IND. TEDDY ALTMAN
WRITTEN BY ANGIE

❝ –– perhaps it’s true that things can change in a day. and when they do, those few dozen hours, like the salvaged remains of a burned house—the charred clock, the singed photograph, the scorched furniture—must be resurrected from the ruins and examined. and suddenly, they become the bleached bones of a story.
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               ғᴏxʟᴏʀᴇ // ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴀɴᴇ ᴡɪᴠᴇs // sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀs // (ᴘᴀʀᴛ ɪɪ)

ᴄᴜʀsᴇs

  • “won’t you stay with me, my darling?”
  • “this house doesn’t feel like home.”
  • “the devil is after both of us.”
  • “i may fall apart.”
  • “a war’s starting in my heart.”

ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛs

  • “you don’t have to believe every single thought that tumbles through your head.”
  • “what good has ever come of this?”
  • “turn out the lights of your mind.”

ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs

  • “i once loved a man who was all lips and hands.”
  • “i still feel his touch against my skin.”
  • “i don’t believe the pretty little things that you say.”
  • “i’ve heard a lot of pretty things.”
  • “don’t buy me flowers.”
  • “it pains me to watch pretty little things wilt away.”
  • “trust is something i make people earn.”
  • “maybe i’ve been ruined.”

ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴏᴡ

  • “i am not brave.”
  • “i’ve been trying to drown it out.”
  • “i’m struggling to free myself.”

ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʜᴏsᴛ

  • “my dear, there are secrets here.”
  • “if only i could break the chain of disappointments weighing me down.”
  • “you can’t see what’s out there ahead of you.”
  • “we collect mistakes and carry them home.”
  • “my fear is a ghost that leaves me haunted.”

ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀʀᴅᴇɴ

  • “i need you to bury this.”
  • “they’re laughing at my expense.”
  • “there are lies i could have told instead.”
  • “there’s a darkness in my heart.”




Sentence Starters: The Rescues [Part 2]
  • "It's nothing like you."
  • "All I want is something to believe."
  • "Tell me I'm wrong."
  • "Tell me you want me."
  • "I can take anything."
  • "You can lay it on me."
  • "Will you tell me what it means?"
  • "I can be strong."
  • "If you don't want me."
  • "You're going to leave."
  • "You left me alone."
  • "My head's a broken record; I can't think."
  • "You didn't tell me you loved me."
  • "Everything is wrong without you."
  • "My whole world's a wreck."
  • "You've got me second guessing what's true and what's a lie."
  • "Why won't you look me in the eye?"
  • "I don't know how to be alone."
  • "All I can do is stare at you."
  • "We'll make up our own rules."
  • "Someone out there loves me."
  • "I don't have anyone."
  • "The things that we could do, just me and you."
  • "Everything is just out of reach."
  • "You are in control."
  • "I'm sorry."
  • "I'm blinded by fear."
  • "I am incomplete."
  • "I'm over you."
  • "You won't leave me alone!"
  • "I need you to be with me."
  • "It's a matter of time."
  • "Can we start over again?"
  • "It's a new day."
  • "There's no where else I want to be."
  • "You're the one sure thing."
  • "We could stay forever this way."
  • "I tried to be there."
  • "I tried to make you proud."
  • "I think I know why I'm here."
  • "There's nothing more to fear."
  • "What am I going to hold on to?"
  • "Why did I try so hard?"




Sentence Starters: The Rescues [Part 1]
  • "Nothing can take me away from you."
  • "Let it burn down."
  • "All that we've been living for doesn't matter anymore."
  • "Let's watch it all burn."
  • "Love is why we're living."
  • "I can't remember what's worth dying for."
  • "Time will tear them down again."
  • "Start over."
  • "I'm sick of peace and quiet."
  • "I'm gonna settle up the score."
  • "What have you been thinking of?"
  • "The deal has been struck."
  • "You’re walking while you're sleeping."
  • "No one's gonna wake you up."
  • "You promised not to run."
  • "I'm lost but I'm not afraid."
  • "We're okay."
  • "I can love you like you are."
  • "They'll never break us down."
  • "I know you don't believe it."
  • "You're the one you have to forgive."
  • "How did we get off track?"
  • "I can't help myself."
  • "It's like somebody stole the biggest piece of me."
  • "I may never see you again."
  • "It's never too late to make amends."
  • "I should have walked out the door."
  • "I can't stand the rain."
  • "There's nothing left to do but cry."
  • "I'm running out of air."
  • "I wanna see the sun rising."
  • "Come with me."
  • "This could be the only chance we get."
  • "We'll never make it."
  • "Follow me back into the sun."
  • "I don't know how to leave you."
  • "I’m the one who watches over you."
  • "That’s what I was built to do."
  • "You lifted me up."
  • "If you could only see the beauty that I see."
  • "All I want is you."
  • "Stay over."






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