Next To Normal

next to normal

all starters are taken from the next to normal broadway cast recording. feel free to change pronouns as needed!

i’m so glad i know that.

don’t call me a twat!

so my son’s a little shit.

are you snorting cocaine?

i’m going to have sex with your father.

are you sure you’re okay?

the house is spinning.

it only hurts when i breathe.

catch me, i’m falling.

this sucks!

i still have this practice room for seven and a half minutes.

she’s not there!

hi, dad.

fuck this!

this is fucked.

we’re the perfect loving family.

i’m alive!

i’ve never been alone.

do you wake up in the morning and need help to lift your head?

do you read obituaries and feel jealous of the dead?

you just don’t know who i am.

i know you know who i am.

the memories are gone.

the aftershocks live on.

wish i were here.

make up your mind to be free.

i’ll be up for sex in a minute.

who are you?

he’s a hero, a lover, a prince.

you’ll be the one thing in this world that won’t hurt.

i don’t do dances.

goodbye, [name].

you come home from these sessions in tears.

i’m no sociopath.

i’m no sylvia plath.

didn’t i see this movie and didn’t i cry?

here she is, clear as the day.

please look closely and find her before she fades away.

i’m trying to tell you i love you.

and this is one fucked up seduction.

love, i know you know.

why stay?

why not simply give in and get on with living?

mozart was crazy.

you give up way too easily!

i sit behind you in like, four classes.

i am the one who’s always been there.

everything’s great! why wouldn’t it be great?

my husband’s boring.

so anyway, i’m leaving.

this is clarity you did not have before.

make up your mind.

actually, [name], they’re our wedding rings.

that’s the first time you’ve mentioned [name] in weeks of therapy.

i’ve missed you these days.

i’ve been crazed.

i’m good as gone.

you have stories to tell.

are you nervous?

can you hear me, [name]?

maybe i’ll let myself fall.

maybe i’ve lost it at last.

does anyone want me to go through my playlist for my challengers au and give a description of why each song is on there/what lyrics from each song are the most significant/etc bc i’ll do it if people are interested

@c0mpositeur said i really want to kiss you right now, but i'm worried that if i try, you'll think i'm the worst friend in the world. ( @ tony )

Tony blinks. He doesn’t quite know what to make of that statement. Christian is far from the worst friend in the world, whether he wants to kiss Tony or not. Tony won’t lie and say he hasn’t thought about kissing Christian before, but he’s never voiced those thoughts. He’s never had the courage to. “You can kiss me.” He gives Christian a small smile. “I won’t mind.”

@c0mpositeur said "you look like you could use some bed rest ." ( @ riff ! )

Riff is glaring at Christian almost before he’s done talking. “I don’t need fuckin’ bed rest.” He’d spent enough time in bed at the hospital. He isn’t going to spend any more time cooped up in some random room. “I’m fine.” He’s stitched up and healing and he’s fine. He isn’t going to pass out or fall over. He doesn’t know why Christian is so concerned about it. Riff doesn’t need his concern. Or his pity.

Send "🎧" and I'll give a song that reminds me of my muse with a reason why!

-send "headphones" if the emoji is unavailable!

me who wants to ask for ships for jerome vs me who knows that any ship with jerome is probably going to be incredibly toxic: 😐

if you want to ship with him, go for it! just know that it probably won’t be the healthiest of relationships. or maybe it will, who knows? but it’s very likely that it won’t be healthy.