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@hosaea said: are  you  doing  alright ? — arthur

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Arthur allowed the stock of his rifle to rest against his knee, movement slow and deliberate as he gave himself just enough time to formulate an ADEQUATE reply. There were many things he could say, least of all something with honesty. But honesty was a little too depressing and fragile for the cowboy to outright say. After all, he was an OUTLAW. Outlaws don't tend to just say their inner most feelings. That was reserved for his journal.

Truth be told, though, he wasn't doing alright. And he hadn't been for a while.

ɢɪᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ɪᴅᴇᴀꜱ'ʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ. 

ʟɪꜰᴇ'ʟʟ 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕜𝕖 ʏᴏᴜ, 

𝕣𝕠𝕝𝕝 ʏᴏᴜ, 

ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ 𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 ʏᴏᴜ. 

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄ'ʟʟ 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 ʏᴏᴜ. 

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Beth Schwipps

fights honourably / fights dirty

prefers close - quarters / prefers range

chats during / goes silent

low pain tolerance / high pain tolerance

attacks in bursts / attacks steadily

goes for the kill / aims to disarm / fights defensively / strikes first

is provoked easily / provokes their opponent / teases

gets visibly frustrated / shouts while attacking

uses strategy / focuses on the battle / experiences conflicting thoughts during battle

rushes in recklessly / tries to read their opponent before engaging

fights wildly / fights calmly / fights apathetically / fights with anger / fights with excitement

fights because they have to / fights because they want to

fights without regard to wounds / runs away when wounded / hides wounds / takes a blow to protect another

prefers a blade / prefers a gun / prefers hand to hand combat / prefers a bow / prefers a shield / prefers a personalised weapon / prefers magic alchemy or spells

their greatest weakness is physical / their greatest weakness is mental / their greatest weakness is emotional

transforms for battle / fights as they appear

relies on strength / doubts their strength / relies on speed

uses everything they have / proceeds with caution / hides their full potential

exhausts quickly / has high stamina

behaves arrogantly / brags after landing a hit / belittles their abilities

uses psychological tactics / uses brute strength

avoids civilians / strikes down civilians

damages surroundings / avoids damaging surroundings

signature fighting style / makes it up as they go

mastered skill - set / learning their skill - set

messy fighter / elegant fighter

accepts defeat / refuses defeat / begs for mercy

compliments their opponent / insults their opponent

uses unnecessary movements / moves efficiently / barely moves

prefers to dodge / prefers to block

defends their blindside / has no blindside / leaves blindsides vulnerable

uses all available advantages / strictly uses one main method

plays around / holds back / fights ruthlessly / shows mercy

waits for an opponent to be ready / strikes when opponent isn’t ready

fears death / fears pain / fears killing

has ptsd / avoids fighting

has lost a fight / has won a fight

has killed / refuses to kill

wants to die standing / would succumb slowly

tagged by: I stole it!!

Revolution - The Beatles

You say you got a real solution / Well, you know / We'd all love to see the plan / You ask me for a contribution / Well, you know / We all doing what we can

Just gives me that constant Beth in the middle of a revolution/civil war vibe, and her attitude towards it. She feels very laissez-faire (actions may say otherwise) especially towards matters off Rook.

Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult

All our times have come / Here but now they're gone / Seasons don't fear the reaper / Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain / We can be like they are

Beth is, to me in my own canon world, a very grim reaper-esque figure to her enemies. The Rakyat, the Golden Path, etc. Don't fear the reaper is very much Beth's legend coded.

Creep - Radiohead

I don't care if it hurts / I wanna have control / I want a perfect body / I want a perfect soul / I want you to notice / When I'm not around

Self explanatory, I think. Beth's very, very self-hating and she has a low self-esteem. She criticises herself so much, and she just wants to feel "normal".

Dumb - Nirvana

I'm not like them, but I can pretend / The sun is gone, but I have a light / The day is done, but I'm having fun / I think I'm dumb / Or maybe just happy

I feel so hard in my bones that this song is Beth coded. I get such strong pretending to be okay, and being confused that she feels that way.

I'm just a kid - Simple Plan

@skullsnap said: ❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜ beth ^_^

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It was still, quiet, a rare moment with someone so CONSTANTLY aroused by Rook as Beth. She was all giggles and jokes and snide remarks ( with him it was fun! ) , up until they stopped on the beach and called their trek quits. It was a long one, filled with stops to drink water and devour fruit. And, oddly enough, no animosity.

It felt normal. It felt like peeking into a universe where Beth was a normal, attractive, fairly funny girl. A universe where Floyd and Beth had a normal relationship, one not built on violence and depravity and exploitation for them both. Truth be told, she liked Floyd a lot. In her own way, she showed it to him all of the time. He was a good guy, especially by Rook standards.

It wasn't long before Beth had forced him into a wrestling match, and she let him win by not putting up too fierce a fight. Pinned against the warm, golden sand, his hand splayed across her chest, she gazed up at him and examined his features with genuine adoration.

His sudden words broke the lengthy silence, a brow arching. For the first time that day, she had no smart remark. No joke. No witty response to set him back. Instead her head tilted where she lay, feigning confusion.