There was something in the way he still held her chin in that controlling, but not overbearing grip, and the way his other teased down her body sent a pleasant thrill through her veins. Even his simplest touches never failed to make her heart flutter. “Oui, j'apprends. Je veux tout savoir.” She replied, a hint of frustration slipping into her words that she cannot yet understand everything he’s said to her, and doesn’t know the words to say everything she wants to in reply. But the irritation is lost almost immediately at the question he poses.

He wanted her to take a trip with him?

“Oh, oh Claude, yes!” She replied, buzzing with excitement. Breaking free of his grip to spin around, arms wrapping around his waist, looking up at him with adoration open in her soft brown eyes. “I would love going anywhere with you.” She had no idea of where he was going, but as long as she was by his side she knew she’d be happy.

Heat swam pleasantly through his veins hearing her reply back to him in his mother tongue with that hint of frustration lingering in her voice. It made his body throb with the deep desire to hear that frustration turn into a whine under his hands. Causing the fingertips gliding across her stomach to gently flex with a hungry grip. A younger Claude would have never been able to fathom being hungry for the same one over and over again. Now could not imagine a life that didn’t have her in every inch of it. “ Je n'ai même pas commencé à te montrer tout ce que je te réserve, mon délicieux petit amour.~” He cooed back with some small devious hope that she would only be able to understand a little of what he said. Still fully enjoying the tease of being able to say almost anything he wanted to her with Harriet only able to listen and imagine what was said.

She preens as long as she dares to under the heat of the water or in the reflection of the still steamy mirrors when she gets out of the shower. No hair out of place. She needed perfection, even if she knew Claude would no doubt say otherwise. Makeup, she decides though, can wait for the plane. More than plenty of time to do it while in the air, after all.

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a collection of sentence starters from season two, episodes 1 - 11 of murder, she wrote. change wording as necessary.

i believe i warned you not to come here.

i do not intend to ignore that request.

perhaps you'd do me the honor of joining me later for a cocktail.

it's a pity you're so shy.

life's too short to endure the drudgery of steady employment.

i know what i want, [name], and i get it.

all i can say is, you're lucky something worse didn't happen.

i'm not cut out for this fancy lifestyle.

who'd you think you were dealing with, some dummy?

you know, i worry about you.

that sounds vaguely like a threat.

please forgive me. i do so dislike deceiving people.

that makes you either very brave or very foolish.

i suggest you be as candid as possible.

believe what you like. i'm telling you the truth.

i can’t wait to get away from this place.

i’ll say this: you’ve got one hell of an imagination.

that doesn't appeal to someone with your lofty ideals?

i did not come here for a lecture; i came for sympathy.

couldn't you have stayed out of it, just once?

you strike me as a person who fights for what she believes.

well, that's a noble sentiment, but a little naive.

you got something in your past, it always comes out, no matter how hard you try to hide it.

i'm not proud of what i did, but don't ask me to be sorry.

oh, no. wait. please. no, please! what did i ever do to you?

if that's not an omen, i don't know what is.

look, give me a break, will you? i'm hung over and i'm sick.

you may have stopped looking, but i haven't.

i seldom ask your indulgence.

let's just face it. we're doomed to extinction.

don't say that. not after what we've had.

you really shouldn't be out on a night like this.

i'm sorry, but i couldn't let anybody know. it was much too dangerous.

someone is trying to kill me. the first attempt was two weeks ago.

you sure there isn't something i can do for you?

if i'm a bit standoffish, i apologize.

i'm afraid this deception has gone far enough.

are you suggesting i was indiscreet?

no need to get testy. i can take a hint.

you don't have the manners to hear me out?

do you know how hard this is for me?

if you don't play to win, there's no sense in playing at all.

this is the last place i ever thought i'd see anybody famous.

well, i had intended on getting an early start with my work, but i don't suppose it would hurt for me to take the morning off.

i rushed back as soon as i heard.

it's amazing the way you read my mind.

oh, i'm sorry. i would've knocked, but the door was open.

well, surely you're not afraid of something?

don't tell me i'm beginning to read your mind.

don't try and lie your way out of this one.

i don't wanna see you do anything you'll be sorry for.

[name], maybe... maybe we should rethink this.

are you kidding? i wouldn't miss it for the world.

you know what i want you to do. just do it.

i've lived in fear of something like this.

i'm not interested in your demands.

i'm giving you five minutes to surrender.

i know how this sounds. but i didn't kill them.

it gives new meaning to cruel and unusual punishment.

he will always be there, haunting our lives.

i guess i shouldn't speak ill of the dead.

brutality is not the answer.

how dare you accuse me! i have done no such thing.

what's bothering you? maybe i can help.

i'm beginning to feel awfully squeamish.

i'm a real bulldog. if there's something to learn, i'll learn it.

it's me. and have i got bad news for you.

you don't know how much i wanted to be wrong.

man puts up the money, he's entitled to the protection.

you sure ask a lot of questions.

i expect you've got it all smoothed over by now, haven't you?

why don't we get you settled, and then we'll get something to eat.

nobody asked you here. coming along was your idea.

i have a terrible feeling about this. it's like a premonition.

maybe we really are being warned, and we should take it more seriously.

i'd do it myself, but as you can see, i'm overwhelmed with other work.

i'm not gonna take the rap for you. you killed him.

@thebleuspider

When Harriet had brought up the topic of visiting her family with her she’d been mostly joking. Figuring Madilin might not be all that keen about going somewhere so rural. But when she seemed excited about it, Harriet decided that why not. A girls trip would be lovely. And she knew it would be cool enough back home that they wouldn’t have anything to fear from ticks or mosquitos that might put Madilin off of wanting to visiting in warmer months.

Harriets eyes watched the vehicles coming and going as they waited outside the airport doors, lighting up with recognition as a familiar old pickup entered the back of the line of cars picking and dropping people off. Spotted her brothers shaggy head sitting behind the wheel. “There he is.”

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🦇 Action prompts :: Concern

Send 'reverse' to swap sender/receiver

Run: Sender runs toward the receiver, frantically checking if they are okay.

House: Sender knocks outside receiver’s house, as receiver did not respond to their texts/calls.

Repair: Sender offers to repair something belonging to the receiver, in case it will fail on the sender.

Intervene: Sender stands in between receiver and someone who is raising their voice at the receiver.

Grasp: Sender grasps receiver’s wrist/arm and pulls them away to safety.

Seek: Sender is frantically looking for receiver in a large crowd, calling their name.

Phone: Sender is calling receiver’s phone in search of them.

Hide: Sender hides receiver somewhere safe to protect them.

Speed: Sender speeds up in their vehicle with the receiver in the passenger seat, or riding pillion.

Snap: Sender snaps back at receiver for not listening to their urgent advice.

Discover: Sender discovers that the receiver is hiding something important/dangerous from them.

Refuse: Sender refuses to do something the receiver demands out of them, to protect them from the danger.

Motivate: Sender motivates the receiver as they notice that the receiver is losing their steam.

Answer: Sender asks the receiver if they would like to hear the answer to a question truthfully, or if they would like to say what the receiver wants to hear.

Remark: Sender remarks that they notice the receiver’s lying tells and demands the receiver to come clean.

"We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all."

"You see us as you want to see us - in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions."

"What do you need a fake I.D. for?"

"Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place."

"The next screw that falls out will be you."

"Eat my shorts."

"Beyond that, I'm going to have to check my calendar."

"I'm doing society a favor."

"I've got you for the rest of your natural born life if you don't watch your step."

"You really think I give a shit?"

"Stupid, worthless, no good, goddamn, freeloading son of a bitch."

"You forgot ugly, lazy and disrespectful."

"Go fix me a turkey pot pie."

"Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?"

"I'll do anything sexual. I don't need a million dollars to do it either."

"I've done just about everything there is except a few things that are illegal. I'm a nymphomaniac."

"Do you have any idea how completely gross that is?"

"Look, I'm not going to discuss my private life with total strangers."

"It's kind of a double edged sword isn't it?"

"Well, if you say you haven't, you're a prude. If you say you have you're a slut. It's a trap."

"You want to but you can't, and when you do you wish you didn't, right?"

"Doesn't it bother you to sleep around without being in love. I mean, don't you want any respect?"

"Sex is your weapon. You said it yourself. You use it to get respect."

"I didn't mean it that way. You guys are putting words into my mouth."

"I'm not a nymphomaniac. I'm a compulsive liar."

"I mean, how... how do you apologize for something like that? There's no way."

"He's/She's/They're like this mindless machine that I can't even relate to anymore."

"What if your home... what if your family... what if your dope was on fire?"

"When you grow up, your heart dies."

"Why are you being so nice to me?"

"You don't belong, so you have to just dump all over it."

"Well, I don't know any lepers either, but I'm not going to run out and join one of their fucking clubs."

"Hey! Let's watch the mouth, huh?"

"So it's sorta social, demented and sad, but social."

"My image of you is totally blown."

"What do you care what I think anyway? I don't even count, right? I could disappear forever and it wouldn't make any difference."

"You know, I have just as, many feelings as you do and it hurts so much when someone steps all over them."

"You're so pathetic. Don't you ever, ever compare yourself to me."

"You got everything, and I got shit."

"Why? 'Cause I'm telling the truth, that makes me a bitch?"

"Could you describe the ruckus?"

"You do everything everyone tells you to do and that is a problem."

"Why do you have to insult everybody?"

"I'm being honest, asshole. I would expect you to know the difference."

"I feel all empty inside because of it."

"Without lamps, there'd be no light."

"Well, would you mind telling me how you know all this about me?"

"I stole your wallet."

"Two hits. Me hitting you. You hitting the floor. Anytime you're ready, pal."

"I can run away and I can go to the ocean, I can go to the country, I can go to the mountains."

"I hate having to go along with everything my friends say."

"You ought to spend a little more time trying to make something of yourself and a little less time trying to impress people."

"You're kind of sexy when you're angry."

"You ask me one more question and I'm beating the shit out of you."

"You're a gutless turd."

"Being bad feels pretty good, huh?"

"I want to congratulate you for being on time."

"Don't be a goof. I'm making a serious point here."

"The next time I have to come in here I'm crackin' skulls."

"You're so conceited. You're so, like, full of yourself. Why are you like that?"

"You know, you just don't understand the pressure that they can put on you."

"Why would anybody want to steal a screw?"

"Why don't you shut up? Nobody here is interested."

"When I step outside myself, kind of, and, like, when I look in at myself, you know? And I see me. I don't like what I see. I really don't."

"The idea is to, like, search your mind for the absolute limit."

(starters inspired by too many drinks, city lights, and the kind of honesty that only comes after midnight)

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐑 𝐈𝐒 𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆

“You look like you could use another drink… or a bad decision.”

“Don’t tell me you came here alone.”

“I’m not drunk, I’m just—emotionally flexible right now.”

“One more round, and I might actually tell you what I’m thinking.”

“I didn’t plan on running into you here.”

“You’ve got that look—like you’re either about to confess something or start a fight.”

“You’re staring again. Should I take that as an invitation?”

“You ever think about how many bad ideas start with a shot glass?”

“You dance like you’re trying to forget something.”

“It’s way past decent hours—what are you still doing out?”

𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐓𝐎𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆, 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐎 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓

“You can stop pretending you’re fine. Nobody believes it after their third drink.”

“I thought you didn’t drink anymore.”

“It’s funny—liquor makes you honest, but you still can’t say what you really want, can you?”

“You shouldn’t walk home alone. I’ll come with you.”

“You always talk like this when you’ve had too much.”

“You smell like smoke and regret. It suits you.”

“Let’s make a pact—we don’t talk about this in the morning.”

“You shouldn’t have kissed me. But I’m not asking you to stop.”

“You ever get drunk enough to think the world might love you back?”

“We’re both going to regret this tomorrow, aren’t we?”

𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐑, 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏

“What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? I’ll go first.”

“Tell me a truth—just one. The kind you’d never say sober.”

“You’re going to forget this conversation in the morning, right?”

“If I told you I missed you, would you blame the alcohol?”

“You keep drinking like you’re trying to forget something. Or someone.”

“I didn’t mean to call you. My hands just remembered your number.”

“Why are you crying? Don’t tell me it’s just the gin.”

“You said you don’t love me anymore, but you’re still here.”

“Do you ever wonder how we got this lost?”

“Sometimes, I think the night listens better than people do.”

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐖 — quiet streets, unspoken things

“I’ll walk you home. You can pretend you don’t need me to.”

“It’s too late for goodbyes, isn’t it?”

“We shouldn’t have let it get this far.”

“You can hold my hand. Just for tonight.”

“Do you ever wish you’d met me sober?”

“Don’t fall asleep yet. The world feels softer when it’s still spinning.”

“Stay until the city forgets our names.”

“You look different under the streetlights.”

“Promise me you won’t vanish when morning comes.”

“I don’t know what I’ll remember most — the taste of the drink, or you.”

Accidental Intimacy (Clumsy but charged moments)

1- Both reach for the same object, hands brushing — neither moves away. 2- “Hold still—” (fixing their tie, adjusting their collar, brushing hair from their face). 3- One falls asleep on the other’s shoulder during a long ride. 4- “Oops—sorry!” (catches them when they stumble, bodies pressed together). 5- Forced to share a coat/blanket in the cold. 6- One carries the other on their back after an injury. 7- Both squeeze into a small hiding space, breathing heavy. 8- “You’ve got something on your face… let me.” 9- Their lips accidentally brush while leaning in at the same time. 10- Waking up in each other’s arms after an accidental nap.

Playful & Teasing (Flirty but unsure)

There was something in the way he still held her chin in that controlling, but not overbearing grip, and the way his other teased down her body sent a pleasant thrill through her veins. Even his simplest touches never failed to make her heart flutter. “Oui, j'apprends. Je veux tout savoir.” She replied, a hint of frustration slipping into her words that she cannot yet understand everything he’s said to her, and doesn’t know the words to say everything she wants to in reply. But the irritation is lost almost immediately at the question he poses.

He wanted her to take a trip with him?

“Oh, oh Claude, yes!” She replied, buzzing with excitement. Breaking free of his grip to spin around, arms wrapping around his waist, looking up at him with adoration open in her soft brown eyes. “I would love going anywhere with you.” She had no idea of where he was going, but as long as she was by his side she knew she’d be happy.

Heat swam pleasantly through his veins hearing her reply back to him in his mother tongue with that hint of frustration lingering in her voice. It made his body throb with the deep desire to hear that frustration turn into a whine under his hands. Causing the fingertips gliding across her stomach to gently flex with a hungry grip. A younger Claude would have never been able to fathom being hungry for the same one over and over again. Now could not imagine a life that didn’t have her in every inch of it. “ Je n'ai même pas commencé à te montrer tout ce que je te réserve, mon délicieux petit amour.~” He cooed back with some small devious hope that she would only be able to understand a little of what he said. Still fully enjoying the tease of being able to say almost anything he wanted to her with Harriet only able to listen and imagine what was said.

She preens as long as she dares to under the heat of the water or in the reflection of the still steamy mirrors when she gets out of the shower. No hair out of place. She needed perfection, even if she knew Claude would no doubt say otherwise. Makeup, she decides though, can wait for the plane. More than plenty of time to do it while in the air, after all.

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