i believe you. not that i particularly care.’

‘there’s nothing for you here.’

‘people can convince themselves of anything.’

‘ah, quiet, insular communities. always something nasty going on behind closed doors.’

‘you always think there’s something nasty going on behind closed doors.’

‘what are you waiting for? try them on!’

‘now if only you could find me a prostitute or two, a bowl of fish chowder, and a corrupt politician, i’d really feel like i was home.’

‘they have no respect for our privacy.’

‘the leg’s not doing so well.’

‘i can’t feel my foot.’

‘i have some bandages. maybe they’ll help.’

‘are you insane? you’re hurt!’

‘yes, yes… get moving, you old geezer.’

‘try not to get in trouble.’

‘i don’t need to make up for anything.’

‘why do you suddenly want to cooperate with me?’

‘so… what? you want me to toss them out a window?’

‘there is suffering in your past. your suffering, and the suffering of others.’

‘for a moment there i thought you were going to go on a weepy tirade and try to share your feelings.’

‘does doubt ever chip away at your truths?’

‘only the fool is completely certain of himself.’

‘your entire existence is a test of your will and courage.’

‘blood can only be repaid in blood.’

‘jealousy drove me to betrayal.’

‘i loved her too, but what man can compare with a god?’

‘i have faith in my friends well enough. faith that they will one day stab me in the back.’

‘what an odd thing to do with the honoured dead… to store it in a pot. bizarre.’

‘it’s just a stone flask with a burnt woman inside.’

‘he is a sensible man; one who never desired power.’

‘he’s mad with ambition.’

‘and what about me? does anyone care what i want?’

‘none of this would be possible without you.’

‘i’m not talking about a friend, exactly. and no, it’s not that kind of friend either.’

‘maybe it’s time i went to see her.’

‘have i never seen a basilisk? ate jellied ham? have i never licked a lamppost in winter?’

‘well, you tell me: have /you/ ever licked a lamppost in winter?’

‘i’ve licked my share of lampposts and then some.’

‘that’s not what i meant and you know it.’

‘that’s… a disturbing mental image you’ve conjured for me, right there.’

‘oh, that’s funny. your cruel japes will be remembered.’

‘if you hear sobbing later, that’s me crying myself to sleep.’

‘your cruel interrogation will be remembered forever.’

‘lunch makes everything better.’

‘did i say that? i meant that dogs raised me.’

‘oh, there you go, listening to me again. you’d think you would have gotten past that again.’

‘i’m a bastard! and before you make any smart comments, i mean the fatherless kind.’

‘he was good to me, and he didn’t have to be.’

‘i remember screaming at him like a little child. well, i was a child, so i doubt he was surprised.’

‘i hated it there, and blamed him for everything.’

‘do you want to make me more angry?’

‘it seemed like it was too late by then. how do you just tell someone that?’

‘it’s come up. you’ve been avoiding it.’

‘i suppose part of me kind of liked you not knowing.’

‘that sounds incredibly whiny.’

‘right from when i was born, all my choices have been made for me.’

‘i’m a sucker for good tailoring.’

‘so this is where you deflect questions with humour, right?’

‘i was determined to be bitter.’

‘i never really felt at home anywhere.’

‘just try that line on me.’

‘oh. and then, there were the nightmares.’

‘you learn to block it out after a while.’

‘bad news, i take it? spit it out.’

‘i am aware that i have… little talent for forming friendships.’

‘don’t get gushy. it was nothing personal.’

‘friendship with a man? i did not know it was even possible.’

‘i want you to know that while i may not always prove… worthy… of your friendship, i shall always value it.’

tw for distressing themes , depressive tendencies , harsh language , ect .