brighton rock is a novel by graham greene. tw: suicide, murder, death.
‘ it broke my heart. ’
‘ you think about it and you dream about it. ’
‘ this is my home. ’
‘ go on. eat.’
‘ give me a gun. ’
‘ take it or leave it. ’
‘ chocolates? ’
‘ help yourself, kid, if you’re hungry. ’
‘ meaning who? ’
‘ i’m all right. hungry. that’s all.’
‘ have you seen a doctor? ’
‘ you’re sick. ’
‘ i’ve got a headache. ’
‘ why don’t you leave me alone? ’
‘ i’m scared for you. ’
‘ we can talk there. ’
‘ i’m not sick. ’
‘ you call it being alone? ’
‘ why did they do it? ’
‘ i wish i’d killed myself. ’
‘ you want to lie down a bit and rest. ’
‘ wherever you go, i’ll go too. ’
‘ and if i don’t want to live… ’
‘ nobody asked questions. ’
‘ and how do you live now? ’
‘ that’s murder, too. ’
‘ you look awful. ’
‘ i want to lie down alone. ’
‘ do they have sundaes? ’
‘ i know a good place. ’
‘ you better be. ’
‘ well, we’ll be safe now. ’
‘ mind if i sit down? ’
‘ you wrote it, didn’t you. ’
‘ got a friend? ’
‘ you’ve got guts, haven’t you? ’
‘ give me time. ’
‘ why should that poor kid want to die? ’
‘ you don’t want to leave me, do you? ’
‘ it sounds crazy. ’
‘ like we always was. ’
‘ i don’t know. i didn’t sleep last night.’
‘ i’ll go. i’m not scared. ’
‘ what are we going to do? ’
‘ i wanted some fresh air. ’
‘ that’s nothing. ’
‘ they’re all i’ve got. ’
‘ you’re all right. ’
‘ why, that’s a nice speech. ’
‘ i wouldn’t trust myself. ’
‘ what more can you do? ’
‘ it’s urgent. ’
‘ just wait awhile. ’
‘ i’ve got my friends. ’
‘ it’s dangerous. ’
‘ i’m going to die. i’m scared. ’
‘ but why? ’
‘ sometimes. ’
‘ i don’t want any trouble. ’
‘ we got scared for nothing. ’
‘ celebrate what? ’
‘ i know what love is. ’
‘ got the time? ’
‘ come outside. ’
‘ i don’t smoke. ’
‘ a cheery soul. ’
‘ you’re too old for this life. ’
‘ don’t talk so much. ’
‘ you can’t miss it, can you? ’
If there’s a male character I care about (when I’m writing), there’s like a 50% greater chance of him crying at some point because in this house, we support normalizing men and boys being emotionally expressive and vulnerable and we will never shame them for it
@grimesucker sent: it's a MESS of a cake , too many layers that now threaten to TOPPLE---it's PRETTY otherwise aside from unsteady foundation , all fluffy cream & fresh fruits ; atop sit candles, a HAZARD in how they're alight, but dox doesn't seem CONCERNED about it---"c'mon, make a wish n' blow it out!" // think sleeping beauty cake..... shaman verse ??????
belated birthday wishes
“ oh my god. ”
shiro LAUGHS at the sight of the cake, unable to help himself. it looks like it’s barely staying balanced and it might light the whole cottage ( which is ALL WOOD, by the way ) on fire if they aren’t careful. he suspects there’s some magic at work to prevent this, but still.
“ this is the most RIDICULOUS cake i’ve ever seen. and also the most amazing. ”
laughter still marks his voice, but now it’s more bewilderment than amusement. no one’s ever made him ANYTHING like this for his birthday; how long did dox spend baking this and topping it? clearly so much work has been put into it and, for some reason, it’s all been done for HIM. it’s... maybe it’s silly, but it makes emotions of all sorts pile into his chest.
watching the flickering lights of the candles atop the CAKE MOUNTAIN, he takes a moment to think. make a wish? there’s nothing he needs to wish for, everything is already good --- he’s HAPPY, even if there are still some struggles he’s working though, and he wouldn’t change a thing about his life the way it is now.
i want things to stay like this, he thinks to himself, stepping up to the cake. breath drawn, the candles are all blown out in one go and shiro still has a BROAD smile on his face as he leans back, gaze turning to dox.
“ you really didn’t have to go to this much trouble. ...but since you did, i think we should have a couple of big slices RIGHT NOW. ”
verse to-do list
verses to work out details of:
apex
destiny
verses to write out info for:
witch/general fantasy/magical au
@stolenbystars sent: imagine sharing a bed with............. me ,
Anne Carson, Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides
this girl is functional now. still a teeny bit wip but functional.
UGH, tfw you’re trying to find something for reference that was from like, one or two blogs ago, written by someone else, and you don’t remember if you reblogged to save or only liked. much less for sure which blog it was on.
dawson “ DOX ” cox penned by ghost
takashi “ FIFTEEN ” shirogane penned by grey
--- x.
• younger canon x older canon. • one is the imaginary friend of the other. • clones. • one is the multiple personality of the other. • twins. • one is the conscious of the other. • one from the future sent back in time to help the other. • one from the past sent to kill their future self. • one is a specific emotion of the other. such as their ‘happiness’ or their ‘rage’. • one is the guardian angel of the other. • one is light, one is dark. • hero side, villain side.
*chucking canon out the door* AND STAY OUT