Quiell

one of the hallmarks of a kingism is that when a character is being Horny On Main (or In Maine), they can never do it in a normal way. they have to come up with a sequence of words that nobody has ever said before in the history of the english language. here's another example:

image 2-6: excerpts from stephen king novels.

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Alan dragged deeply on the cigarette. It tasted absolutely grand, swimmy head or no swimmy head, and he felt he could understand perfectly why smoking was now off-limits in the public areas of every hospital in America. John Calvin had been dead right: nothing that made you feel this way could possibly be good for you. In the meantime, though, hit me wid dat nicotine, boss – it feel so fine. [second half of the last sentence highlighted by OP]

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His voice showed none of this as he asked, 'How's it going, pretty lady?' She smiled. 'Well, it's been an interesting day. Verrrrry . . . inderesting, as that guy used to say on Laugh-in.' [last sentence highlighted by OP]

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'Blow me!' he shouted down at her. 'Fellate me! Open that gorgeous metal-filled mouth of yours and gobble my crank!' 'Oh my God,' Myra moaned.

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She went on pulling Brian's pudding while she spoke. He was moaning now. It was wrong, he knew that, but it felt good. It felt most sincerely awesome. It felt like what he needed.

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[...] that tonight was the night! Premarital sex was wrong, of course, but sometimes you had to break a few eggs in order to make an omelette. And he was certainly up to the task of atoning for that particular sin if she was. 'Rooty-toot-toot!' cried Lester Pratt enthusiastically. 'Sweet little Sally in her birthday suit!'

Sometimes you've got to hold your own hand.

For all the ugly things they had done, their entwined hands looked beautiful together.

The letter in their hand felt like it weighed a ton.

"My hand in your hand, it's all I need."

She looked down at her clean hands and wondered if the blood she felt would ever go away.

"Wanna hold hands with me?"

It's nice to be safe, but why does your guardian angel have to hold your hand all the time to keep you safe.

The sword lay heavy in his hand, but it was all the responsibility on his shoulders that really weighed him down.

"Would you be so kind to keep your cold hands to yourself?"

The coffee in her hand felt like a lifeline this morning.

"I wanted to take your hand. I wanted to take it so badly."

They only realised they were holding hands the entire time, the moment they had to let go.

In her hand everything seems to become a weapon. 

"Relax, it was one time. You don't have to ask for my hand in marriage - yet."

They weren't ready to let go yet. Not of the other's hand, but also not of the false sense of safety the other provided.

Part IV

"You've shown me who you really are, and it's ugly."

"Don't try to guilt-trip me, it won't work!"

"Your arrogance is blinding!"

"Why do you keep doing this to me?"

"No, no, no, this is not how we're playing this game!"

"Don't you dare use my words against me!"

"Nothing is ever good enough for you, right?"

"It's like you don't even care about the damage you cause!"

"You're a master of manipulation, aren't you?"

"I can't believe you sometimes!"

"I've had enough of your selfishness!"

"You didn't just break my trust, you shattered it!"

"This is your fault, and your fault alone!"

"Stop pretending like you're the hero in this story!"

"I should have known better than to believe you!"

"You don't get to rewrite what happened!"

"I refuse to let you play the victim!"

"You act like you’re untouchable, but you're not!"

"Every time I give you a chance, you blow it!"

"It is not my fault, don't you dare blame me!"

More: Angry Masterpost

disassemble vs. dissemble disassemble means to take something apart: “We disassembled the cabinet together.” dissemble means to hide one’s beliefs or feelings: “She knew she had to dissemble her feelings to avoid a lecture.”

imply vs. infer imply means to hint at something: “He implied he was having an affair.” infer means to make an aducated guess and acts as the opposite to imply: “She inferred that he had been disloyal.”

disinterested vs. uninterested disinterested means being unbiased about something: “I asked an impartial third-party to get a disinterested take.” uninterested means being indifferent and having no interest at all: “I tried to show him, but he was uninterested.”

empathy vs. sympathy empathy describes feeling what someone else feels: “His natural empathy meant that he was always feeling bad for someone.” sympathy is a feeling of compassion or feeling bad for someone: “She showed no sympathy for her victims.”

grisly vs. grizzly grisly means something disgusting, horrible, or repulsive: “The killer left a grisly sight behind.” grizzly is a large species of brown bears: “No, you cannot cuddle the grizzly!”

“Would you?”

“…”

Stories stall when everyone behaves. Real tension appears when someone:

• asks the wrong question • says something they shouldn’t • notices something uncomfortable • refuses to drop the topic • misunderstands something important • interrupts at the worst moment

because we all know the line is a classic for good reason but perhaps a bit too cliche

Oh. Oh no, I know what this is.

Well. That’s inconvenient.

Wait, why is…. Oooooh….

Okay, I know what this looks like. But… Oh man, who am I kidding?

Wait… Oh.

“Oh.” A blink. Then, slower, “Oh…”

“Wait…” Fuck.

What? Why would I feel that way when… Oh.

This is going to hurt, isn’t it?

“What the—“ Oh.

Everything aligns just right then. I’ve been a damn idiot.

“Oh my God!” … Oh my god…

Oh. Oh no…

My hands are shaking and suddenly I understand why my throat feels tight and my heart is pounding. I’m an oblivious fool.

Nope, nope. Not happening. … “Fuck.”