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[talking_muses] Prompt 18A
There’s something about the way you get lost in your secrets. I watch you sit by the fire and stare as though it holds all the answers. Sometimes I wonder if it does, if that’s the clue that I’ve been missing for months. Days tick by and there are clues to everyone’s pasts, mine should be obvious. Guys like me can’t hide their daddy issues. So I ( Read more... ) -
[theatrical_muse] What is your worst quality as a significant other?
I work too much. I suppose that’s a big part of what ruined my marriage. I’m not going to take the whole blame, I’ve gotten past being that particular punching bag but it’s always been who I am. I get consumed, completely consumed by my work and my focus shifts from the person I’m with to the work I feel has to be done. I think it’s a trait I share ( Read more... ) -
[licenseartistic] Jack Shephard - November Prompt #5; Fear is a darkroom
Title/Prompt: November Prompt #5; Fear is a darkroom where negatives develop. --Usman B. Asif.
Character: Jack Shephard
Warnings: None
Pairings: None
Fandom: LOST
Word count: 260
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Jack doesn't belong to me. He belongs to JJ Abrams, Damon Lindelof, ABC, Bad Robot and whoever else is actually entitled to getting royalties from ( Read more... ) -
[thelyricalmuses] Apologize by One Republic
Title: He Had To
Song: "Apologize" by One republic
Character: Jack Shephard
Rating: PG - 13 language
Pairing(s): Um ... siiigh. References to Jate but it's not really.
Fandom(s): LOST
Author's Note: Spoilers like whoa. Angst too. Damn this song.
( He wanted to do something other than stand there and wait. There was only so much a man could take and Jack had had enough. ) -
[talking_muses] Prompt 13C; Home
Home.
What’s that old saying? Oh right. Home is where the heart is. It’s suppose to make you think about the things and people you love and that no matter where you are you belong somewhere. It’s suppose to be comforting in sad times, you’re suppose to feel better when loneliness starts to creep in on you ( Read more... ) -
[theatrical_muse] The Moral of the Story ...
The Moral of the story is …Everything around me is a façade, everyone around me is pretending and on some level I think it’s always been that way. Even before. Long before this island my world was made up of people pretending. It was either everyone smiling at dinner parties and looking past my father’s alcohol intake. Or it was my mom sitting in ( Read more... ) -
[thelyricalmuses] Burn by Alkaline Trio
Title: Cleansing Rain
Song: "Burn" by Alkaline Trio
Character: Jack Shephard
Rating: PG -13 language
Pairing(s): Jack/Kate
Fandom(s): LOST
Author's Note: Spoilers.
There's a lightning storm each and every night
Crashing inside you like motorbikesIt rains out of the blue and he can’t figure if its just something he’s suppose to get used to or if ( Read more... ) -
[theatrical_muse] What keeps you up at night?
I’ve never been much of a sleeper. Maybe it was just conditioned into me in med school. I sleep lightly and I sleep only as much as I need to stay sane. I’ve always had things keeping me up at night. When I was a kid I could hear my parents fighting and at one point I could time how long it would take my dad to go down to his study and open up his ( Read more... ) -
[talking_muses] Prompt 10A - Manipulation
Manipulation is one of those things that happen to everyone. We all do it, conscious and unconsciously. Everyone I know has been manipulated and we are all completely capable of manipulation. I think that most people don’t actively set out to be manipulative. Maybe that’s naive but I still believe it ( Read more... ) -
[licenseartistic]Jack Shephard - October Prompt #2; Want.
Title/Prompt: What Now - October Prompt #2; Want.
Character: Jack Shephard
Warnings: Spoilers up to 3x01
Pairings: Vauge J/K
Fandom: LOST
Word count: 463
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Jack doesn't belong to me. He belongs to JJ Abrams, Damon Lindelof, ABC, Bad Robot and whoever else is actually entitled to getting royalties from his fictional self.
( Oh, I want you. I don't know if I need you. But Oh, I'd die to find out. )