✰ — — — STRANGER THINGS : THE GATE SENTENCE STARTERS
‘ i never gave up on you. ’ ‘ i called you every night. ’ ‘ what the hell is this? where have you been? ’ ‘ let’s talk. alone. ’ ‘ so i should be thanking you then? ’ ‘ no, nothing about this is okay! nothing about this is okay! ’ ‘ you stupid, disgusting, lying piece of shit! ’ ‘ oh, you like these pearls? ’ ‘ you’re a real lifesaver, you know that? ’ ‘ how is this important right now? ’ ‘ it’s not important. i’m sorry. ’ ‘ you should go with him. ’ ‘ no one’s leaving anyone. ’ ‘ i may be a pretty shitty boyfriend, but turns out i’m actually a pretty damn good babysitter. ’ ‘ turns out i’m a pretty damn good babysitter. ’ ‘ just be careful, alright? ’ ‘ i can’t lose you again. ’ ‘ you won’t lose me. ’ ‘ you promise? ’ ‘ promise. ’ ‘ so what, we’re just not gonna talk about it, huh? ’ ‘ i’m just curious, you know, why all the sudden you look like some kind of mtv punk. ’ ‘ i’m not mad, i just wanna know where you’ve been. that’s all. ’ ‘ i… i shouldn’t have left. ’ ‘ no, this isn’t on you. i should’ve been there. ’ ‘ sometimes i feel like i’m just some kind of black hole or something. ’ ‘ the blackhole got her. and somehow, i’ve just been scared, you know? i’ve just been scared that it’d take you too. ’ ‘ i’m so sorry. for everything. ’ ‘ i can be so… so… stupid. just really stupid. ’ ‘ i don’t hate it, by the way. ’ ‘ bitchin’. ’ ‘ okay… sure. bitchin’. ’ ‘ is this really necessary? ’ ‘ this is a ground-breaking scientific discovery. we can’t just bury it like some common mammal, okay? it’s not a dog. ’ ‘ okay, first of all, this is not some stupid sports game. and second, we’re not even in the game. we’re on the bench. ’ ‘ right– so my point is… right, yeah. ’ ‘ we’re on the bench so, uh, there’s nothing we can do. ’ ‘ yeah, and then we all die! ’ ‘ no, that’s not a point of view, man. that’s a fact. ’ ‘ oh yeah? that’s a no. ’ ‘ hey! hey! hey! this is not happening. ’ ‘ no, no, no, no, no. no buts. ’ ‘ i promised i’d keep you shitheads safe and that’s exactly what i plan on doing. ’ ‘ we’re staying here. on the bench. and we’re waiting for the starting team to do their job. ’ ‘ i said does everybody understand that? i need a yes. ’ ‘ he can’t know i’m here. he’ll kill me. he’ll kill us. ’ ‘ am i dreaming or is that you? ’ ‘ yeah, it’s me. don’t cream your pants. ’ ‘ what are you doing here, amigo? ’ ‘ doesn’t ring a bell. sorry, buddy. ’ ‘ you know, i don’t know, this whole situation here is giving me the heebie-jeebies. ’ ‘ man, were you dropped too much as a child or what? ’ ‘ i don’t know what you don’t understand about what i just said. ’ ‘ looks like you got some fire in you after all! ’ ‘ yes, kick his ass! murder that son of a bitch! ’ ‘ you little shit, what did you do? ’ ‘ are you sure this is a good idea? ’ ‘ let’s kill this son of a bitch. ’ ‘ it’s okay, you put up a good fight. he kicked your ass, but you put up a good fight. ’ ‘ they were gonna leave you behind, but i promised you’d be cool, okay? ’ ‘ everybody shut up! i’m trying to focus! ’ ‘ what’s happening? it hurts! ’ ‘ let me go! ’ ‘ oh, no… you guys. ’ ‘ hey, where do you think you’re going. ’ ‘ what are you, deaf? hello! ’ ‘ we are not going down there right now, i made myself clear! ’ ‘ this ends right now! ’ ‘ you’re upset, i get it. ’ ‘ the bottom line is, a party member requires assistance and it is our duty to provide that assistance. ’ ‘ i know you promised them that you’d keep us safe, so keep us safe. ’ ‘ whoa, whoa, whoa. hey, hey, hey, hey! i don’t think so. ’ ‘ any of you shits die down here, i’m getting the blame. ’ ‘ got it, dipshit? ’ ‘ from here on out, i’m leading the way. ’ ‘ those suckers got you pretty good, huh? ’ ‘ it’s not working. it’s not working! are you listening to me? ’ ‘ you’re killing him! ’ ‘ you remember me? ’ ‘ that was a pretty douchey thing to do. ’ ‘ you did good. you did so good. ’ ‘ sometimes i impress even myself. ’ ‘ what’s so important about one night? ’ ‘ do you always have to be filming everything? ’ ‘ you look so handsome! ’ ‘ we should, you know, get out there… like, do our thing. ’ ‘ yeah, i love it, but not as much as i love you. ’ ‘ get out of my room! ’ ‘ see? pretty. ’ ‘ you don’t care. ’ ‘ i don’t care. ’ ‘ there you go. you’re learning, my friend. ’ ‘ hey, come on. you look great, okay? you look great! ’ ‘ you’re gonna go in there, look like a million bucks, and you’re gonna slay ‘em dead. ’ ‘ yeah, uh… don’t do that, okay? ’ ‘ holy shit! what happened to you? ’ ‘ are you trying to ask me to dance, stalker? ’ ‘ wanna dance? ’ ‘ you’re my favorite. ’ ‘ you’ve always been my favorite. ’ ‘ girls this age are dumb. ’ ‘ how are you holding up? ’ ‘ yeah, that feeling never goes away. ’ ‘ it is true what they say, you know. every day it does get a little easier. ’
