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lydia martin smiling - 3/?

send one of the below symbols for your character  ( the sender )  to perform on mine  ( the receiver )    add  !!  to reverse the roles

💆‍♀️   for  your  character  to  tuck   a   strand   of   my    muse’s   hair    behind    their    ear

🤝   for   your   character   to   brush    their     hand    against    my    muse’s    hand 

🤚   for   your   character    to    guide    mine    by    touching    their     back

🛋   for   your   character   to    curl   up   with    mine  

☕️   for   your   character    to    bring    mine    a    beverage 

🍫   for   your   character   to    bring   mine   some    food

📺   for   your   character    to    watch   a    film  /  tv    show   with    my    muse

🎶   for   your   character    to    play    music    or    sing    to    mine  

🎧    for   your   music    to    listen    to    music    with    mine

💃   for   your   muse    to    offer    to    dance    with    my    muse

📚   for   your    muse    to    read    with     mine

🎨   for   your   muse   to    paint    with    mine

🪴   for   your    muse    to   take    mine    on   a   walk

💫  for    your    muse    to    take    mine    stargazing

🧺   for    your    muse    to    take    mine    on   a    picnic

✍️   for   your   muse    to    draw    mine

👔    for   your   muse    to    help    mine    get    dressed

💇‍♀️    for   your    muse    to    play    with    my    muse’s    hair

🌸    for   your    muse    to    give     mine     flowers

🎁    for    your    muse    to    give    mine    a    gift    (  please    specify !  )

🎀   for    your    muse    to    wrap     mine    in   a    blanket

🛀    for    your    muse    to     wash    my    muse’s    hair 

✨    for    your     muse    to    hold    my    muse’s    hand

🤗    for    your    muse   to    give    my    muse    a   hug

💋    to    kiss    my    muse    (  specify    where !  )

🍰     to    bake    something    with    my    muse

🥦    to    cook    something    with    my    muse

🤐    to    tell    my    muse    a    secret   (  please   specify ! )

from  the  2021  album  by  orla  gartland .  drinking  references  present .  please  amend  wording  where  required !

THINGS  THAT  I’VE  LEARNED .

“ don’t  compare  your  face  to  the  other  faces . ” “ it’s  not  worth  it . ” “ you’re  living  your  life  in  your  mind . ” “ you  don’t  get  it . ” “ never  buy  the  jeans  that  you’ve  never  seen ,  you’ll  regret  it . ” “ these  are  the  bridges  that  i’ve  burned . ” “ these  are  the  things  that  i’ve  learned . ” “ it’s  okay  to  feel  everything  you  feel  all  of  a  sudden , ” “ there’s  no  manual  and  if  there  is ,  i  haven’t  read  it . ” “ say  what’s  on  your  mind . ”

YOU’RE  NOT  SPECIAL ,  BABE .

“ if  you  could  see  yourself  from  above  the  sky ,  i  think  you’d  say  that  you’re  doing  fine . ” “ life  is  short  until  it’s  not . ” “ people  always  let  you  down . ” “ find  the  ones  that  get  you ;  stick  to  them  like  hot  glue . ” “ dance  if  you  want  to . ” “ you’re  not  special  babe . ” “ i  know  you  feel  like  your  life  is  one  big  mistake . ” “ i’m  right  there  on  your  side . ” “ we  all  go  from  heartbreak  to  happy  to  heartbreak . ” “ some  things  just  don’t  change . ” “ you’re  an  adult  now . ” “ eat  whatever  you  want  for  breakfast . ” “ spend  your  money  ‘til  you  die . ” “ some  people  don’t  stick  around . ” “ don’t  let  yourself  down . ” “ everyone  cries ,  everyone  lies . ” “ everyone  hates  you . ” “ everyone’s  so  scared  of  the  future . ” “ everyone  fucks  up  and  then  breaks  up  and  then  makes  up . ” “ everyone  has  days  where  they  don’t  wanna  wake  up . ” “ everyone  loves ,  everyone  loses . ” “ they’re  on  their  own . ” “ everyone  else  is  covered  in  bruises ,  but  we  feel  alone . ”

MORE  LIKE  YOU .

“ i  love  the  way  you  sing . ” “ i’ve  been  tryna  copy  every  word  you  say . ” “ i  love  the  way  you  think . ” “ you  have  this  way  of  knowing  it’ll  be  okay . ” “ where  did  you  get  that  confidence  from ? ” “ i  know  that  i’ve  been  obsessing  in  the  worst  way . ” “ i  heard  it  from  a  woman  on  the  internet . ” “ she  told  me  to  eat  well  and  try  to  love  myself . ” “ then  maybe  i  won’t  wish  that  i  was  someone  else . ” “ tell  me  how  to  be  more  like  you . ” “ i  don’t  wanna  fight . ” “ i  wish  i  didn’t  care . ” “ maybe  i’m  the  one  she  had  to  outgrow . ” “ i  know  that  i’ve  been  flirting  with  the  enemy . ” “ please  don’t  be  so  perfect  in  front  of  me . ” “ i  think  of  all  the  things  that  i  will never  be . ” “ i  got  these  insecurities .  they’re  all  mine ;  there’s  nothing  you  can  do . ” “ the  other  day  i  caught  myself  just  looking  at  pictures  of  you . ” “ she  told  me  to  live  a  life  of  no  regret . ” “ so  maybe  i  won’t  take  you  on  as  such  a  threat . ”

“i  will  live  with  you  in  this  hellhole,  but  i  must  express  myself.”

“go  ahead,  make  my  millennium." 

"i,  myself,  am  strange  and  unusual.”

“we’re  dead.  i  don’t  think  we  have  very  much  to  worry  about  anymore.”

“these  aren’t  my  rules.  come  to  think  of  it,  i  don’t  have  any  rules.”

“never  trust  the  living!" 

"it’s  a  little  late  to  be  neurotic.”

“let’s  turn  on  the  juice  and  see  what  shakes  loose.”

“my  whole  life  is  a  dark  room.”

“i  wanna  be  dead  too.”

“a  little  gasoline.  blowtorch.  no  problem.”

“we’re  gonna  have  some  laughs.”

“i  know  just  as  much  about  the  supernatural  as  i  do  about  interior  design.”

“i’ve  seen  the  exorcist  about  167  times,  and  it  keeps  getting  funnier  every  single  time  i  see  it.”

“what’s  the  good  of  being  a  ghost  if  you  can’t  frighten  people  away?”

“i  took  a  scissors  to  him  so  fast.”

“something  like  this  always  happens  when  we  try  to  go  on  vacation.”

“i  made  a  couple  of  small  discoveries.”

“handbook  for  the  recently  deceased.”

“i  don’t  like  situations  like  this.”

“are  we  halfway  to  heaven  or  are  we  halfway  to  hell?”

continuing from this list i made earlier!

“ i miss you. ”

“ i don’t think i can do this anymore. ”

“ were you really about to leave without saying goodbye? ”

“ please don’t make me say it. ”

“ i need you. ”

“ please don’t go… ”

“ you know i’m never going to let anything happen to you. don’t you? ”

“ are you… are you afraid of me? ”

“ you’re a good person. ”

“ don’t worry. i’ll stay. i’m not going anywhere. ”

“ …is what they’re saying true? ”

“ i don’t care about any of that. i only care about you! ”

“ i’m here. ”

“ you have no idea how glad i am to see you. ”

“ just… tell me how to fix this. ”

“ please. now is not the time for lies. please, just… tell me the truth. ”

“ you know you can tell me anything… right? ”

“ hey… there is nothing in this world that you can tell me, that’ll ever make me hate, fear, or leave you. please, rest easy in that knowledge. ”

“ i never thought i’d see you again. ”

“ please… you have to understand why i did what i did… ”

“ why didn’t you tell me? ”

“ everyone has secrets, don’t they? i’m sure you’ll tell me yours when you’re ready. ”

“ you’re not alone. ”

“ you can trust me. ”

“ i can’t believe i ever trusted you… ”

“ it’s okay… everything’s going to be alright. ”

“ i…  i  don’t know how to fix this. ”

“ there’s no other way, is there? ”

“ no. absolutely not. no way. i’m not letting you do this. ”

“ you don’t know what it was like. ”

“ for gods sake, don’t do this! don’t you dare make me lose anyone else! not today! ”

“ i can’t lose you… ”

“ haven’t we suffered enough? can’t we have this one good thing? ”

“ you know, i think this might be the first time i’ve ever seen you frightened… ”

“ goodbye, my love/old friend. ”

“ you didn’t honestly expect me to let you do this alone, did you? ”

“ you lied to me. ”

“ you abandoned me. ”

“ promise me. ”

“ you promised! ”

“ please don’t do this… ”

“ we were one hell of a pair, weren’t we? ”

“ perhaps i am a little frightened… ”

“ we’re a team. remember? so let’s face this one together. ”

“ sorry. you’re stuck with me, i’m afraid. it’s part of the whole friendship/relationship thing. wherever you go, i go. ”

“ you… you must know, before anything else happens tonight… you must know that you were the greatest thing that ever happened to me. ”

some  ideas  for  first  meeting  prompts  that  may  help  break  the  ice  between  characters .  feel  free  to  amend  contexts  &  roles  where  required !  violent  &  alcohol  related  prompts  present .