AWAKENING: After a near-fatal accident, the sender awakens to the receiver by them.
the room was quiet, save for the steady, mechanical rhythm of the monitor and the faint breeze stirring the curtain by the open window. afternoon light pooled along the edge of the floor, soft and golden, but it barely touched her. emilia sat beside the bed, still as stone. one leg crossed neatly over the other, fingers laced in her lap. she hadn't moved in over an hour. she didn’t have to. she was waiting — and she hated waiting when it came to people she cared about.
the moment brandon stirred, she knew. before the monitor jumped, before his breath shifted — she felt it. the subtle change in the air between them, as though his body had finally remembered it had something left to fight for. his eyes blinked open slowly, light green, unfocused at first, then sharpening — and then they found her. she didn’t say anything right away. just met his gaze, ˢᵗᵉᵃᵈʸ and ᵘⁿʷᵃᵛᵉʳᶦⁿᵍ, letting the silence speak first. then, quietly, ❝ about time. ❞ not cold. not cutting. it was almost a joke — the kind that carried the weight of sleepless nights and quiet prayers she’d never admit to. her tone stayed level, but there was something just beneath it — that tired kind of relief you only feel when someone nearly slips away. she leaned forward, elbows on her knees, and let her eyes trace over him — the bruises, the bandages, the sharp contrast of his skin against the pale hospital linens. ❝ you almost didn’t make it, bran. ❞ his name, soft and familiar, wrapped in the kind of closeness she rarely allowed herself to show. it slipped past her defenses before she could second-guess it. she looked at him then — really looked — and let him see the sharp concern threaded through her quiet composure. she wasn’t here out of obligation. she was here because he mattered. ❝ they’ll say it was luck. that you’re some kind of miracle. ❞ a pause, just long enough for the words to land. ❝ but we both know better. ❞ her voice dropped, lower now, more honest than she usually allowed it to be. ❝ you’re still here because you don’t give up. ❞ another breath passed. she leaned back, just slightly, the distance between them still small. familiar. ❝ next time you try to die on me — ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ. ❞ the corner of her mouth lifted — not quite a smile, but something close. the kind of expression only someone who knew her well would recognize as affection. ❝ i don’t like the way the world feels without you in it. ❞ she timidly reached for his hand, leaned in and just sat there beside him, solid and still — a constant in a world that had tried to take him. and for now, that was enough.
𝐄𝐈𝐃 𝐌𝐔𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐊 to all who celebrate ♡
god if there was a book of forbidden spells I wouldn’t even hesitate
per noctem in nihilo vehi : to vanish by night into nothing.
Anne Carson, Dictionary Excerpts in Nox
“Hecate was perfumed with dark spices and unending remorselessness.”
— Lola Ridge, from To the Many; Collected Poems of Lola Ridge; “Hellish,” (via violentwavesofemotion)
...she sits alone at her table, shuffling her tarot deck compulsively.
Erin Morgenstern, from 'The Night Circus'
the spirit is not willing and the flesh it is not so into the idea either
𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐓 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 . . . ( 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 ) The Death card often represents endings, transformation, and rebirth. It brings themes of inevitable change and the shedding of the old to make way for the new. These are great ways for Mun's to explore the shadow work their muses may need to deal with loss. Here are scene prompts to capture that sense of profound change, whether it’s the end of an era, the loss of something or someone significant, or the dawning of a new phase in life. Learn more about death here. *Themes: Horror, Loss, rebirth, transformation, endings. → ∗ ⁽¹⁾ Find the collection of tarot-based scene starters here!
REVELATION: A storm rages as the sender uncovers a family secret. They turn to receiver for support.
BLOODLINE: In the receiver's house, the sender stands over a box of old photos and secrets.
DAWN: At the break of dawn, the receiver watches the sender as they struggle with the loss of a loved one.
SURRENDER: The sender holds the receiver’s hand as they walk through a graveyard.
AWAKENING: After a near-fatal accident, the sender awakens to the receiver by them.
BRAID: The sender braids the hair of the grieving receiver.
INESCAPEABLE: The sender looks at the receiver, a deep fear in their eyes, knowing that death is inevitable.
AFTERMATH: The receiver stands silently as the sender stares at the aftermath of a choice made, a life lost, and the painful consequences weighing heavily on them both.
REVENGE: The sender turns to the receiver, filled with bitter resolve as they prepare to avenge a death that's connected them both.
FORGIVENESS: In the stillness of the night, the sender kneels before the receiver, seeking forgiveness.
BENEATH: The sender pulls the receiver from the wreckage, their hands bloodied, both knowing there’s no way to survive this other than together.
+ DEATH: create your own prompt
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⠀⠀… ⠀⠀non⠀è⠀un⠀𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔰𝔦𝔪𝔬,⠀sei⠀solo⠀IN⠀FISSA⠀.
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“—a gentle girl with beautiful, soft eyes and a romantic little soul.”
— Colette, from Claudine at School