Tom: chanting stops abruptly You idiot, did you mess with my candles?
girlfriendmuse
i-I just wanted to see what they'd do if i messed with them. i didn't think anything would happen.
rolls his eyes dramatically Well, congratulations on your little experiment, Y/N. Did you enjoy watching the chaos unfold?
girlfriendmuse
no i just wanted to see what they smelled like, sorry.
rolls eyes dramatically You're such a bloody moron sometimes, you know that? You could've ruined everything! snatches a black candle from the altar
girlfriendmuse
I-I was trying to help
rolls his eyes dramatically Well, you certainly succeeded in creating a mess. Now look at this! gestures towards the spilled candles and scattered shadows
girlfriendmuse
I thought they were color magic candles
Color magic candles? Are you serious? That shit won't work here! rushes to rearrange the candles in a specific pattern
girlfriendmuse
no-
Don't lie to me! Look at this mess you've made! throws a book against the wall I spent hours setting up that ritual, and now it's all ruined because of you.
girlfriendmuse
I...I was trying to help.
rolls his eyes dramatically Help?! You call that help?! Look at this mess! My carefully balanced candles, all messed up because of you!
girlfriendmuse
i just threw them out, sorry
storms over to the candle closet, searching for his black candles Black candles are crucial for maintaining the balance in my rituals. Now I'll have to start all over again.
girlfriendmuse
what kind of candles?
rolls his eyes They're not just any candles, idiot. They're special candles used for the rituals.
girlfriendmuse
no i just summoned ur worst nightmare to scare u
storms over, towering over girlfriendmuse You think you can scare me? What makes you think your little summoning trick can intimidate me?
girlfriendmuse
No.. why? Do i have to now?
rolls his eyes No, it's just that one of those candles was part of an ancient spell. Now I'll have to start over again. You really are something else.
girlfriendmuse
I thought they were for a spell.
rolls his eyes dramatically Ugh, do I have to explain everything to you? Those candles are special. They're made of pure beeswax, infused with ancient herbs.
girlfriendmuse
No..why would i? I'm not stupid enough to mess with dark magic candles..
rolls eyes Right, because you're so responsible. Just making sure here, but are you absolutely certain you didn't mess with them?
girlfriendmuse
nervously I...I thought they were just regular candles, Tom. I didn't mean to—
stares at girlfriendmuse with piercing eyes, his voice low and dangerous Regular candles, huh? Well, let's see how "regular" you can make it when I'm done with you.
girlfriendmuse
no I’m not
Don't lie to me! I can smell the stench of deceit dripping from your very being!
girlfriendmuse
nervously I-I just tried to help, Tom... I didn't mean to... uh, cast any spells on you.
storms towards girlfriendmuse, eyes blazing with anger Help? By messing with my sacred candles? You think you can just tamper with things you don't understand?
girlfriendmuse
no i would never do that
narrows eyes at girlfriendmuse Really? Because these candles are centuries old and highly sensitive to any disruptions. You wouldn't happen to have a reason for why they're suddenly flickering, would you?
girlfriendmuse
No? What happened?
rolls eyes dramatically Your meddling caused this whole mess! Now we've got a rogue poltergeist loose in the house. Just peachy.
girlfriendmuse
no..?
rolls eyes and scoffs Of course, it's always the "no one's fault" excuse when things go wrong around here. Fine, let's just fix this mess.