Challenges: July - Thank You & August - Everything You Want
Hi all! Another month has come and gone. As such, I want to thank magisterequitum and emmademarais for the entries as well as rubynye for the recc'd fic for the July Challenge of CURLS. All challenge entries can be found here.
Before I get into the new challenge for August, I'd like to let you all know that we're changing the rules for the challenges here. While the challenges will still be offered monthly, you can use the challenge prompts to post your entries at any time. If you missed the CURLS challenge or the June challenge of The first time ever I saw your face you can still use these prompts and post your fic, videos, wallpapers, icons, etc. We'd love to see the entries, no matter when you feel inspired to create them!
Onto the challenge for August, this month we have a lyrical challenge - coming to you from the band Vertical Horizon and the song "Everything You Want."
Somewhere there's speaking
It's already coming in
Oh and it's rising at the back of your mind
You never could get it
Unless you were fed it
Now you're here and you don't know why
But under skinned knees and the skid marks
Past the places where you used to learn
You howl and listen
Listen and wait for the
Echoes of angels who won't return
[Chorus]
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why
You're waiting for someone
To put you together
You're waiting for someone to push you away
There's always another wound to discover
There's always something more you wish he'd say
[Chorus]
But you'll just sit tight
And watch it unwind
It's only what you're asking for
And you'll be just fine
With all of your time
It's only what you're waiting for
Out of the island
Into the highway
Past the places where you might have turned
You never did notice
But you still hide away
The anger of angels who won't return
[Chorus]
I am everything you want
I am everything you need
I am everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
I say all the right things
At exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why
And I don't know why
Why
I don't know
Source
You may pick and choose the lyrics that inspire you or you can use the whole song. And these lyrics don't have to apply to just Ian/Nikki. Maybe this song is about Colby's unrequited love of Ian and his jealousy that Ian chose Nikki. After all, Liz did tease Colby about it at the end of Angels & Devils. If not Colby, maybe Don or Charlie was crushing on our favorite sniper or maybe even Liz. Really, the possibilities are endless.
The challenge is open until 11:59pm August 31st (wherever you are). Please read our rules and post to us!! Most importantly, have fun!
Before I get into the new challenge for August, I'd like to let you all know that we're changing the rules for the challenges here. While the challenges will still be offered monthly, you can use the challenge prompts to post your entries at any time. If you missed the CURLS challenge or the June challenge of The first time ever I saw your face you can still use these prompts and post your fic, videos, wallpapers, icons, etc. We'd love to see the entries, no matter when you feel inspired to create them!
Onto the challenge for August, this month we have a lyrical challenge - coming to you from the band Vertical Horizon and the song "Everything You Want."
Somewhere there's speaking
It's already coming in
Oh and it's rising at the back of your mind
You never could get it
Unless you were fed it
Now you're here and you don't know why
But under skinned knees and the skid marks
Past the places where you used to learn
You howl and listen
Listen and wait for the
Echoes of angels who won't return
[Chorus]
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why
You're waiting for someone
To put you together
You're waiting for someone to push you away
There's always another wound to discover
There's always something more you wish he'd say
[Chorus]
But you'll just sit tight
And watch it unwind
It's only what you're asking for
And you'll be just fine
With all of your time
It's only what you're waiting for
Out of the island
Into the highway
Past the places where you might have turned
You never did notice
But you still hide away
The anger of angels who won't return
[Chorus]
I am everything you want
I am everything you need
I am everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
I say all the right things
At exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why
And I don't know why
Why
I don't know
Source
You may pick and choose the lyrics that inspire you or you can use the whole song. And these lyrics don't have to apply to just Ian/Nikki. Maybe this song is about Colby's unrequited love of Ian and his jealousy that Ian chose Nikki. After all, Liz did tease Colby about it at the end of Angels & Devils. If not Colby, maybe Don or Charlie was crushing on our favorite sniper or maybe even Liz. Really, the possibilities are endless.
The challenge is open until 11:59pm August 31st (wherever you are). Please read our rules and post to us!! Most importantly, have fun!