music meme...for writers, yoinked off dA, as usual

[Morgana]

A Music Meme For Writers

1. Pick a character, fandom, pairing, friendship, whatever.

2. Put on your music program on shuffle/random and start playing songs.

3. For each song, write something inspired by the song related to the theme you chose earlier. You only have the song length. No pre-planning and no writing after the song is over. No skipping songs either.

4. Do 10 songs and post. Make sure to include the song name/artist.

(I have picked RebelMuse)

1) 'America's A Fucking Disease' - London After Midnight

POV: Kais Moreau [Does Not Approve of the party]

'They can't control me,' Techno mutters, rolling the third cancerette tonight. 'Fascists, the lot of them. They think they can force their bullshit down my throat? It's amazing what people will believe. Somebody's gotta do summat about it....blurgh...'

Fuck. He's drunk again.

'Stop talking out your ass!' Arik downs another shot, then sings a gibberish song that Techno seems to know.

Quentin laughs. 'That's the spirit, boys.'

And I live with fucking idiots.

2) 'Let the Record Show' - Emilie Autumn

POV: Jaspre Blackmer [is pissed off at her fiancee]

I'm going to kill that bastard. Who does he think he is, selling those pictures online? Am I a Suicide Girl? Some wretched whore? I'll kill him with my bare hands. No...I'll wear gloves. Wouldn't want to incriminate myself. Then I'll fake my death, make it look like a murder-suicide. Maybe that'll get the Acerbis off my ass. If I'm going down, I'm dragging Tristan Rose with me. And to think I thought he was engagement material. No. All he wants is my body, just like everyone else. It's bad enough knowing what hell they've thrown at my brother. What're they gonna do with me?'

3) 'Cave' - Muse

POV: Arik Noir [is running away after a fight with the gang]

'Fuck off, Kais!' I run through the maze of hallways, slide down the stairrails at a running start, kick the door open, and barely catch the omnibus. Corpsefucks, the lot of 'em. Should prolly go somewhere and sort things out. A cave, maybe. Somewhere where nobody can find me, bother me, or touch me. Sure, I'll break a heart or two, but better sooner than later.

'GET OUT OF MY HEAD, ASSHOLE!'

Everyone on the bus turns round, looking at me like I'm an animal in a cage. Not far from the truth.

4) 'Supermassive Black Hole' - Muse

POV: Erasmus Noir [is talking about/to Akira]

Why me? Why torture me? My world's torture as it is. When you look at me like that, a fire inside ignites. It feels sublime and horrendous all at once, like I'll start puking butterflies or something. Isn't there someone better for you? Seems not, because I've fallen for you. I hear you through the walls, murmuring my name in your sleep. Something close, anyway. It's tearing me apart, knowing I don't know how to love anyone, least of all you...and yet I do.

5) 'Time Is Running Out' - Muse

POV: Nate LaCroix [is talking about/to Q. Acerbi - you'll figure out which, I'm sure]

I want to play your game. I know you'll be my death. Everyone's gonna know about it sooner or later. You can't stop the truth. I don't have much time, my dear. What's there to hide from me? I know everything about you. You hiccup when you cry. You're allergic to ecstasy. You're obsessed with that damn kid you make us follow around - you wait for the time to strike. You love eye-searing ramen spice, barely know how to drive, and whore yourself out on the internet to get money for drugs. You are an idiot, but we like you anyway.

6) 'Runs In the Family' - Amanda Palmer

POV: Akira Blackmer [is talking about his family]

I know, I know, I'm fucked up. Despite supposedly having the maladies weeded out when I was a single-celled organism...bright light blinds me for a good half-hour. I've got a problem with people wanting to touch me. It's not like it just popped out of the subocean into me - it's inherited. Father has fans that make mine look rather tame. Mother's migraines affected her eyes...now she can't see at all. Fuckups run in the family. Jaz got hit with the short end of the stick: she had all sorts of things wrong with her skeleton that had to be repaired nearly immediately after birth, which ended up making her blind on one eye; guys can't keep their hands to themselves around her. They say I'm crazy, but they do it to shut me up. I won't stand for that. I'm raising my voice. Something I, until now, couldn't do.

7) 'Fading Roses' - The Love-C-rave

POV: Akira Blackmer [is leaving for a class trip]

'I should meet you on the other side. My apologies: your flight's booked.' Rasmus smiles apologetically, adjusting his sleeves. 'Don't cause trouble, now..'

'I promise not. Trouble finds me!'

I let Wendy, Reyn, and Rasmus in turn say their goodbyes: Wendy gives me her lucky turtle necklace, hugging me so tight I'm afraid my seams will burst; Reyn plays a game of tik-tak-to with me, with the grid tattooed on her arm; Rasmus holds me like it's our last day on earth. He's been unstable lately, according to the girls.

I hand Wendy, in turn, a small note. When Rasmus turns to go to the gate for his flight, I tell Wendy to make sure he gets it. She half-smiles, nodding knowingly.

8) 'Red Stars' - The Birthday Massacre

POV: Jaspre Blackmer [is contemplating making fun of pop culture]

'Foolish dollypoppers.' I gesture to a gaggle of girls, camped out in front of the cinema - waiting, apparently, for the forty-seventh remake of Twilight. 'The first one sucked, the tenth sucked, the forty-sixth sucked. What's so good about this one?'

Tristan shrugs. 'I heard Depth Charge did a wicked soundtrack. Their shit's good to get stoned to.'

Grrrr. 'Really? Let's sneak in.'

'Got nuttin' better to do.

9) 'These Are Not My Pants...Rock Pants' by Five Iron Frenzy

POV: Arik Noir [is wondering who took his pants]

'THIEVES live here! These aren't mine. Someone swapped 'em. I don't have stains on my knees, nor a patch on my pocket.'

Quentin slaps me upside the head. 'You dummy, you put them on backwards!' he exclaims.

10) 'Go Away' - The Cruxshadows

POV: Tristan Rose [is getting chewed out]

'B-but why?'

'You treat me like a two-dollar whore, and nothing more. You're an asshole, you smoke too much, you need a shower and a haircut, you think the world's yours for the taking, your libido's out of control - believe me, I hear you when you're taking it up - and you have the intellect of TimeJump!'

TJ whimpers, curls up into a ball in the corner, and rests his head on his paws, watching Jaspre lose it. He wags his tail a little bit, hoping things will be okay.

'Jazzy, you're scaring the dog-'

'I DON'T CARE! YOU'RE A SLUT, AN IDIOT, A PIG!' Jaspre continues to shriek unkind words so loud the walls shake. When she stomps out, I camp in TJ's corner.

Am I really so horrible? I can't believe what she's saying about me. I don't want to be a stupid teenage boy, then or now. I thought we had something good, I thought I was treating her right...damn, was I wrong. But is it worth yelling at me when I have no clue what I did wrong? TJ, we're both in the doghouse now.



[Blabber: A) I apologise for typos, and B) All the shit you read is true. Tristan does have a dog, for example.]

[Morgana]

....and I did it again. Life, I have none.

Perspectives, per song:

1) Akira
2) Kais
3) Maria
4) Arik
5) Wendy
6) Akira, again
7) Tristan
8) no effing clue. Could be anyone, really...
9) Wendy, again
10) Naenia

1] 'Undisclosed Desires' - Muse

Next thing I know, Erasmus is holding me so tight it hurts to breathe and mumbling apologies in between sobs. I twirl my fingers through his hair and murmur back, 'You are my everything...they can't hurt you now, darling...'

E rests his head against my heartbeat; he slowly calms down enough to loosen his hold on me. 'I'm sorry...'

'Don't be.' I tilt his chin up and look into his eyes for a fleeting moment. 'I forgive.'

A slow smile plays his lips before we kiss.

2] 'Ditch the Rest' - Angelspit

'C'mon!' Quinn hisses, elbowing me in the ribs. 'Now's our last chance!'

I pursue her as we dash through alleys and sidestreets, only getting caught on one chain-link fence before I get in the groove.

'Take the queen, ditch the rest...' she reminds me as we come to the entrance. She strafes inside along the shadows. We don't pause to admire the violin sonata; there are more pressing matters tonight. 'Torch the whole fucking nest,' she whispers to me with a smirk, holding out a small jar to me with a fire dancing inside.

3] 'Derrick is a Strange Machine' - Ashbury Heights

I know he's not worth my time, the cheating git...and yet I still blush as he saunters by. He knows what notes to hit to set my heart aflame - or anyone else's heart, really. I try to let go, but the guy's a loaded gun, apt to fire at any unstable moment; I caught him sneaking around and tried to break it off, but I couldn't say no to those tears. I won't let myself fall for his tricks again. Don't let him, Maria. Nonononononononono. We can go separate ways. It'll be better for both of us...besides, I can't wait to see the look on the faces of the girls he fucks and dumps next. Schadenfreude, Arik be thy name.

4] 'Thankless Job' from REPO! A Genetic Opera

Nobody's thanked me after I bring 'em back from the dead. Ungrateful gits - how self-absorbed. I could leave razor blades in their intestines and they wouldn't know until they got home. I suppose someone's gotta do it...

5] 'Birthday' (radio edit) by The Cruxshadows

Happy fuckin' birthday to me. I don't remember anything that happened last night - I'm not sure I want to, either, judging from the blue spatters on the ceiling.

18 years have passed now? What the hell have I been doing? Nothing except getting in trouble, really.

I shouldn't have made Key go with me to the piercing studio.

I shouldn't have stolen money from my girlfriends.

I shouldn't have bogarted the fame.

I shouldn't have gotten tattooed cosmetics.

This isn't who I want to die being.

I don't want to be a slut, a prude, a lazy bum, a workaholic, a bitch, a doormat, a moron, a pedant, or disgusting.

Who do I want to be before I die...?

......Happy birthday to me. I haven't got forever to change things around, but I still have time, right?

6] 'The Childcatcher' - Patrick Wolf

Mother chucks a knife at me; it embeds in the wall, missing me by centimeters. Malice bloodies her moony eyes as she steps towards me, her heels clicking on the marble.

'Kiki, you've been drawing on the walls. You know mummy hates that.' Mother yanks the knife from the wall, ripping the wallpaper again. She blows dust off the blade and studies her reflection before aiming it at me again.

I throw my hands in front of my face to stop it; she slices through them as effortlessly as frosting, smiling as blood runs down my arms and pools on the floor at her feet. She yanks the knife out of my hands, miming another strike.

'Now you won't draw for a while,' Mother whispers, dropping the knife and walking away, leaving me to bleed until Father comes home again.

7] 'A Letter to God' - London After Midnight

Are we pawns in a game? Is this just a cosmic game? Are the gods really so bored?

All we do is work 9-to-9 at shitty jobs we despise, come home to pass out in front of the telly, and swallow the bullshit corporate media spoonfeeds us. Some of us are good at fooling the system, earning time off for good behaviour; most of us are poor sports. We envy those above us, yearning for something we can't have and won't earn. For some, it's love; others, money; still others, fame; others still, power.

Fuck humans. No wonder the gods play us.

8] 'Kyrie' - Death Note Anime OST

The klaxons blare; shattering of glass overhead gnaws at my nerves. The dome is done for...we must go underground. Drowning underwater is better than asphyxiating in a vacuum.

9] 'Just Dance' - Lady GaGa

The DJ spins a record on one finger like an NBA player with a basketball.

Colours and shapes blur; someone hands me a pretty blue pill with kanji I can't read on it. It tastes like motor oil.

I get ten more.

The synths sync up to my pulse...this is so my element. 'PLUR!' I hear myself squeal, going to grind along with the crowd in a doped-up conga line. Some bloke gropes my ass, but I'm high as a kite. I know I am, too, which makes it even funnier.

...Are the sirens part of the music...?

10] 'Telemarketers' - 2 the Gryphon

[okay, technically a rant and not a song, but ]

'QUIT CALLING ME, CORPSEFUCK!' Thalia tosses her mobile against the wall, seething as it shatters into plastic and circuitry. She turns to me with a deceivingly-serene smile. 'Telemarketer,' she explains briefly. 'If they call me again I shall string their intestines through the trees like Christmas lights and aim the splatter for the nearest news camera!' She mimes this. 'I am smart enough to go out and buy my shit myself! Did half the population pull their brains out through their noses with a coat hanger and DUCT TAPE or something?!' She headdesks.

'.....'