- Mood:
contemplative
Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Naruto - you should be thankful for that. Naruto is the property of Masashi Kishimoto.
Pairing: SasuSaku
Prompt: Bank robbery
Rating: T for some slight intimacy at the end.
Genre: Crime/Romance
Words: 1652
Dedicated to: sadira22.
Hopefully, this is readable. I'll never be satisfied with what I write, it seems.
( As he watched her trace the the barrel of the revolver in her hands - almost lovingly - Sasuke vaguely wondered if he should be concerned; after all, it was rather strange that violence from Sakura was such a turn on. )
So, this is my first venture into Crime - written and edited within two hours. Hopefully, it wasn't too horrible. And strangely, while writing this, I've taken a liking to an AU Sakura who loves nothing more than the feel of a revolver in her hands. it's just as awesome as an AU Ino - all fun and sexy and hacker-ish! Ok, I'm off to read all the chapters of ItW now. Oh, before I go, I was wondering, how many of you are participating in Nano? November's almost halfway through.
- Mood:
hopeful - Music:You remind me - Nickleback
...And if you don't have the PDF format of Fortunes of War, then maybe you could recommend a few free e-book sites where I can actually FIND the damn book? I've searched all over the net for this one book, but couldn't find the e-book format - there's not much information available about the book to begin with, I didn't realize this book was so obscure... is it?
On the other hand, I was comtemplating reading this Victorian novel called Educating Caroline by Patricia Cabot. What do you think - should I give it a go? Also, I've read Fingersmith by Sarah Waters - and I'm really interested in reading her other book, Tipping the Velvet. It'd help if you could e-mail me a PDF version of this book - or at least, rec a site where I can get the book for free. Your help would be much appreciated.
- Mood:
anxious
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redbrunja Hello, flist! It's been a long time since I've done a meme, I know - but I've been swimmign through tons of books, you see. Text books and story books - reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred years of Solitude yet again! The book is freaking amazing. Ok, so here goes:
Name three fics you think I will never, ever, ever write*. In return, I will attempt to write a snippet of one of them.
*By 'never, ever, ever', I mean something you think I wouldn't actually write. Whether it be yaoi/yuri/het, I have no problems with writing any of that - also, I've written short, disjointed scenes for a lot of different pairings - just never posted them because they don't spefically fit anywhere. And yes, flist, I'm SOOOO challenging you on this one - I need to get the rust off my fingers and get back to typing! Conjure up any scenario that comes out of your creative minds and throw them at me - whether it be something as unthinkable as Sasuke spouting romantic poetry, Hinata deliberately attempting vandalism, Naruto giving up ramen OR something sexy, serious, angsty and all that jazz. It can be a pairing you like or a pairing I hate - anything, just, make it something challening. I'm seriously out of practise!
What has surprised you the most about me (if anything) since joining my flist/"friending me"? Was anything completely unexpected or have I always fit the picture of me you have in your head?
Post this in your own journal and see how you have surprised people!
- Mood:
determined - Music:Yellow - Cold Play
Fandom: Naruto
Title: Folded Papers
Pairing: Sasuke Uchiha/Sakura Haruno
Rating: M. Varies with each drabble.
Genre: Romance/Angst/Drama/General
Warning: This is rated M for a reason. Not all drabbles will contain explicit content but reader discretion is advised. A few may contain character death.
Notes: White roses mean innocence, silence and devotion. I also took a few liberties with Chiyo's life transfer jutsu - the mechanics have been left intentionally vague.
1. Love
( Theirs is a love that speaks of unspoken words of devotion, small words of gratitude and a tray of sliced apples. )
2. Lust -
'Nobody has to know...'
( The pained howls bounced off the walls of the dungeons, rang in his ears. He traced the expanse of his pale collarbones with equally pale fingers. Fingers which were slim and rough and curious. They lingered hesitantly at the base of his throat, before parting white cloth and slipping inside with a rustle of starched fabric. Rated M. )
7. Loss -
( She whipped around to look at Sasuke, but he wasn't looking at her - he was staring (unseeingly) far off into the distance, and there was this strange serenity about his countenance - a calm acceptance - that she seldom saw. )
End notes: I'm sorry for disappearing for over two weeks, but I have returned at last! ...With this utterly pitiful attempt at drabbles. Did I mention I can never keep anything short?
Anyway, this was done as a challenge for
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20paperplanes, based on the Emotions set. Originally came across this community via alternatejessand decided to do SasuSaku. Because, while writing SasuNaru and NaruSaku (comparatively) easy for me, I have severe problems with SasuSaku, and thus, you can say this is a sort of practise. I haven't written anything in a while (except maybe, a few NaruSaku oneshots that I'm wondering whether to post. The latest manga really has me all grumpy!). SO I'm a bit... rusty. Actually, I'm so rusty that it hurts to look at the drabbles - they're so not... okay? Urgh. If you find any mistakes, please tell me.Which of the three/four following emotions should I write next? -- Content, Rage, Hot, Cold, Bond, Depression.
Also, I was searching for this Romance genre fic on fanfiction.net that I read a long time ago. I think the secondary genre was humor. Basically Sakura meets up with Sasuke in a bar, by a stroke of luck, and they talk over sake - eventually it leads to sex. But, it's not cliche. At all. The English is amazing, characterization perfect and it was around 5-7 chapters that I last read it. The way it's written has crack stamped over it - the author did an amazing job with taking a cliche concept and turning it into something original. Oh, and Sakura, uh, 'deflowers' Sasuke. XD Crack, remember? So, does that ring a bell? I'm desperate!
- Mood: distressed
- Music:Colourful - Verve Pipe
Hellooooo, flist! *waves* Let it be known that technology hates me. My computer just crashed a week back, and I tried software after bootable software but to no avail. But that's no surprise, since Bangladesh is the land of pirated software/programs/CD/DVDs. Pride's always been a huge issue with me, but for the sake of my sanity, I finally, finally, swallowed it and asked my friend for the XP installer - and surprisingly, it wasn't that hard. I mean, he was pretty nice about it and everything...
So, just got the PC fixed today - now I've got a hell lotta e-mails to reply to and a hundred more comments as well. *weeps* I know - I know - I'm an utter fail when it comes to replying
Meanwhile, I've missed doing memes, so here's one gacked (once again) from
redbrunja : Give me a character from any of my fandoms, and I will write you about a tattoo they would get, where they would have it, and why they would get it.
Ok, so ask away - I'm taking that most of you guys already know my fandoms?
Anyway, I've been pretty conflicted about a few mangas lately:
1. Naruto (Read upto chapter 398 - yes, I'm really lagging behind but I don't mind spoilers so I know the gist of what's going on in the most recent chapters! ^^)
2. Ouran High School Host Club (Just watched the first eight episodes)
3. Death Note (Just read the first eleven chapters)
4. D.Gray-Man (I really want to start reading it -I've already read chapter 1, actually. Or should I just save my time and watch it intsead? I borrowed the DVD from my friend and he says it's good, so... any advice?)
5. Vampire Knight (I really don't like the direction in which the manga is going - mostly because of all the KanamexYuki, but from an unbiased point of view, I guess it's better than most shoujo manga... I've read upto the latest chapters, and I really can't wait anymore for some ZeroxYuki!!!)
Ok, I find myself constantly struggling to pay equal amounts of attention to all of the five manga above, so I want to drop one (or two) or, at least, postpone it.... but I can't decide. So, choose for me please?
Btw, does anyone have a PDF format of this gay fiction called Fortunes of War by Mel Keegan? And another one called Mexican Heat - co-authored by Laura Baumbach and Josh Lanyon? If so, please, PLEASE, email it to me? I'm desperate here - there are like, no quality English books here in Bangladesh. At all. D:
And to those fantabulous people who're still waiting for my e-mails/replies, wait no more for I shall reply within two days' time! ...I think. XD
- Mood: stressed
- Music:All that I Need - Boyzone
FIRST: If you've been tagged, you must write your answers in your own LJ and replace any question that you dislike with a new, original question.
SECOND: Tag eight sexy people. Don't refuse to do that like a pansy but I am a pansy Don't tag who tagged you. In short: OBEY. MY WORD IS LAW. NO TAG BACKS!
Tagged by:
i_ate_your_cake1. Who sleeps in bed next to you?
...My books. Yeah, go ahead, and laugh at my supposed nerdiness. It's just, well, picking them out from the shelves and then replacing them is such a hassle, you know? And I find seeing books scattered haphazardly all over my bedsheets really, really nice. Besides, I don't have the time to be neat these days... not that I ever was. *sigh*
2. What's one of the strangest things that have ever happened to you?
I don't know what is conventionally considered strange, but there was this one time last year when I was walking out of the Shilpakala Academy (kind of like a national institute for art, dance, drama, etc) after my music classes, and this really punk-ass looking guy in a motorbike came up to me and gave what was supposed to be a charming smile. He chatted with me for a while and I just dumbly nodded along, wondering why this guy, whom I had seen only a few times in class, was talking to me all of a sudden. And after five minutes or so, he gave me his contact card and flashing one last 'charming' smile, rode off, leaving me all bewildered. Later, when I related the incident to my best friend she shook her head hopelessly and giving me a bland stare, told me, 'You idiot, he was flirting with you,' Conclusion: I'm hopeless. :(
3. What kind of magazines do you read?
Magazines, hm? Lessee... Reader's Digest, Daily Star (especially the music articles), and that's about it. I'm not really a magazine person.
4. If you could see one band in concert right now, any band, dead or alive, which would it be?
Red, without a doubt. I need some screamo junk to let out all the inner grievances studying has caused me lately.
5. What's really creepy?
Spiders. The really ginormous, hairy, crawly, ones that stare at you as if they'd like nothing more than to turn you into a silk cocoon and digest you with nasty, dripping salivary acid. *shudders*
6. Name one odd item within five feet of you.
My green, smiling frog-shaped lamp with bendable light indicator.
7. What's your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
Current fandom: Naruto (fanfiction. NOT manga, especially with Sasuke going axe murderer on everything that breathes)... and D. Gray-Man. Just started reading the manga yesterday. It sounds promising. And addiction - listening to Saving Abel.
8. Where would you like to go right now if you had enough money?
I'd like to go visit i_ate_your_cake's college campus, because it sounds really crazy over there. Oh, and to underhandycat0's garden with me best friend - she's mad about stuff like gardening. And maybe to Riviera, Paris (for all the museums and pretty, pretty art!) and definitely Japan (yeah, I'm obsessed with that country).
9. What are you most excited for?
Next time I see my best friend which is... tomorrow. Hopefully. She's like this older sister I've never had. And for the next chapter of Regret Not a Thing by Mizerable. Something's wrong with me - I mean, is it normal for people to get excited over dark, dreary fanfiction with delicious amounts of angst?
10. What websites do you always visit when you go online?
Hotmail, Livejournal (like, duh), Gmail, Fanfiction.net, Google, Youtube (for Ouran episodes) and Beemp3 (for downloading music)
11. What was the last thing you bought?
A CD containing the best hit songs of Enrique Iglesias, Cold Play, Nickelback and Beyonce ('Halo' is seriously catchy in a slow, mellow way).
12. What's you favorite season?
Winter.
13. Does the weather affect your mood?
Yes, I love the rain... when it doesn't kill the power. Which it does most of the time. And sunny days are not my thing - it's already hot enough over here, and when the sun's particularly cheerful and shiny, I feel as if I'm swimming in molten lava in the pits of hell.
14. What is your zodiac sign?
Scorpio. :D
15. Do you want to learn another language?
Of course! I can speak Hindi but I want to learn how to write it. And I really want to learn Japanese. And Urdu (even though I can speak it somewhat), Italian and Chinese (bet that's gonna be hard *sigh*). And Malaya too (I LOVE the God of Small Things!).
16. 5 things (not people) you can't live without?
Internet, my music player, air-conditioner, shrimp cutlet and my cell phone.
17. Do you have any siblings?
Yes. Two annoying, bratty little brothers, and a (thankfully) mature, responsible older one... who's away abroad. *sinks into depression*
18. What's something you'd like to say to someone right now?
Nah, not really cause I always say what's on my mind to people. ... But, oh wait! Yes, I do want to say something to my Physics teacher - Sir, you never should have been a Physics teacher. You were destined for something far greater, like, idk... singing ballads! Try singing Ave Maria, sir - it goes perfectly with your tone. Yeah, that's it! Because, your voice is just so low and soft and soothing... so much so that it never fails to make me fall asleep in class.
19. What's your earliest memory?
Back when I was around three or four. I chased my neighbour's (terrified) cat all around her house on all fours. I used to think that cute, brown cat was my grandpa. XD
20. Say something to the person who tagged you:
Hey, Trish, say... when I visit India... can I meet your Grandpa?
That's it then. I've been so busy lately! And in case you've been wondering why I literally disappeared for an entire week, well, I've been sick. Very sick. Had a fever last Tuesday, and then recovered on Thursday morning. And then, somehow, I caught another fever Friday morning, because yeah, my immune system sucks like that. Anyway, I should probably reply to all my e-mails and catch the latest chapter of underhandycat0 's Into the Woods. I bet I missed at least two chapters... but then again, punctuality has never been my strong suit. *dejected sigh*
As for the eight sexy people:
- Mood:
sick
- OTP
- Runner-up
- Honorable mention(s)
- Crack pairing(s)
- Ship everyone else seems to like, but I don't
This was snagged from
hungrytiger11Anyway, I posted this to know whether my flist was interested in anything other than Naruto. While I'm obsessed with that fandom, it's good to be diverse once in a while, you know? Check my tags for my fandoms.
- Mood:
curious - Music:Citizen Soldier - 3 Doors Down
I've been wanting to do this for a while, and the trip to Kishoreganj just confirmed it for me! During my stay at Kishoreganj, I had lots of free time. And well, while it was nice to have some time to myself for a change, there's something called having TOO much free time which inevitably leads to - you guessed it - utter boredom. Driven to the brink of desperation, I knew that I had to do SOMETHING, otherwise I'd go CRAZY... SO. *insert drum rolls* I read books. A lot of them. But only a few of them made it into my favourites list, and thus, I present to you this meme snagged from
redbrunja :1. Pick 10 of your favorite books or series'.
2. Post the first sentence of each book. (If one sentence seems too short, post two or three!)
3. Let everyone try to guess the titles and authors of your books.
Here are some of my favourites:
1. May in Ayemenem is a hot, brooding month. - The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Guessed by:
lost_letters and viwiel
2. Amerigo Bonasera sat in New York Criminal Court Number 3 and waited for justice; vengeance on the men who had so cruelly hurt his daughter, who had tried to dishonor her. - The Godfather by Mario Puzo. Guessed by ispeaktroll
3. It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love. - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Guessed by:
darkreddreams
4. Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Guessed by:
underhandycat05. I am nothing but a corpse now, a body at the bottom of a well.
6. I was raised on the teachings of Mao and on the operas of Madam Mao, Comrade Jiang Ching.
7. They used to hang men at Four Turnings in the old days.
8. My name, in those days, was Susan Trinder. - Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. Guessed by omtelezen [blogspot.com] .
9. The hunters were closing in for the kill. - Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon. Guessed by phantomminuet
10. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its nicest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. (I'll seriously question your sanity if you can't get THIS one. Just how obvious can this get?!) - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Guessed by araine.
Anyway, I've been looking for a certain type of genre recently. Well, perhaps genre isn't the right expression, it'd be more appropriate to simply say that I've been looking for a certain type of story - a war story. Original fiction. And prefereably yaoi. See, the reason for this is, well... I've been having some really strange ideas for a SasuNaru AU war story lately, with Sasuke as Naruto's squad commander and Naruto as his subordinate. There are these scenes running rampant in my mind - the drinking scenes and the coarse life (and language) of military soldiers, both of them struggling through danger, making narrow escapes and most of all, a shirtless, sweating Naruto panting after running drills, and glaring petulantly at his smirking superior... and oh! Crossing a forbidden line, breaking the rules and engaging in hot, steamy -- ahem, yeah. XD
So, if you can rec a few yaoi war stories - preferably published original fiction with tons of description, gore and
- Mood: pensive
- Music:I Wanna Love You - Donell Jones
sleepy
So guys! As many of you already know by now, I'm THE biggest procrastinator that ever existed! Oh, and I can guarantee that half you know how much I complain about exams and studying, studying and studying! Anyway, for the last four months, a lot of people have been sending me requests for a bunch of oneshots on their preferred pairings, and I keep telling myself that I'll do it when I have the time. Unfortunately, I really don't have the time these days, although, I DID manage to finish some of them. ...I just didn't post them because I feel they're still too rough around the edges. *sigh* Anyway, here are a bunch of requests by a few people on ff.net and livejournal:
I've been bouncing off from one drabble to the other for a total of three months and now I find myself completely lost in a disorganized swamp of drabbles. See where indecision got me in the end? I need you guys to pull me out of this sticky swamp, or I'll never be able to concentrate on my ongoing stories on ff.net. The small glances of the scenes, I realize, lack in description and I have to amend that mistake sometime in the near future. I just hastily typed up the scenarios for the different drabbles about an hour ago, and would appreciate it if you told me which one you'd like me to post and in which order. Just arrange the numbers in order of most preferred to least preferred (eg: 6, 4, 5) along with option A, B or C (eg: 1 B, 6 A, 3 C) and leave me a note.
It's 1 am here and I have a huge Chemistry exam in the morning to study for - I shall get right to it! Being an insomniac has its perks! ^^
- Mood:
awake
Title: Winds
Genre: General/Friendship/AU
Warning: ...an unintentionally sexy Sasuke?
Pairing: SasuNaru
Words: 900
Dedicated to:
orangefoxfetishwho requested this drabble on my icon drabble meme.( A smirk spread over Sasuke's lips - it was not one of his usual, taunting sneers; it was a slight tilting of the lips, revealing just the barest hint of teeth - a reflex more out of habit than anything else; and against the background of the sinking sun, it made Sasuke look unbelievably se- and Naruto knew he was going to hell. )
AN: So there it is. Needless to say, I'm severely disappointed, annoyed and frustrated with myself (and this darn writer's block) - this could have been better and I wanted it to be better and darn it! I know what to write, but sometimes, it feels as if it's never good enough. *sigh* Excuse me while I go beat myself up over this drabble disaster.</div>
- Mood:
discontent - Music:I wanna sex you up
1. Pick one of my icons and post it in a comment.
2. I will write you something vaguely resembling fiction based on said icon.
3. If the icon in question does not contain fictional characters, I reserve the right to Make Some Shit Up.
This meme was gacked from redbrunja - I was flicking through the journals of my f-list, looking - in vain - for something that might cure my writer's block, and after two hours of non-stop searching, I finally found this! Anyway, guys, a little help here please?
- Mood:
frustrated
→ Tag seven people to do the same.
→ Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag "whoever wants to do it."
tagged by ,
underhandycat0.Seven of my habits/quirks/facts:
1. I have an unhealthy obsession with music, and am always bugging others for recs.
2. I cannot, for the life of me, writer good humour if I set out with the purpose to write good humour - it always turns into slabs of dark, dreary paragraphs about murder and gore. On the other hand, when I DO somehow manage to write humour, it's always, ALWAYS unintentional.
3. I cannot sleep if I don't have a warm, comfy blanket with me, even in the summer.
4. Just staring at my Physics textbook makes me sleepy like nothing else - it puts me out like a light after 3 seconds! Seriously!
5. I cannot decide between SasuSaku, SasuNaru and NaruSaku so I just said 'To hell with it! They all need each other!' and started shipping Team 7 OT3.
6. I hate Pure Maths but once I start practising the problems, I just cannot stop!!
7. I'm not the most dishonest person in the world, but when I get into a fix (usually with my teachers), I can instantly come up with a hundred excuses that are so frighteningly convenient that I surprise myself!
Okay, so that's it!
I tag:
alternatejessorangefoxfetishhungrytiger11digthenymi_ate_your_cakeomizugonrie- Mood:
peaceful - Music:Best I Ever Had - Vertical Horizon
Anyway, I've been doing a lot of Naruto music memes recently and this idea has been nagging me for a while now. redbrunja's recent book meme, and today's topic of Writer's Block convinced me to go for it:
1. Pick 10 of your favourite songs.
2. Post the first line of each song. (if one line seems too short, then post two or three!)
3. Let everyone try to guess the titles and artists of your songs.
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1. ) I dreamed I was missing. You were so scared. - Leave Out all the Rest by Linkin Park. Guessed by orangefoxfetish.
2.) Breathe in right away. Nothing seems to fill this space. - Loser by 3 Doors Down. Guessed by i_ate_your_cake.
3.) Years ago a future was laid before me. And I took the test and ran with it as far as I could go. - September by Spoken. Guessed by i_ate_your_cake.
4.) I've been roaming around, always looking down and all I see... - Use Somebody by Kings of Leon. Guessed by digthenym.
5.) Would you mind if I hurt you? Understand that I need to. - Whay Have you Done now? by Within Temptation. Guessed by digthenym.
6.) Somewhere there's speaking. It's already coming in. Oh and it's rising at the back of your mind. (If SasuNaru/ Team 7 OT3 fans can't get this one, I'll be severely disappointed!) - He's Everything You Want. Guessed by i_ate_your_cake.
7.) And this is how it feels when I ignore the words you spoke to me. - Breathe into me by Red. Guessed by kodak_85.
8.) I always needed time on my own. - When You're Gone by Avril Lavigne. Guessed by alternatejess.
9.) It's a human sign when things go wrong. - Sacrifice by Elton John. Guessed by i_ate_your_cake.
10.) A hundred days have made me older since the last time... - Here Without You by 3 Doors Down. Guessed by alternatejess.
Well, that's it - most of these songs are pretty popular, so they should be easy to guess. But some of these are... ancient, to say the least. So, I'll be pretty surprised if you can guess them.
ETA: LJ totally deleted this post without my notice after I formatted it - how it happened, I'll never know. But now I'm afraid to touch anything on this post. Please ignore the lack of formatting.
WELL DONE, EVERYONE! I honestly didn't expect that someone would guess some of these correctly, but it seems you proved me wrong! ^_^
- Mood: pleased
- Music:Everytime we Touch - Austria Cascada
Based on this music meme snagged from everyone:
1. Pick a character, pairing, or fandom you like.
2. Turn on your music player and put it on random/shuffle.
3. Write a drabble related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame of the song to finish the drabble; you start when the song starts, and stop when it’s over. No lingering afterwards!
4. Do ten of these, then post them.
I haven't been active on lj lately due to a load of exams and whatnot, but I won't bore you with the details. Anyway, this is a request fic I did for hungrytiger11 - and to say I had fun while doing this would be an understatement!
- Mood:
hyper - Music:No Air - Jordin Sparks & Chris Daughty
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- Mood: frustrated
- Music:Leave out all the Rest by Linkin Park
Ask me for my Top Five of any fandom-related things!
...it doesn't necessarily have to be fandom related things though!
(Oh, and while I'm at it, I'm wondering if any benevolent person with the time and energy to comb through a short Ino/Shikamaru music drabble would lend me their assistance? Your help would be
- Mood: hopeful
- Music:Breathe into Me by Red
Based on this music meme snagged from everyone:
1. Pick a character, pairing, or fandom you like.
2. Turn on your music player and put it on random/shuffle.
3. Write a drabble related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame of the song to finish the drabble; you start when the song starts, and stop when it’s over. No lingering afterwards!
4. Do ten of these, then post them.
This time I did a request for a certain reviewer on ff: Sasuke's Silver Fang. She requested a SasuHina, so here it is!!
- Location:alone in my bedroom... with a load of exams to study for.
- Mood: stressed
- Music:Addicted - Saving Abel
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