20. Feel a little guilt for
The damage that's been done
It should be where you're going
Not where you're coming from
[Keep Us Together - Starsailor]Harri had never been one for her own family, let alone anyone else’s. The exception was Aiden’s, but she barely saw them. They’d travelled to Canada twice in their friendship for the specific purpose of ( Read more... )

19. They hold my hand and ask me to pull through
A voice I know says dear, he probably can’t hear you...
[‘Air’ - Ben Folds Five]

Co-written with mrpublicity | Follows THISAiden's eyeballs felt like they were hanging out of his head by the time he stepped off the elevator in the ICU at Mount Sinai. He hated this place. It reminded him too much of when Pat ( Read more... )

05. But they'll still look in your eyes
To find the human inside
You know there's always something in there to see
[‘There’s Always Someone Cool Than You’ - Ben Folds]

Co-written with agentfraser | Follows THIS and THISMarc beat Harri home, but only just. It gave him time to get out of his work clothes and have a long, piercing shower to try and compose ( Read more... )

01. all i really wanna say
is you're the reason i wanna stay
i loved you before i met you
and i met you just in time
'cause there was nothing left
[‘Don’t Change Your Plans’ - Ben Folds Five]

Co-written with agentfraserHarri hadn't asked Marc to leave as she got re-dressed after the ultrasound. Riley had given them both some privacy on the promise that no ( Read more... )

05. Now don't look at me that way
You know I just can't… take it
And no matter what they say
I know that we will…. Make it
Cause when we are good we are grand
But when we're bad… we are.. very bad (so bad)
But it has to go round
Cause the love that you are giving me is the best
I have ever had
[‘Turn on Billie’ - The Pierces]

Co-written with agentfraser | ( Read more... )

Track 02. The world won't turn until something breaks
Who will make the first last mistake?
Good things come to those who wait
But I can't wait
[‘Bruised’ - The Bens]

Co-written with pullmysteth | Follows THISAiden was out in the hall as Harri pulled on all her clothes. She seemed to have suddenly lost all her energy, the act of getting dressed a lot harder ( Read more... )

Track 05. Don't give me that bullshit,
you know who I am
[‘One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces’ - Ben Folds Five]

Co-written with agentfraser

[Follows THIS]Harri stayed where she was, one hand braced against the sliding door as she tried to work out if it was easier to bolt, or to try and get some answers. "What the fuck am I doing here?! I'm here to give ( Read more... )

14. You're something beautiful // A contradiction // I wanna play the game // I want the friction
(Muse - ‘Time is Running Out’)

[Set Boxing Day | Follows THIS]

Co-written with agentfraserBrooding on the balcony with a smoke. It wasn't a scene uncommon for Marc. He had used to do it all the time at his own apartment back when he was on the rollercoaster ( Read more... )

18. There's no aphrodisiac like loneliness // You shouldn't leave me alone
(The Whitlams - ‘No Aphrodisiac’)

[Co-written with mrpublicity]Lachlan and Tara had left for Princeton very early that morning and Aiden found himself alone at home with Pat for the first time since he had been discharged from hospital. Pat's bad day yesterday seemed to blend right ( Read more... )