DEATHLESS.

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the following prompts were taken from the novel deathless by catherynne m. valente, an american novelist & poet. the novel was loosely based on the tale of koschei the deathless, incorporating other elements of russian mythology, & setting it against the backdrop of the russian revolution. feel free to change the pronouns / prompts as you see fit, but be warned – below the cut, it’s quite long !

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• ❛ the service of your body is not yours to give as you please. ❜
  
• ❛ you probably won’t survive. ❜
  
• ❛ go. run. don’t look behind you. ❜
  
• ❛ i have come for the girl in the window. ❜
  
• ❛ i will never be without information. ❜
  
• ❛ i will see him with his skin off before i fall in love. ❜
  
• ❛ if the world is divided into seeing & not seeing, i will always choose to see. ❜
  
• ❛ secrets are jealous things, permitting no fraternization. ❜
  
• ❛ no, it’s not like that, when magic comes. ❜
  
• ❛ magic does that. it wastes you away. once it grips you by the ear, the world gets quieter & quieter until you can hardly hear it at all. ❜
  
• ❛ the sight of it bruised my heart so that i cannot think about anything else. ❜
  
• ❛ i’ll be so quiet, i’ll never talk again. ❜
  
• ❛ keep me & obey me, for i am your husband, & i can destroy you. ❜
  
• ❛ i shall be clever, & i shall not let him go. ❜
  
• ❛ it is a new world, & we do not wish to be left behind. ❜
  

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