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random sentence prompts  ━ from various tv shows, part 3

if you’ve got something good, that just means someone wants to take it, right?

i am not gonna watch that happen again.

i like rules. they bring order to the chaos.

you’re my favorite person in the world, but you’re acting weird.

i don���t want to be anyone’s hero. i just want to be safe and boring and happy.

we did so many bad things. it’s all burnt in my brain.

i know that i am flawed, but i am trying to be better.

if you think i’m a killer, prove it.

i’m, like, perpetually single.

no one in the world had more reasons not to believe in me, but you still did.

everyone expects me to have it all together, but i just don’t.

i don’t care what other people think about me. your opinion is the only one that mattered.

if you’re always a disappointment, then it’s impossible to disappoint.

i got so wrapped up in my own dreams and feelings. i took what we had for granted.

what we are to each other is so much more complicated than any stupid wife or husband or girlfriend. 

it’s too much for me, you needing me.

i want us to go back. back before the mistakes, the lies. back to when we were unstoppable. 

i guess all the time i feel like i’m kind of trapped because i can’t describe how i’m feeling.

you deserve better than me.

everyone keeps saying the only thing that will make this better is time and maybe space.

i didn’t want you to leave last night. 

got to clear the skies for some blue skies, right?

i just don’t want to get hurt again.

everything’s still unresolved, you know?

nobody deserves romance more than you. 

i don't know when i'm going to get over this. but i want to be beside you when that day comes.

is it cold in here, or is it just me?

i’ll get blamed if something bad happens to you.

i’ve got one rule for you. dance with me.

why is this so hard?

can we keep having dramatic yet memorable dates?

if you tell me right now that you’ll never forgive me until the end of time, i’ll leave you alone.

i’m not the problem. you are.

you two are weird in all the same ways. 

forget other people’s definitions. be who you want to be.

if i love you now, imagine how much i’ll love the person you become?

i just don’t see it adding up to happiness for any of us.

i kind of felt like you were running away from me.

i’m not a stranger. i’m just strange. 

every time i do something to be happy, someone gets hurt. 

all year, i’ve tried to do the right thing, but what do i get in return?

you strike me as a queen without her crown.

we’ll always find our way back to each other. 

what’s the point of fighting so hard to stay alive if we’re just going to die alone?

you know there’s a chance. that’s what you can’t square. that’s what hurts.

things went bad for you, things went bad for me.

it’s not that i’m like you. it’s that i love you.

i’m losing my fucking mind, and i’m terrified. 

you knocked me off balance in a good way.

he knew what to do. he always did. and he was a fucking asshole about it.

you should get the hell away from me. i’m poison. i ruin people.

you sound like a bad romantic comedy.

i think we can make long distance work.

you’re not a victim. you’re a killer.

i know kids lie to their parents about stuff,  but you don’t do that. it’s not you. 

you can come back from this. i know you can. you have to. 

people die, they become a threat.

you’re either the cat or the mouse.

when you go down, i hope i’m there to see it.

we’ve always needed each other. that’s what our entire relationship’s been about.

i’m not evil. i just did an evil thing, one i deeply regret.

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he can't say he trusts the bloke entirely. monty betrayed his best mate even if it was cause esther made him. that need to protect edwin sitting deep in his chest. a dragon protecting the hoard. but who said a guy can't get a second chance? his save with the bag meant charles could defeat the snake and rescue edwin. in the end it all worked out.

" should let me teach you some moves. make it easier on me not to have to bounce between protecting edwin, crystal and you. bet you can throw a well good punch." he grins as the ghostly adrenaline fades from his body. a fight always wakes him up.

PROMPTS FOR SHARING COMPLIMENTS AND PRAISE ( Accepting )

@deadtected said: that was really brave of you. (charles for your monty)

And impulsive he thought to himself but at the moment he only thought about helping in any way he could, he already done too much damage it would be great to start again from 0 now that he was alone and no one could stop him from doing whatever he wanted.

" I guess huh, I can't believe I survived that..." he was still panting and trying to process he fighted a whole ass human being.

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" look, you can yell at me later. right now, less lecturing, more getting my hand out of the cursed vase. i think it's LICKING me. " charles, in his defence, had seen a coin at the bottom. it had glittered and his brain had told him to grab it before edwin could tell him not to. now he had a new glove that is a lot more bitey than his usual attire. " if i smash it, am i gonna lose something? "

open starter - charles ( doom patrol )

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" look, you can yell at me later. right now, less lecturing, more getting my hand out of the cursed vase. i think it's LICKING me. " charles, in his defence, had seen a coin at the bottom. it had glittered and his brain had told him to grab it before edwin could tell him not to. now he had a new glove that is a lot more bitey than his usual attire. " if i smash it, am i gonna lose something? "

open starter - charles ( doom patrol )

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" this is gonna be aces! " most wouldn't look at a dark, eery forest and think it exciting. but charles can feel the familiar rush of adrenaline that comes from the footwork of solving a case. his best mates at his side and a cricket bat in his hands? perfect case solving conditions. the job is gonna get well and truly jobbed. " so, we just heading in? "

open starter! (doom.patrol charles!)

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@deathsbecome asked: " you can't understand . not unless you were there . " (petalscrushed for either charles?)

he gets that. after all, can't know everything. he's not edwin, after all. but charles knows pain. and knows how to comfort much better than his counterpart. edwin might be the brains but when it comes to emotional intelligence it's charles who wins that gold medal. " you're right. can't really say for sure what happened if it didn't happen to me. have to be some kinda psychic for that to happen. crystal will get a reading from where you died and we go from there, yeah? you don't gotta worry about this case not getting solved, we're aces at solving these kinda things. "

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THE SOUNDS OF NIGHTMARES SENTENCE STARTERS .

a collection of roleplay / writing prompts , lifting quotes from " the sounds of nightmares " podcast based in the little nightmares universe .

" the look on your face says there's more on your mind . "

" would you like to talk about it ? "

" how are you feeling today ? "

" do you remember your nightmares ? "

" i remember ... everything . "

" i'm not sure that's true . "

" i woke up somewhere i didn't belong . "

" i don't quite follow . "

" can you try to explain ? "

" you can't understand . not unless you were there . "

" hey ! where are we ?! "

" they aren't children . not at all . "

" my mind was divided , and that's not fair to you . "

" everything is going to get worse from here . "

" help me ! please help me ! "

" who brought me here ? "

" i'll do everything i can to help you . "

" there's nothing bad inside you . nothing . "

" we're in this together . "

" take your pick . "

" sweets for my sweet . "

" do you know a way out of here ? "

" what are you working on ? "

" we're friends . friends tell each other things . "

" i'll play with you . "

" don't overdo it . "

" you were right there ! don't tell me you did nothing ! "

" you're upset with me , aren't you ? "

" are you going to leave ? like all the others ? "

" whatever you desire , it's yours . "

" everyone needs someone . "

" don't leave me alone ! "

" are you still angry with me ? "

" i'll protect you . "

" i hate being alone . "

" i understand more than you think . "

" you mean to escape , don't you ? "

" you're being unfair . "

" i can't help you if you hide things from me . "

" why did you bring me here ? "

" what do you want ? "

" why didn't you tell me ? "

" you promised me . "

" i don't feel like talking . "

" you never listen . "

" we can face these monsters together . "

" i need you . "

" i have nothing more to give . "

" take my hand again . "

" you abandoned me . "

" the more time you spend with someone , the harder it becomes to hide who you really are . "

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" it does sound nice. we'd obviously be best mates. but i'm happy in our world cause pretty sure the other you is way more boring. and this way we're mates forever. " charles knows this isn't a good scenario. they're in the wrong place and as two ghosts on the run from death it isn't exactly a good thing to be in the wrong place. if they get caught by death would it fuck everything up? or would they get sent to their world and their afterlife? he was not letting edwin get put back in hell.

crystal might fight with edwin a lot but she does care for him. they're her family and family fights but it's all aces in the end. they'd get back and everything would be good again. the two edwins would figure out the smart stuff and the charles' would provide the brawn support they always do. ah edwin, always going to the worst scenario. " i know we're pretty amazing edwin but i doubt us accidentally crossing into another universe is gonna make it disappear. surely that's like, death levels of important? " but he knows the other is right. they gotta get home. " where should we look then? cause there's fuck all here that is explaining how we got here. "

Honestly he word stuck felt w r o n g to say now a days because now that they've spent decades together known each other and yeah maybe Larry had been right, maybe there was something else in him, he could feel it grow and it was more and more difficult to keep it at bay and now that he was admitting what it was to himself he was terrified. So yeah not stuck and if they were he was so glad it was Charles so grateful. " It's hard to imagine a world we're we're both alive but sounds nice doesn't it? " and in that world they might not be running from death, and a million other scenarios popped in his head, so he immediately shook them off because he couldn't be distracted in another universe.

Charles was right and it somehow warmed him to know Crystal cared about them enough to do the impossible to get them back, he was also growing quite fond of her so thinking of her trying to find ways to get them back was really wholesome and made him smile a little, but it was dropped as his mate suggested to go explore this universe. "Charles we cannot stay long, we don't know what consequences of us being here are already taking place, this universe and our own could vanish as we speak..." , he would love nothing more than to explore a new world with his best friend but this was not the time and place and he did not want to sound mean but they knew very little about the multiverse and the fact he wasn't finding anything in this office was making him frustrated, perhaps they should go look somewhere else, ¿ could it be the places he found information about the multiverse in their world also exist here with that information as well? .

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well, at least he found an edwin, apparently. guess just thinking follow edwin kinda ended up sending him on a jolly. at least he isn't being exorcised and is in their office. even if it isn't his office...this is gonna get confusing fast. " in the flesh! well, ghostly flesh. cause, you know, got no flesh left. " charles grins, pulling his legs up to sit crossed legged on the desk. " maybe? i mean, my edwin would know. i just followed him into the mirror cause we were heading to a case and apparently ended up here. either different reality or i ended up on the wrong ghost road. " which would not be a fun experience either way. " is it, like, fixable? cause my edwin can handle himself but someone's gotta make sure he doesn't piss someone off and get his block knocked off. "

things are quiet for once, for the first time, since their agency has expanded. his charles is out running errands with crystal, the night nurse is god knows where, leaving him alone by himself. he’s settled at his desk, reading one of the mangas niko recommended, when suddenly… something happens. one second, the office is empty, and the next, there’s someone on his desk. “ blonde, edwardian teenager? sounds awfully a lot like me- ” his name is edwin, too… but he’s never seen this person before. “ you’re charles rowland? that can’t be, my charles is out with crystal. ” taking a second to ponder, he realizes he’s read something like this before. “ are you, perhaps, from another reality? ”

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@pareidolah + edwin

now, there are many ways to make an entrance. opening a door. walking through a wall. charles seems to have taken the spat out of a mirror mid hop approach and ended up crashing into a desk. edwin usually led the charge when mirror hopping and yet when he sits up rubbing his head as the phantom pain of crashing headfirst into a table dissipates he notices he is not alone in this weird office. it looked like edwin and his' office but the knick knacks were all different. " shit, sorry mate. guess i got lost while hopping. you haven't seen a blonde, edwardian teenager around here? goes by edwin, he's my best mate and apparently we must've jumped to different mirrors. which ain't great when we're on a case. i'm charles rowland, dead boy detective, by the way. "

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he swats at the hands making for his hair. not that it really bothers him but it's all a game, innit? charles knew that making it a contest would make this a lot more fun even if he'd never really judge any version of edwin too harshly. they're both good people put through shit times. at least this one apparently didn't know about the ghost roads.

" that's brills, mate! mine tried but gave up after i nearly cursed him into being a balloon. it was a weird couple of ticks, that one. " but very funny in hindsight even if edwin had not found it funny. at least, not as much as charles did after the panic had worn off. " one thing we can both agree on is no more hell bullshit getting at them though. " his voice becomes softer. edwin does not deserve any form of pain or suffering and he'd be damned if he let it happen on his watch. the other charles must feel the same.

The logic there is sound, but more than that, Charles feels it a bit silly to start arguing with himself in an even more literal sense than usual. He swallows the knee-jerk reply rising in his throat and instead reaches to ruffle up the other boy's hair just to annoy him. "Yeah, reckon," he declares, a playful gleam mirrored in the brown eyes they share.

"Not saying it's a contest, mate, but it's clear I got the proper Edwin in the deal. Rather be dead with him any day. He's teaching me Latin right now, yeah?" A bold claim, but not technically a lie—listening to Edwin recite spells and asking what they mean should count as learning, he reckons.

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charles is like putty in his hands. it seems neither boy can hide their obvious infatuation with each other. they can truss it up behind being best friends but even best friends can make out. he should know. the king has made many conquests of his friends. his lips are close enough to charles' ear. but teasingly they do not connect.

" he didn't tell you? " with that, he pulls back. not too far. still within kissing distance. after all, there has to be some fun in this. " gave me a little peck on the cheek on our last meeting. not that he didn't undress me with those analysing eyes on our first. sometimes uptight boys are so easy to fluster. "

he knows that this isn’t edwin before him, the cat eyes are a dead give away. but cat king is leaning in close, looking like a near exact replica of his best friend, and charles can’t help but get that same fluttery feeling in his chest… especially when he’s so close.

“ have protected him, and i always will. ” is that why he’s here? he… can’t quite remember right now, watching as the feline king’s hand runs against his chest. “ i’m gonna take that as a compli— what do you mean about tease? why are you calling him a tease? ”

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@rocksteadydeadboy asked: " there's nothing bad inside you. nothing. " [ for doom patrol charles unless that's too convulted !?]

it's kinda weird hearing a different version of himself. especially one who knows what went on behind closed doors at home. charles wonders if every version of himself would have such a fucked up life or if there is one that got to at least understand happiness prior to meeting edwin. not that he'd swap it for anything. being mates with edwin is brills. best time of his afterlife. that didn't mean when he cracked his themed weapon of the week over someone's head he doesn't wonder if the apple hasn't fallen that far from the tree. " same goes for you, mate. we both wouldn't have been able to get a bloke like edwin to stick around if we were rotten inside. though, mine's better, obviously. like, the best. "

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oh, he is so confused. it is delicious to watch him squirm. clearly, things have improved since he'd last seen edwin. perhaps they'd finally fucked and gotten it over with? the only tell that this wasn't the stuffy british twink was his eyes that still reflected his cat nature. he leans in close to whisper in charles' ear.

" well, it does get quite exciting to see you dash in like a knight to protect him. " his hand runs up charles' chest in a featherlight touch. he's forgone the gloves for this and instead opted for skin against charles' polo. " i can see what he sees in you. even if it is a bit predictable. repressed edwardian tease falls for overabundant 80's punk rocker. "

he feels out of place, walking in by himself. he doesn’t have the same history as edwin, so why is he here? his reasoning feels silly, crystal had told him how the cat king had reluctantly given them the information they needed on esther, and he came to thank him. “ he’s not here, doesn’t know i’ve come to talk to you. ”

he’s about to go on, but something happens that takes the words right out of his mouth. it’s like edwin’s standing in front of him, but it isn’t him, it’s still that damn cat king. “ wha— what are doing? why do you look like him? ”

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@pareidolah + using my multi for the cat king

a delighted grin rests on feline features as he spots the smiley one. the boy who had somehow stolen edwin's heart away so easily. he supposes he can see what appeal charles has. a heartthrob face and a protective streak that would make any wallflower blush. " well, what brings you here? i don't see your boyfriend around. " a teasing remark but also testing the waters. as a child of desire, he can feel the want and it triggers his shift.

his black ensemble is replaced by a silver suit complete with bowtie as he changes into edwin. " ah, here he is. "

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