questions best asked for those who portray canon characters, and for those who’d like to get to know the author behind said canons better.

1. What made you pick up this character?
2. How did you get into this franchise/fandom?
3. What’s the best thing about the show/series/books/comics/etc.?
4. What’s the worst thing about the show/series/books/comics/etc.?
5. What’s the best thing about the fandom?
6. What’s the worst thing about the fandom?
7. What’s the best thing about the canon you are writing?
8. What’s the worst thing about the canon you are writing?
9. Have you tweaked the character from canon? If so, what did you tweak?
10. Would you say that your portrayal is canon divergent or not? 
11. Are there some things you dislike about how the show/series/etc. portray the character you have picked up? If so, what?
12. What would you say is the most unique trait about your character?
13. Are there any other characters from the franchise you’d like to play?
14. Are there some characters from the franchise you can’t stand? 
15. What are your thoughts on the canon ships for the character, if any?
16. What is your personal ship bias for your canon character?
17. Are there any ships you can’t stand, why?
18. How long have you been writing the character?
19. Should people get into the franchise your writing from, yes or no?
20. If you could sum up your character with one sentence, what would it be?
21. Which song do you feel describes your character the most and why?

VULNERABLE CONFESSION PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue, adjust as necessary

• it's been a long time since i did anything like this.
• be honest with me.
• i have something to tell you.
• do you have a second to talk?
• i've never said it outloud.
• you shouldn't feel ashamed.
• you are destined for greater things.
• i don't remember anything about my parents.
• i think i deserve the truth.
• how long have you known?
• i can't believe i trusted you.
• you should have told me from the start.
• i won't judge you, no matter what you say.
• i'm not sure how to do this.
• i owe you an explanation.
• you don't have to hide this any longer.
• when was the last time someone held you?
• i've never been kissed.
• i've been alone all my life.
• this feels weird to me.
• it will feel better if you tell me.
• you are the only one who can save us.
• you should know the truth.
• i'm not ready to do this.
• no one's ever really loved me.
• i was kept in the dark all my life.
• i don't know what love feels like.
• tell me the truth. it's okay.
• take your time with this. it must be very hard on you.
• my parents died when i was very young.
• i should tell you the truth.
• there's no shame in this.
• i can't believe i never knew.
• i'm sorry, but i don't believe you.
• i can't do this.
• are you sitting down?
• you are the chosen one.
• it's safer if you never know the truth.
• this never should have happened.
• i regret everything.
• i've never been with anyone before.
• there's something i should have told you a long time ago.
• i'm afraid of heights.
• they thought you'd be better off not knowing.
• you should have told me.
• you were hiding this from me?
• don't laugh when i tell you, all right? promise?
• you've been kept in the dark for far too long.
• you're the first person i've told.
• so? what do you think?
• maybe it was silly to hide that.
• i didn't feel comfortable telling you.
• they deserve to know.
• what happens now?
• you'll want to sit down for this.
• you will save us from this evil.
• i should have listened to you.
• you'll have to teach me. i'm new to this.
• i don't have much experience.
• they didn't want you to know.
• i never knew them.
• i don't even know my own name.
• everything you've been told is a lie.
• i'm not ready for that.
• will it always be like this?
• i've been hiding this from you.
• i didn't want you to know.
• there are more pressing matters to attend to.

PROMPTS FOR TOUCH-STARVED MUSES *  adjust as necessary, send 'reverse' for the reversal of action prompts

• could you... do that again?
• please come back.
• hold me again.
• i need to feel you close.
• we could share the same bed.
• could we try holding hands?
• right there. just like that.
• i want to know how it feels.
• i like it when you're nearby.
• if you could just... stay here for a while.
• lean into me. it's okay.
• i like your hugs.
• i want you here.
• please touch me.
• your arms feel so safe.
• stay close to me.
• the bed feels so cold.
• come into my arms.
• let me hold you.
• cling to me.
• you can keep doing that.
• you don't have to let go.
• i feel safe when you're near me.
• that feels so good.
• that was... really nice.
• i like it when you play with my fingers.
• could you come a little closer?
• you can play with my hair if you want.
• you don't have to sit so far away.
• would you sleep here with me?
• you feel like home to me.
• if you keep doing that, i can't promise i'll behave.
• can i lay on you?
• would you touch me again?
• don't let go of me.
• stay like this.
• don't go.

• [ reach ] sender hesitantly reaches for receiver's hand, unsure if the action will be reciprocated
• [ instinct ] sender takes receiver's hand on instinct in reaction to a startling sight or event, not even realizing they did it
• [ cling ] sender wraps both of their arms around one of receiver's arms and clings
• [ rest ] sender sits next to receiver and rests their head on receiver's shoulder
• [ doze ] sender falls asleep with their head on receiver's shoulder
• [ play ] sender clings to receiver's hand and begins absentmindedly playing with their fingers
• [ reassure ] sender reassures receiver by rubbing their arm up and down, hoping to ease their stress
• [ heart ] sender guides receiver's hand to their heart
• [ quiver ] sender and receiver's hands brush with slight contact, causing receiver to shiver on instinct
• [ come back ] receiver took their hand away, so sender reaches for it a second time, taking it back and refusing to let go
• [ first hug ] sender pulls receiver into their first hug
• [ lasting ] sender and receiver's innocent hug lasts a little longer than they both expected
• [ trace ] sender lightly traces the shape of sender's face, exploring every part of their complexion with tender fingertips
• [ comb ] sender takes their time brushing receiver's hair
• [ refuse ] when receiver insists they break their hug, sender refuses and only tightens their grip around them
• [ cuddle ] sender moves closer to receiver as they sleep and snuggles down beside them, finding comfort in their presence
• [ pull back ] sender pulls receiver back into bed with them
• [ nuzzle ] sender nuzzles into receiver's cheek with their nose
• [ cheek ] sender caresses receiver's cheek
• [ nose ] sender lightly taps the tip of receiver's nose
• [ lips ] sender caresses receiver's lips with their fingertip
• [ chest ] sender smooths a hand over receiver's chest
• [ legs ] sender starts to drag a hand back and forth over receiver's legs
• [ inner thigh ] as sender caresses receiver's thigh, they gently slip their hand between receiver's legs
• [ distance ] unable to touch or embrace receiver, sender self-soothes by wrapping their arms around themselves
• [ pinky ] sender and receiver hold hands by their pinky fingers
• [ smooth ] sender takes their time caressing over every part of receiver's body
• [ blanket ] sender wraps a blanket around their body and receiver's body, hudding close together

PROMPTS FOR THE MOST ROMANTIC THINGS TO SAY *  updated version, adjust as necessary

• you should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.
• you are my dearest one. my reason for life.
• until my last day, i'll be loving you.
• kiss me. kiss me as if it were the last time.
• love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs.
• i was swallowed up in an abyss of love in an instant.
• you are my heart, my life, my one and only thought.
• you are sunlight through a window, which i stand in, warmed.
• you are beautiful without knowing it.
• anyone who has seen your smile has known perfection.
• every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own.
• i became fascinated by your goodness. i was drawn in by it.
• all i want is to deserve you. tell me what to do. i’ll do anything you say.
• i will return. i will find you. love you. marry you. and live without shame.
• it has made me better loving you.
• i see you only with my heart.
• i would love to say that you make me weak in the knees, but to be quite upfront and completely truthful, you make my body forget it has knees at all.
• i've fallen in love. i didn't think such violent things could happen to ordinary people.
• we loved with a love that was more than love.
• i find myself choosing you, more and more every day.
• i can’t sleep, i can’t eat, i can’t do anything but think about you.
• we are asleep until we fall in love.
• you want the moon? just say the word, and i'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.
• i cannot let you burn me up, nor can i resist you.
• i believe in you completely.
• a hundred hearts would be too few to carry all my love for you.
• love is never a waste of time.
• when i am gone, my love, do not look for me in the places we used to go together. look for me in the places we always planned to go together.
• i’ve hungered for your touch.
• you must allow me to tell you how ardently i admire and love you.
• when you fall in love, it is a temporary madness.
• i’ve tried so many times to think of a new way to say it, and it’s still i love you.
• my soul and your soul are forever tangled.
• in all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. in all the world, there is no love for you like mine.
• the first time ever i saw your face, i thought the sun rose in your eyes.
• i wish i had done everything on earth with you.
• if you remember me, then i don’t care if everyone else forgets.
• you are, and always have been, my dream.
• i love that you are the last person i want to talk to before i go to sleep at night.
• come near now, and kiss me.
• when will i hold you again?
• it’s always better when we’re together.
• you were the only thing in my life that was real.
• in your smile i see something more beautiful than the stars.
• when i saw you i fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.
• you complete me.
• i wanted it to be you. i wanted it to be you so badly.
• i think i’d miss you even if we never met.
• love is a friendship set to music.
• i never want to stop making memories with you.
• every time i see you, i fall in love all over again.
• do i love you? my god, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.
• we kiss like we invented it.
• i can’t smile without you.
• now you're my whole life. now you're my whole world.
• you're every minute of my every day.
• maybe it's our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.
• i can't see anything i don't like about you.

PROMPTS FOR LOTS AND LOTS OF FLIRTING ♡ *  assorted dialogue, adjust as necessary

• what did you think after our first kiss?
• what did i do to deserve you?
• what are you craving right now?
• i can't stop thinking about you.
• you can't do that and expect me not to kiss you!
• i never believed in true love until i met you.
• sometimes i can't get enough of you.
• my days get brighter when i think of you.
• don't get mad if i fall asleep on you.
• will you be mine?
• you make my head spin and my knees shake.
• i like it when we hold hands.
• i want to grow old with you.
• how do i look in your shirt?
• that was really adorable.
• let's skip the small talk and go straight to flirting.
• i've been thinking about you all morning.
• what did you think of our first date?
• i could stare into your eyes forever.
• come here. let me hold you for a while.
• sorry, i got lost in your eyes. can you say that again?
• i love your laugh.
• i had a dream about you last night.
• i want to spend the rest of my life by your side.
• are you in the mood to have some fun?
• how much skin is too much skin to show on our date tonight?
• can i take you on a date?
• do that again. that was really cute.
• was it good for you?
• you're really hot. just thought you should know.
• how can you resist this face?
• want to be my little spoon?
• nobody understands me like you do.
• i'm trying to flirt with you, but clearly it's not working.
• you're so cute.
• you don't know what you do to me.
• i don't know what i'd do without you.
• when can i see you again?
• my bed smells like you.
• i hope you feel the same way.
• how about we take this to the bedroom?
• you drive me crazy.
• are you wearing my shirt? it looks good on you.
• let me give you a nice, long massage.
• you mean a lot to me.
• you're pretty irresistable.
• have you been flirting this whole time?
• i thought about your smile today.
• why don't you come sit with me? there's plenty of room.
• it's okay if you fall asleep on me.
• stay close to me.
• you make everything brighter.
• it's you. it's only ever going to be you.
• you're cute when you blush.
• i don't want to share you with anyone.
• i wish i could wake up next to you every morning.
• you make it hard to focus.
• hey, i'm not the one with the cute smile! you are!
• want to try that again?
• you are my whole world.
• i miss the taste of your kiss.
• want to make them jealous?
• i was counting down the minutes until i saw you.
• you're my favorite type of distraction.
• i think i'm addicted to you.
• don't worry, i make a great pillow.
• you're a great hugger.
• you make all my dreams come true.
• i can't stop thinking about last night.
• i never want to know a world without you.
• ever since i met you... i haven't stopped thinking about you.
• you're more than enough.
• let me get a good look at you.
• i love everything about you.
• you're a very special person.
• you have amazing hands.
• i promise you a weekend you'll never forget.
• i have something special planned for tonight.
• you're cute when you get like that.
• oh no. not the puppy dog pout. you know i can't resist that.
• i saw this and thought of you, so i had to get it.

THINGS MY FRIENDS' MUSES HAVE SAID *  dedicated to my wonderful writing partners ♡ adjust as necessary

• i can't do this. i can't deal with this.
• i'm not going anywhere.
• thanks for taking me out to dinner.
• did you read that on the back of a cereal box or something?
• the least you can do is make me a drink.
• i'm driving. come on.
• you handled that well.
• you're all i have left.
• i'm not leaving your side.
• i can't imagine my life without you.
• why don't you pack your things?
• i still can't believe you did all of this.
• you'll do great. you just need to have a little more faith in yourself.
• i'm sorry if that was inappropriate of me.
• it's a gift! you have to open it!
• i'm afraid the chase is over.
• if this is supposed to be a joke, you should know it stopped being funny at least ten minutes ago.
• the fact that i've made it this far is a miracle in itself.
• i'd like to see your eyes before i take your life.
• don't push it.
• so you do care about me.
• we don't have to decide now what tomorrow looks like. let's just stick to tonight.
• i think this one is beautiful.
• have you been watching the bachelor without my knowing?
• you are strangely pleasant to work with.
• after everything we've both been through, we deserve to be happy.
• i was starting to think you'd never ask.
• no peeking, okay?
• guess you could say i'm married to my job.
• i figured we could have a picnic, get to know each other a little better.
• you're my everything.
• i like kissing every inch of you.
• we must keep working towards it.
• i feel like i'm screaming for someone to notice how miserable it all is, but no one hears me or cares.
• god, that's my worst nightmare.
• are you hungry, by any chance?
• don't give me ideas.
• don't answer that. i'm just going to learn from this moment and do better next time.
• i see the good only because someone needs to.
• seems a bit odd that we keep meeting like this.
• are you done hiding?
• i'm not very good at sneaking out.
• we must look like an odd pair.
• i understand how you're feeling.
• you trying to get me drunk?
• i was just getting ready to convince you to order in pizza or something.
• could i take you up on that glass of wine now?
• i've learned a lot about you since we started hanging out.
• you literally saved my life.
• i'm going in alone. end of story.
• it's not too late to back out.
• promise i won't bite... unless you want me to.
• i wish you'd stay.
• how on earth did you pull that off?
• i can tell you're checking me out.
• i know i need to trust you. i just haven't decided how i feel about it.
• can... can i ask something of you?
• as long as you're okay...
• i've just been too scared to admit it.
• join me? absolutely not.
• that could make it worse.
• now... i didn't say that.
• hurt feelings are better than hurt pride.
• don't mind me, just admiring the view.
• you... have far too many clothes on.
• you don't have to share me at all.
• i visited once as a child. it was beautiful.
• one can only hope.
• i could convince them to bring you along.
• are you angry?
• i can't help but wish for a normal life.
• um... i think you're fine.
• is there something behind me?
• hold still. this might sting.
• i promise i'll be good. you'll barely notice i'm here.
• we need to find out whether or not this was an isolated incident.
• it's kind of a matter of life or death, if you didn't notice.
• i was made for you, and you only.
• it's just part of the job.
• if you're trying to impress me, it worked.
• believe it or not, i've patched up nastier wounds than this.
• maybe this will get their attention.
• you're cute when you blush.
• i'm happy to see you too.
• when you feel safe... time slows down.

PROMPTS FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T USED TO KINDNESS *  assorted dialogue, adjust as necessary

• what are you doing?
• i can handle that myself, you know.
• you didn't have to go out of your way to take care of me.
• i'm not used to this. this caring thing.
• thank you. don't ever do that again.
• i thought you hated me, to be honest.
• i didn't ask you to love me!
• no one's ever actually just... sat down and listened to me.
• i didn't think people like you existed.
• is this normal for you? going out of your way like this?
• i told you i had it handled. you didn't have to bother.
• i... should probably thank you for that.
• i don't know what to say. this has never happened before.
• wait, that's mine. you fixed it?
• you did all of this... for me?
• that was the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me.
• i'm kinda at a loss for words.
• i wasn't expecting this from you.
• you did all this for me?
• i had it under control.
• when did this happen?
• how long were you planning this?
• i'm not sure what to say. i'm not used to this.
• i owe you one.
• that was... very kind of you. thank you.
• i'm just not used to people going out of their way to help me.
• usually people just look the other way, but you actually care.
• this is weird. is this what caring about someone feels like?
• i could have handled it.
• this must have taken you forever to arrange. and you did it all for me?
• it would be easier in the long run if we went our separate ways.
• i hate being in other peoples' debts.
• i didn't want this to happen.
• people around me don't last very long.
• i feel like i'm screaming and screaming and no one hears me.
• i'm in your debt.
• how did you find that? i lost that ages ago.
• you actually... listened to me?
• no one's ever paid attention.
• no one's ever put that much time in effort into something for me.
• when did i say that?
• i didn't ask you to care about me!
• i'm easily missed. people don't pay attention to me.
• i'm invisible most of the time.
• it's easier for people to look the other way.
• do you do this often? help people?
• i'm surprised you're still here.
• if you're expecting something in return, forget about it.
• you came back?
• why do you care about me so much?
• i'm a lost cause. you should just forget about me.
• what's the use? there's no point.
• i don't even celebrate my birthday. no one cares.
• you can't just make someone care about you.
• i thought you left.
• what is it about me that has you so worked up?
• you're making a big deal out of nothing.
• thanks for patching me up.
• you... brought this here for me?
• but i didn't ask for this! i didn't ask for any of this!
• stop smiling at me like that.

PROMPTS FOR YEARNING, LOTS OF YEARNING... *  assorted dialogue, adjust as necessary

• i had a dream about you last night.
• i remember every single kiss you took from me.
• you are my everything.
• i feel the same way about you.
• where you go, i follow.
• you're mine. you've always been mine.
• i'm in love with you to the point of breathlessness.
• after all this time, you still give me butterflies.
• you make it hard to breathe, you know.
• you fixed me. you fixed my broken heart.
• i will not go another breath without you.
• i crave you.
• i need to be close to you.
• i think i've loved you since the day we met.
• i'm with you.
• you touched me, and i came alive.
• the universe isn't big enough to hold the depths of how i feel for you.
• are you sure we're not dreaming?
• kiss me again, and don't stop this time.
• i can't bear the thought of living without you.
• you complete me.
• i want all of you. every piece of you.
• i won't lose you again.
• you're the most important person i have ever known.
• the universe gave you to me.
• you're the answer to every question i've ever had.
• i want you close. i want to feel you sigh.
• how am i supposed to do this without you? i can't.
• all i love i knew before... it's nothing like the love i have with you.
• you changed everything. everything looks different now that you're here.
• i'm not ready to let go of you.
• i want you safe. i want you close to me.
• you fixed all of my broken pieces. you stitched me back together.
• nothing will take you away from me.
• i love you in every language and in every song.
• i need you.
• i'd rather die than let you go.
• i need a whole day with you, spent in bed, just the two of us.
• all that i am and everything i'll ever be belongs to you.
• do you have any idea what you do to me?
• stop looking at me like that. i can't focus.
• you can't expect me to just... wait like this.
• don't go. do that again, please.
• you are everything i could ever want.
• i was an empty shell until we met. i was a haunted house, darkened with pain, and you turned my lights on.
• you are the most beautiful person i have ever seen.
• i'm always going to be madly in love with you.
• if you don't kiss me again, i'll die.
• i crave the taste of your kiss.
• i can't believe you're real.
• if you only knew what you did to me...
• there aren't enough words to explain how much i love you.
• i love you more than anything.
• a life without you isn't a life worth living.
• don't let go of me.
• you're the only one that matters.
• you don't know what you do to me.
• pretty sure i've fallen in love with you four times today.
• you're my love.
• lay with me. be with me.
• they don't know you the way i do.
• don't give up on me. don't give up on us.
• you know what that does to me.
• not even the poets could properly describe what you mean to me.
• i miss the way it felt to be touched by you.
• you are the sun and the stars and every other golden thing in the universe.
• am i dreaming? is this real life?
• i was living life half-alive until i met you.
• i've never needed anyone like i need you.
• please take my hand. hold it and never let go.
• i love when the sun hits your eyes. you're glowing.
• be with me tonight.
• i've only ever wanted you. just you.