Post by muffin on Jan 3, 2009 23:05:14 GMT -6
Carmen
Riley
Grey
O P E N B O O K !
Riley
Grey
O P E N B O O K !
‘i was ivory skinned, without even the excuse of blue eyes or red hair, despite the constant sunshine. i had always been slender, but somehow, obviously not an athlete; i didn’t have the necessary hand-eye coordination to play sports without humiliating myself – and harming both myself and anyone else who stood to close’ [/center][/I]
T H E G A M E !
●» crushingonbellai was stunned by the unexpected electricity that flowed through me
●» bellacrushingonyouamazed that it was possible to be more aware of him
●» love/hateand then, as the room went black i was suddenly hyper-aware
●» secretadmirera crazy impulse to reach over and touch him, stroke his perfect face
●» unrequitedlove my eyes, of their own accord, flickered to him. i smiled sheepishly
●»mutualfeelingsas i realised his posture was identical to mine, fists clenched under his arms
●» pontential he raised his hand, hesitant, conflict raging in his eyes
●» flirts and then swiftly brushed the length of my cheekbone with his finger-tips.
●» snoggingbuddies my fingers knotted in his hair, clutching him to me. my lips parted
●» friendswithbenefits what neither of us was prepared for was my response
●» onenightstandblood boiled under my skin, burned in my lips. my breath came in a wild gasp.
●» physicalattraction ‘the blush on your cheeks is lovely’ he murmured.
●» lust he looked at meme and smiled; sunlight glinted off his face, his teeth
●» dating and every day the perfume of your skin, your breath, your hair, it hit me
●»chemistryhe pronounced my full name clearly, then ruffled my hair with his free hand
●»secretrelationship ‘you don’t know how it’s tortured me’. he looked down, ashamed
●» current you are the most important thing to me now, you are the most important.
●» past ‘you didn’t do anything wrong, bella. it was all my fault.’
●» inlove careful not to make one unexpected move. i caressed his cheek
●» truelove i was touching his face, something i’d dreamed of constantly since the first day
S C A R Y S T O R I E S !
●» hatedmybella and then, another problem one that i’d remembered
●» youhatebellathey slept in coffins all day, and only came out at night
●» jealousythrough my irritation i felt overwhelming embarrassment
●» extremehatredwhat was wrong with me? i decided most of the blame
●» dislikei needed to get out of the house, but there was nowhere i wanted to go
●» annoyanceit was overcast, but not raining yet. i ignored my truck and started east.
●» minorannoyanceimmediately my mind responded with a resounding negative
●» misunderstandingit was silly and morbid to entertain such ridiculous notions
●» backstabbedthere was no rational explanation for how i was alive at this moment
●» caughtout i listed again in my head, the things i’d observed myself; the impossible
●» oncefriendsso then – maybe. that would have to be my answer for now,
●» rivalryinvolving someone else was definitely out. i couldn’t even believe myself
●» mutualdislike to take his advice; to be smart, to avoid him as much as possible
●» hatredfornoreason to pretend there was an impenetrably thick glass wall between us
●» badfirstimpressioni could do nothing different. after all, if he was something sinister
●» cheatedoni retorted. my head spun around in answerless circles.
●» intimidationi didn’t know if there was a choice, really. i was already in too deep.
●» indifferencenot while the rain made it dim as twilight under the canopy
●» badpastmaking decisions was the hardest part for me, the part i agonised over
●» distrustbut it was still better than wrestling with the alternatives.
B A L A N C I N G !
●» likefamily but i can’t find my pink blouse, do you know where i put it?
●» attactchedatthehip write to me as soon as you get in, tell me how your flight was
●» inseperable i’m not going to check my email every five minutes. relax, breath. i love you
●» bestfriends more comfortable than i ever expected to be here
●» shouldertocryon once people start throwing stuff, i go inside.
●» close but i couldn’t really suppress the worry that i was responsible for this
●» goodmates listening to everything our parents told us not to take in
●»familyfriends he’s an asset to the community, and all the kids are well-behaved
●» average friends in gym, kids on my team learned not to pass the ball to me
●»constanlyarguing she snickered, but she looked away. i raised my head enough to make sure
●» onceenemies my mind was swimming with confusion, had i made up the whole thing?
●» friendofafriend oh, i think everyone knows your name. the whole town’s been waiting
●» justmet i didn’t have a chance to introduce myself last week, you must be bella swan.
●» acquaintances ’hello’ he said in a quiet, musical voice. i looked up, stunned that he was
●»protective twice he asked, with unnecessary concern how i was feeling.
●»fairweatherfriend kept my head down and glanced up under my lashes
●»drinkingfriends i decided to honour the bargain i’d kept with myself
●» partyingfriends when i opened my eyes in the morning, something was different
H I D E & S E E K!
●» obsession his face stood out from a sea of faces all frozen with the same mask
●» badinfluence i’m being very rude, i know. but it’s better this way, really
●» goodinfluence it’s healthy to ditch class no and then, he smiled up at me.
●» mixedfeelings what if i’m not the superhero, what if i’m the bad guy?
●» family the food was already being passed around, the boys hurried to claim their share
●» mother my mum looks like me, except with short hair and laugh lines.
●» father charlie gave me an awkward, one armed hug when i stumbled my way of the plane
●» cousin he seemed genuinely please that i was coming to live with him
●» nevermet i would be the new girl from the big city, a curiosity, a freak
●» other[specify] maybe if i looked like a girl from phoenix should i could work this to my advantage
MIND OVER MATTER!
rule time, yeah? weeellz it’s pretty simple;
post in mineand i’ll post in yours. easy peasy lemon squeazaaay.
also, please please please quote the original to get all the puuurdy colours. =D
matching or similar icons would be great, too.
and wrap your replies in code! thankies.
now for the crediting; the cool colourful words are all direct quotes from the supercalafreakinawesome ’twilight’ by Stephanie Myer
all of this was put together by emily-xD of whitepages, the colors are thanks to color fader (daaayum i love that thing).
wanting to steal this plottage? dude, i'll get jacob black and the other sexy werewolves onto you.
aaaand that's it. =D
