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dorian's vision is blurry. adjusting to the scene before him. he clutches to the bed sheets as he rises, the heart on the platter beating once more. the shock on john's face, on his voice it makes dorian smile. blood covered and all. he coughs some more, his vocal chords rearranging themselves. "-dear, you have the most atrocious taste in men." he takes breaths in huge gulps. "i got slashed, cut, knifed-" he walks towards his own heart, eyes on john. embarrasing having to stuff it into a cavity that's closing.

"you're frightfully lucky you look like that." the wound, slowly disappearing, turning into a blank canvas. a bare chest, not a scratch in sight. "-and i am delightfully lucky to be unkillable." he doesn't offer anymore information than that. he clears his throat. and stares at john, annoyed slightly. "now, john, is everyone you get involved with happen to get their guts rearranged or am i special?"

one could say that john constantine is familiar with death, even when it comes to those he holds closest. (especially then). when he opens the door to dorian's hotel room to see a bloodied corpse, he wishes he could be more surprised. his stomach barely even turns -- how fucked up is that? dorian's heart has been cut out and put on a silver plate, like a sodding museum piece. nick. he feels it in his gut. wants to be wrong, but who else is this damn petty? constantine has a list of enemies longer than even he'd like to admit, but this feels unsettlingly personal.

then dorian fucking sits up.

"jesus christ!" maybe wishing for more surprise wasn't his smartest move. matter-of-factly, "and what the bleedin' fuck is wrong with you?"

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dorian gray is often unmoved, rarely is there a reason to feel anything but a concrete and utter sense of apathy. yet, the most wonderful thing, the sweetest, the beautiful lady who had torn him apart, left him bloodless and dead had decided to make an appearance in his life once again. it seemed like the immortal life could be rather humorous when it wanted to be.

“unpleasantness? surely not, dear mina, I remember nothing but the most interesting evening.” he smirks, all this politeness, nothing but smoke and mirrors, surely. “-details which I will not divulge, that is…unless you express your desire otherwise.” charming, as always. “if you are anything like I remember, then you’ll reveal yourself sooner rather than later. is not our gifts the very reason we were brought here?” and, I won’t tell if you don’t.

i think i might have fallen in love .

it is rare, these days, to surprise mina. but he manages it, this man she'd drained and left for dead in a bedroom...it must be near-fifty years, now. but here he is: alive and young, exactly the same as when she'd first met him. mina thinks of the only other immortal creature she's known -- thinks of dracula -- and fights repulsion and curiosity in equal measure.

"allow me to apologize, mr. gray," she says, a mask of victorian politesse. "that is, for any -- unpleasantness -- that there may have been between us in the past. i suppose i must trust you -" ha! trust. she hasn't a choice. "to ensure that our private histories --" her fangs, his healing. their shared eternal youth. "remain private where the rest of the league is concerned." she knows dorian gray has the upper hand here. he could out her as a bloodsucking monster, she supposes. maybe he will, out of spite.

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here lies, dorian gray. no air filling his lungs, blood not running but rather spilt and splattered across the neat hotel room. conciousness does not return to him as quickly as it should. it's frustrating, the unmoving, enough time to really consider how he could have been bested by a man who while not ugly leaves a lot of room to be desired. he hears it first. steps, his eyes are still closed. the wet sensation makes it known to him that the blood has been absorbed into the carpet, terrible. awful, his clothes must be a mess too.

it's jumbled, if there's any reactions to the gruesome scene he can't understand it. it's @const4ntine, surely. no one else knew the number of his hotel room (yet) no one had a key (yet). he gasps, loud and suddenly as he sits up. coughing the blood out of his mouth. "the absolute bitch." it's raspy, unlike him. drowned in shock, eyes wide before turning to constantine. great, now someone else knows about...his condition. everything still hurts, it's all finding it's place. dorian is almost offended. "-he killed me. made a whole thing about it too." tries to down play the situation, a seemingly impossible task.

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i know you think you're pretty clever with this plan to drink me under the table , but there's two problems ... you're not , .. & you can't .

eyebrows perk up only slightly, dorian gray rarely met someone who played the same game. one who could even be considered at an even playing field as him, john constantine fit the bill. cinderella’s glass slipper, the whole thing. “if you’ve lived long as I have, john, and oh have I lived a long time…” he tilts his head, eyelashes flutter. “…you’re bound to be a little clever. not just pretty.” he toys with the glass in hand, finishes what’s left of it.

“is that a challenge?” it sure sounds like one. dorian answers by opening another bottle of wine. eyes on @const4ntine ’s face, as he pours himself another glass. all class, he breaks into a small smile. “-come on, this is me attempting to simply pass the time. have you let loose with me, you have frightfully too much going on in that head of yours.” as if dorian gray was going to be transparent about what he wants.

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i need you to do me a favor , i did you a favor . (mina)

it's draws a snarky little laugh, loose and fast. drunk on something. (maybe drunk on @minapire ) dorian gray pretends to think about it, tapping his mouth in a way. humming slightly. before the tiniest, oh! moment. "i thought you letting me live was out of the kindness of that sweet, sweet unbeating heart of yours." he knows, that this favor was to be asked of sooner rather than later. dorian knows where he stands, bright eyes settle on her. looks for something there, he sees with clarity. a girl made monster. it makes him smile.

he sighs, raises his hands in defeat. he'll focus his efforts on charming her once more some other time. "-but fine, be that way. what ever could you need from me?" he feigns innocence, perhaps he acts out of genuine curiosity, not as if he's lived the past decade making himself useful to her. and her silly little league.

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darker vibes

❛ i would let you rip me apart if it meant loving you. ❜

❛ this fear you feel? it won’t last. ❜

❛ you are my salvation. ❜

❛ i revolt you, don’t i? ❜

❛ get the hell away from me. ❜

❛ i want to sink my teeth into every inch of you. ❜

❛ i’ll be your dirty little secret, if that’s what you’re into. ❜

❛ worship me. until i tell you to stop. ❜

❛ don’t you know how sick with love i am for you? ❜

❛ fucking hit me already. ❜

❛ i would burn the world for you. ❜

❛ i don’t want to be good, no matter how hard you wish it. ❜

❛ i don’t know how you’ve bewitched me, but it needs to stop. ❜

❛ fix me. ❜

❛ they die for love, you kill for it. ❜

❛ you are mine, whether you agree or not. ❜

❛ do you like it when i bleed for you? ❜

❛ i will keep hurting. i will keep killing. anything to protect you. ❜

❛ i’m starved for you, morning and night. ❜

❛ now i get to ravish you. ❜

❛ i am your god and your executioner. ❜

❛ you are doing so well, my pet. ❜

❛ you’re my sweetest poison. ❜

❛ let’s do something about that mouth of yours. ❜

❛ your fascination with me will be your death. ❜

❛ you’re the monster that’s enticed me into your bed. ❜

❛ all you can say are pretty lies. ❜

❛ the fucked up thing is that it isn’t enough to just love you. ❜

❛ you’ve broken me. all i can think about is you. ❜

❛ you’ll beg for more. ❜

❛ an eternity with you would never satisfy me. ❜

❛ i would gladly let you drag me to hell. ❜

❛ everything i’ve done.. every horrible atrocity, it’s been for you. ❜

❛ you’re a fucking nightmare. kiss me. ❜

❛ feel grateful that i allow you to touch me. ❜

❛ every time your lips touch my skin, you burn me from the inside out. ❜

❛ there’s no black or white, only gray. ❜

❛ no one touches what’s mine. ❜

❛ make me indifferent, make me horrible. ❜

❛ i could never be the one to love you. i can only be the one that kills you. ❜

❛ your lips are poison, your laugh a curse. ❜

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↪   ᵀᴴᴱ 𝑀𝐼𝐶𝐾 .    (  a  series  of  sentence  starters  from  season  1  of fox's sitcom ,  “ the mick ” .   adjust  phrasing  as  necessary . will be updated !  )

oh my god , why do you have gasoline ?!

we're fine , not that it's any of your concern .

stay out of trouble .

no , you're not coming in with me .

you're embarrassing . you embarrass me . i'm embarrassed of you .

can i bum a smoke , please ?

it's okay , i already have a dollar .

i get the sense that you're in need a lot .

i don't have a problem . you do , otherwise we wouldn't be having this conversation .

what do you mean ? you invited me .

i got into yale , that doesn't mean i'm going .

the scales of justice tip in favor of the wealthy .

if we throw enough money at this thing , i'm sure it'll go away .

let's catch up in ten years when you need another loan .

i feel like we got off on the wrong foot .

i want you to come to me with boy problems . or girl problems , i don't assume .

i know you think you're pretty clever with this plan to drink me under the table , but there's two problems ... you're not , .. & you can't .

she's not dead , i can see her breathing .

i cannot count the number of times i've been ripped off a barstool & thrown in a cage .

i should probably get out of the house , yesterday kinda got away from me .

i don't like these people . but i like you .

why are we at a poor person's restaurant ?

don't touch my stuff , psycho .

no , i don't believe you . you're lying .

uh , i don't know , maybe because you're a lying bitch .

okay , look , i understand this stuff is really hard to hear .

let's just keep our voices down , okay ?

you think i care about these idiots ?

what is wrong with you ? you're making a scene .

how's that for a scene ?! dinner & a show !

i know what you're up to , & you're not gonna get away with it .

i'm sorry , you think you're in charge ?

once all this is gone , all that's left is this . & nobody wants just this .

wait , wait , wait ! i'm coming with you !

i will only go if i have your blessing .

if you need anything at all , do not hesitate to call 911 .

[ name ] , my beautiful angel !

i heard about that little accident you had .

so , this is it ! home sweet home .

holy crap , you're alive ...

what are you doing here ? are you living at my place ?

okay , i'm sensing some major hostility here .

i thought you were dead !

don't pay attention to him , he's no one .

— i'm just kidding ! oh , i'm so sorry , your face ...

no ... you're joking — this is a joke , right ?

i'm gonna go freshen up , this'll be fun !

my legs are heavy , but my mind is light ...

wait , why is my window open ?

do i look like i'm playing games ?

we both burnt that bridge , it doesn't matter who lit the match .

i need you to do me a favor , i did you a favor .

oh , thank god you're here . you've gotta help us .

oh , i'm not going anywhere .

what do you want me to do about it ?

knock - knock ... can i come in ?

oh ... i get it . you're jealous .

enough with the guessing games , i'm freaking out over here .

fine . i'll fix this myself .

i thought we agreed i'm the boss ?!

if you saw my silence as agreeing with you , that's on you .

don't take it personally , his heart just isn't for sale .

not now , [ name ] , i'm gloating .

[ name ] ?! since when do you smoke ?

HEY .. !! [ name ] . just the person i wanted to see .

i haven't gone this long without a smoke in years .

either be part of the solution or get the hell out .

well , now i feel like you're lying .

regardless of how we got here , i'm having a really good time .

is it ? is it creepy to be ahead of everybody at all times ?

i want to squeeze you around your neck until you can't breathe .

i said that forever ago when i was young and dumb .

if i were you , i would take this opportunity to lay low .

that's the opposite of what i just suggested .

[ name ] , you've been overruled .

i don't mean to offend you , you don't fit the [ surname ] brand .

it's already happening , we're becoming socially radioactive .

i'm sorry , that night is a blur of bad pinot and intolerable conversation .

oh , so you're a liar too ?

i was sitting at home , and then i remembered you're not my boss .

what's the matter ? little plan didn't work ?

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Monstrous

"Run."

"Get away from me."

"Get away from here."

"I'm a monster."

"A monster is all I'll ever be."

"You should be afraid of me."

"I wish you weren't afraid of me."

"Isn't it so good to be bad?"

"I want to taste your blood on my tongue."

"I want to feel my claws in your flesh."

"I want to rip you apart."

"I want to devour you."

"I want to hear you scream."

"I want you to be afraid of me."

"Can't you feel my fangs in your throat?"

"You'll look beautiful, choking on blood."

"When you scream, it's like music."

"I can feel your pulse under my hand."

"It was always going to end like this, my love."

"You can beg and plead if you want. It won't save you."

"Did you really expect me to change?"

"Did you really believe I could be kind?"

"Did you not realise what I am?"

"Only the deluded would not see what I am."

"Won't it be sweet, when it's all over?"

"I will devour you, and we will be together... we will be one..."

"You could be part of me, you know."

"Every part of me aches for destruction."

"Crushing bones just feels good."

"I will take you apart, piece by piece, and it will be bliss."

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Tension Starters

A mix of actions that focus on tense situations (with a hint of yearning as a treat) Inspiration taken from an array of different memes to put them all together in this one. Feel free to mix prompts to make more specific ones or REVERSE them.

send in prompts for my muse’s (RECEIVER) reaction to your muse (SENDER) …

( STAB ) standing against to mine, still with your (sender) weapon (example: dagger, sword) in mine's body.

( WEAPON ) holding mine's hand which holds a weapon aimed at them (sender).

( LIFE ) looking down at my muse with a weapon after sparing/saving mine's life.

( WIN ) having just won a game of cards, showing your (sender) winning hand on the table.

( DRINK ) offering mine a cup of a chosen drink. (example: tea, wine, poison)

( FRUIT ) sharing a piece of fruit with mine.

( HOLD ) holding mine's arm, preventing yours (sender) from leaving.

( ARM ) letting go of a mine's arm, allowing mine to leave.

( HAND ) reaching out to hold mine's hand, and yours (sender) stopping themselves.

( STARE ) staring at mine from across the room.

( SILENCE ) opening your (sender) mouth to say something, but yours (sender) deciding against it.

( WIPE ) wiping something (example: make-up/dirt/blood/tears) from mine's face.

( REST ) resting your (sender) forehead on mine's stomach / lap.

( NOOK ) burying your (sender) face on the nook of mine's shoulder.

( CHEEK ) kissing mine's cheek, pausing and moving away.

( SHOULDER ) holding mine's shoulder from behind, leaning down to whisper in mine's ear.

( TABLE ) accidentally (or not) touching mine's hands/legs/knees under the table.

( CLOSE ) standing close and catching mine's eyes before yours (sender) starts to move away.

( WHISPER ) whispering close to mine's face.

( LEAN ) leaning your (sender) head against the curve of mine's shoulder.

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right in the guts. angst sentences.

“It always comes back to this with you, doesn’t it?”

“Why can’t you just learn to let the fuck go.”

“Did it over occur to you that I never wanted this to begin with?”

“Why can’t you just look at me for one god damn second!”

“Let go of my hand.”

“I don’t want to talk to you right now.”

“Why are you — saying all these things —”

“You know what? I was wrong. You never really meant anything to me. You’re broken, you’re beyond fixing, you’re not something I want to take the time to handle. Simple as that.”

“You’re a god damn mistake, that’s what you are.”

“I never wanted anything to do with you to begin with.”

“This, us, was a fucking mistake and I should have known the second things went further than planned.”

“I can’t do this anymore.”

“I don’t want anything to do with you anymore.”

“If anything, you were a fucking waste of time.”

“I just don’t feel anything anymore.”

“Looking at you I see nothing but something I need to put an end to.”

“Oh? Really? You thought we had a future? What gave you that idea.”

“Is this even going anywhere?”

“Why can’t we just talk about it —”

“Does it ever occur to you that I am done talking? That I am done with reflecting upon my words and action? Can’t you just take a fucking hint that I’m done with you? I don’t want anything to do with you anymore.”

“We’re through. I don’t want to do this anymore.”

“You were broken to begin with.”

“How am I supposed to ‘love you’ when I never had feelings to being with.”

“Haha, I don’t know who gave you THAT idea, but we’re not an item. We never were.”

“I’d like for you to leave now.”

“Just get out. Get out and leave me alone.”

“Why are you — saying all these things??? Where did they come from???”

“If you never were happy to begin with, how come you never told me?! I would have listened, I would have helped —”

“I don’t need, or want help, what I want is for you to get the fuck away from me.”

“You’re damaged goods and I can’t find the patience to take on you as a project.”

“You’re the kind of crazy I don’t want to deal with.”

“Lately you’ve become a burden, and I can’t handle it anymore.”

“If you’d just leave me alone, that’d be great.”

“Oh come on, the second we got to know each other, the due date were already set on us. We were never meant to last forever. Our relationship had a deadline, and now we’re at it; so, what you gonna do?”

“This is all on you.”

“Save your tears. I’m done here.”

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RICHARD SIKEN SENTENCE STARTERS   —   majority of quotes pulled the poetry book crush. feel free to make alternations.

if you love me, you don’t love me in a way i understand.

there are so many things i’m not allowed to tell you.

you say ‘i’ll give you anything,’ but you never come through.

please, for just one night, will you lie down next to me?

you wanted happiness. i can’t blame you for that.

i owe you, i owe you everything.

tell me you love this, tell me you’re not miserable.

you didn’t show up. i kept waiting.

why take more than we need? because we can.

i want to explain myself to myself in an understandable way.

people like to think war means something.

you are here, you are here, you’re still right here.

sorry about how i ruined everything by saying it out loud.

will you defend yourself?

let’s not talk about it, let’s just not talk.

how much can you change and get away with it, before you turn into someone else, before it’s some kind of murder?

i ran and i knew you wouldn’t catch me.

when you have nothing to say, set something on fire.

you still get to be the hero.

tell me how all this, and love too, will ruin us.

i’m bleeding, i’m not just making conversation.

eventually something you love is going to be taken away. 

you want a better story. who wouldn’t?

i hope it’s love. i’m trying really hard to make it love.

we are not dirty.

i will come back from the dead for you.

you are a fever i’m learning to live with.

do you want to go home now?

there’s nowhere to go.

i’d rather quit. i’d rather be sad.

unfortunately, we don’t have that kind of time.

you take the things you love and tear them apart.

there is no way to make this story interesting.

i don’t think i can take this much longer.

do you love yourself? 

sorry about the blood in your mouth. i wish it was mine.

even when i look away i am still looking.

i think i need to do this alone.

what more do you want?

you saved my life.

someone has to leave first.

i swear, i end up feeling empty, like you’ve taken something out of me.

will you love me even more when i’m dead?

your world doesn’t make sense.

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*  ―  VAMPIRIC STARTER PROMPTS .  

* tw for mentions of blood / drinking blood / death + murder .

Human. 

❝ that’s a lot of blood. ❞

❝ so you drink [human] blood ? ❞

❝ how long has it been since you fed ? ❞

❝ bite me. ❞

❝ you just bit me ! ❞

❝  i don’t believe in vampires. ❞

❝ i want to be your familiar. ❞ 

❝ can you turn in to a bat ? ❞

❝ you don’t have a reflection ! ❞

❝ so do you sleep in a coffin ? ❞

❝ you’re gonna need a bigger coffin. ❞

❝ so, how old are you really ? ❞

❝ your skin’s always so cold. ❞

❝ if you need to feed, you can bite me. ❞

❝ you can bite me, i trust you. ❞ 

❝ what does it taste like ? / what do i taste like ? ❞

❝ you’re [not] a monster. ❞

Vampire.

❝ drink this, you’ll feel better. ❞

❝ i’m [not] a monster. ❞

❝ i haven’t fed in awhile. ❞

❝ it’s dangerous for you to be here when i’m like this. ❞

❝ i want you to be my familiar. ❞

❝ forget what you think you know, vampires exist. ❞

❝ no, that’s a myth. ❞

❝ i’m not going to eat you. ❞

❝ you call it a myth, i call it a bad stereotype. ❞

❝ your taste so sweet / bitter / good / bad. ❞

❝ your blood smells so sweet / bitter / good / bad. ❞ 

❝ it’s been awhile since i tasted fresh blood. ❞

❝ you’re so warm. / i forgot how warm living is. ❞

❝ you have to invite me in. ❞

❝ i think i just killed someone. ❞

❝ honestly ? i’m terrified i’m going to have to spend eternity alone. ❞

Actions.   ( add a + to reverse the action ! )

[ BITE. ]  the sender bites receiver on the ( neck / wrist / thigh / bodypart ) to drink their blood.

[ TURN. ]  the sender turns the receiver into a vampire.

[ BLOODLUST ]  the sender has gone too long without feeding, base instincts taking over, the receiver finds them. 

[ COFFIN. ]  the sender stumbles upon the receiver sleeping in a coffin. 

[ STAKE. ]  after finding out the receiver is a vampire, the sender tries to stake them. 

[ MIRROR. ]  when passing a mirror, the receiver notices the sender does not have a reflection. 

[ OFFER. ]  after noticing the receiver hasn’t fed in a few days / weeks, the sender offers to let the receiver feed from them.

[ MESS. ]  the sender finds the receiver covered in blood that certainly isn’t their own.

[ LICK. ]  the sender licks blood from the receiver’s wound / finger.

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important to note. i tend not to engage with the greater rp fandom, so take that into consideration when engaging with me. i am open for interactions with anyone and everyone within reason. rules last updated (01/11/2024).

one. i am selective and private meaning that i will only interact with mutuals. this blog is also meant to be a plot centered blog, i run other blogs alongside this one and to keep my motivation up we must have some basis of a discussion ooc to know where we want to take a dynamic.

two. this is my own portrayal of dorian gray based on vibes honestly, mainly here to explore one dynamic but decided to open the blog to you all, please respect my opinions and take on him.

three. i ship chemistry, meaning that after a couple of interactions or ooc discussion if we both muns feel like the possibility of a romantic dynamic could occur then we can go for it. i love shipping but i do not want it to feel forced. i am exclusive with dru's mina. (not single ship. just not writing with any other mina's)

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