❛ i could never be the one to love you. i can only be the one that kills you. ❜ @putrefacerem
she lets the silence that follows stretch, taut and trembling. notions of self-preservation died with her girlhood; war reconstructed her into a walking grave. making it off the battlefield, alive meant she's really only living on borrowed time, death lying in wait. she’s not a soldier anymore, she’s not even just a doctor. she’s the woman who lets a monster drink from her throat and bandages the bite like it doesn't mean anything. a woman who tells herself she’s doing it out of pragmatism, routine, a mutual benefit — nothing more.
gloria should feel powerful, shouldn’t she? he needs her. her blood, her pulse, her will, and he feeds because she allows it. yet somehow, mínluben is still in control. she watches him, that ruin of a mouth, those eyes that look too long and hard. like he’s piercing the depth of her soul and measuring her worth through every sin, and she pretends it doesn’t hurt. ❛ and why haven't you? ❜ maybe the tragedy is knowing she'd let him because when the teeth pierce skin, it feels like she’s needed, really needed. impossible to count how many times she'd cursed an empty sky, demanding a trade of her life for the fallen beneath her palm. under the heavy framework of her grief, to die as sustenance to life doesn't make her feel any ounce of fear. she steps closer, haunted honey gaze sought him out. near enough that the scent of ichor would invade his solitude. her neck tilts into the smoke of her challenge. ❛ what's stopping you? it's right here. ❜
"I’m losing control here." @werehause
she hears the words, never misses a syllable, but how they land makes that pit of grief wring a little tighter in her chest. a kind of breaking in it. not loud, not dramatic, just tired of holding up the world. she'd always found jason to be a little reckless, burning hot and full of life, running towards trouble with his whole heart. but this felt different, like the hidden lamentations of someone who didn't know how to carry their own weight anymore. she knew that feeling. lived inside the endless spiral of it every single day. gloria closed the space between them and placed her hand over his chest. the old bits of string braided together, adorning her wrist, had seen too much of the world with her. a palm that dances up and cradles his jaw, holding his gaze. and fuck — she can't help it when she looks at him. finding fragments of the same wide-eyed boy who used to meet her by the swamp beds at dusk. she still had a collection of skipping stones and gator teeth tucked in a box of memories beneath her bed, and she thinks about showing him. wonders if it might do good to steady the brewing storm she could feel beneath the beat of his heart. to know how much it stuck to her soul, tiny glimpses of a simple slice of something heavenly before she walked through hell.
❛ hey, look at me. ❜ it's a gentle husk, but no less commanding. ❛ talk to me, jason. i'll help you figure it out, whatever it is. ❜
⋆。‧˚ʚ💋ɞ˚‧。⋆ 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐦𝐞. 𝐧𝐨𝐰. (VERY USFT!!!!) 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 - send ‘reverse’ for the sender and receiver to swap. adjust wording as needed!
[ grind ] sender straddles receiver’s lap and starts grinding against them, slow and intentional
[ whisper ] sender leans in and whispers exactly what they want to do to receiver in excruciating detail
[ wristgrab ] in the middle of a heated moment, sender pins receiver’s wrists above their head
[ needy ] sender pulls receiver into their lap, desperate and breathless, kissing them like it’s not enough
[ tease ] sender drags their lips and tongue down the length of receiver’s stomach, but stops just before going lower
[ undone ] sender undresses receiver one piece of clothing at a time, dragging it out with loaded glances
[ taste ] sender drops to their knees and starts kissing up the inside of receiver’s thighs
[ lapfull ] sender drags receiver onto their lap in the middle of a conversation, their hands already wandering
[ control ] sender takes full control, guiding receiver’s hands, body, and every motion
[ tug ] sender grips receiver’s hair and yanks their head back to kiss them roughly
[ choke ] sender wraps a hand lightly around receiver’s throat while their lips are barely apart
[ lipbite ] sender bites down on receiver’s bottom lip while grinding against them
[ praise ] in the middle of it all, sender whispers praise between every movement "just like that," "you're doing so good," "don’t stop"
[ beg ] sender makes receiver beg for it
[ mouthy ] sender licks into receiver’s mouth mid-kiss, messy and aggressive
[ suck ] sender sucks a mark into receiver’s neck, possessive and without shame
[ edge ] sender brings receiver right to the brink, over and over, refusing to let them finish
[ wrecked ] sender has one goal: to leave receiver trembling and ruined beneath them
[ needy grind ] clothes still on, sender grinds against receiver until they’re both panting, desperate for more
[ between ] sender slips a hand between receiver’s thighs while whispering, “you’ve been wanting this, haven’t you?”
[ ride ] sender pushes receiver down and climbs on top, holding eye contact the entire time
[ spit ] sender leans over and lets spit drip into receiver’s mouth before kissing them hard
[ mess ] clothes scattered, sheets ruined, bodies tangled—sender and receiver didn’t hold back
[ slow ] sender draws everything out. every stroke, every breath, every motion unbearably slow
[ possessive ] sender fucks receiver like they’re trying to make sure no one else ever will
[ overstim ] sender keeps going even after receiver's already shaking from release
[ grip ] sender grabs receiver by the hips, holding them in place while taking full control
[ hot & heavy ] sender and receiver go at it somewhere they absolutely shouldn’t
[ control freak ] sender lets receiver think they're in charge… until they flip the roles mid-way
[ lips everywhere ] sender kisses every part of receiver’s body.
[ breathless ] sender doesn’t let up until receiver is clawing at their back, gasping for air
[ all night ] sender makes sure receiver doesn’t sleep... again, and again, and again
[ tongue ] sender slides their tongue along receiver’s skin, taking their time tasting every inch
[ dark corner ] they don’t make it home! sender drags receiver into a shadowed corner and gets to work
[ eye contact ] sender holds eye contact the entire time they’re going down on receiver
[ mirror ] sender takes receiver in front of the mirror so they can both watch
𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞
❝ i want to hear every sound you make. don’t hold back. ❞
❝ get on your knees—now. ❞
❝ you’re not leaving this bed until i say so. ❞
❝ look at you. all mine and dripping for it. ❞
❝ you said 'just one more time' last time, remember? ❞
❝ keep quiet, or they’ll hear. ❞
❝ is this what you wanted? me, like this, ruining you? ❞
❝ you’re shaking—already? we’ve barely started. ❞
❝ i haven’t even touched you yet, and you're already begging. ❞
❝ be good for me and spread your legs. ❞
❝ don’t you dare finish until i tell you to. ❞
❝ you’re going to be the death of me, but i’ll die happy. ❞
❝ say it. say you need me. say it louder. ❞
❝ i could do this all night. want to test me? ❞
❝ if you want more, use your words. ❞
❝ you look so pretty when you beg. ❞
❝ you’re not shy now, are you? ❞
❝ take it. like that. good. ❞
❝ tell me where you want my mouth. ❞
❝ don’t bite your lip—moan. i want to hear it. ❞
❝ i'll always protect you. ❞
❝ i never meant to get this close, but now that i have i can't let you go. ❞
❝ i live for the moments when you look at me. the rest of the time i'm just existing. ❞
❝ i don't like how you make me feel. but i like not being around you even less. ❞
❝ i wish you wouldn't look at me like that. when you look at me like that i...it makes me wanna do things i shouldn't ❞
❝ there's no line i wouldn't cross for you. don't you realize that? ❞
❝ i did this for you. no one else. ❞
❝ i don't like it, but i'll do it for you. ❞
❝ i wonder how much of myself i'll have to give to you—how much i have to lay bare—before you realize how much you're taking. ❞
❝ i'm not trying to fix you. i'm just trying to be your friend. ❞
❝ i'm not um, real good at thank yous. or sorry's. but if you ever need me, i'm there. i owe you one. ❞
❝ i've seen you at your worst and i'm still standing here. ❞
❝ you've seen me at my worst but you're still here... ❞
❝ you can be mad at me, i can take it. i'd rather you be angry than shut me out. ❞
❝ i'm not angry, i'm just scared. ❞
❝ i know you love me, but do you like me? ❞
❝ do you think i'm a good person? ❞
❝ do you think i care for you so little that betraying me would make a difference? of course i'm helping you. ❞
❝ tell me what i can do to show you how i love you. i will give you anything you ask for. ❞
❝ you don't have to keep apologizing. just be here. day in and day out and prove that you're gonna keep showing up. that's all you have to do. ❞
❝ i only sleep well when you're next to me. ❞
❝ i don't want an apology i just want to understand. ❞
❝ i could actually use a hug right now. ❞
❝ i want everyone else to go away, but you can stay. ❞
❝ i actually do care what you think about. you're probably one of the only people whose opinion matters to me. ❞
❝ you always seem to know what i need. ❞
❝ you always seem to know just what i need to hear. ❞
❝ i want you to call me when you need someone. i want to be here for you. ❞
❝ you're the one i wanna call when i need someone. ❞
❝ seems like i always want you around when everything feels all fucked up. guess that means something. ❞
she watches him, watches the way his hand doesn’t reach. how it lingers in the air like an OFFERING, not a DEMAND. that’s it, isn’t it? he doesn’t take. he waits.
❛ funny thing about wounds. ❜ voice low and measured. each word turning over in her chest before it makes its way to her lips. ❛ they don’t scare me when they’re fresh. that’s the clean part, body’s in shock, adrenaline’s high—you just move. ❜ her hand finds his with the sureness of a decision she won’t unmake, even if it ruins her. grasped too eagerly, entwined too tightly.
a flash of recognition. in the same way those horrors play on a loop when her body wants to find rest, shiny snippets of lived-in carnage. ❛ it’s what happens after that haunts you. when you start making room for the pain and working around it...pretending it's not shaping every goddamn step you take. ❜
his invading scent almost clouds every rational instinct. now, it mingles with warmth and the taste of floral amber on her skin. honey and irreparable damage hasn't left his gaze, but she smiles like a ghost looking down on a life she couldn't have. gloria has forgotten how to want anything for herself. it's too selfish, too indulgent. she shrugs and it brings her even closer. watching his lips, his jaw, their tanged hands, anything else to lessen the blow of unravelling parts of herself she'd hardly admitted to the mirror.
❛ i was just made to hold other people's damage like it was mine. that's it, billy, the job. ❜ THAT IS HER WORTH.
❛ you say you trust me when i’m trying not to bleed but i don't know how to do anything else. ❜ she's quieter now, words flaying her open piece by piece. ❛ i don’t know what to do with that. i don’t know how to carry this kind of want without running from it. ❜
her thumb moves gently along the line of his palm. ❛ because if or when i love someone, i'm a walking wound that won't stitch shut. ❜
❝ nah. ❞ the word land irrevocably soft. an unabashed verdict handed down between partners instead of a jury. ❝ i trust you most when you're trying not to. ❞
his hand doesn't reach for her own, but it does hover as a palpable presence. if she wanted this contact, she'd find. billy's learned not to ask.
❝ don't be silly. i don’t need to make you bleed to trust you, gloria. ❞ his voice dips lower, but it's not tender—just stripped bare, the way cold nights can feel honest when the war's silenced itself for a breath. ❝ i just need to see how you hold the wound. ❞
he grins foxishly—wolf-mouthed in the dark.
❝ i know you've seen plenty of people hold a wound wrong. ❞ there's a deep glimmer of memories behind his eyes now—sordid, too close, close-quarters horror folded under surgical instinct gone frantic. he blinks then. the visuals and their effects shut down and thrown behind the doors in the dark recesses of his mind.
❝ what happened when you saw it? they panic, right? they clamp down. they tear it open wider. now you got tragedy all over the floor. ❞
he tsk'd, sucking his teeth. he shakes his head.
❝ but you?—❞ he leans in, just enough for her to catch the green apple and vanilla of his cologne, the salt of aftershock in his sweat. ❝ nobody can't tell you shit. you know how to press. how to breathe through it. how to keep your hands steady with someone else's life inside 'em. ❞
❝ that’s how i know. so, if i haven't made myself clear before, I'll say it plainly now: ❞ his voice radiates, warm steel. ❝ i don't want you bleeding, sweetheart. i want to see what you do after. ❞
@medicbled
you call THAT a PLAN ? / tommy kinard @decryptids
it's a look of amplified outrage afforded for the closest of friends. two exist, and ONE STANDS BEFORE HER. ❛ i'll have you know, i blew off a date with my couch and a new documentary for this, so maybe a little decorum. ❜ time was a currency, a luxury she didn't have, but no matter how weary, she held herself up. she's been slacking on this end, maintaining facetimes and the occasional run-in through emergency where they can spare a moment between the chaos to catch up. ❛ and i don't need to get laid. ❜ need and want are two different animals, she's only half lying there; a want and a need.
❛ do you just need me to keep you from making a terrible mistake again? cause i can rally for that. ❜ she teases, a shoulder nudging tommy as she brushes past him in the kitchen. a smile perked up tired honey eyes, wine glass half empty. ❛ you know, you could have just started with what you wanted to do. typical fucking pilot. ❜ she snickers.
it comes from a place she'll never have for herself - CONCERN, sincerity cornering him with tenderness. ❛ take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while. ❜ there with a gentle palm against his chest, a smile that aches. ❛ it's alright, you can afford to lose a day or two. ❜
lyrical sc // @rbnvtch
OH SHE ANGSTY TONIGHT. somebody fix it. help. HELLLLP.
sometimes i really think you have a death wish . @rbnvtch
there's a break in every human being, a line of resiliency, of ENDURANCE. outside of medicine, she'd be trained to find that point and push past it, to crawl beneath wire with broken limbs and keep going. it's wired into her, vigilance kept home from spine to gaze. her smile is still warm, the chuff of laughter like a breeze of life. a spark of intimacy behind the weariness of honey— maybe she was starting to lose her edge, exhaustion seeping into her bones like that. maybe that's the most tragic part about it, was how she could still soldier on for another double if someone asked her to.
❛ death hides when he sees me coming. ❜ god, she wished. she'd BEGGED AND BEGGED so many times, screamed into an empty sky, bled herself dry and still kept fighting. she tucked the iPad under her arm to give him her undivided attention. perhaps, too much as she reaches for his coffee cup ( he brews it better than anything around here ), and takes a sip. not too tired to mess with him. ❛ working two doubles in seven days isn't that bad, michael. i'm almost done. unless you're going to drag me out kicking and screaming. ❜ a playful glint, another sip and her index points in silent accusation.