‟ No one asks you to. ❜ damage control is already underway , with what transpired of misunderstandings between the players ... which can prove a bit inconvenient for neil’s interests if left unchecked. after all , he’s just here to play. ‟ And no one is expecting anyone , really. Unless they have the balls to speak up , they could’ve already said shit right from the start. ❜
░ ┊ @stckhlmr 。•◞
“ i am not taking the fall for that. ” // @jozthen
░ ┊ @shedetect 。• ◞
“𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒’𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚍𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔,” she retorts just as snappily, though maybe the truth had no part in her statement at all. she doesn’t take it back, though, just returning to her work until the lock clicks and the door swings open at her touch. standing up, she doesn’t look at him while she puts away the lockpick case in its pocket on her bag. “this is called hedging my bets,” she continues finally, “because i see this two ways. if you were going to break in here anyway, there’s a slim chance you’d have accepted the guest room at my house. on the other hand, you’re more likely to be caught without my help at all, so i’m doing what i can.” finally, her eyes raise to his face. “am i wrong?”
it doesn’t slip unnoticed with the creak of the door seconds later that the girl has skills. for why , he’s not sure , and what he thinks something that won’t concern him ... now potentially concerns him. not enough to work out a lot of worries he’ll address as soon as the locked grief in the back of his head finally stops banging against his mental barriers every time he gets closer to reliving a night on the beach. and this isn’t the time for that , or maybe not ever.
‟ SO MUCH. ❜ quiet voice refuses to fade in lieu with chest constricting ‘pon knowledge that she deduced from somewhere , something that neil could’ve basically handed her over. his mind races on memories and circumstances when he could’ve made mistakes , but nothing comes up; for with every shot of pain remembered along strict words echoed by his mother’s harsh lessons , how can he ? then again , that’s a wrong argument. neil immediately made his first mistake when he broke his mother’s absolute rule right after ... california.
hands tighten ‘round the strap of his duffel bag , gauging the level of threat that this girl poses —— like all before her does. a flare of irritation has been reluctantly tampered when he responds as curtly as he can , ‟ I don’t care about whatever gamble you got , but I’m fine. Leave me alone. ❜
it’s annoying how one room where he feels as concrete as who he is right now has been compromised , all because neil figures that this one is just too nosy. he gives her a HARD STARE , mouth pursed and held back before he regrets anything; and quickly turns around to walk away. maybe he can break in the laboratory then leave immediately around dawn. ‟ Mind your own business of not picking on my business. ❜
i actually have a series of folders filled with this boy looking at you like this.
░ ┊ @hcathens 。• ◞
— ” true. no one here can keep up with me, i’m aware. but you can work harder than this, josten, and if you don’t stop whining and just focus, you’ll never getting better. “ — replied, but a quiet voice in his mind - his conscience, maybe? - reminded him that he already had lost track of time. for how long were they training?? it doesn’t matter. he needed to be sure that they could win.
for once , he appreciates the floor under his weight; legs stretched yet body unresponsive to whatever the mind attempts setting on ... what , with shoulders hunched and arms laying low , his hands resting in the gap between his lower limbs. the only reason that neil is becoming aware of his limitations is when numbness begins to settle along with slight tremors that he can feel in his fingers.
the way that a thousands’ worth of exy racquet slipping through his grip during the recent drill several minutes ago is a tall tell.
‟ I’m trying. ❜ voice strained , holding back frustrations veiled in the exhaustion creeping in his system , and avoiding having another tiring same old arguments with kevin. of course there’s no time for neil to sit on his ass because the games aren’t going to win by themselves; but —— ‟ You don’t need to remind me about the nooses around our necks. ❜
it hurts ... but nothing worse that he hasn’t survived before. the anger dissipates under the silent acceptance and grumbling under his breath , annoyed that as when he stands up , the redhead has to hold onto his knees for a while before straightening up. wincing slightly , frowning greatly at the disappointment he received when he moves his right shoulder in a circular motion. testing , testing.
‟ ...Let’s go. ❜
seasons 1-2. feel free to change pronouns / titles as needed !
❛ i won’t have to do anything. ❜
❛ everyone’s laughing at us. ❜
❛ you don’t know that. ❜
❛ we can’t not laugh. ❜
❛ nothing is going to happen. ❜
❛ you’ve got a phenomenal voice. ❜
❛ you think i’m being cheesy? all right, i am being cheesy. ❜
❛ i just want something real to happen. just once. ❜
❛ have you prepared a speech, is that it? ❜
❛ we’re so out of our minds with desperation, we don’t know any better. ❜
❛ show us something real and free and beautiful. ❜
❛ it’s only so much wonder we can bear. ❜
❛ fuck you, that’s what it boils down to. ❜
❛ i’m a serial monogamist. i’m staying faithful to my cornflakes right now. ❜
❛ you lied. ❜
❛ not everything that isn’t true is a lie. ❜
❛ you know when you suspect something, it’s always better when it turns out to be true. ❜
❛ it’s totally batshit crazy i can even talk to you. ❜
❛ i shouldn’t have drunk last night. next time, ould you try and stop me? ❜
❛ sorry, hang on. that’s a very difficult sentence to process. ❜
❛ there’s no history to you. ❜
❛ you nearly killed us back there. ❜
❛ yeah, well, i wasn’t expecting you to be there, was i? ❜
❛ i’ve just saved your lives. ❜
❛ a wee “thank you” would be nice. ❜
❛ i should’ve just run you over. ❜
❛ you’re not going to win. ❜
❛ why not be honest? ❜
❛ i was lashing out. i wasn’t even articulate. ❜
❛ i notice you keep that pretty quiet. ❜
❛ so i return to my original question, is that really what this is for? ❜
❛ prove me wrong. hm? speak. ❜
❛ i’m here to ask you an important favour. ❜
❛ look, come on, there is a little bit of a conversational drought happening here. ❜
❛ not big on conversation. ❜
❛ practice makes perfect. ❜
❛ maybe i’ll bore you. ❜
❛ people want to be noticed. they don’t like to be shut out. it makes them feel invisible. ❜
❛ people just want to be heard. ❜
❛ you’re a locked box. i mean, that’s a good thing. ❜
❛ most people are too easy to read, especially if you know minds. ❜
❛ using party tricks to pick up girls isn’t knowing minds. ❜
one liners placed within canon timeline, or will vary depending from which verse your muse stands. ( no worries, we’ll work out the small details like verse info, etc. right after i dive in your dms or raid your askbox. )
* NO CAPS !!
step 1. uninstall sessionbox completely. annoying, i know, but it’s gotta be done.
step 2. go to all your blogs, one by one, and if they have the beta activated, make sure you go to EACH BLOG’s settings > dashboard and make sure the beta dashboard is turned off.
step 3. clear your chrome’s cookies completely (in fact, i recommend you just clear your browser data entirely for this, but if you can’t, just the cookies and the history should be fine). to clear the cookies on chrome you click the three little dots on the upper corner, then go to settings and find this:
step 4. close all chrome windows to restart it.
step 5. go to tumblr.com and find this little padlock symbol (don’t log in yet):
step 6. click the padlock symbol and then click the cookies section.
step 7. find the cookies below and block them. now, block THESE ONES THAT I’M SHOWING YOU, nothing else. there are two ‘tumblr’ cookies, you should only block ONE, the one that doesn’t come with ‘www’ before ‘tumblr’.
“but wait, jay, what does that even do? why THOSE cookies?” i’m proud to say i don’t know. i just clicked a bunch of shit until i could use sessionbox again and it worked for me. so hopefully it’ll work for you as well.
step 8. restart chrome again.
step 9. login on any account and install&start using sessionbox as you previously did. if you did all the steps correctly, it should work again.
anyways that pov change from neil to nathaniel is the best and most chilling thing i will ever read about in literature
Tell yourself that there are things you will NEVER forget. Tell yourself that you will ALWAYS remember what is important. Tell yourself that everything you love will stay with you, FOREVER. Even though it won’t. Not even a little. Nothing lasts. In the end, all we have is ourselves. But unless you are strong and careful that will not be ENOUGH.
selective NATASHA ROMANOFF. MCU based, 616 influenced
‟ Not if you check my ID. ❜ it’s different when he’s done it a million times with his mother behind his back , checking potential rats following them. it certainly feels different now without her , but only her connections that assured his documents are of high quality forgery. neil has no choice but to trust them. ‟ I’m already of legal age. Eighteen. I just need to pass through. ❜
❛ you’re just baby ... ❜ - mia dearden ⇢ SHIT SAID TO A BABY BROTHER. &&. STILL ACC. / @jcyfulmess
‟ YOU HEARD ME . You’re not in the right mind to talk clearly yet. You’re way too harsh on the newbies , like you’re lashing out your issues on people who can’t take them. Until then , I’ll sort it out on my own , Kevin. Lay off the alcohol. ❜
❛ what do you mean no ?? ❜ ⇢ SHIT SAID TO A BABY BROTHER. &&. STILL ACC. / @im-possiblelimits
░ ┊ @rexquondcm 。• ◞
𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐍 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓, staying in a single place for too long a luxury he no longer possesses ; as acquainted with the plated steel & polished glass of airport terminals as with the grime smeared tarmac of inner London. Nostalgia thick on his tongue, analogous to the taste of ash. ❛ Honestly ? I’m not sure nice is the word I would use. ❜ He glances up then, eyes dappled shades of cornflower. ❛ Perhaps taxing might be a more accurate description. ❜
accent reminiscent flashes back such visits to england, back when nathaniel has been taken by his mother to pay courtesy with her side of the family for a couple of times. weeks before they come back to baltimore until now, he can’t fully trust the memories of what he can’t entirely remember; so he might as well discard them. as far as he knows, he hasn’t officially met uncle stuart and that side of the family ... and he hopes not to.
‟ Ah, considering the long travel by connecting flights ... ❜ oliver would know after first class tickets doesn’t serve him anymore. the conversation is a polite one, as an alternative to what oliver usually does in forced silence —— scrape nails, dig within flesh, have to hear loops of voices he’d rather not entertain. talking helps distract from the pain, and helps find out something regarding the newcomer, who has given oliver relief since he’s not the one in the spotlight anymore. ‟ No wonder. How you can take everything in one stride ... despite the excessive noises and treatment. I suppose it’s not nice of an experience as well ... ? ❜
░ ┊ @im-possiblelimits 。• ◞
“i wasn’t staring at you,” kevin defends himself. at least not intentionally. if his gaze happened to wander in neil’s direction while he was semi spacing out, that’s not his fault. “i was thinking.”
it’s just been few hours since they clashed in the court, and still, the adrenaline hasn’t washed off completely even when neil took a shower afterwards.
‟ And I suppose STARING might be a requirement ? ❜ he goads involuntarily, sarcasm already underway right after catching himself. kevin is not the enemy here; no one else is, after ... well, the finals. he’s becoming more aware on how he’s picking up andrew’s unpleasant moods quicker; except his own temper flares brighter, adding fuel to the fire.
so neil takes a deep breath and exhales slowly as he cools his head down ——
‟ FORGET IT . ❜ and the brunet shrugs. ‟ You’ve been thinking too long. Don’t hurt yourself. ❜
caps til 10 ! one liners varying and depending on & for your muse. please note that it might be placed in on the run or tfc timeline.
magic is not uncommon to his kind , as it is as consistent as the existence of nature and the world ... though the changing times has inevitably depleted its range and effectiveness. not until knowes are rediscovered , and so is the shadow world —— which neil is fond of.
‟ IT HAS TO . ❜ perhaps if neil say the words out loud , his wish can be granted; words have power , after all. on the run , he agrees on taking companion along ... at least until neil regains his strength to merge back into the shadows and redirect her path to where she needs to. a give and take, protection temporarily granted by the unknown entity to neil and neil to uphold his promise to bestow direction on whatever she seems to seek. ‟ You’re not so ordinary yourself , so I trust we’re in good hands. Just until ... I can help you out as well. ❜
❛ i had no idea if that was going to work. ❜ - ellana caldin ⇢ MCU QUOTES. &&. STILL ACC. / @jcyfulmess
head turns slowly , with an expression rigid and of disbelief. stefan could’ve been painted as mostly unsure and quiet , but he does know when and what to speak up. especially when implied accusations are in the air. stefan keeps well to himself and he doesn’t accept SLANDER .
‟ Unlike other people here , I do wash my dishes in this household. Do you ? ❜
❛ you’re my favourite little brat. ❜ ⇢ SHIT SAID TO A BABY BROTHER. &&. STILL ACC. / @scarfwere
a beat passes by. mouth curls , taking a second of decision in what he has to say. counting in different languages , up and down , always helped in cooling his head. not this time.
‟ Didn’t know you’re banning GERMAN in this house. ❜ nonchalance does not equal indifference , though he takes note of his ... friend’s preferences of what he’d like to hear from stefan. however , there’s no promises; for stefan is still trying to work out being ... stefan. ‟ Next thing I know, you’ll ban me from CURSING and pose a curfew for me ... ❜
❛ who taught you that word ?? ❜ ⇢ SHIT SAID TO A BABY BROTHER. &&. STILL ACC. / @scarfwere
░ ┊ @gcroinya 。• ◞
@jozthen said: it’s nothing. it’s just a bruise.
Inquisitive gaze lingers, scolding and relentless. One that wordlessly whispers ‘should’ve known better’ every chance it gets. Words are not needed, her expression says it all and, really, is there something left to say but at all? Sometimes a bruise is just a bruise, god knows she had her fair share of those marking every inch of pale skin; like a map of violence, only there was never any treasure to find.
“Listen, kid, you might have charm, but your right hook is abysmal.” She holds nothing back, rarely does. Not that bite that drips form her words, not that grin that tugs at the corners of her mouth. Learning how to defend oneself is vital, at least in her books, and that will be the topic she settles on. Not the bruise, pale and blue, not the implication that it carries.
Water drips down her wrist from the bag of ice she’s holding. They ran out of ice-packs long long time ago, so a couple of cubes wrapped in a towel will have to do. It’s a gesture that counts, is it not? “Maybe we should work on that next time.”
miscellaneous angst starters. || not accepting
he is not built to stand his ground —— his mother made sure of that. better to outrun the nightmares than getting caught back up in them. so natha - - neil learns to bite back complaints , or ‘ whining ’ as mary would’ve placed it if she were still alive , from the other person who at least gave a shit in giving him a fighting chance. literally.
‟ What about the left ? Fared better ? ❜ the brunet reaches for the damp compress; iciness begin to numb fingers that clenched tighter and hurt less than the pain they have to endure against the californian sand. carefully situating the wet bag against his left cheek , liking how the cold dissipates heat and relieves him ... before placing it on his right side to hold it there. the boy shifts slowly and checks which is movable and which is tolerable , assessing damage.
looking up from the floor he sits on , observing the other of unknown origins. how she didn’t mince anything with neil , like his mother did , and how he tries to hold back the fear slowly creeping in his chest. as much as he has respect in females , he thinks how terrifying it would be if they met before within his father’s business circles and that neil couldn’t remember; how this woman could’ve had a hand in teaching him , just like his father instructed lola to teach him. he frowns and ignores the awful turning of his guts inside.
‟ I don’t know why ... you’re doing this. ❜ neil begins with a cautious tone , choosing wise words that won’t offend the lady. why now , of all times , did a beacon appear when he’s almost tipped to the edge , ready to give up ? ‟ What do you get out of it ? ❜
𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 ?
LUNGS
Breathe in. The ability to breathe is almost completely reflexive, and like most things, it comes to you naturally, with little effort or meaning. Many of the diseases that affect the lungs are hereditary, is there some unknown family trauma there? Something someone wasn’t telling you? If we only inhale, we die. If we only exhale, we die. We need both.
You have mastered that tactful dance, at least, until something unexpected comes knocking. Something that steals your breath away, that pries your oh so precious air from your lungs and leaves you cold, winded and alone. A collapsed lung cannot kill you, but it aches more than broken bone, it’s sticky and bloody and cloying.
You can recover though. You always have.
Breathe out.
stolen from : @shelcved tagging : @scarfwere , @im-possiblelimits, @hcathens, @traumawon, @shedetect, and others interested.
perth is experiencing a once in a decade storm this sunday til tomorrow so i just slept since i still have upset stomach. anyway, time to write stuff here.
░ ┊ @shedetect 。• ◞
“𝚒 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔,” she returns with a grin before focusing once more on the locked for in front of her. “now, do you happen to have any thin, metal objects handy?”
by some reason, he finds the statement suitable as a way to ... what, show how awed he is with ... this.
‟ ... Why are you doing this ? ❜ the boy replies suspiciously, instead of responding with handing over his emergency tools hidden in clothes and shoes too big for him. the easier it is to obscure them from view. his arms kept crossed to himself, hands held forearms whilst he studies the proper way to address the situation. for all neil knows, she can be reporting him now to the school about his breaking and entering whenever he pleases, but she still isn’t. ‟ You ... can’t be doing this for free. I’M NOT A CHARITY CASE. ❜
stayed up late and awake to read this fic of what if andrew met neil first and made him the promise instead of aaron and now i wanna write it :///
░ ┊ @scarfwere 。• ◞
a good friend. When did he last have one? Matt? He guessed, if he ever counted as one. A small tentative smile. A faint tilt of his head and he catches wind of the good breeze before it finds him. Him still unsure even when it comes.
Eventually, it breaks out into a grin. A small one. Not large enough that it takes all over his face but good enough to make a dent. He almost turns around to double check ; make sure his Father wasn’t around to ruin it. But a surreptitious glance over his shoulder confirms what he felt in the moment : relief.
“ so ── we’re still friends? “
people like him, his mother and he, don’t have friends. by definition, a ‘ friend ’ is one of her connections forging high-quality documents for them to pass through airports or one of those old ones who are now chasing them to the ends of the earth. stefan hears it coined a lot around as he gets by and wonders how easily the term draws such warm expression on isaac’s face. as if stefan wouldn’t be gone after a few months’ time and wouldn’t be forgotten ... just like the rest of his other selves.
‟ Can’t really stop you from doing whatever you want. ❜ the raven-haired boy shrugs, as indifference lace with a piss poor excuse that he can fall back onto, a reason why he allowed whatever this is to happen. at the end of the day, stefan will still be put down and with him, are memories of a mediocre, normal boy’s life. as much as stefan can already feel the ire of his mother once she finds out and when she does, the pounding within his chest covered by nonchalance overlapped the threat of her wrath and even if he doesn’t understand why isaac seemed cautious despite his insistence on keeping a connection with stefan, he doesn’t bother poking into it.
‟ Usually, everyone doesn’t see the point of entertaining new kids for far too long; they come and go and fade away within a week. What’s up with you ? You seem hell-bent into ... whatever you’re up to. ❜ if stefan also sports NATHANIEL’s similar bluntness and lack of effort to understand social cues, he also doesn’t bother thinking much about it.
fuck it, i made neil a wire account.
honestly “you shouldve killed me when you had the chance” is probably the funniest thing you can say after minorly inconveniencing someone and i plan to say it always
Fionn Whitehead as Stefan Butler in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)