the pinnacle of my career writing neil josten is to write a twilight au.
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
at the dunkerque premiere in nyc
anyways that pov change from neil to nathaniel is the best and most chilling thing i will ever read about in literature
‟ Just because you can do it doesn’t mean everyone else can. CUT ME SOME SLACK —— I’ve never played much like this before. ❜ oh, and how he envies kevin for it.
▬▬▬▬ &; @hcathens , sc.
‟ 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁, 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁. ❜ jabbing , as neil gives a POINTED LOOK towards the seething ex-raven; own tongue held back in defense of giving patience and truth to what he tries to preach and act upon. he did soften his tone after, though resuming sternness in his words, knowing kevin is highly stressing right now and it sometimes try to bring neil’s nerves to tense with it.
‟ 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁, 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻. 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 —— 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂. ❜
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. ❜
He’s a little terrifying
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.
░ ┊ @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 ? ❜