House of Black

❛  that thing is cursed! don't let it touch you!  ❜ ❛  i'm afraid this is very bad.  ❜ ❛  is there no way we can stop it?  ❜ ❛  do we just sit here and watch them die?  ❜ ❛  you cannot alter your fate. however, you can rise to meet it, if you choose.  ❜ ❛  you must take it with you. please, i want you to have it, so you won't ... forget.  ❜ ❛  don't you even think of thanking me. it was my pleasure.  ❜ ❛  easy there. you don't want to make your injuries worse, do you?  ❜ ❛  i was starting to think i'd done something wrong by bringing them back home.  ❜ ❛  why are you here, if you don't mind me asking?  ❜ ❛  follow me if you wish to learn my secret.  ❜ ❛  how much more hatred and pain do you think we need?  ❜ ❛  if it's me you want, here i am.  ❜ ❛  why did you stop me from killing them? tell me while you're still alive.  ❜ ❛  that's enough! i'm not listening to you anymore!  ❜ ❛  don't be shy. i won't hurt you.  ❜ ❛  you can go wherever you want to. you're free now.  ❜ ❛  you'd risk everything on one last battle?  ❜ ❛  what if something goes wrong and we're stuck here? we can't help you.  ❜ ❛  even if you were a woman, you'd still be an idiot!  ❜ ❛  why can't we stop this fighting now?  ❜ ❛  it's a trap and a stupid one.  ❜ ❛  you know that boy wanted to share his life with you.  ❜ ❛  i'll try and bring you some help! can you hold out?  ❜ ❛  i'll be back! i promise!  ❜ ❛  you'll have to stay here. wait for me. i'll come back for you.  ❜ ❛  it's really you? you're still alive?  ❜ ❛  i was right in the front line. i saw everything. everything!  ❜ ❛  everything started happening so fast. it was like a nightmare.  ❜ ❛  take it easy. i'm trying to get you out.  ❜ ❛  you're on their side, aren't you?  ❜ ❛  here. take this. where i'm going, they won't be of any use.  ❜ ❛  you'll have to hurry, or it could mean the end of all of us.  ❜ ❛  you must fight it! don't let yourself become a demon!  ❜ ❛  what proof is there this isn't a lie?  ❜ ❛  i'm sorry. i tried to stop it.  ❜ ❛  nothing is over. the two of us are still alive. now, will you help me, [name]?  ❜ ❛  don't force me to kill you.  ❜ ❛  i'll always be near. i will come and visit you ... whenever i can, all right?  ❜ ❛  well, i give up. you can't win against fools.  ❜

"It’s not my fault that I’ve got detention with Umbridge again!" Amelia huffed, not even trying to keep the annoyance out of her tone. Was she exaggerating a little? In all truth she didn't think so. After all, it seemed like every time she breathed Umbridge took it as an excuse to throw another detention onto her. Amelia's left hand was still red and raw from the last time ... "That darn pink toad has it in for me, I swear.”

Okay, so @stcllla had a plan. Perfect, because Harry? He had nothing as they ran. And if she did? He would trust her... or not. "How can you have a plan if you haven't even thought of it yet?" He asked, a little too loud to be quiet, and a little too quiet to be loud. Looking back over his shoulder, he groaned. "Yeah. Still there."

DIALOGUE PROMPTS

i'm sorry if this is a bad time, but i need your help.

this is a matter of life and death.

trust me, if i could go to someone else, i would.

i know you don't owe me a thing, but i'm desperate.

this is the last time i ask you for help. i promise.

please don't make me do this by myself.

you're the only one who knows how to do this.

all right, all right, i'm sorry! now will you help me?

i didn't know who else to turn to.

this was the last place i wanted to go.

you know what i'm dealing with. you have all the answers.

please. this is worse than i imagined and i need your help.

you promised them you'd help me.

can we put our feelings aside? i really need your help.

i won't ever ask you for help ever again.

would you just listen to me for two seconds?

i'll explain everything. please come back inside.

i hate this just as much as you do.

i ran out of options.

i don't know how else to ask you.

you're the only person who will listen to me.

you've got to help me out with this.

this is my last chance.

just help me with this, and i'll be out of your hair for good.

i wouldn't come here for nothing.

you're the only person i can rely on.

i trust you to help me.

you helped them. why can't you help me? what makes me so different?

look. put our pasts aside and just help me, would you?

you're my last resort.

it all hangs in the balance.

this is do or die.

you promised me you'd help if it came down to it.

are you busy? i could use your help.

ACTION PROMPTS

[ stormy ] sender arrives at receiver's doorstep soaking wet

[ bloody ] sender arrives at receiver's doorstep bleeding and injured

[ call out ] sender calls out to receiver to help them in a moment of grave danger

[ text ] sender texts receiver asking for them to swing by and save them from a bad or awkward situation

[ call ] sender calls receiver in a time of need

[ wait ] sender is waiting in receiver's house when they come home, there to plead their case and ask for receiver's help

[ find ] sender locates receiver after hours of searching and pleads for their help

[ shout ] sender shouts receiver's name, desperate for help

[ panic ] sender approaches receiver in a panic and tries to explain to them what's going on

[ hide ] sender hides behind receiver's body

[ stranger ] sender desperately asks receiver, a stranger, for help with something

[ reluctant ] sender reluctantly asks for receiver's help

CONSPIRE: for our muses to hide with each other at a houseparty, sitting on the floor in a coat closet or bathroom.

HIGH: for our muses sit on top of a roof together, sharing a bottle of booze or a joint.

TRAP: for our muses to be stuck in an elevator alone together for several hours.

TRIP: our muses are on a roadtrip together and the car breaks down somewhere remote.

DARK: our muses spend the night in a haunted location trying to hunt ghosts.

TASTE: our muses share a cigarette on a swing set in an empty park.

EARLY: our muses spend all night at the beach until sunrise.

LATE: our muses are camping in the mountains together but hear noises outside their tent at midnight.

BALL: our muses dance together at a masquerade, not knowing the other's identity until the party is over.

SETUP: our muses have mutual friends who set them up on a blind date at an ice cream parlor.

FREE: our muses sneak into a skating rink together while its closed.

REALIZE: our muses are in an abandoned amusement park but discover a crime scene.

ACCIDENT: our muses hook up in a library but accidentally stay after its been closed and are locked in for the night.

PAINT: one muse goes to an art class and is surprised to find the other is the model for the day.

DISCOVERY: our muses are in a graveyard and find an emptied grave.

STUCK: our muses haven't seen each other in years and are assigned to the same room in a hostel.