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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          ❝ –– if only I could break the chain of DISAPPOINTMENTS weighing me down ;
   shake off the GHOSTS that whisper warnings whenever you’re not around.
          BUT IT’S THE FEAR AND NOT THE GHOSTS THAT KEEP ME HAUNTED.





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              ғᴏxʟᴏʀᴇ // ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴀɴᴇ ᴡɪᴠᴇs // sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀs // (ᴘᴀʀᴛ ɪ)

ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ

  • “happy is the man who wants for nothing.”
  • “do you ever feel nothing at all?”
  • “i long to feel nothing.”

ɪ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ɪɴ ᴍʏ sʟᴇᴇᴘ

  • “you’re dreaming dreams that have nothing to do with me.”
  • “i talk in my sleep.”
  • “my demons won’t let me be.”
  • “they twist the things i say.”
  • “i will finally say that i am not okay.”

ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ

  • “i’ve been wishing that you would prove me wrong.”
  • “you stole my faith in you.”
  • “you’ve got no reason to.”
  • “it ain’t easy to just move on.”
  • “what about the rest of us?”
  • “how do i tell you when it gets to be too much?”
  • “you were never the one to suffer.”
  • “i’ve heard that you’re leaving town.”

ʀɪʙs

  • “how lucky we are.”
  • “i’ll never be moved by the words of a liar.”
  • “the dark doesn’t frighten me.”
  • “i chose to close my eyes.”
  • “oh, my precious child.”

ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ɢᴏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ

  • “it’s time to be more forgiving of yourself.”
  • “leave the rest behind.”
  • “all the self-loathing in the world won’t change a thing.”
  • “you can’t go back, darling.”
  • “the time has come for moving on.”
  • “you’ve got to carry on.”
  • “you and i will learn to be okay.”




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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