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    September 6, 2019 / No Comments

    Out on the street, I’m stalking the night,
    I can hear my heavy breathing.
    Paid for the kill but it doesn’t seem right;
    something there I can believe in .

    Voices are calling from inside my head.
    I can hear them, I can hear them,
    vanishing memories of things that were said,
    they can’t try to hurt me now.

    But a shot in the dark, one step away from you.
    A shot in the dark, always creeping up on you

    Taught by the powers that preach over me
    I can hear their empty reason
    I wouldn’t listen I learnt how to fight
    I opened up my mind to treason

    But just like the wounded and when it’s too late
    They’ll remember they’ll surrender
    Never a care for the people who hate
    Underestimate me now

    But a shot in the dark one step away from you
    A shot in the dark not a thing that you can do
    A shot in the dark always creeping up on you

    But just like the wounded and when it’s too late
    They’ll remember they’ll surrender
    Never a care for the people who hate
    Underestimate me now

    But a shot in the dark one step away from you
    A shot in the dark not a thing that you can do
    A shot in the dark always creeping up on you

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    “So I get it. I know you’re this ridiculous superhero and you always have been. Shit, you might not believe in magic, but to me you’re as close to magical as anything I’ve ever known. And not just because of the whole werewolf thing, but because you’re you. All special and brilliant and patient and funny and you know, sort of good-looking sometimes, I guess.”

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    August 28, 2019 / No Comments

    I was the one fucking him, but he had his hands inside of me, tearing through my soul and rearranging me inside until there was room for nothing else but him. He was my vengeance, my purpose, my life and death encapsulated in one moment.

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    August 21, 2019 / No Comments

    When I’d asked, he’d simply grunted and opened up his smartphone to do whatever the fuck werewolves did online. Probably stalking vampires on Tinder, because why the hell wouldn’t those be real, too?

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    August 18, 2019 / No Comments

    “Sometimes, when it’s real, it doesn’t take long at all.”

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    August 17, 2019 / No Comments

    “My feelings for you are one hundred percent organic and locally sourced! Are you gluten-free tonight, because I’d like to take you on a date! I’d still care about you even if you went mainstream! Roses are red, your shirt is ironic, your drink of choice is probably a mason jar filled with a vodka tonic!” 

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    August 14, 2019 / No Comments

    Many fall as the last enchanter rises
    The awakened elder commands
    He who controls ancient magic unlocks war or peace

    Blood, fire and corruption surge
    Power will flow and be supressed
    Darkness within takes hold

    A soul absorbed; consumed by evil
    Stolen magic conquers all
    The hierarchy will fall; chaos rules

    One must die as the other rises
    A broken seal breaks the fragile hold
    Death and famine
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    The long-lost magic brings doom
    While it flows on this realm, only turmoil can endure
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    August 10, 2019 / No Comments

    They couldn’t have been more opposite in personality, size, income bracket… pretty much everything. 

    Except for the loneliness.

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    August 8, 2019 / No Comments

    “How in the hell did I wind up in my car with an asshole, a cute kitten, and a creepy as fuck snake? That sounded like the beginnings of a bad joke.”

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    August 5, 2019 / No Comments

    Close your eyes, it’s easier that way
    A golden cup and a toast to kings
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    But we are home now, the room is still warm

    Fell in love with an angel, a heart that isn’t cold
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    A century of open arms that shield the light
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    Fell in love with an angel, a heart that isn’t cold
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    I’ve blessed these shadows and tasted every one
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    Love has given me a reason to live
    And love has given me a reason to die

    Fell in love with an angel, a heart that isn’t cold
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    I’ve blessed these shadows and tasted every one 
    They can’t steal our love tonight

    Fell in love with an angel, a heart that isn’t cold, isn’t cold, isn’t cold
    I can feel the pain of the sun as it lights up the air
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    Love has given me a reason to live
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