dialogue prompts from one little spark by ellie banks.
everything is annoying today. everything.
i've always liked a little scorched earth.
i've never seen the point of going out with quiet dignity and grace.
whatever i do, i do right.
a combination of age and life have left me absolutely fuckless.
you don't need me to take care of you.
has anyone ever told you that you catch more flies with honey than vinegar?
being single is so damned weird.
i'm fond of crashing through caution tape.
if he doesn't take care of you, i'll hunt him down and kill him.
starting small is not in my wheelhouse.
you never seem afraid of being wrong.
how did you get here so fast?
always the dangerous choice.
you don't understand what you saw.
you deserve to have some closure.
sometimes i want to burn this place to the ground.
i'm not sure if it's a dream or a memory.
shut out what you can't control, and focus on what you can.
i try not to engage in wishful thinking, but sometimes it's hard.
maybe it's me. maybe it's that 'bad blood' shit.
if i can't trust you, i can't trust anything.
are you taking care of yourself?
what does 'normal' look like right now?
cheating in your head isn't a thing.
i want to figure out how to embrace what i have left.
do i have _____ on my face?
it's okay to feel like you don't know what you're doing. that's normal.
i don't feel like anything about me is very normal.
i keep grudges like other people keep cats.
sometimes you have to take steps forward, even if they're not in the shoes you would have chosen.
i couldn't stand letting you see me struggle.
you weren't a mistake to me.
no one's ever looked at me like that but you.
it's okay to not know what you feel.
i want you to never blame yourself. for anything.
i was a little bitch to you, and i'm sorry.
why do people like uncertain women so much?
if you were happy, you wouldn't be here.
this isn't a happy place for me.
guilt is different from shame.
what's the difference between god and a surgeon? god doesn't think he's a surgeon.
i always end up telling you my secrets.
how do you think that would've gone, you and me?
____ felt like the safe choice.
i know you can't rebuild from ashes, but you can build something new on top of them.
i would have been there for you, if you'd have let me.
did everyone know but me?
at least i say what needs saying.
it's not actually hard to be nice to you.
i don't have time for feelings. i've got shit to do.
you're kind of an asshole.
if you can't handle a woman scorned, don't scorn one.
life is a lot more complicated than anybody wants to believe.
i felt like a teenager when i saw you.
you're as afraid as i am.
why aren't you angry with me?
i want us to get to know each other again.
it has been a very long time since i've been on a date.
i don't know why anyone would choose to be single.
i don't have time to sit around and marinate in subtlety.
you've been kind of a secret fantasy of mine for a while now.
i always knew i was the main character. thank you for supporting my narcissism.
this will never be over, will it?
no matter what, i want to know you.
i really like you. i wasn't supposed to.
i'm trying to just enjoy the moment, but i'm bad at it.
i didn't have words for it then.
i thought maybe things would improve with distance.
when did we finish having all our easy conversations?
you've never liked sunrises. you hate getting up early.
you're my girl. you always were.
for once in my life, i wanted to be the one who got picked.
i wanted to make you my enemy, but you aren't, are you?
you aren't innocent, but you aren't evil, either.
i'm never the bigger person. not for the hell of it.
i don't know if i knew anything about my own life.
i'm not sure what i'm remembering and what i'm dreaming.
the truth will come for you, if you don't come for it first.
'should' doesn't fix anything.
was i ever there for you, or did i just torture you?
i remember the first time you held my hand.
in my lowest moment, you kept me safe. from myself, from everything.
i tried not to think about it. i didn't tell anyone.
i'm really not mature enough for this.
timing has never really been my strong suit.
i'm just hormonal. it's making me weird.
i wanted to make sure that you were taken care of.
don't ask questions you don't want the answers to.
i want to be as strong as you are. that's all i want.
i don't see a way forward without you, one way or the other.
you made my life here not hell.
you can be sorry and still forgive yourself.
your conscience isn't my problem.
i'm not one to argue with fate.
you got your character arc, after all. good for you.