hero of the wilds.

DO I SEEM ANXIOUS TO YOU?

dialogue prompts from now and then (1995).

i sure picked the wrong week to stop smoking.

you know how i feel about swearing.

____ is not a dirty word.

it's been too damn long.

i can't believe you kept this thing.

i can't believe you're having a baby. makes me feel very old.

the longer you're gone, the weirder you get.

what's it been, ____ years since you've been back?

how many times do we have to have this conversation?

hurry up, your breakfast is getting cold.

call me a fool, but i actually thought ____ would be back.

the last thing i wanted was to be different from my friends.

here, take my shirt. now i'll be cold, but maybe you'll shut up.

it's okay. i just want to talk to you.

don't you ever do that again.

it's all just pretend, right?

you know how much i hate to get dirty.

truth or dare, _____?

you don't have to say, if you don't want to.

you scared me to death.

hell of a right hook you've got there.

i want to make this perfectly clear: i am looking under protest.

it's payback time.

dream on, asshole.

somebody's gone to a lot of trouble to keep this a mystery.

did you kill anyone over there?

does your ____ still hurt?

smoking stunts your growth.

doesn't seem like you can believe in much anymore.

you can believe in yourself, if you're lucky.

i'm gonna tell you something i wish someone would have told me, when i was your age: your parents aren't always right.

whatever it is you're looking for, i hope you find it.

i know you're in there.

how come you're out so late?

i just needed to do some thinking.

why do you think we fight all the time?

i always thought you hated me.

if you mention this to anyone, i'll beat the shit out of you.

do you like your parents?

i don't really know my parents.

being an adult doesn't mean you know shit.

there are no perfect families. it's normal for things to be shitty.

it might be normal, but it still hurts.

it's okay. i'll always be here for you.

why are you afraid of me?

i don't like to see a lot of people. i don't think they like to see a lot of me.

maybe you're not such a creep, after all.

why did ____ have to lie to me?

for the longest time, i thought i could've stopped it.

i've wasted a lot of years afraid to face people. mostly afraid to face myself.

things will happen in your life that you can't stop, but that's no reason to shut out the world.

there's a purpose for the good and for the bad.

i look better with makeup on.

you are gonna have to calm down, alright?

i'm so happy, i feel i could just bust, and shoot happiness out everywhere.

i got an a-plus on career day. i must have just missed the class on personal relationships.

if you don't fall in love, you can't get hurt.

i've been so afraid of the bad things that i've missed out on the good.

i didn't want to come back here, but i'm really glad i did.

there's a part of me that would like to just stay here forever.

dialogue prompts from the threat: animorphs #21 by k.a. applegate.

it all seems normal, somehow.

it's finally happened, hasn't it? i've gone insane.

no point in making everyone else nervous.

here's an idea: let's give up.

are we beat?

we were beat before we even got started.

something has happened. maybe you should sit down.

don't forget to brush your teeth.

is it a crime to want to look good?

it's hard to resist happiness. it tends to kind of carry you away.

is this going to make me feel better, or just creep me out?

we don't break laws. not unless absolutely necessary.

we don't hurt innocent people.

we have to control how we behave.

you have a family. you have a home.

are you threatening me?

it's either beautiful or gross, depending on your point of view,

you're a very disturbing person sometimes.

that five minutes lasted for hours.

clear your mind of all the fear. you can do this.

don't tell me what makes sense.

thank you. you saved my life.

well, that sent a few chills up my spine.

we need to escape, not fight.

i haven't really had time to get to know you.

i can't seem to figure _____ out.

you're supposed to be the insightful one.

take one worry at a time.

i look different, but i don't feel any different.

has the truth dawned on you yet?

are you afraid to hear the truth?

i don't give orders.

don't say a word.

you did great.

we have to shut up and play along for now.

you don't want to try to be hopeful at one in the morning.

i need you at your most dangerous.

i should stay with you.

how could i have let this happen?

you think i don't know you were threatening me?

i'm not spending the rest of my life taking orders from you.

maybe you want to be the big hero, but not me.

i have this power now. i'm going to use it.

how long do you think you can hide?

dialogue prompts from breasts and eggs by mieko kawakami.

you only know what it means to be poor, or have the right to talk about it, if you’ve been there yourself.

you reminded me of myself, as a kid.

i never had the kind of windows you could see out of.

i feel like i'm the only one around who doesn't know all the rules.

my life was like a dusty shelf in an old bookstore, where every volume was exactly where it had been for ages.

writing is the best. you can do it anywhere, as long as you have a pen and paper. it’s free, too. and you can write whatever you want.

they only say that in the movies.

kids blame everything on their parents. it's a phase.

i can't tell you how many times i almost asked you.

i can stay tonight and tomorrow.

it's kinda crazy we're related.

i can tell something really bad happened.

age is just a number. it can't tell you everything about a person.

if anyone tries to talk to you, run.

you were never that bad.

i was hoping _____ would talk to you.

things will have to change, and soon.

what's the government for, if not to help you out in time of need?

it feels like i'm trapped inside my body.

we'll worry about tomorrow when it comes.

i don't know what to do with myself.

we may as well just do our own thing.

what are we dealing with here?

i was young, once, but i was never pretty.

beauty means that you're good, and being good means being happy.

i wish i didn't care, but i do care.

i don't want to keep my eyes open. i don't want to see.

just let me take you to the hospital.

show me your smile.

i didn't even realize it was you.

i want to become an adult right now.

it's been a long time since we drank together.

no one ever drops in on me.

i tried calling, but you didn't pick up.

how do you get over something like that?

what are you reading?

luck, effort, and ability are often indistinguishable.

hey, what's this song? it's nice.

the good songs are never long enough.

you literally hold this place together.

i didn't know you had it so hard.

i'm gonna be your big sister. come to me with anything, okay?

you never looked away, no matter what.

we really were sweet kids.

you said you'd come back.

you're going to get better.

we're strong. stronger than this.

it took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to get us here.

i'm losing track of what's real.

you've gotta be more careful. you can't die. what am i supposed to do without you?

honestly, i've never been much of anywhere.

you're still a kid. kids gotta eat breakfast.

blood only washes out under cold water.

i like the fastest rides the most.

you must be a natural.

you're okay? honestly?

why do grownups get drunk?

i'll never put myself through that again.

are you in pain? are you alright?

did you get to see everything you wanted?

i owe _____ the world.

why was i telling you all that, again?

is there anything you're craving?

where were you? what the hell is going on?

i can't even imagine what's going through your head right now.

don't worry. i'm not going anywhere.

you knew i was waiting up for you.

take a shower. you'll feel better.

don't want to talk to me, huh?

how long do you think you can keep this up?

i love you, but i never want to be like you.

i want to help so bad. with money. with everything.

do you have any idea how scared i am?

why does everything change?

what did you want to know the truth about?

who doesn't want to believe there's some kind of a truth to life?

it feels like all of this is already a memory.

everything's gonna be okay. we'll get there.

how was that ten years ago?

we need to do the right thing. for _____.

i'd rather give a kidney to a stranger than my _____.

everybody's just so stupid.

i feel like i don't even know you anymore.

your voice has incredible personality.

we can share our words, but not our thoughts.

no one's ever talked to me like that.

can you really be alone like this? forever?

it's amazing how the human body never stops changing.

i thought for sure you'd change your number.

i can't even imagine what my life would be like.

what do you do after something like that?

sorry, too much information. i probably sound crazy.

where were you? i didn't see you.

₊˚⊹ ㅤa collection of character analysis/headcanon questions to learn more about your character and your partners'! writing/headcanon prompts requested by anonymous. feel free to edit these as you see fit.