“Can you stop thinking about yourself for once?” 

“Don’t think I forgot about what you did last time.”

“I know you lied to me.”

“I’m not even sorry.”

“You backstabber!”

“I never want to see you again.”

“You never mattered to me.”

“I knew this was a bad idea.”

“Rot in hell.”

“It was supposed to be a secret!”

“No one loves me.”

“He/she/they is/are so petty…”

“You made me cry.”

“I don’t know who you are anymore.”

“How DARE you?!”

“I know you’re not talking to me…”

“I SAW you with him/her/them!”

“Just leave me alone.”

“What did you do?!”

“I told everyone that I didn’t want to talk but I’m actually dying for attention.”

“Just admit that was extra…”

“I forgive, but I don’t forget.”

“[text read thirty minutes ago]”

“Did you see what he/she/they was/were wearing?”

“So what if I had sex with your ex?”

“There’s something I have to tell you…”

“I can’t do this anymore.”

“You weren’t there for me when I needed you the most.”

“I never loved you.”

“It’s too late.”

What is your OC’s favorite color?

Does your OC collect anything? What do they collect?

What kind of things is your OC allergic to?

What kind of clothing does your OC wear?

What is your OC’s first memory?

WWhat’s your OC’s favorite animal? Least favorite?

What element would your OC be?

What is your OC’s theme song? 

Do you have a faceclaim / voiceclaim for your OC?

What deadly sin would best represent your OC?

What are your OC’s hobbies?

How patient is your OC? How hot-headed are they?

What is your OC’s gender / sexuality / race / species / etc.?

What foods does your OC like to eat? What are their least favorite foods?

If your OC could have any pet, what would they choose? Why?

What does your OC smell like? 

How do they make a living? What kind of job do they want / not want? What is their dream job? What do they think of their current job?

What are your OC’s greatest fears? Weaknesses? Strengths?

What kind of music do they listen to? Do they have a favorite song?

If they came from their world to ours (if not already in our’s) how would they react? What would they do?

What personal problems/issues do they have? Pet peeves?

What kind of student were they/would they be in high school?

What is a random fact about your OC? 

What is their outlook on life? What is their philosophy / what do they think in general about living?

What inspired you to create them / how did you create them? Were they originally a fancharacter? What was their personality / design like when you first made them?

Who is the most important person in their life? Why? Who is the least important to them (that still has an impact and why?

What kind of childhood did your character have?

What kind of nervous habits do they have? Do they stim? Do they have any kinds of addictions?

If they could choose their epitaph for their grave, what would they choose?

Do they want to get married? Why or why not? Would they ever want kids? Do they have kids? Why?

What is their most traumatic memory/experience? What is their favorite memory?

If they could have one thing in the world, what would it be?

Would they ever kill someone? What would someone have to do to push them to kill someone? If they would kill someone, why? 

What social groups and activities does your character attend? What role do they like to play? What role do they actually play, usually?

How is your character’s imagination? Daydreaming a lot? Worried most of the time? Living in memories?

What does your character want most? What do they need really badly, compulsively? What are they willing to do, to sacrifice, to obtain?

What’s something that your character does, that other people don’t normally do?

What would your character do with a million dollars? 

What is in your characters refrigerator right now? On their bedroom floor? Nightstand? Garbage can?

Your character is getting ready for a night out. Where are they going? What do they wear? Who will they be with?

What does your character do when they’re angry? Why?

Does your character have any scars? Where did they get them from? 

What was the most offensive thing your character had ever said?

How does your character react/ accept criticism?

If your character was given a slice of pineapple pizza and they HAD to eat it (or something bad would happen), how would they react? Do they even LIKE pineapple pizza?

Your character is given a voodoo doll of themself. What do they do with it? Do they see if it actually works?

Can your character draw? What do they like to draw? Do they doodle?

What were their parents like? How has that affected how they are as an adult?

Does your character like candy? Do they get sugar rushes? What are they like when they get a rush?

❛ Well! After this, I shall think nothing of falling down stairs. ❜

❛ When I get home, I shall write a book about this place. ❜

❛ It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change. ❜

❛ Hmm? Oh, I’m listening. ❜

❛ Will you kindly pay attention to your history lesson? ❜

❛ I’m sorry, but how can one possibly pay attention to a book with no pictures in it? ❜

❛ My dear child, there are a great many good books in this world without pictures. ❜

❛ In this world, perhaps, but in my world, the books would be nothing but pictures. ❜

❛ Your world? Huh! What nonsense. ❜

❛ If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. ❜

❛ Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrariwise, what it is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be it would. You see? ❜

❛ Oh, my fur and whiskers! I’m late, I’m late, I’m late! ❜

❛ Now this is curious. ❜

❛ I’m late, I’m late. For a very important date. ❜

❛ No time to say “hello”. Goodbye. I’m late, I’m late, I’m late. ❜

❛ Curiouser and curiouser. ❜

❛ Oh! I beg your pardon… ❜

❛ Whew. Quite all right, but you did give me quite a turn. ❜

❛ Nothing’s impossible. ❜

❛ For if one drinks much from a bottle marked “Poison”, it’s almost certain to disagree with one sooner or later. ❜

❛ Beg your pardon? ❜

❛ I was just giving myself some good advice. ❜

❛ That was a very sad story. ❜

❛ Aye, but there’s a moral to it. ❜

❛ What are you doing out here? ❜

❛ Oh, but that’s nonsense. Flowers can’t talk. ❜

❛ But of course we can talk, my dear. ❜

❛ Explain yourself. ❜

❛ I’m afraid I can’t explain myself, sir, because I’m not myself, you know. ❜

❛ Oh, dear, everything is so confusing. ❜

❛ Keep your temper. ❜

❛ Lose something? ❜

❛ Oh, that’s…quite all right. One moment please. ❜

❛ Thank you, but I just wanted to ask which way I ought to go. ❜

❛ Well that depends on where you ought to get to. ❜

❛ Then it really doesn’t matter which way you go. ❜

❛ Oh by the way, if you’d really like to know, he went that way. ❜

❛ Can you stand on your head? ❜

❛ But I don’t want to go among mad people! ❜

❛ Oh, you can’t help that. ❜

❛ Most everyone’s mad here. ❜

❛ You may have noticed that I’m not all there myself. ❜

❛ Would you like a little more tea? ❜

❛ See all the trouble you started? ❜

❛ What’s the matter, my dear? Don’t you care for tea? ❜

❛ Why is a raven like a writing desk? ❜

❛ Well, some go this way, and some go that way. ❜

Feel free to add context, change pronouns, names, jobs, and anything else you need to change to make these work for you! Have fun! ^-^   Please note that these have been taken from Netflix subtitles, rather than the audio.

❝ Let’s see, I fought some beasts… ❞

❝ Don’t let people walk all over you. ❞

❝ Don’t be hasty! Please! ❞

❝ If you eat him, you’ll get an upset tummy. ❞

❝ Don’t break it again! It makes my work look shoddy. ❞

❝ Stop complaining, will you? ❞

❝ Where did you two meet? ❞

❝ Someone, help me! ❞

❝ That same nightmare again? ❞

❝ Let me die. ❞

❝ What a huge house! ❞

❝ You’re my priority. ❞

❝ I’m no genius like you. ❞

❝ I’m by myself a lot. ❞

❝ Little kids like me. ❞

❝ I’m never going back. ❞

❝ Play with the devil and you’ll end up in Hell. ❞

❝ How cruel… I lost a life. ❞

❝ It’s okay. I’ll deal with the mess. ❞

❝ The philosopher’s stone… it exists! ❞

❝ When did your wife leave you? ❞

❝ I hate insightful brats like you. ❞

❝ Why are you upset? Human experiments gave us progress. ❞

❝ You won’t get away with this! ❞

❝ How dare you toy with human lives!? ❞

❝ Shut up. Or I’ll be the one to lose control. ❞

❝ How long are you going to be miserable? ❞

❝ You’re all locked up in this dungeon. ❞

❝ Don’t do it alone, we’re friends, aren’t we? ❞

❝ Eat or you’ll collapse. ❞

❝ There’s been too much bloodshed in this country. ❞

❝ When he’s with me, all he does is talk about you! ❞

❝ It hurts… ❞

❝ Nice to meet you… Or would “goodbye” be more appropriate…? ❞

❝ This is damn hot. ❞

❝ Thank you for remembering me… ❞

❝ On your knees! ❞

❝ I’ll never kneel before you. ❞

❝ I’ll rip you apart for hurting them! ❞

❝ I hate mouthy guys. ❞

❝ How long are you going to stare at me? It’s unsophisticated. ❞

❝ I’m your daddy. ❞

❝ There’s no end to humans’ stupidity. ❞

❝ Damnit, I’m angry now! ❞

❝ You won’t get away with that! ❞

❝ I won’t go easy on you now. ❞

❝ So you have a soft spot, too. ❞

❝ How many times do I have to kill you before you die!? ❞

❝ Your body has grown. ❞

bastille lyrics sentence starters

“shut your eyes and count to ten.”

“you’ll be missing from the photographs.”

“what’s gonna be left of the world if you’re not in it?”

“i miss you.”

“in my thoughts you’re far away.”

“now stop worrying and go get dressed.”

“i’ve lost control of all my words.”

“put me in my place.”

“such a shame we had to see them burn.”

“kindness is what you show to me.”

“you warm me to my core and left me wanting more.”

“i feel guilty.”

“and you want nothing in return?”

“i’m the lesser of two evils.”

“am i tricking myself nice?”

“who’s this man, who’s this act i hide behind?”

“this is a game. no wrongs. no rights. only a winner and a loser.”

“you and i. we’re not that different.”

“keep looking into my eyes.”

“i am hiding in plain sight.”

“it pays to be the nice guy sometimes.”

“if you’re not careful you’ll lose him/her.”

“all their words for glory. they always sounded empty.”

“chaos is raining down around us.”

“do you wanna be free of this?”

“have you and i been sleepwalking way too long?”

“won’t someone pour ice water on me?”

“when real life’s more fucked up than fiction.”

“i remember when we cared.”

“i’m gonna dust you off of my shoulders.”

“i don’t wanna play dumb anymore.”

“i just want to feel something.”

“sometimes it’s hard to tell the differences.”

“what do you know about it?”

“why, i can’t tell you. you don’t, you can’t –– you can’t explain now what’s going on in your brain. you can’t.”

“you were the light that is blinding me.”

“you’re the anchor that i tie to my brain.”

“let the days be dark.”

“bring me some hope.”

Another set of questions aligned to gemstones to help develop characters! Send in some gemstones to learn more about the muse(s)!

Agate: What or who will your muse protect with their life?

Amazonite: How do they go about comforting or calming down others? Are they good at it?

Amethyst: Do they have a good intuition? If so, do they typically heed it or not?

Apatite: Do they find it easy to communicate with new people, or do they avoid it as much as possible?

Aquamarine: How insightful are they?

Aventurine: Are they the opportunistic sort, or do they typically let chances slip by?

Blue Topaz: Are they the courageous sort? Do they find they can overcome obstacles in their way with relative ease?

Cat’s Eye: What sorts of things soothes them when they’re worked up?

Chalcedony: How do they consider their allies in regards to themself? Do they reach out to them, or do they typically keep to themself?

Citrine: How open are they to new ideas or cultures?

Diamond: Do they find themselves getting sick often or do they have a relatively strong immune system?

Diopside: Are they a creative person in any way? How so?

Emerald: Do they suffer from any sort of mental illness?

Fluorite: Are they able to concentrate easily no matter where they are, or do they need a quiet space with little distracts?

Garnet: What are they most passionate about and who are they most devoted to?

Iolite: Are they financially responsible or do they tend to blow their money as soon as they have it?

Jade: What are their opinions on luck? Do they believe in it?

Jasper: What do they typically do to relax?

Kyanite: What is their temper like?

Lapis Lazuli: How aware are they of others and of their surroundings?

Moonstone: What inspires them? Why?

Onyx: How do they handle hostility from others, whether verbally or physically?

Opal: Are they the emotional sort?

Peridot: Are they open to new growth and change in any way, or are they resistant to it?

Prehnite: Do they find it easy to recall their dreams or do they hardly remember them?

Rose Quartz: Do they typically hold grudges? Are they the type to compromise as best they can during a conflict?

Ruby: Do they typically keep their heart on their sleeve?

Rutile Quartz: Do they have a habit of looking for the source of a problem? Are they the type to attempt to solve it if they’re able, or do they try to avoid it?

Sapphire: What makes them happiest? Is there a reason why?

Smoky Quartz: How is their physical endurance? Are they the active sort of person or not?

Spinel: Are they a worry-wort or are they carefree?

Tanzanite: Do they heal quickly or do bruises and cuts tend to heal slowly?

Tiger’s Eye: Are they self-confident or wracked with doubt?

Topaz: Are they the type to cheer on others or do they prefer to be center stage?

Tourmaline: Are they the understanding sort or do they have trouble connecting with others?

Turquoise: Do they strive for success or do they typically prefer to go with the flow?