MOVED → Gentleglooms

Jonathan Carroll

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Send a 👫and I’ll write four headcanons I have about our muse’s relationship

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Where to go? All signs point to the same place.

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Zendaya for ON – Dream On campaign

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↪     𝑺𝑳𝑬𝑬𝑷𝒀 𝑯𝑶𝑳𝑳𝑶𝑾 .    (  a  series  of  sentence  starters  from  the  1999  film   “  sleepy hollow  ” .  adjust  phrasing  as  necessary . )  

help ,  here  —  lend a hand .

just a moment ,  if i may  —

i stand up for sense  &  justice .

do make certain you meet with success .

such a day for such a sad farewell .

this is such a silly game .

be a sport  &  stop complaining !

play along ,  you must .

forgive me ,  i didn’t know .

we haven’t heard your name yet ,  friend .

you need some manners .

if we could speak alone ?

how much have your superiors bothered to tell you ?

you are horribly old - fashioned ,  aren’t you ?

feel free to form your own opinion ,  though it appears you already have .

it seems i’ve made matters worse .

i’ll leave you to your business .

excuse me  …  i should apologize .

is it me ,  or are you this nervous around all women ?

do be a dear  &  tell me all about it .

sounds like an extraordinary place to live a life .

there is no such thing as magic .

to call a person superstitious is to imply they fear magic .

poets have silly notions .

you do believe me now ,  don’t you ?

you need less big words ,  &  more common sense .

what the hell are you doing ?

i am not here for revenge .  i am here to bring justice .

i manage fine alone .

i deserve to help you .  don’t you see how much this means ?

what are you spying on ?

i beg you ,  no more ,  please .

i will not allow it .  i will not !

why was i not told of this ?

you should step outside .

sorry for disturbing you .  i thought a forgotten candle was burning .

having trouble sleeping ?

i have something to show you ,  if you have a moment .

these scars .  how did you get them ?

oh ,  you are hopeless .

i have a gift for you .  true magic which even you will not be able to deny .

are you saying i should be frightened ?

what will it take for you to realize this is no laughing matter ?

don’t be afraid  …  don’t be afraid .

you promised justice .  people have put their trust in you .

why would you do such a thing ?

leave me .  you are not welcome here .

allow me some time .

the things i said to you before  …  i was wrong to say them .

every word you spoke had truth in it .

if you want me to go ,  i will .  do you want me to leave ?

i no longer know what i think or what i feel .

why are you so afraid ?  is there truly such harm in uncertainty ?

i should be going  …  good day to you .

i’m one of the few people who likes you .

i apologize if i worried you .

my god  …  what has happened ?

yes ,  i did notice that ,  thank you .

i am a bad habit .  there’s nothing for it .

don’t let him get you .

lay still ,  [ name ] .  do not move .

i’m drawing bad blood from the wound .

you were half - drowned when they found you .

i serve a fine purpose alive .

midnight seems an appropriate time .

hide in my room  &  bolt the door til i return .

i was getting worried .

do you have anything to clean it with ?

i know you saw me .

i know you followed me last night .

i appreciate your concern .

you are so upset now  …  &  yet ,  you seemed in such good spirits last night .

why have i not seen your face for so long ?

i have been reading your journal .

what would you have me believe ?

if you think i am behind this ,  say it .

call me a liar ,  then ,  &  a  murderer .

what is stopping you ?  what has happened to your ability to transcend sentimentality ?

don’t dare stand looking as if you still care for me ,  after all that you have said .

if i were to confess ,  would that ease your suffering ?  would that make it easier for you to hate me ?

the next person to lay hands on me will have a bullet .

you do not know all that has happened .

why  …  why are you like this ?

to hell with this place  &  all the people here .

won’t you change your mind ?  what can i say to convince you ?

take me with you .  there’s nothing left for me here .

forgive me .  i failed you .

you  …  you’re alive .

no one will believe your lies .

i am not going to kill you .  not me  …

you cannot kill what is already dead .

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&. 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬.

( this is basically just a very self indulgent list of various fluff, angst, and suggestive themed dialogue sentence starters. )

❛ i could keep you safe. they’re all afraid of me. ❜

❛ i’m trying to fix your hair, so hold still. ❜

❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜

❛ promise me you’ll still be here when i wake up. ❜

❛ you’re not as bad as everyone says you are. ❜

❛ i thought you’d like some company. ❜ 

❛ clean yourself up. you're getting blood all over the place. ❜

❛ here, give this a try and tell me what you think. ❜

❛ you can kiss me, you know. ❜

❛ come back to bed. ❜

❛ you look good like this. ❜

❛ working together again, it’s just like old times. ❜

❛ how is it you always know what i need, huh? ❜

❛ you’re lucky you got away with only a scratch. ❜ 

❛ i can’t imagine losing someone like that. i’m sorry. ❜

❛ you know you can always talk to me. ❜

❛ the only one who gets to kill you, is me. ❜

❛ so, what do i owe this pleasure? ❜

❛ ah, so you aren’t heartless after all. ❜

❛ may i have this dance? ❜ 

❛ it’s okay, you can touch me. i won't break. ❜

❛ enemies make the best lovers, you know. ❜

❛ hold still. this might sting a little. ❜

❛ we can't keep doing this. ❜ 

❛ you look like you've got something to say. ❜

❛ just relax and let me take care of you. ❜

❛ thought you’d be lighter without all that blood. ❜

❛ i had it under control. you didn’t need to do that. ❜

❛ everything looks so beautiful from up here. ❜

❛ you treat all your ladies like this? ❜

❛ well? how do i look? ❜

❛ can’t sleep? ❜

❛ do you mind if i smoke? ❜

❛ i’m scared of ending up alone. ❜

❛ i don’t think i’ve ever seen you smile. ❜

❛ how long has it been since you've slept? ❜

❛ you are losing my interest, and that’s very dangerous. ❜

❛ i’d suffer hell if you’d tell me what you’d do to me tonight. ❜

❛ you look really pretty right now. ❜

❛ i’ve never cared for anyone the way i care for you. ❜

❛ i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know. ❜

❛ just a few more stitches and you’ll be as good as new. ❜

❛ i’d say we make a pretty good team. ❜

❛ i want you to forget this ever happened. ❜

❛ i'm here for business — not pleasure. ❜

❛ if i didn't know any better, i'd say you were jealous. ❜

❛ you'd look better down on your knees. ❜

❛ fine, keep acting like you hate me. ❜

❛ kiss me again. ❜

❛ are you asking me out on a date? ❜

❛ just sit there and look pretty and let me handle this. ❜

❛ you okay? caught you staring off into space again. ❜

❛ well, i do feel better now that you're here. ❜

❛ i'm not drunk enough for this. ❜ 

❛ why is it whenever we see each other, you’re covered in blood? ❜

❛ i was wrong about you. ❜ 

❛ the first time i met you, i had no idea you'd mean this much. ❜

❛ you gonna be a good girl / boy for me? ❜

❛ i’m not afraid of you. ❜

❛ books mean more to me than people anyway. ❜

❛ i just wanted to say thank you for protecting me. ❜

❛ how about a kiss goodnight? ❜

❛ i don’t have time for distractions right now. ❜

❛ you shouldn’t be out here by yourself. ❜ 

❛ if i have to think about one more thing today, my head will explode. ❜

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———  character  question  sheet

▌real  name:  magissa.  ▌single  or  taken:   married  to  hypnos.  ▌abilities  or  powers:  aura  reading  &  manipulation  ,  illusions  (  regardless  of  if  someone  is  under  a  substance's  influence  or  not  )  ,  transmutation  (  like  mother  ,  like  daughter  )  ,  phyllokinesis  (  especially  fungi  &  thorned  plants  )  ,  pyrokinesis  (  limited  ,  but  taking  after  both  helios  &  zeus  as  grandfathers  )  &  toxikinesis  (  the  ability  to  manipulate  plant  based  toxins  and  poisons  ;  she  herself  is  immune  to  most  poisons  and  venoms  )  .

▌eye  color:  hawk  yellow  (  like  her  mother  )  . ▌hair  color:  dark  brown  3a/3b  ,  around  shoulder  length  (  to  mid-back  if  straightened  )  .

▌family  members:  hermes  (  father  )  &  circe  (  mother  )  ;  pan  (  brother  by  hermes  )  &  telegonus  (  brother  by  circe  )  ;  dystonia  &  atonia  (  eldest  twins  )  +  dysalyo  &  kaluciyo  (  youngest  twins  )  .  from  there  ,  things  get  messy  and  interwoven  ,  as  is  to  be  expected  of  greek  gods  .  ▌pets:  romeo  ,  her  beloved  black  cat  !!  she  practices  regular  necromancy  on  him  to  keep  him  alive  ,  centuries  after  first  finding  him  as  a  kitten  .  after  her  deification  ,  romeo  basically  lives  in  subliminal  with  her  ,  but  ventures  to  the  mortal  world  every  so  often  .

▌something  they  don’t  like:  deer  .  she  is  completely  freaked  out  by  deer  ,  mostly  because  of  their  capacity  for  diseases  .  but  any  and  all  deer  are  off  limits  to  her  .  ▌hobbies/activities:  traveling  ,  bar  crawls  ,  tarot  ,  working  on  her  poison  garden  ,  baking  custom  desserts  for  loved  ones  ,  designing  tattoos  ,  napping  . ▌ever  hurt  anyone  before:   yes  ;  emotionally  &  psychically  ,  though  physically  is  heavily  verse  dependent  .  ▌ever  killed  anyone  before:  very  verse  dependent  ;  typically  no  .

▌animal  that  represents  them:  foxes  ,  hares  ,  (  some  )  venomous  serpents  .  ▌worst  habits:  self-loathing  ,  carrying  &  worshiping  untended  guilt  ,  substance  (ab)use ▌role  models:  ariadne  ,  nerisei  (  pan's  wife  )  ,  hermes  ,  &  nyx  .

▌sexual  orientation:  bisexual  .  ▌thoughts  on  marriage/kids:  for  the  longest  time  ,  maggie  did  not  believe  it  was  for  her  .  she  had  too  much  baggage  from  her  own  childhood  to  consider  bringing  life  into  this  world  ;  not  to  mention  ,  she  thought  she  was  infertile  for  much  of  her  life  .  she  put  the  thought  of  children  &  marriage  far  from  her  notice  .  her  dalliances  &  flings  were  just  that  ;  nothing  that  could  have  become  substantial  .  then  she  met  hypnos  ,  &  died  ,  &  became  a  goddess  ,  &  got  married  ,  &  much  of  that  was  a  dream  come  true  (  literally  )  .  children  were  a  possibility  all  of  a  sudden  ;  when  she  found  out  she  was  pregnant  ,  she  made  a  promise  to  herself  to  never  embody  the  cruelty  and  distance  her  mother  had  given  to  her  .  &  now  ,  being  a  mother  and  wife  is  her  greatest  joy  .  oh  ,  the  fear  still  exists  ;  there  are  moments  she  opens  her  mouth  and  her  mother's  venom  threatens  to  spill  over  .  but  she  has  put  so  much  work  in  that  she  has  more  faith  in  herself  than  to give in  . 

▌fears:  becoming  her  mother  ,  abandonment  ,  neglect  ,  not  measuring  up  ,  &  ,  once  again  ,  deer  .  ▌style  preferences:  maggie  dressed  with  whatever  was  in  style  at  the  time  ,  often  on  the  more  masc  side  for  casual  wear  ,  &  femme  for  fancier  dress  .  she  slept  in  “  your  dad  is  my  cardio  ”  t-shirts  with  shorts  that  said  “  enemy  of  the  state  ”  on  the  ass  .  when  she  died  ,  she  was  dressed  like  romeo  from  the  90s  version  with  leonardo  dicaprio  .  since  becoming  a  goddess  ,  she  does  dress  a  little  more  upscale  ,  a  little  more  calmed  down  ;  &  has  passed  some  of  those  articles  of  clothing  to  her  children  .  she  prefers  comfort  ,  over  expectation  ,  but  can  dress  as  a  queen  should  .  ▌someone  they  love:  triple  h  ;  hermes  ,  hypnos  ,  &  her  children  .  she's  come  so  far  to  have  the  ability  to  openly  love  them  &  trust  that  when  they  say  they  love  her  ,  they  mean  it  .  they  are  her  home  base  ,  the  six  souls  she  would  do  anything  —  too  much  —  for  . 

▌approach  to  friendships:  she's  outgoing  ,  friendly  ,  amiable  ,  will  go  the  extra  mile  for  others  who  matter  to  her  ;  but  she  is  also  not  someone  to  trust  easily  .  i  think  a  lot  of  people  in  her  life  considered  them  friends  ,  while  she  had  them  at  arms  length  .  these  days  she's  getting  better  at  truly  letting  people  in  ,  but  her  interesting  disdain  for  hierarchy  plus  recently  healing  ability  to  trust  others  means  where  she's  looking  for  friends  comes  in  strange  places  . 

▌thoughts  on  pie:  excellent  choice  of  dessert  .  ▌favorite  drink:  seasonal  coffee  &  we're  in  pumpkin  spice  season  now  so  …  that  .  ▌favorite  place  to  spend  time  at:   anywhere  her  loved  ones  are  /  her  poison  garden  .   ▌swim  in  the  lake  or  in  the  ocean:  the  ocean  ,  she  feels  off  balance  when  she  swims  and  there's  no  salty  aftertaste  . ▌their  type:  “  date  a  dork  ”  +  tragic  backstories  &  humor  &  height  differences  (  and  she's  5'10"  so  they  need  to  be  properly  tall  )  +  “  i  can  do  it  myself  ”  &  “  i  know  you  can  but  let  me  ”  +   feral  in  complimentary  ways  +  approachable  ,  sleepy  hot  +  caregiver  energy  (  help  her  heal  )  +  warm  . ▌camping  or  indoors:  again,  wherever  her  loved  ones  are  !!

☄︎ stolen from @nectaric

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Mihály von Zichy (Hungarian, 1827-1906) Romantic encounter, 1864

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how can i be so delusional but so logical at the same time. duality.

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