꒰ა ♱ ໒꒱ 𝓣𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝓕𝐑𝐎𝐌

it's the plush melody of it that comes easy to him

Easier even when he's coming off post-show highs. The only time he's more alive other than being on stage is when he's coming directly off of it. And maybe when he's splashing in the puppy-love he chases tail for.

❛ ...This is your first show?! ❜

No, he does not know.

The idea catches him off guard. Knocking the debonair and swapping it for an earnest shocked expression. For all the time he's spent on shows, either being the act or enjoying the act, you'd think he'd have no time for nothing else. not sleeping, not eating, not nothing.

He switches. Back. Before the playfully tone in the air runs away from him. He turns to face her now, face and body. Taking one of her hands — a slow finger dragging along the bed of her wrist — and guides it to hover crisp white tee where his heart is.

❛ Mine is, too. ❜

The full circles of his eyes relaxes.

The grin on his face is siguture.

the sudden shift of his demeanor, the shock that painted across the handsome canvas of his features and the way he reiterated her admission —— oh.... so he didn't know. ( and that made her smile falter. ) made her feel a little silly and stupid for confessing what now felt like a sin, and it gave her the quick urge to attempt to defend herself. which only made her stumble over the few words while she wracked her brain to come up with something that could lessen her brief moment of fluster. ❛❛ well.. i— ❜❜

but she doesn't have much of an excuse ! ( that's the thing about small towns. ) not much going on outside of the occasional cute guy that knows how to pick up a guitar about as well as he can fix a truck —— not much extra cash to go into the city when a cool band came into town. that's what made this little gig of hers so exciting... the chance to see things she might not've otherwise and immortalize it on film. but now she felt a little more unprofessional than she previously had, and her already pinkened cheeks burned.

what throws vic off more than anything is the fact that summer's cut herself off for this, like it's only just hit her that she's forgotten something very, very important. something about it being a dog feels kind of on brand for summer, actually, though she can't quite put a finger on why that is.

she's still blinking owlishly, trying to process what the hell is happening, while summer begins her search. is this what people feel like when she switches gears mid-conversation, just fucking perplexed? damn, maybe she should chill with that.

nah.

there's a grin in place as she leans, looking for all the world like summer is about to show her something way more fucking exciting than a picture of a fucking dog. hey, sometimes, it's the little things! 

what does that one guy with the backwards red baseball cap like to say all the time? ( it's just one of those days? ) yeah, well, it's exactly one of those days —— the kind where summer's had one or two more cups of coffee than what her mind and body consider her limit. now she's a little more wired than usual and making it everybody's vic's problem. but she doesn't mind, right? doesn't mind the chatter box sitting with her in one of those little food court booths; not a single bag of purchased goods from the mall tucked in with them... yet.

❛❛ crusty? ❜❜ she repeats in a brief moment of exasperation, glancing up from the screen of her sidekick to find vic with dramatically furrowed brows. ( but it only takes a second for the type of dog she's referencing to register, ) and her face scrunches in something akin to disgust. ❛❛ ew ! no— ❜❜ her head shakes as she resumes her search —— thumbs pressing buttons through her picture gallery before practically shoving the bedazzled phone out toward the other screen first.

feel free to change words and pronouns as needed.

“He told me loved me, and I believed him.”

“Jesus Chris! How could you be so stupid?”

“He was just so charming, and kept saying how I had killer legs, and how he wanted to photograph them, and things just got completely out of hand.”

“How do you do it? Where do you get your strength?”

“Everybody loves me, and I intend to keep it that way.”

“How are things down under? Blossoming, I hope.”

“I didn’t know it was asshole day at the (last name) house.”

“When I’m through with (name), she’ll be the premier tramp of the (location) area.”

“You amaze me.”

“It’s okay for guys like you and (name) to fuck everyone but when I do it, I get dumped for innocent little twits like (name).”

“God forbid I exude confidence and enjoy sex.”

“Oh, she’s daddy’s little angel, a paradigm of chastity and virtue.”

“Now tell me are you in, or are you out?”

“(Name), the only thing you’ll be riding is me.”

“About that little wager of yours, count me in.”

“In English; I’ll fuck your brains out.”

“Most people are sheep.”

“How can someone so charming be so manipulative?”

“Even more treacherous than he is attractive, he has never uttered a single word without some dishonorable intention.”

“I don’t know. Relationships seem too distracting. I’d rather concentrate on my studies.”

“You know what your problem is? You take yourself way too seriously.”

“I hate it when things don’t go my way.”

“It’s okay, you can laugh, I promise I won’t tell anyone.”

“How dare you treat me with such disrespect!”

“My advice is to sleep with as many people as possible.”

“But that would make me a slut, wouldn’t it?”

“(Name), everybody does it; it’s just that nobody talks about it.”

“You’re telling me you had the chance to fuck her and you didn’t? God, are you a chump.”

“I can’t win with you.”

“If you must know, yes. I can’t stand that holier-than-thou bullshit, and yet, I’m completely infatuated with her.”

“Well let me tell you something, people don’t change overnight.”

“You were going to leave school a legend, now you’re going to leave a joke.”

“I thought I was in love with you but it was just a lie.”

“I don’t know how to make this any clearer to you. You mean nothing to me! You were just… You were just a conquest.”

“You’re such a coward. Look at yourself, you’re shaking!”

“Silly rabbit. My triumph isn’t over her. It’s over you.”

“You were very much in love with her and you’re still in love with her. But it amused me to make you ashamed of it.”

“Don’t you get it? You’re just a toy, (name). A little toy I like to play with.”

“So I assume you’ve come here to make arrangements, but unfortunately, I don’t fuck losers.”

“Introduce her to your world of sex, drugs and… what else do you do?”

“The truth of the matter is that being with you was the only time I have ever been happy.”

“I prided myself on taking joy in others’ misery.”

( this is basically just a very self indulgent list of various fluff, angst, and suggestive themed dialogue sentence starters. )

❛ i could keep you safe. they’re all afraid of me. ❜

❛ i’m trying to fix your hair, so hold still. ❜

❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜

❛ promise me you’ll still be here when i wake up. ❜

❛ you’re not as bad as everyone says you are. ❜

❛ i thought you’d like some company. ❜ 

❛ clean yourself up. you're getting blood all over the place. ❜

❛ here, give this a try and tell me what you think. ❜

❛ you can kiss me, you know. ❜

❛ come back to bed. ❜

❛ you look good like this. ❜

❛ working together again, it’s just like old times. ❜

❛ how is it you always know what i need, huh? ❜

❛ you’re lucky you got away with only a scratch. ❜ 

❛ i can’t imagine losing someone like that. i’m sorry. ❜

❛ you know you can always talk to me. ❜

❛ the only one who gets to kill you, is me. ❜

❛ so, what do i owe this pleasure? ❜

❛ ah, so you aren’t heartless after all. ❜

❛ may i have this dance? ❜ 

❛ it’s okay, you can touch me. i won't break. ❜

❛ enemies make the best lovers, you know. ❜

❛ hold still. this might sting a little. ❜

❛ we can't keep doing this. ❜ 

❛ you look like you've got something to say. ❜

❛ just relax and let me take care of you. ❜

❛ thought you’d be lighter without all that blood. ❜

❛ i had it under control. you didn’t need to do that. ❜

❛ everything looks so beautiful from up here. ❜

❛ you treat all your ladies like this? ❜

❛ well? how do i look? ❜

❛ can’t sleep? ❜

❛ do you mind if i smoke? ❜

❛ i’m scared of ending up alone. ❜

❛ i don’t think i’ve ever seen you smile. ❜

❛ how long has it been since you've slept? ❜

❛ you are losing my interest, and that’s very dangerous. ❜

❛ i’d suffer hell if you’d tell me what you’d do to me tonight. ❜

❛ you look really pretty right now. ❜

❛ i’ve never cared for anyone the way i care for you. ❜

❛ i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know. ❜

❛ just a few more stitches and you’ll be as good as new. ❜

❛ i’d say we make a pretty good team. ❜

❛ i want you to forget this ever happened. ❜

❛ i'm here for business — not pleasure. ❜

❛ if i didn't know any better, i'd say you were jealous. ❜

❛ you'd look better down on your knees. ❜

❛ fine, keep acting like you hate me. ❜

❛ kiss me again. ❜

❛ are you asking me out on a date? ❜

❛ just sit there and look pretty and let me handle this. ❜

❛ you okay? caught you staring off into space again. ❜

❛ well, i do feel better now that you're here. ❜

❛ i'm not drunk enough for this. ❜ 

❛ why is it whenever we see each other, you’re covered in blood? ❜

❛ i was wrong about you. ❜ 

❛ the first time i met you, i had no idea you'd mean this much. ❜

❛ you gonna be a good girl / boy for me? ❜

❛ i’m not afraid of you. ❜

❛ books mean more to me than people anyway. ❜

❛ i just wanted to say thank you for protecting me. ❜

❛ how about a kiss goodnight? ❜

❛ i don’t have time for distractions right now. ❜

❛ you shouldn’t be out here by yourself. ❜ 

back, sender gives receiver a back hug.

beckon, sender beckons receiver closer with a finger.

blood, sender cleans blood off of receiver.

book, sender helps receiver get a book from a higher part of the shelf.

care, sender takes care of receiver when they're sick.

catch, sender catches receiver by the waist after they bump into each other.

choke, sender saves receiver from choking by giving them the heimlich.

cold, sender places their jacket over receiver's shoulders.

cry, sender wipes tears off receiver's face with their thumbs.

dance, sender sticks a hand out to receiver and invites them to dance.

dip, sender skinny dips in front of receiver and invites them to join.

dog, sender's dog pulls them in receiver's direction.

drive, sender drives receiver somewhere in their car.

drag, sender drags receiver into a room and closes the door behind them.

draw, sender draws receiver like one of their french girls.

face, sender turns receiver's face towards them.

flower, sender gives receiver a flower.

footsie, sender initiates footsie with receiver under the table.

forehead, sender presses their forehead against receiver's.

grab, sender grabs receiver's wrist to stop them from leaving.

jump, sender jumps onto receiver's back.

kiss, sender kisses receiver.

link, sender links arms with receiver while walking.

massage, sender offers receiver a massage.

patch, sender patches up receiver's wounds.

piano, sender teaches receiver how to play the piano.

pin, sender pins receiver's hands behind their back.

pluck, sender plucks something out of receiver's hair.

press, sender presses receiver against a wall.

propose, sender proposes to receiver.

quiet, sender gestures for receiver to be quiet.

rest, sender rests their head on receiver's shoulder.

serenade, sender serenades receiver with a song.

sign, sender walks into a sign and receiver sees.

size, sender measures the size of their hand against receiver's.

shoes, sender removes receiver's shoes for them.

sun, sender rubs sunblock onto receiver's back.

tattoo, sender gives receiver a tattoo.

tie, sender helps tie receiver's tie.

tuck, sender tucks receiver's hair behind their ear.

umbrella, sender lets receiver under their umbrella.

warning, sender presses a knife against receiver's neck as a warning.