ephemeral.

i'm gonna see where it leads.

would you follow me?

there's a world that was meant for our eyes to see.

i'm gonna whistle a tune.

please don't say i'm going alone.

i'm ready to die for you.

what good is living a life you've been given if all you do is stand in one place?

i'm still gonna try.

i guess i'm going alone.

it's time to run.

they'll string me up for all that i've done.

i'm going soon, gonna leave tonight.

i did it all for you.

what's a man to say?

they'll be looking for me.

i should be on my way.

i will not ask for your forgiveness.

lower your defense.

please don't tell them where i went.

i feel i should know this place.

what am i destined to be?

it's a mystery.

please don't leave me alone.

can it be as real as it seems?

i'm going away for a long time.

she's in my every thought.

she left no trace.

when i last saw her, she was dancing alone.

i'll search the world until there's no place left to go.

i remember the fateful day when i ran away.

you told me i couldn't return.

you made me swear i'd never forget.

i made a vow i'd see you again.

i've been running a long, long time.

i can't seem to leave it behind.

we're all gonna die.

i love this world and i don't wanna leave it.

they say that death is a deal that you cannot refuse.

i love you, and i don't want to lose you.

i want to be the man that lives forever.

my life's better when we're together.

why can't our story just go on forever?

they say life without end wouldn't have any meaning.

the point of my life is to be with you, baby.

where have you been, darling?

what have you done?

you were out finding trouble again.

there's blood on your hands.

come inside and lie down to sleep.

rest awhile. they're coming for you.

there's a price to be paid for the things that we do.

dream of when you were innocent.

this kind of trouble won't just go away.

lay down your head, and i'll sing you to sleep.

how long have i known you?

some kind of trouble is coming.

i will stand by you.

i've shared my life with you.

you say we're not like the others.

all things must end.

i know we can't stop what's coming.

will you fight with me?

don't turn away.

don't tell me that we're not the same.

our time will come, but not today.

i stand beside you. i'm with you 'til the end.

you've been done for a long, long time.

you've been on my mind.

you are the purest soul i've ever known in my life.

you know where you can find me again.

when you left, i was far too young.

i would wait for a thousand years.

you just let me know that you're coming home, and i'll wait for you.

years have gone by, but the pain is the same.

you are my protector and my best friend.

they say you're gone, and that i should move on.

how do they know? well, they don't.

i can't trust anyone or anything these days.

if you are who you say you are, then show your face.

your voice... it sounds familiar.

you are not what you seem.

i've decided if it kills me, i'll find out what you're about.

i'm not afraid to die.

spirits follow me where i go.

you don't want me, baby. please don't lie.

if you're leaving, i gotta know why.

i love you through the night.

the moonlight shows you what's real.

if i can't have you, then no one ever will.

i don't feel it 'til it hurts sometimes.

go on, baby. hurt me tonight.

in my eyes, you can do no wrong.

i had a vision tonight that the world was ending.

i watched the heavens collide right before my eyes.

what if the world dies with the sunrise?

it's all right. we'll be up all night.

i had a visitor come from the great beyond.

don't close your eyes.

we wait for the sunrise.

we'll be up all night.

if i'm going to die, i'm gonna go in style.

i've gone days without any rest.

i know how to live, i don't know how to die.

i get a thrill out of playing with fire.

i get a kick out of thunder and lightning.

i don't feel alive if i'm not in the fight.

i can't sleep when there's something to do.

you spend your whole life dreaming, and you wake up dead.

it's a long night. can i spend it with you?

don't you look charming.

what does it matter?

come inside.

can i get you to stay?

when i die, i'm coming right on back for you.

look in my eyes.

give me one more day.

what you're looking for won't be found easily.

many men have died trekking up that way.

a man is forever changed.

no earthly sight can match the beauty she displays.

when i die, i want her lying by my side in my grave.

i'd give it all to love that girl.

i'm leaving this place behind.

i'm heading out on the road tonight.

he's not gonna delay my plans.

you know, i bet he's not so tough.

i'm a fool for love.

well, here i am, and i guess you're him.

i see how you got your name.

you're tall as hell and broad as a train.

i'm not afraid to fight.

let's step outside and i'll show you why.

never mind the odds.

just tell me when you've had enough.

just wait until i catch my breath.

if spring comes before i'm found, just throw my bones in a hole in the ground.

i lost friends along my way.

i'm not afraid to die.

i was born to lose.

i had a name, but they took it from me.

they burned it to the ground and the sky turned red.

i had a life and a place in the world.

gonna tear the world up until i have my revenge.

i'm back from the dead.

that's how you know that i'm coming for you.

gonna find you alone in the dark of the night.

i never bleed and i won't ever age.

the fair and the brave and the good must die.

i was six feet down until something raised me up.

i'm gonna get me a taste of some chaos first.

close your eyes now. the light is fading.

they can run for their lives, but they cannot be saved.

i took a little journey to the unknown.

i've come back changed. i can feel it in my bones.

i fucked with forces that our eyes can't see.

the darkness has a hold on me.

how long, baby, have i been away?

it feels like ages.

there isn't language for the things i've seen.

the truth is stranger than all my dreams.

don't look back. those days are gone.

follow me into the endless night.

i can bring your fears to life.

show me yours and i'll show you mine.

meet me in the woods tonight.

there are rules.

i am coming for you.

darkness brings evil things.

i told you not to get lost in the wild.

i sent you omens and all kinds of signs.

you can run, but you can't escape.

i know you're still alive, but i wonder where you are.

i don't know where i've been.

it feels like i've been away for an era.

nothing has changed at all.

what do we do? where have you gone?

i am ready to follow you.

i'm gonna find a way through.

i wanna know what i did.

there's lots of booze in her kiss.

i was under her spell.

today i feel like hell.

who knew love would be like this?

the spell she cast on me is real.

i gotta find me a cure.

i gotta clear my name.

there's gotta be some way.

i hope it's not too late to break the spell.

what kind of magic is this?

i was doomed by our first kiss.

there are runes on my skin.

i am bound by her spell.

i'm a goner, i guess.

who knew hell was gonna be like this?

i'm a long way from the land that i left.

if you don't know my name, you know it now.

they will build me no shrines and sing me no songs.

i'm a long way from the one that i loved.

i'm just wearing old bones from those who came first.

i turned my back on the world.

i die when our nights end.

i feel your lips on mine.

would you meet me by the river one more time?

i'm the only man you'll ever need.

i feel alive when i'm with you, baby.

take me back to the night we met.

every second, i want you too much, and every second, i'm on the verge of wanting you more.

you're not a problem, [name]. you're a privilege.

of all the good things i've felt in my fucking life, you are the best.

you think, but you don't know.

i would take anything you chose to give me.

i would take your problems, your gifts, your moods, your passions, your jokes, your body... i would take every last thing if you chose to give it to me.

maybe you're not meant for the way i'm meant for you, but i'm going to choose you anyway, over and over and over again.

you smell like you're mine.

some nights, when i'm walking past your door, i have to whisper to myself "keep going."

what i am is an adult woman with agency and the tools to make choices. feel free to, you know, treat me accordingly.

maybe there is something devastating about the incompleteness of it.

maybe some things transcend reciprocity. maybe not everything is about having.

honey... are we rich?

you make me want to draw again.

that was a badass speech.

stop reading my file.

badass is my middle name.

i don't know you enough to make a judgment.

your jeans are cool.

there is no world, no scenario, no reality in which i'll gracefully allow you to leave me.

spank me and take away my tv privileges.

i have no friends, no hobbies, and no real purpose aside from earning enough money to pay rent in order to... exist, i guess.

stop playing with your food.

other people's approval is a powerful drug.

at times, there are decisions that feel right.

i've seen you use your phone.

you type "google" into the google bar to start a new search.

you need to be told the right things.

you're intelligent and incredibly skilled at what you do.

you're very beautiful to look at.

am i under your protection?

i won't take your freedom. not when so many others have already done so.

if they murder me, avenge me?

any preferences on how?

be creative.

please don't leave.

how the fuck do you smell like this?

you smell like you just came.

i don't know what it is about me that says "please make yourself at home on my lap," but i'll have to fix that.

i could fuck you very nicely right now. i almost did.

i was trying to check my email.

you don't have friends.

what the fuck did you just do?

do you accept?

i am the victim here.

how many people have you killed?

you went limp in my arms, and i was so fucking scared.

i need you to behave.

hope you packed a lint roller.

i fucking love your scent.

can i play with you?

i'm too tired to keep them at bay.

every second, i want you too much, and every second, i'm on the verge of wanting you more.

you're not a problem, [name]. you're a privilege.

of all the good things i've felt in my fucking life, you are the best.

you think, but you don't know.

i would take anything you chose to give me.

i would take your problems, your gifts, your moods, your passions, your jokes, your body... i would take every last thing if you chose to give it to me.

maybe you're not meant for the way i'm meant for you, but i'm going to choose you anyway, over and over and over again.

you smell like you're mine.

some nights, when i'm walking past your door, i have to whisper to myself "keep going."

what i am is an adult woman with agency and the tools to make choices. feel free to, you know, treat me accordingly.

maybe there is something devastating about the incompleteness of it.

maybe some things transcend reciprocity. maybe not everything is about having.

honey... are we rich?

you make me want to draw again.

that was a badass speech.

stop reading my file.

badass is my middle name.

i don't know you enough to make a judgment.

your jeans are cool.

there is no world, no scenario, no reality in which i'll gracefully allow you to leave me.

spank me and take away my tv privileges.

i have no friends, no hobbies, and no real purpose aside from earning enough money to pay rent in order to... exist, i guess.

stop playing with your food.

other people's approval is a powerful drug.

at times, there are decisions that feel right.

i've seen you use your phone.

you type "google" into the google bar to start a new search.

you need to be told the right things.

you're intelligent and incredibly skilled at what you do.

you're very beautiful to look at.

am i under your protection?

i won't take your freedom. not when so many others have already done so.

if they murder me, avenge me?

any preferences on how?

be creative.

please don't leave.

how the fuck do you smell like this?

you smell like you just came.

i don't know what it is about me that says "please make yourself at home on my lap," but i'll have to fix that.

i could fuck you very nicely right now. i almost did.

i was trying to check my email.

you don't have friends.

what the fuck did you just do?

do you accept?

i am the victim here.

how many people have you killed?

you went limp in my arms, and i was so fucking scared.

i need you to behave.

hope you packed a lint roller.

i fucking love your scent.

can i play with you?

i'm too tired to keep them at bay.

the radiant emperor // @witchfirst

closed starter for @witchfirst

how did this happen?

why are you crying?

we’re good people.

how did you survive?

the dead have no choice but to remain dead.

we have so little time.

have mercy on us.

i’ll do anything you ask.

what kind of life is this?

either we help them, or they die.

if you want to leave, i won’t stop you.

we’ll endure whatever we have to.

don’t worry about me.

i’m not afraid of death.

i’ve seen a ghost with my own eyes.

i’ll take care of you.

you believe in that kind of thing?

you can stay with me.

you should go home.

i’ve made you some tea.

i did what i thought was best.

come with us if you want.

we all have to die someday.