#jane starter

[xwildheart]

Open to: M Muse: jane porter- mid thirties, biology professor, heterosexual Based: this beta editor only: i make a new post for each reply

Jane stood in the doorway to the room that was now slowly becoming the nursery. She had always wanted to be a mother, but not like this. Not after her engagement fell through. Not after her ex had ended it because he was in love with someone else. It had utterly crushed her when he had told her, not moments before she was about to tell him they were expecting. Jane had run to the only person she could think of, and cried for days. Now, there hasn’t been a day where her best friend wasn’t dropping off baby clothes or offering to help her set up the nursery, which is where they are now.  'Are you sure this color looks alright?' She asked him, looking over the walls once more.

[rainbowstickersandunicorn]

Agatha All Along 1x01 || Once Upon a Time 1x02

[caramelc0rgi]

he looks so fertile

[rpmemes-galore]

Jane Eyre ... sentence starters

"Do you doubt me?"

"Are you mocking me?"

"Do you think me handsome?"

"You won't be persuaded to stay?"

"So, you and I must say goodbye?"

"Just one last kiss before you leave."

"I need not sell my soul to buy bliss."

"Don't leave me. I like to have you near."

"And what is hell? Can you tell me that?"

"You, sir, are the most phantom-like of all."

"She's dying. I can't ignore her dying wish."

"All my heart is yours, sir: it belongs to you."

"Even for me, life had its gleams of sunshine."

"You're a strange and almost unearthly thing."

"He made me love him without looking at me."

"I hardly know. I have little experience of them."

"I would always rather be happy than dignified."

"thought you said you didn't have any relatives."

"Sometimes I have the strangest feeling about you."

"I have as much soul as you… and full as much heart!"

"You are my sympathy, my better self, my good angel."

"How can you be so stupid? How can you be so cruel?"

"I do not think, sir, you have any right to command me."

"Flirting is a woman's trade, one must keep in practice."

"Remember, the shadows are just as important as the light."

"I was wrong to deceive you. I see that now, it was cowardly."

"Who would you offend by living with me? Who would care?"

"Do you think I am an automaton? A machine without feelings?"

"You've saved my life. Don't walk past me as if we were strangers."

"I am not an angel … and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself."

"I shall never leave. You will never be alone for as long as I shall live."

"I have for the first time found what I can truly love; I have found you."

"can live alone, if self-respect, and circumstances require me so to do."

"You would rather drive me to madness than break some mere human law."

"I know you; you're thinking. Talking is of no use, you're thinking how to act."

"Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs."

"Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?"

"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being, with an independent will."

"I am not deceitful! And I am not a liar. For if I were, I should say that I loved you. I do not love you. I dislike you more than anyone in the world."

"I do not think, sir, you have any right to command me, merely because you are older than I, or because you have seen more of the world than I have."

"If all the world hated you and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved of you and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends."

[gggno]

another day, another prey. jane emerges from the sewers, taking a moment to gather herself after a long chase. standing there at the riverside, basking in the setting sun as her clothes slowly dry under its warmth...

" ...? " she turns around to face the approacher. " may i help you? "

open starter.

[thebladesmithmuses]

(I got a little muse bug with this starter. So it's long. lol) Jane just needed a bit of fresh air to clear her head. It had been a long week, and she was restless. She couldn't focus on her paperwork, nor could she focus on watching anything for long. It was late at night, and she had some things she needed to catch up on before she went to bed. However, she had a sudden need to just, go outside for a walk. Probably because she had been cooped up in her office all week with nothing else to do but talk to her patients, order lunch, and hunch over her desk. She hadn't even been able to go to her favorite bar after work. It seemed when she got a moment to herself, a patient would call and she was on the phone for hours trying to bring them down from whatever sort of episode they were having. Jane couldn't ignore them, of course, being their therapist and well, her own personal sense of duty to her clients, but it left her feeling stuck for days.

As much as she tired to ignore it, and distract from it, it persisted. She even tried tapping her foot on the floor in hopes it alleviate it in some way. It just persisted, eating up more of her mental state before she just caved. Jane decided to walk to the convenance store. It wasn't far and she could get a snack, and maybe a coffee.

It was a brisk night, causing Jane to pull her coat in closer to her neck and shiver as she stepped out. Her hand held tightly to the strap of her bag as she made her way down the sidewalk. despite the chill, it was a nice night. The moon was in a waxing gibbous, and though it was a bit cloudy, the stars were visible, or as visible as they could be with all the light pollution. She could feel the restlessness start to fade already, and a small sigh came as she enjoyed the calm night.

At least until she heard to footsteps behind her.

They were soft, attempting to be quiet, but occasional crunch of the snow and slorp of slush gave them away. Jane felt her heartbeat quicken, as this wouldn't be the first time she was attacked. Though, that time was in broad daylight. Even then it was lucky someone arrived in time, and she pulled through. This time, the chances of someone being around and willing to help her was slim. The trauma from that never quite healed right. It took everything in her to remain calm and think rationally. Jane tried to rationalize it. Maybe they were going the same way as her, but, she could hear the footsteps getting closer. They didn't quite gain speed, but they were closing in on her quickly. Jane calmly put a hand in her pocket, holding into a small canister of pepper spray.

Just in case.

It seems her instincts were right this time, as one rounded in front of her, and the other held a knife to her back. Jane willed herself to remain calm, despite hearing her own heartbeat in her ears. Despite the trembling in her hands.

"Well, hello, gentleman," She chimed. "Nice night isn't it?" Her calm demeanor seemed to help her, as the thugs looked at each other. The one in front of her was confused, and she only assumed the other one behind her was too. Jane took this moment of confusion, kicking the one man hard in the knee and turning to spray the other one in the eyes. He swung wildly as he yelped in pain. The knife caught her arm, slicing through her thin jacket and straight to her skin. She hissed, but didn't pause a moment and took off running, back to the safety of her office.

"Hey! Get back you, you bitch!" One of them screamed. At least one was sprinting after her, with the other trying to follow. Both of them unable to really run at first, but soon enough at least one of them was gaining.

Jane wasn't fast, she wasn't athletic, and the only thing keeping her running now was pure adrenaline. Adrenaline could only get her so far though. She was already huffing, and she was barely a block or so away.

Not again.

Please, not again.

Someone, anyone,

"HELP! HELP ME!" Jane was surprised by her own voice. It almost didn't sound like her. The desperation and terror almost felt unreal to her. When was the last time she was actually this scared?

Probably the last time this happened actually. Though, given this happened once already, the terror felt worse. So much worse. Almost cripplingly worse.

[rexscanonwife]

I can feel myself starting to get sad again

Save me Arthur...Arthur save me 😭😭

[lcngliive]

cami o'connell & jane ( @grcycosmcs )

"if one more idiot steps on my feet I'm going to rip their heads off," cami grumbled, kicking her leg out to kick the man who'd just trod on her toes. "idiot humans," she muttered, this time lower so no one could hear.

[starlightxwritesx]

muse: jane open to: m/f/nb plot: she's the fun bartender at your favorite bar.

"the creep that works the bar on sundays wants us to do see through shirt day...i mean it could tip well but i don't know if i actually want that to happen.."

[thetorturedmusesdept]

@hiddenstarters Open Renaissance Event Starter

Jane chuckled as she shook her head, scrubbing at a stain on her dress. "It is the consequences of being a nursery maid, I'm afraid. I'm certain that one day they will come up with a way to get tough stains like this out of fabric. But for now, I am afraid this dress has been ruined." She sighed, stopping her scrubbing and turning all her attention on the other. "I'm sorry, did you need something?"

[crownmemes]

Jane Austen Sentences

(Sentences from Jane Austen. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"Every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters"

"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends."

"Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way."

"Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion."

"It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble."

"It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do."

"I have loved none but you."

"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others."

"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal."

"There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time."

"I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly happy; but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way"

"I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature."

"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more."

"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of."

"I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control."

"Business, you know, may bring you money, but friendship hardly ever does."

"How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!"

"Marriage is indeed a manoeuvring business."

"Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable."

"When pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure."

"Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings."

"I have not the pleasure of understanding you."

"I always deserve the best treatment because I never put up with any other."

"I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve."

"The distance is nothing when one has a motive."

"The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it."

"Nobody minds having what is too good for them."

"Without music, life would be a blank to me."

"It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage."

"My feelings will not be repressed."

"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance."

"My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation"

"Angry people are not always wise."

"There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well."

"Those who do not complain are never pitied."

"One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other."

"You hear nothing but truth from me."

"The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love."

"One cannot have too large a party."

"There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart."

[janeyxe]

OPEN STARTER!! @arconiastarters location: hotel hallways time: late night / early morning relationship: any, stranger or close friends

Twenty-four-hour streams are things that Jane knew she could only do about once or twice a year, otherwise, she would go crazy. As much as Jane loved her job and loved the fact that she could play games for a living, doing it for twenty-four hours straight could make her burn out. After ending her stream, Jane runs down to the nearby convenience store to splurge on junk food. Hey, she deserved it, didn't she? It didn't matter that it was an ungodly hour of the night, Jane wanted her chips and chips she would get. But one problem--with her haul costing her both of her hands, Jane had trouble getting the elevator. Turning around to the sound of footsteps approaching her, she looked at them with an embarrassed grin, almost guilty of the sin of being caught with bags of junk food. "Hi there. Elevator, please?"

[joyfulmagic]

Open Starter — Muse: Lady Jane Grey — Verse: Generic/Adaptable Medieval Fantasy Open to: anyone

“You know, with shapeshifters being real in this world, I can only imagine other types of magic are as well!” Lady Jane exclaimed excitedly, yet to be named the heir so able to have such care free thoughts. She beamed at her companion, holding the book up that she was reading and pointing out a symbol. “I wish to investigate this, as it’s been in every book I’ve gotten my hands on regarding shapeshifters,” she informed them, as if she’d had the revolution of the millennia.

[castlebuilt]

↷ ˚ ☾ ･ closed starter ; @spiritgone ↷ ˚ ☾ ･ jane & tba.

“   i'm   sorry,   but   i   don't   think   i   can   help   you   with   this.   i've   already   got   my   plate   full   of   stuff   that   i   never   even   imagined   was   a   possibility,   but,   apparently,   it   is.   i   have   absolutely   no   idea   where   my   husband   is,   and   i   am   one   more   minor   inconvenience   away   from   snapping.   ”

[thebladesmithmuses]

"Oh. Hello there. I didn't know someone was still waiting out here. I'm sorry. I was just about to step out for lunch. You're welcome to join me if you like."