* DIRTY OLD SNAKE.

(  various  fluffy  dialogue  prompts  so  soft,  so  sweet,  just  for  you!  )

❛ i just wanted to make sure you’re okay. ❜

❛ there it is, there’s that smile! ❜

❛ you got me flowers? ❜

❛ i’m not afraid of you. ❜

❛ aw, did you miss me? ❜

❛ you’re lucky that you’re cute. ❜

❛ wait, you think i’m cute? ❜

❛ you’re not alone. you never were. ❜

❛ i don’t think i’ve ever seen you smile. ❜

❛ good morning, sleeping beauty. ❜

❛ it’s better with you here. ❜

❛ don’t worry, i’m staying right here. ❜

❛ you’re welcome to stay, if you want. ❜

❛ don’t be a stranger, okay? ❜

❛ i haven’t laughed like this in a long time. ❜

❛ hold still. this might sting a little. ❜

❛ you can hold my hand, if you want. ❜

❛ i knew you would be here. ❜

❛ i just wanted to say thank you for protecting me. ❜

❛ before you do anything, try this and tell me what you think. ❜

❛ wow i really can’t speak, huh? must be because of how pretty you look. ❜

❛ we can order pizza, watch a movie, whatever you want. ❜

❛ what, am i not allowed to look at you? ❜

❛ i’m not giving up on you. ❜

❛ is that my shirt? ❜

❛ this is a good look for you. ❜

❛ pinky promise? ❜

❛ c’mere, you. ❜

❛ honey, i’m home! ❜

❛ you remembered? ❜

❛ you’re my family too. ❜

❛ let’s go somewhere, just you and me. ❜

❛ i’m here for you. don’t forget that. ❜

❛ you’re the only thing that matters. ❜

❛ was that your first kiss? ❜

❛ i was worried something happened to you. ❜

❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜

❛ relationships are built on trust, and i trust you. ❜

❛ you always see the good in people. even me. ❜

❛ do you think the moon is jealous of how pretty you are? ❜

❛ nope, puppy dog eyes aren’t going to work this time! ❜

❛ thanks to you, i know what it means to love again. ❜

❛ how about a kiss before i go? ❜

❛ i’m just glad you’re okay. ❜

❛ here we are, home sweet home. ❜

❛ thanks for being here with me. ❜

❛ seeing you happy is all that matters. ❜

❛ keep it. it looks better on you. ❜

❛ i couldn’t stop missing you if i tried. ❜

(though off anon is fine too!)

“Is there someone you hold dear?”

“Don’t you feel any guilt?”

“You’re actually afraid to be alone, aren’t you?”

“There must be something you fear.”

“Do you have a home?”

“Is there someone you like?”

“Are you really expecting a positive outcome out of this?”

“Aren’t you ashamed?”

“Aren’t you happy?”

“Who do you despise?”

“How do you sleep at night?”

“How do you manage to keep going despite everything?”

“What do you think of kindness?”

“What do you think of hatred?”

“Why do you fight?”

“Why do you live?”

“How much blood have you spilled?”

“How much death have you seen?”

“Don’t you think your actions are reckless?”

“Don’t you know how much good you’ve done for others?”

“Can’t you tell they love you?”

“Can’t you see (insert name) would die for you?”

“Can’t you see that they hate you?”

“Can’t you tell the truth for once?”

“You’re not tainted.”

“You’re not alone.”

“You’re awful.”

“You don’t think of anyone but yourself.”

“You’re an emotionless robot.”

“You’re just a lap dog.”

“It’s not over.”

“He/she needs you.”

“Stop lying.”

“Stop fighting.”

“Stop pushing others away.”

“You’re cruel.”

“You’re far too kind. Too kind for your own good.”

“You depend on him/her too often.”

“You’re overprotective, it’s stifling.”

“You’re too impulsive, it’s reckless.”

“You’re too careless, it’s a liability.”

“He/she is bringing you down.”

“You’re too timid, it’s easy to see you as a target.”

“You need to listen.”

“You need to speak up more often.”

“You’re weak.”

“You’re strong. Stronger than you’ll ever know.”

“You’re too proud.”

“Quit blaming others for your mistakes.”

“You won’t always be around to save him/her.”

“One day, he/she won’t need you anymore.”

“You can’t cheat death.”

“You can’t hide forever.”

“They’ll find out the truth eventually.”

“That person is only holding you back.”

“They’re too good for you.”

“You’ll be rewarded for your efforts if you keep trying.”

“It will get better.”

“You look lonely.”

“You look bitter.”

“You look tired.”

“You’re hiding a painful burden.”

“You’re perfect.”

“You’re beautiful.”

“You will always be worthless.”

“Your hands are too dirty, too tainted to be clean.”

“You’re lost in this world. Wandering without a purpose.”

“You’ll rise above them all.”

“You’ll find your place in this world.”

“You don’t have to worry too much about your end. Work is work right? Long as you have a place to keep you afloat shouldn’t matter too much long as you do the bare minimum. I’m used to working alone anyway, but it does feel good to have someone else around if I’m being honest. Gets rather dull here sometimes.”

Karik breathed in a sigh of relief as the record player kept on going. The turtle tended to like calm days where nothing was going on. The last case was rather hectic given that the lady who hired Karik and Snake was on the meeker side. It had thankfully ended well since the spouse didn’t get mad either. They had simply fallen out of love with one another. Tragic as that sounded that did happen sometimes. People changed as time went on, change was inevitable some said. But, how much of that saying was true? Was change something that happened whenever or was it more slow to happen? As Karik focused upon that topic he began thinking about the subject more and more as time went on.

If there was one thing that tended to stick out about Karik it was that he tended to go into these thinking montages where his eyes wandered all over the place. Sometimes it would devolve into pacing the room as he did many different thinking expressions. He would end up like that for hours sometimes if he got truly deep into his own deductions. Karik wasn’t smart so much as he tended to take everything he saw then replay it over and over within his mind’s eye.

“Hmmmm, is change inevitable? Where did that saying come from? Hmmm.”

That tended to happen too the hmms that came with the deep thinking. It had helped him a lot in figuring how clues fit together. The motives, the evidence, the intersecting lines of how a case functioned. Also helped whenever he tried to do the crossword puzzles that were in the newspapers. You got to win prizes sometimes if you sent in the right answers quickly enough.

“Wait, inevitable! That’s the word I needed for that row.”

Karik ran over to his desk once more to write down the letters into the crossword. It did fit, now he needed some words that were related to time. The clues were, “ends in ing, part of a clock, and never strikes twice.

“Glad I got that out of my system. Hmm, these others are tricky though.”

     'WORK IS WORK, right ? Long as you have a place to keep you afloat shouldn't matter too much long as you do the bare minimum.'

     This prompted the corner of Snake's lips to tug downwards in a slight frown. " I guess. " He knew Karik wasn't stating it to be passive-aggressive - he didn't seem to be the type for that, anyway. If anything, it was the opposite; he was a pretty straightforward guy, Snake found. Still, he found he disliked how he worded the response. 'Bare minimum' carried negative connotations in the serpent's mind; it was something that Snake would never apply to himself, not in terms of profession anyway. It was the sort of phrase that was synonymous with 'doing next to nothing' to him.

     ( He found himself surprised at the fact that this actually bothered him, and it caused him to wonder if he actually wanted to do more out of some form of contribution to the job, or if he was simply bored. )

     Karik's thinking aloud dragged Snake out of his own thoughts, earning a deeply puzzled look from him. " What're you on abo- " he began asking, but clamped up as soon as the turtle suddenly exclaimed, racing back to his desk to write down the answer in his crossword. He couldn't help but utter a small sigh. One would think he'd gotten used to the detective's little tics by now, but the fact just was that Snake was so used to working solo himself was making it take a while to get used to.

     After a short pause, the serpent found himself slithering closer, canting his head slightly as to catch sight of the clues. He was more just glancing them over than anything; he'd never been particularly great at these things himself. He could identify what model the lock he was picking was and he could unlock any safe in just under a minute, but as far as written riddles went, they just weren't his thing. His gaze soon lifted, looking back towards the window again.

(  you  know  that  dynamic  of  the  emotionally  closed  off  one  &  the  kind  one  they  have  a  soft  spot  for?  yeah,  that’s  the  vibe.  )

said from the lone wolf.

❛ you think you know me, but the truth is, you don’t. ❜

❛ going home isn’t an option anymore. ❜

❛ i’m fine. there’s nothing for you to worry about. ❜ 

❛ do you wish i was different? ❜ 

❛ i just, i don’t want anything bad to happen to you. ❜ 

❛ you deserve better than what you’ve got. ❜

❛ i guess we both lost something we were fond of. ❜ 

❛ i’m not leaving you out here alone. ❜ 

❛ you don’t have to keep me company, i’m fine by myself. ❜ 

❛ coming here to see you is the only place i could go. ❜

❛ i’m afraid of losing you, okay? ❜ 

❛ i know you probably hate me right now, and i get it. ❜

❛ what is with your weird fascination with me? ❜ 

❛ yeah, you keep on telling yourself that bullshit. ❜ 

❛ i didn’t mean to hurt your feelings, i just have a lot on my plate. ❜ 

❛ you’re lucky you got away with only a scratch. ❜ 

❛ if i could be a different person, i promise you, i would be. ❜

❛ people like us don’t get to decide when we’re done. ❜

❛ i’ve never had anything good happen to me when i trusted others. ❜

❛ you won’t survive out there. they tear all good things apart. ❜

❛ i don’t know what’s the truth or what’s a lie anymore. ❜ 

❛ you got guts, i’ll give you that. ❜ 

❛ the more you know, the shorter your life will be. ❜ 

❛ for the first time in years, i felt something that i thought had been lost to me. ❜ 

❛ what you think you’re going through is nothing to what i have been through. ❜ 

said from the soft spot. 

❛ you’re not as bad as everyone says you are. ❜

❛ how is it that you’re never scared? ❜

❛ you think i’m weak because i’m not like you. ❜

❛ you wanted to be left alone, right? ❜ 

❛ how do you make the pain go away? ❜

❛ you shouldn’t smoke, you know. ❜

❛ destroy what is destroying you. ❜

❛ i hope you find the peace you’re searching for. ❜

❛ you know my door is always open to you. ❜

❛ i look at you and my heart breaks because all i see is loneliness. ❜

❛ you’re avoiding the subject and you know it. what are you hiding from me? ❜ 

❛ you’re not at war anymore, you can come home. ❜

❛ it feels like you’ve been avoiding me. ❜

❛ what are you so afraid of? ❜

❛ you shouldn’t be out here by yourself. ❜ 

❛ why do you care? you could have just walked away. ❜ 

❛ i know you. how else do you think i found you so easily? ❜

❛ if it was the other way around, would you have come back for me? ❜ 

❛ i just thought you’d like some company. ❜ 

❛ are you jealous? want me all to yourself, do you? ❜

❛ i knew you had a heart. ❜ 

❛ can you look at me? please? ❜

❛ i don’t think i’ve ever seen you smile. ❜

❛ if you won’t take care of yourself, then who will? ❜

❛  you’re like the family i wish i had.  ❜ ❛  i trust you with my life.  ❜ ❛  please don’t ever leave me.  ❜ ❛  you’re the only person i have left !  ❜ ❛  you’re more than just a friend to me. you’re family.  ❜ ❛  i don’t want to be alone anymore.  ❜ ❛  you’re the closest thing to a brother / sister i have.  ❜ ❛  come on , give me a hug.  ❜ ❛  i love you , [name].  ❜ ❛  you’re my favorite person in the whole world.  ❜ ❛  thank you for always being there for me.  ❜ ❛  this means more to me than you can imagine.  ❜ ❛  i care about you and i will always care about you.  ❜ ❛  you’re acting like my mom.  ❜ ❛  shut up and let me comfort you.  ❜ ❛  i’ve never been part of a group before.  ❜ ❛  you have no idea just how important you are to me.  ❜ ❛  i seriously regret letting you move in with me.  ❜ ❛  can you just hold me for a while ?  ❜ ❛  i couldn’t ask for a better friend.  ❜ ❛  is this what family is supposed to be like ?  ❜ ❛  i wish we had grown up together.  ❜ ❛  it feels like you’ve always been part of my life.  ❜ ❛  you know me better than anyone.  ❜ ❛  just leave me alone , okay ?  ❜ ❛  this place is the closest thing to home i have.  ❜ ❛  i’m so lucky i got to meet you.  ❜ ❛  if you ask me , this whole ‘blood is thicker than water’ thing is nonsense.  ❜ ❛  you’re making me feel a little less lonely.  ❜ ❛  just face it , you’re stuck with me now - whether you want to or not.  ❜ ❛  i want to grow old with you.  ❜ ❛  you’re the first person who has accepted me for who i am.  ❜ ❛  i’ve finally found my people.  ❜ ❛  will you still love me even if i tell you my secret ?  ❜ ❛  no matter what you do or say , i’m not leaving you.  ❜ ❛  you don’t have to deal with this on you’re own.  ❜ ❛  i want to help you , but you have to let me in.  ❜ ❛  this is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me.  ❜ ❛  i’m here fore you. today. tomorrow. every day for the rest of you’re life.  ❜ ❛  if you need me , i’m just one call away.  ❜

(though off anon is fine too!) Part 1 Here.

“You’re doing your best. That’s what matters.”

“You’re not trying hard enough.”

“You are one who knows fear.”

“Don’t avert your eyes from difficulties, even if you don’t like it.”

“Your friends are in danger.”

“Your actions are going to hurt someone in the long run.”

“They care about you.”

“They hate you.”

“Kindness is what we need in this world.”

“Strength doesn’t mean anything in this world.”

“Not everyone in this world plays nice, don’t bother trying.”

“You’re doomed to fail no matter what.”

“If you keep trying, eventually you’ll achieve results!”

“She/he still blames you, even if she/he doesn’t say it.”

“It’s not your fault, no one blames you.”

“It’s all your fault and nothing will ever change that.”

“Your friends believe in you and nothing will ever change that.”

“You’re surrounded by friends.”

“You’re surrounded by enemies.“

“You’re not doing so good, you should relax a little.”

“It’s OK to take a break.”

“Have you realized how weak you are?”

“When will you realize you need to be stronger?”

“You need to know when to give up.”

“There’s nothing to worry about.”

“Help isn’t coming.”

“A flower, for you.”

“Take this knife. You’ll know what to do with it.”

“Take my advice and don’t be where you’re not wanted.”

“As long as you’re useful, you’ll be wanted.”

“You’re lovely.”

“You’re an angel. Pure and selfless.”

“You’re full of yourself.”

“You’re a little unfriendly.”

“You’re nothing special.”

“You’re inspiring and others look up to you.”

“You’re so self-involved! You don’t even notice the people trying to help!”

“Can I give you a hug?”

“Can you tell me your secrets?”

“You could cry every once in a while. It’s ok.”

“You could let down your walls a little.”

“You should learn to like yourself.”

“They’ll hurt you eventually, so you should hurt them first.”

“You’ve gotten so far. You should be proud.”

“Kindness is the only thing one needs in this world.”

“Good intentions could only get you so far.”

“Everyone deserves to get a second chance.”

“You’re blindly loyal.”

“You need to have more faith.”

“Maybe this will be your last day alive.”

“Don’t make others suffer for your thoughtless actions.”

“You’re just deceiving yourself.”

“You’re just ignoring everything you wish to avoid.”

“Hold on to the memories you have. The good ones, even the painful ones.”

“Hold on to the ones you love.”

“If you love them, you’d let them go.”

“You’re obsessed with the past.”

“What do you think of people?”

“What do you think of yourself?”

“Do you hate fighting?”

“Do you love anyone?”

“Don’t you trust them?”

“Are you at peace with where you are now?”

“Do you have any regrets?”

“Do you have a crush on anyone?”

“Do you love someone?”

❝  you wanna know how i know you’re a good friend— not just for me but in general?  i always feel better after hanging out with you.  ❞

❝  sometimes things aren’t alright and they’re not gonna be okay for a while.  and that’s alright.  as cliche as it sounds it’s okay to not be okay.  give yourself time.  ❞

❝  have you even taken the time to let yourself feel it?  everything that’s been happening.  eventually,  you have to slow down and let it feel real.  ❞

❝   i’m not really the advice type,  but i am damn good at coming up with distractions to forget the bullshit for a while.  ❞

❝  was this not what you expected?  ❞

❝  i think the whole idea of ‘finding yourself’ is kind of bullshit.  we are what we chose to be.  we make ourselves.   ❞

❝  did you come by for a reason or did you just want some company?  ❞

❝  i’m going to tell you this,  once,  because i think you need to hear it.  you deserve more.  you should expect more from the world and put in the work to get what you deserve.  ❞

❝  i brought some seeds for your garden.  i thought about bringing a bouquet but— this way you can grow them and enjoy them longer.  ❞

❝  please,  stay for dinner?  i enjoy your company.  ❞

❝  come sit a little while with me.  tell me how you’ve been?  really.  ❞

❝  you don’t know how glad i am to see you made it.  here,  let me get you a drink.   ❞

❝  if you’d like to discuss it in private,  we can step outside?  ❞

❝  whatever it is you wish to tell me,  it won’t leave this room.  ❞

❝  well,  i’ve been wanting to talk to you.  but i don’t really know how to put it all in words.  ❞

❝  how have you been sleeping?  ❞

❝  don’t take this the wrong way,  but you don’t quite look well.  ❞

❝  don’t feel bad for not knowing—  i was trying not to bother anyone.  you didn’t know because i didn’t let you.  ❞

❝  miscommunication is a shitty trope in sitcoms and it’s even shittier in real life,  so let’s just take a moment to breathe.  and let’s get on the same page.  alright?   ❞

❝  is this a time for me to listen or fix it?  ❞

❝  i don’t really have anything to say,  i just know that i don’t really want to be alone.  ❞

❝  could you just…talk to me?  it doesn’t have to be anything important.  i just like listening to your voice.  it calms me.  ❞

❝  honestly,  it was a long time ago.  i don’t really remember the details.  ❞

❝  i’m rather proud of you.  i don’t say that often,  so believe i mean it.  ❞

❝  you seem content here.  happy,  even?  ❞

❝  i’m not here to drudge up the past.  i’m just hoping we could have a future.  ❞

❝  i see you’re not getting much sleep either.  should i make us both some tea,  then?  ❞

❝  are you sure you didn’t want to mention something to me?  ❞

❝  are you sure you’re alright?  ❞

❝  i’m a fan of your work,  actually.  ❞

❝  you have more of a reputation than you might think.  ❞

❝  you haven’t heard of me?  how refreshing.  ❞

❝  go on,  tell me what’s on your mind.  ❞

❝  something is troubling you,  yes?  ❞

❝  with a smile like that,  i can’t help but want to know your secret.  what’s got you so cheery today?  ❞

❝  come on,  you’re clearly upset.  and i’m not the asshole who pretends not to notice.  ❞