❛ you have no power over me. ❜ // @starlyht { sol'rys }
Nere laughs, loud and sudden and sharp. It is neither a kind nor a happy sound, a fact that likely becomes as apparent with the disdainful expression as he regards the other male drow.
"You say that as though I should wish to make such a claim," Nere answers, shaking his head.
"What need have I for a sellsword when I am no doubt just as adept—if not more so—in battle? You far overestimate your importance."
"And yet! perhaps it is Baenre with whom you intended to speak, and wished only my critique on the delivery of such a proclamation. If that is the case, I would recommend having a blade at the ready. You might need it."
"Ow, that hurts."
"I've had worse. Not much worse, admittedly, but."
"Get your hands off me!"
"Don't touch me!"
"Get it out of me!"
"Fuck, that stings."
"You just stabbed me! With a knife!"
"It just hurts a bit."
"I'll get over it, I just need to be a huge bitch first."
"My chest is killing me."
"S'just a bit of blood loss..."
"Oh, I bled through my shirt. Cool."
"How long did you think you could hide this?"
"Okay, never mind, this is agony."
"I've never felt anything this bad before."
"I think it's broken."
"I think you broke it."
"How could you do this to me?"
"I trusted you, like an idiot."
"Ow, fuck, ow."
"I think I'm gonna faint."
"Wheeeee... woozy..."
"It's just a minor, uh. Well. Concussion."
"Don't freak out. Don't freak out!"
"Can I trust you?"
"You can't tell anyone."
"... I fell out of a tree."
"It's fine, it's fine, it'll heal."
"Oh, that's dislocated, isn't it?"
"That's not meant to make that noise."
change pronouns, tenses and other details as deemed necessary. & please specify muse when sending to a mumu.
𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
The best revenge is living well.
Unfortunately, we're all out of 'bitter revenge' at the moment, so it's either tea or nothing.
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
Tell me, Is revenge a science, or an art?
Beware the fury of a patient man.
Careful, [Name]. You’re ill-suited to the revenge game.
Revenge is not sweet; it is gloomy and a waste of time.
Our souls may be consumed by shadows, but that doesn't mean we have to behave as monsters.
There is no such thing as justice, all the best that we can hope for is revenge.
Justice, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Some see an innocent victim. Others will see evil incarnate getting exactly what's deserved.
There is nothing wrong with revenge. The wrong has already been done, or there would be no need to even the score.
𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄
Let the flames begin.
I swore on my knees at the altar where you held me that I would kill you.
I will hurt you for this. I don't know how yet, but give me time.
I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for.
And you, you better run because I'm going to destroy you for what you've taken from me.
I will write your name in the ruin of them. I will paint you across history in the color of their blood.
If someone murders your child, find a machete and take his head off.
Revenge is what I want. Nothing but pure unadulterated revenge.
An eye for an eye is never enough. Never, never, never.
I will grind your bones to dust.
If you have to injure someone, then make it so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
The hour is late, and the time for forgiveness has passed. This is the hour of blood.
I will be everywhere you look but nowhere to be found and that will be my revenge.
I'm going to carve my name into his soul
You don’t have any reason to be mad at me. You stole my life and I stole it back.
“You failed me, MALE. You will NOT fail again.” // @aracnaregis
Why? Why is this happening now?
How long had he existed as one forsaken before he was stolen from the Weaver by the Absolute?
How long has it been since he was rescued from being one of the mindflayers' pawns?
How long has he been able to enjoy the quiet of his own mind without the presence of another to encroach upon it?
He should have known the peace would never last.
Peace isn't for their sort, no matter what Asha says.
He would like to be able to say that his heart races due to the danger of this, of being noticed. He would like to be able to say that there is at least some vestige of fear that accompanies the realization.
Instead, as he closes his eyes and exhales a sigh, there is only a grim resignation...
[ He does not think that his family will merit two instances of divine intervention, and certainly not when he did nothing nearly so defiant as his older brother had done. ]
... and, yet, there is also that ever present anger, churning below the surface.
Though it takes a moment longer than he would like, when he finds his voice once more, he replies, level and quiet.
"I have failed no one except my own blood... But then I suppose you would know nothing of that, Dark Weaver. Your people—doubly misguided and misled though they are—were freed of the Absolute that they might return to your worship. What more could you want than to have your very own puppets returned to their strings?"
It is such an ordeal to get pictures to icon for Nere--nevermind any other blog graphics/background themes I might want. The only method available to me at present for capture, download, and then editing is aggravatingly, excruciatingly slow. It makes me want to flip a table. Nobody except me loves this trashfire enough to have made icons or even screencaps for him, apparently.
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❛ i just like to argue with you cause it’s funny. ❜ // @starlyht { Sszefryn }
"And yet, perhaps it would be best were you to seek out that barbarian or the ranger. Such individuals should be more well-suited to provide you with a conversation more closely aligned to your own level of understanding."
"I prefer to waste neither my time nor my breath for another moment with refuting the utterly insipid utterances of the unenlightened."
And with that, he returns his attention to the heavy tome he had been studying prior to this ridiculous discussion.
PROMPTS FOR THE ROMANCE OF BANTER, PLAYFUL SARCASM, AND USING JOKES TO HIDE HOW YOU REALLY FEEL ABOUT THEM * assorted dialogue, some of which have some implied sarcasm built in (so just feel free to specify with "/s" at the end of each line), adjust as necessary
admit it. you're in love with me.
if only i had someone to go out with...
a date would be really nice right about now.
i might reconsider if you bring me flowers.
were you being serious back there?
did you just try to impress me?
was that another joke, or were you telling the truth?
we agreed that if no one asked us, we'd go together.
keep telling yourself that!
here it comes! the big love confession i've been waiting for!
you've been in love with me since the day we met.
you visited me in my dreams last night.
i know you're in love with me. you just won't say it outloud.
we can't hide this forever.
don't make me beg.
if you weren't so cute, you'd be annoying.
you're not very good at hiding how you feel.
you've been staring at me for a long time now.
is that what you really think of me?
you have feelings for me. admit it.
so what if i've been lying this whole time? for good reason!
you don't make this whole love thing any easier.
you make life difficult.
you're a piece of work.
is that how you really feel?
you're lucky you're so cute.
you're not really going out with them, are you?
i thought we... nevermind.
consider me impressed.
am i annoying you right now?
you didn't like that comment, huh.
i was only kidding!
you wish we were kissing right now.
oh, you'd just love to hear me beg.
i love our little back and forth.
sooner or later we'll have to come clean about how we feel.
i'm not good at hiding my emotions.
when were you going to tell me you were in love with me?
i actually hate your guts.
keep talking like that and you'll see how i really feel.
can your head get any bigger?
was that a joke?
were you just playing with me?
you didn't actually mean that, right?
hang on. you didn't just say that.
that was a joke, right?
this is just how we are when we're together.
i tease you, you tease me.
you and i have always been like this.
if i'm not annoying you, what's the point?
i'm allergic to tickling.
they said we'd make a cute couple. can you believe that?
are you always this annoying?
if i kiss you, will you turn into a prince? yes, i'm implying you're a frog.
you're lucky i love you so much.
you take that back!
that was uncalled for!
this means war!
this calls for a duel!
i'm challenging you to an arm wrestle.
last one there is a rotten egg!
i'm not racing you!
stop looking at me like that.
you stare at me a lot.
i know, i know. i'm irresistable.
something on my face?
a little bird told me you're in love with me.
prove me wrong.
At the slur, the totally unabashed vitriol of the ignorant or perhaps the willfully stupid, Nere's own expression darkens as the sky before a storm, crimson eyes flashing dangerously as they narrow. Drawing up to his full height, he lowers his head to make a point of looking down at the other.
"You are the one who should show caution, fool. What-ever your alleged power, it would be a difficult feat indeed to cast your paltry spells with neither tongue nor hands."
LORROAKAN'S SELF-IMPORTANT expression darkened, hazel eyes narrowing.
"Careful, underelf," he hissed, his tone dripping with venom. The way he spat the word carried all the disdain he harbored for their kind ——cave-dwelling savages, as far as he was concerned. "Lest I decide to end your pitiful existence."
He raised his chin, arrogance shielding his ire. "...Consider yourself fortunate that we have need of you intact," he sneered, gesturing dismissively in the drow's direction. Taunting. Smug. "Deluded and, ah, confused as you are, there is still a chance — however slim — that you might prove useful."
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"God, my head hurts."
"There's a vice around my skull."
"It feels like someone's sitting on my face. Not in a fun way."
"It's too bright in here, I need to lay down."
"I feel sick and dizzy, I'm sorry."
"Everything is spinning, I feel like I'm going to throw up."
"You cannot imagine how bad this feels."
"Of course I'm squinting, it's so bright in here."
"It's not just a headache, it's awful."
"Imagine a rope made of ice cubes tightening around your brain."
"It hurts so bad."
"Yes, I'm crying! I'm sorry! It hurts!"
"Can you hold me so I can't see anything?"
"Can you bring me a blanket?"
"I can't stand up, I'm too dizzy..."
"You look really pale, are you sure you're okay?"
"Alright, hey, let me - cover your eyes -"
"I'm going to turn the light on, is that okay..?"
"Lay down here, alright, just - rest."
"I never realised that it felt this bad..."
"This is what happens when you refuse to take care of yourself."
"Whoa, hey - okay - okay, let's get you lying down."
"You can't keep pushing through this."
"You barely look like you can stand."
"You're allowed to take a break, you know..."
part 2 / ? .
❝ i’m also worried about me, but i somehow seem to be worried about you more. ❞ ❝ you put the stars to shame. let’s sit here a little while - i want to drink you in. ❞ ❝ i’d tell you not to get in trouble, but i suspect it will find you whether you like it or not. ❞ ❝ well, this seems as good a time as any for me to stop babbling on. ❞ ❝ i just….need some air…clear my head. ❞ ❝ it’s been a long time since i shed a tear. i don’t even know how long. ❞ ❝ i had a feeling you’d show up. it’s sort of our thing. like it’s fate or something. ❞ ❝ i do appreciate your enthusiasm, but let's try to restrain ourselves a little. ❞ ❝ if that was an attempt at flirting, i should let you know i prefer the strong, silent type. ❞ ❝ no matter how far you come, you’re still on the road to ruin. ❞ ❝ i thought you a hunter. wrong. you’re prey - small. snivelling. pathetic. ❞ ❝ and what am i owed? what about the injustices i’ve suffered - am i not entitled to anything? ❞ ❝ i can’t help but feel the strangest twinge of disgust as i look upon you. ❞ ❝ i trust that you will continue to remember who is really on your side. ❞ ❝ better a short life built on truth than immortality woven of lies. ❞ ❝ i won’t make excuses. i can’t make amends. but i want to help, if you’ll let me. ❞ ❝ gods, it’s horrifying…and a touch fascinating. ❞ ❝ there are many names for you --- and all of them inspire dread. ❞ ❝ destiny is at your door; won’t you at least twitch the curtain? ❞ ❝ the gravest crimes committed in this world are committed for love. a hunger crueller than bloodlust. ❞ ❝ you’ve got a backbone, and the makings of a leader. ❞ ❝ revenge sounds so sweet until you’ve taken it. then all you have is…no one left to blame. ❞ ❝ some mistakes can’t be resolved with an apology. some mistakes, you have to carry with you, forever. ❞ ❝ you’re plotting something, aren’t you? come on then - out with it. ❞ ❝ this is not good, if i may state the obvious. ❞ ❝ think of all we’ve been through just to get to this moment. that wasn’t luck. that was us. ❞ ❝ feel like i should laugh but i’m just too godsdamned tired. ❞ ❝ there is something i lost…no, had taken from me. i want it all back. ❞ ❝ careful - you’re in very real danger of hurting my feelings. ❞ ❝ one thing i’ve learned - real saviours never label themselves as such. ❞ ❝ less thinking of bad thoughts, and more breaking of bad bones. ❞ ❝ i rather like interfering. it’s kind of my thing. ❞ ❝ evil is evil, even if it once was innocent. ❞ ❝ you know, i've been catching myself smiling more lately. i think that's your fault.. ❞ ❝ oh, i’m no innocent. but evil? you tell me. ❞ ❝ i still want to believe you’re better than that. but even i am having my doubts. ❞ ❝ i can’t afford to lose my nerve. safer to just not think, and keep forging ahead. ❞ ❝ when all this is over, will you stay with me? for good? ❞ ❝ this is not good, if i may state the obvious. ❞ ❝ is there a reason you're always such an utter drip? do you have some sort of condition? honestly, it's like you hate good news. ❞ ❝ all of nature’s beauty pales in comparison to you. ❞ ❝ i can’t save you from yourself. it hurts terribly, but i can’t. ❞ ❝ if i seem suddenly flush with hope and soft feeling, you have only yourself to blame. ❞ ❝ is there good and evil within us all? ❞
❝ i’ve been watching you fight. your skills are improving. ❞ ❝ you know, for all the sense of dread and horror seeping through this place, i really feel quite at home here. ❞ ❝ and you? you’re wholly without vice or sin or the occasional lapse in judgement? ❞ ❝ i wager you don’t even know how extraordinary you truly are. but i do. ❞ ❝ one might say you’re paragon of luck. i’ll be there when it runs out. ❞ ❝ i've always had a soft spot for the confident ones…they always disappoint though. ❞ ❝ i concealed nothing from you. i simply left out the details that were not pertinent. ❞ ❝ you’re an odd friend. but, i suppose, a friend still. ❞ ❝ i won’t let you do this. i won’t let you win. ❞ ❝ you are my puppet. make no mistake. without me, you have no value. ❞ ❝ well, this seems like a lovely little spot. the sense of impending doom aside. ❞ ❝ whoever your enemies are, they have good reason to fear you. ❞ ❝ this place is astonishing, a bard’s tale made real. ❞ ❝ i may not regret my actions, but i do regret that they were necessary. ❞ ❝ experience has taught me that no matter how bleak things look, there’s always hope. ❞ ❝ if this adventure has taught me anything, it’s that there are things in this world more valuable than power. ❞ ❝ a wise man learns from his mistakes, and strives not to repeat them. ❞ ❝ no more hiding things from me. agreed? ❞ ❝ my friend. my companion. i adore you. ❞ ❝ your face is sour. by all means leave, if i am so distasteful. ❞ ❝ careful, it’s dark around here. would be a terrible shame to lose you forever. ❞ ❝ you startled me. i…i was miles away. ❞ ❝ you have to know who i was. you have to know who i really am. ❞ ❝ nothing special, of course. you’re only the first person who i truly care for. ❞ ❝ you’ve got a backbone, and the makings of a leader. ❞ ❝ anything you ask, i’ll answer as honestly as i can. ❞