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bellumina.livejournal.com in code_geassThese are all from the following music meme:
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~.
Song Title: Forever
Artist: Papa Roach
Characters/Pairings: C.C.
Most people didn't really believe in forever. They all knew that, one day, they would die. It was the nature of being human, C.C. thought, to be born, to live life, and to die.
She had no such assurances.
Had she ever died? She wondered. She had lived many lifetimes and seen many places and people, but sometimes she could not remember (mostly, she could not remember) and once one "lifetime" passed, C.C started again, offering powers for contracts.
Perhaps she had died. Not physically, but spiritually; for if she hadn't, she certainly would have remembered the concept of 'forever', all of the experiences she'd gone through would be filed away in the back of her head, always there. C.C wasn't able to do that all the time, not able to reminisce on the better parts of her life.
"Will I ever truly die?" was the question she most asked (when she was alone and even Marianne was not there to hear her). "Or will I live like a phoenix and continually arise from the ashes?"
She wondered if she would ever know.
Song Title: Move Your Body
Artist: Eiffel 65
Characters/Pairings: Kallen, Lelouch
The Lancelot was approaching.
The Order of the Black Knights (the new members in particular) scattered in different directions, frightened of the large white Knightmare that would destroy them in an instant. But Kallen would not move.
Her new Knightmare was well-equipped to handle this white knight, the one manned by her fellow student council member. It was a pity that it had to come to this between them, but Kallen simply could not respect a Japanese person who became an Honorary Britannian.
"Zero!" She called into the transmitter. "Zero, I will engage him in battle! Move far away, into the hills. If you get captured--"
"I will remain here," was Zero's cool response. "I have faith in your ability to deal with him, Kallen, but I will remain here. When you bring Lancelot to a standstill and allow Kururugi to descend, I want to make sure I am there to personally ensure he is taken captive."
Kallen could almost hear his smile even over thirty feet of distance and several thick walls of metal. "And then we may deal with Euphemia for his life."
Song Title: Nothing's Clear
Artist: Ill Nino
Characters/Pairings: Shirley, Nina/Euphemia
She was dead.
The Britannian people were in a state of shock -- and the students of Ashford Academy were in a panic. They huddled in clumps around the televisions in the school as the teachers told them that they were not to leave the building, that the Order of Black Knights might appear. They were in a state of chaos, and everyone knew it.
"Shirley!" Nina's trembling voice came through the quiet babble of panic that had taken root in the student council members. "Shirley, what--?"
"Something went wrong today," the taller girl said, eyes wide in fear, and Nina, before Shirley could utter another word, knew the truth deep within her.
Euphemia li Britannia was dead, and Nina let out a guttural cry and fell to her knees.
Nothing would be the same.
Song Title: Pro-Test
Artist: Skinny Puppy
Characters/Pairings: Lelouch, Kallen, The Order of Black Knights
There is a murmur going through the Order of the Black Knights. They cannot believe their ears -- is this a cruel joke? It must be. Because it cannot be the truth.
"I am not Japanese." Zero's words were perfectly clear, easy to understand. And suddenly, his loyal subordinates began to talk loudly until the shouting began, and Zero's arm shot out: the universal signal for silence.
"You are welcome to draw your own conclusions from the statement," said the helmeted man who had led them to so many victories. "However, before you judge me for my background, look at the results I have given you."
"You wanted change?" He laughed. "I gave it to you. You wanted power? I gave it to you. You have been supplied with Knightmares, guns, uniforms. You have become the allies of justice -- each and every one of you. You have assisted the people of Japan -- you have destroyed a large part of the Britannian army. Clovis is dead -- Cornelia will be our prisoner." His voice changed, grew louder. "Does it truly matter who I am, as long as I truly want to see the end of the Britannian empire?"
There was a long silence, but Kallen was the first to leave the group and step out in front, her eyes fixed on the floor in a sign of respect.
"No," she said, and it was the truth.
Song Title: An Epic of Time Wasted
Artist: Avenged Sevenfold
Characters/Pairings: Mao/C.C.
They think he is a hermit, this man with the funny hair and mannerisms. They think he doesn't like to be around people -- perhaps because they have wronged him in some way -- and that he lives somewhere dark and dank and that is why whenever he leaves the confines of his home, he must wear sunglasses, even indoors.
But they are wrong, on some levels.
Mao lives away from humans because their thoughts hurt -- he wants to hurt them, to make them stop thinking at him because it's their fault that he's like this. He does not think to blame C.C, not really, because C.C. is wonderful and makes his life much, much brighter. She is the goal he must strive towards.
He remembers C.C's final words to him: "Sleep, Mao -- we will meet again, someday." Mao remembers (but then, he only remembers what he wants to remember; C.C never really said that at all, but he's convinced himself it's true). He remembers everything about her -- her vibrantly coloured hair, her soft, soothing voice, the warmth of her arms around him.
She will be his, he knows as he packs his bag again. She does not live here.
He will find her, he thinks, as he travels to Area 11. He will find her, and she will be his.
Song Title: Revolve
Artist: 30 Seconds to Mars
Characters/Pairings: Cornelia, Euphemia
"Euphie."
The girl looks up, pleased to see her elder sister around once again. It's been a long time since she's seen her -- Cornelia has been away with Schneizel, learning the ways of a Governor. She gets up to hug her, to exclaim brightly that she'd missed her so much, that she was glad she'd returned, but she does not. There's something about the set of Cornelia's mouth, the subtle downturned corners, the lack of shine in Cornelia's eyes, that makes her stop.
"Onee-sama?"
"I have some ... bad news." Cornelia seems hesitant to give it, but she goes on bravely. "Lelouch and Nunnally -- they were--"
Euphemia's heart drops right into her stomach. She remembers what has been going on in Area 11, and she has been praying for her two half-siblings every single night.
"They were caught in the crossfire." Her lip trembles, and her fingers curl into delicate fists. Cornelia can only nod. There they go -- the final links to their past with Marianne, those pleasant days playing in the meadow and looking up at the clouds.
"The funeral service is tomorrow," says Cornelia, and only then does Euphemia stand, and they seek refuge in each other.
Song Title: Savin' Me
Artists: Nickelback
Characters: Clovis
It wasn't right, thought Clovis sadly, as he heard the news of his half-brother's demise. They'd never been close (not really, anyway), but the announcement was a shock.
His paintbrushes lay forgotten on the counter. The missive was too important to ignore -- Lelouch and Nunnally were gone, taken from them by the Elevens who seemed to screw everything up, like all rebellious peoples. They had probably found out their true identities, and Clovis bowed his head.
Lelouch had always beaten him in chess. Clovis remembered overturning the board in a fit of fury one time, when the younger boy had beaten him in just four moves. It wasn't right, he'd argued, that someone so much younger than him could be so much better, so much more intelligent. But they always got along fine when it wasn't about chess or winning.
It wasn't right. First Marianne, now Nunnally and Lelouch. It was like a conspiracy, to eliminate that entire branch of the family.
But he couldn't afford to think that way. Instead, he picked up his paintbrushes, and began to mourn in drab colours that turned into a sad glint in the corner of one of Lelouch's violet eyes.
Song Title: Cornered
Artist: Dark Tranquillity
Characters/Pairings: Suzaku, Lelouch
His back is against the wall.
"Kill me, then!" Suzaku challenges the Order of the Black Knights. Lancelot lies destroyed in a corner -- Lloyd is going to be so irate, so melancholy at the loss of his greatest invention. But Suzaku will not live to tell the tale. "Kill me!"
"Are you so eager to die, Kururugi Suzaku?" The faintly echoing voice of Zero comes to his ears. He is levelling a gun at him, but if he'd wanted to kill him, Suzaku has a feeling that his blood would already be staining the stones beneath him.
Suzaku does not respond to this, but that's okay, because Zero doesn't seem interested in listening to him. He goes on. "I will ask you only once more: Will you join us?"
"Never." Suzaku's pride and ethics will not allow him, too, and he can almost detect a soft undertone of regret in Zero's voice.
"Then we will take you as a prisoner, and negotiate with the Britannian crown for your life. Euphemia will be none too pleased to see you die."
Euphie. Suzaku's mouth turns into a thin line. He can't compromise her like this -- and he won't.
"Then I'll die by my own hand," he shoots back, and no one is fast enough to stop him before the gun shot reverberates through the canyon.
Song Title: Valentine's Day
Artist: Linkin Park
Characters/Pairings: Shirley, C.C., Lelouch
Shirley holds the piece of red paper in her hand. It trembles. There's nothing in here but an innocent "Roses are Red" poem, but she can't help but be afraid, anyway.
Kallen is so near him right now -- what if she sees? What if Lelouch is still in love with Kallen? Not that Shirley has any proof of their relationship, but, you know -- what if? She's too frightened to ask, but she knows the truth. Why would they be together so oft--
But Lelouch is leaving, leaving Kallen behind, and Shirley races to find him before he enters his room. The door shuts behind him with a soft click; he doesn't see her behind him, but Shirley can handle this. She can knock on the door and tell him how she feels.
So she knocks, expecting Lelouch to open it. But the person who meets her eye is not Lelouch or Nunnally but a greenhaired girl with a wad of bills in her hand.
"Oh," she says, with a look of disappointment. "It's not the pizza."
Shirley can do nothing but stare.
Song Title: Born Again
Artist: Marilyn Manson
Characters/Pairings: Lelouch, Rivalz
"I will crush Britannia."
It was the first time Lelouch remembered being so certain of wanting to destroy his father's kingdom. He'd always dreamed of revenge off and on, but had never considered actually doing it. But when Suzaku's father had been killed -- when the carnage was over and the bodies stank on the ground and flies landed on their empty eye sockets and opened rib cages -- Lelouch's resolve stiffened.
And now he had the means. He stepped in front of the mirror, touching his eye in wonderment. He had power, now -- he could destroy them, he could change the world.
"Admiring yourself, Lelouch?" Rivalz asked, laughing at him as though it was just a normal day.
"If criticism of the bags under one's eyes can be considered admiration," Lelouch said, turning off the geass instantly, and putting a small smile on his face, and Rivalz snorted.
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reborn_flashfic and bleach_flashfic -- so any fic writers who would be interested, please tell me!
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~.
Song Title: Forever
Artist: Papa Roach
Characters/Pairings: C.C.
Most people didn't really believe in forever. They all knew that, one day, they would die. It was the nature of being human, C.C. thought, to be born, to live life, and to die.
She had no such assurances.
Had she ever died? She wondered. She had lived many lifetimes and seen many places and people, but sometimes she could not remember (mostly, she could not remember) and once one "lifetime" passed, C.C started again, offering powers for contracts.
Perhaps she had died. Not physically, but spiritually; for if she hadn't, she certainly would have remembered the concept of 'forever', all of the experiences she'd gone through would be filed away in the back of her head, always there. C.C wasn't able to do that all the time, not able to reminisce on the better parts of her life.
"Will I ever truly die?" was the question she most asked (when she was alone and even Marianne was not there to hear her). "Or will I live like a phoenix and continually arise from the ashes?"
She wondered if she would ever know.
Song Title: Move Your Body
Artist: Eiffel 65
Characters/Pairings: Kallen, Lelouch
The Lancelot was approaching.
The Order of the Black Knights (the new members in particular) scattered in different directions, frightened of the large white Knightmare that would destroy them in an instant. But Kallen would not move.
Her new Knightmare was well-equipped to handle this white knight, the one manned by her fellow student council member. It was a pity that it had to come to this between them, but Kallen simply could not respect a Japanese person who became an Honorary Britannian.
"Zero!" She called into the transmitter. "Zero, I will engage him in battle! Move far away, into the hills. If you get captured--"
"I will remain here," was Zero's cool response. "I have faith in your ability to deal with him, Kallen, but I will remain here. When you bring Lancelot to a standstill and allow Kururugi to descend, I want to make sure I am there to personally ensure he is taken captive."
Kallen could almost hear his smile even over thirty feet of distance and several thick walls of metal. "And then we may deal with Euphemia for his life."
Song Title: Nothing's Clear
Artist: Ill Nino
Characters/Pairings: Shirley, Nina/Euphemia
She was dead.
The Britannian people were in a state of shock -- and the students of Ashford Academy were in a panic. They huddled in clumps around the televisions in the school as the teachers told them that they were not to leave the building, that the Order of Black Knights might appear. They were in a state of chaos, and everyone knew it.
"Shirley!" Nina's trembling voice came through the quiet babble of panic that had taken root in the student council members. "Shirley, what--?"
"Something went wrong today," the taller girl said, eyes wide in fear, and Nina, before Shirley could utter another word, knew the truth deep within her.
Euphemia li Britannia was dead, and Nina let out a guttural cry and fell to her knees.
Nothing would be the same.
Song Title: Pro-Test
Artist: Skinny Puppy
Characters/Pairings: Lelouch, Kallen, The Order of Black Knights
There is a murmur going through the Order of the Black Knights. They cannot believe their ears -- is this a cruel joke? It must be. Because it cannot be the truth.
"I am not Japanese." Zero's words were perfectly clear, easy to understand. And suddenly, his loyal subordinates began to talk loudly until the shouting began, and Zero's arm shot out: the universal signal for silence.
"You are welcome to draw your own conclusions from the statement," said the helmeted man who had led them to so many victories. "However, before you judge me for my background, look at the results I have given you."
"You wanted change?" He laughed. "I gave it to you. You wanted power? I gave it to you. You have been supplied with Knightmares, guns, uniforms. You have become the allies of justice -- each and every one of you. You have assisted the people of Japan -- you have destroyed a large part of the Britannian army. Clovis is dead -- Cornelia will be our prisoner." His voice changed, grew louder. "Does it truly matter who I am, as long as I truly want to see the end of the Britannian empire?"
There was a long silence, but Kallen was the first to leave the group and step out in front, her eyes fixed on the floor in a sign of respect.
"No," she said, and it was the truth.
Song Title: An Epic of Time Wasted
Artist: Avenged Sevenfold
Characters/Pairings: Mao/C.C.
They think he is a hermit, this man with the funny hair and mannerisms. They think he doesn't like to be around people -- perhaps because they have wronged him in some way -- and that he lives somewhere dark and dank and that is why whenever he leaves the confines of his home, he must wear sunglasses, even indoors.
But they are wrong, on some levels.
Mao lives away from humans because their thoughts hurt -- he wants to hurt them, to make them stop thinking at him because it's their fault that he's like this. He does not think to blame C.C, not really, because C.C. is wonderful and makes his life much, much brighter. She is the goal he must strive towards.
He remembers C.C's final words to him: "Sleep, Mao -- we will meet again, someday." Mao remembers (but then, he only remembers what he wants to remember; C.C never really said that at all, but he's convinced himself it's true). He remembers everything about her -- her vibrantly coloured hair, her soft, soothing voice, the warmth of her arms around him.
She will be his, he knows as he packs his bag again. She does not live here.
He will find her, he thinks, as he travels to Area 11. He will find her, and she will be his.
Song Title: Revolve
Artist: 30 Seconds to Mars
Characters/Pairings: Cornelia, Euphemia
"Euphie."
The girl looks up, pleased to see her elder sister around once again. It's been a long time since she's seen her -- Cornelia has been away with Schneizel, learning the ways of a Governor. She gets up to hug her, to exclaim brightly that she'd missed her so much, that she was glad she'd returned, but she does not. There's something about the set of Cornelia's mouth, the subtle downturned corners, the lack of shine in Cornelia's eyes, that makes her stop.
"Onee-sama?"
"I have some ... bad news." Cornelia seems hesitant to give it, but she goes on bravely. "Lelouch and Nunnally -- they were--"
Euphemia's heart drops right into her stomach. She remembers what has been going on in Area 11, and she has been praying for her two half-siblings every single night.
"They were caught in the crossfire." Her lip trembles, and her fingers curl into delicate fists. Cornelia can only nod. There they go -- the final links to their past with Marianne, those pleasant days playing in the meadow and looking up at the clouds.
"The funeral service is tomorrow," says Cornelia, and only then does Euphemia stand, and they seek refuge in each other.
Song Title: Savin' Me
Artists: Nickelback
Characters: Clovis
It wasn't right, thought Clovis sadly, as he heard the news of his half-brother's demise. They'd never been close (not really, anyway), but the announcement was a shock.
His paintbrushes lay forgotten on the counter. The missive was too important to ignore -- Lelouch and Nunnally were gone, taken from them by the Elevens who seemed to screw everything up, like all rebellious peoples. They had probably found out their true identities, and Clovis bowed his head.
Lelouch had always beaten him in chess. Clovis remembered overturning the board in a fit of fury one time, when the younger boy had beaten him in just four moves. It wasn't right, he'd argued, that someone so much younger than him could be so much better, so much more intelligent. But they always got along fine when it wasn't about chess or winning.
It wasn't right. First Marianne, now Nunnally and Lelouch. It was like a conspiracy, to eliminate that entire branch of the family.
But he couldn't afford to think that way. Instead, he picked up his paintbrushes, and began to mourn in drab colours that turned into a sad glint in the corner of one of Lelouch's violet eyes.
Song Title: Cornered
Artist: Dark Tranquillity
Characters/Pairings: Suzaku, Lelouch
His back is against the wall.
"Kill me, then!" Suzaku challenges the Order of the Black Knights. Lancelot lies destroyed in a corner -- Lloyd is going to be so irate, so melancholy at the loss of his greatest invention. But Suzaku will not live to tell the tale. "Kill me!"
"Are you so eager to die, Kururugi Suzaku?" The faintly echoing voice of Zero comes to his ears. He is levelling a gun at him, but if he'd wanted to kill him, Suzaku has a feeling that his blood would already be staining the stones beneath him.
Suzaku does not respond to this, but that's okay, because Zero doesn't seem interested in listening to him. He goes on. "I will ask you only once more: Will you join us?"
"Never." Suzaku's pride and ethics will not allow him, too, and he can almost detect a soft undertone of regret in Zero's voice.
"Then we will take you as a prisoner, and negotiate with the Britannian crown for your life. Euphemia will be none too pleased to see you die."
Euphie. Suzaku's mouth turns into a thin line. He can't compromise her like this -- and he won't.
"Then I'll die by my own hand," he shoots back, and no one is fast enough to stop him before the gun shot reverberates through the canyon.
Song Title: Valentine's Day
Artist: Linkin Park
Characters/Pairings: Shirley, C.C., Lelouch
Shirley holds the piece of red paper in her hand. It trembles. There's nothing in here but an innocent "Roses are Red" poem, but she can't help but be afraid, anyway.
Kallen is so near him right now -- what if she sees? What if Lelouch is still in love with Kallen? Not that Shirley has any proof of their relationship, but, you know -- what if? She's too frightened to ask, but she knows the truth. Why would they be together so oft--
But Lelouch is leaving, leaving Kallen behind, and Shirley races to find him before he enters his room. The door shuts behind him with a soft click; he doesn't see her behind him, but Shirley can handle this. She can knock on the door and tell him how she feels.
So she knocks, expecting Lelouch to open it. But the person who meets her eye is not Lelouch or Nunnally but a greenhaired girl with a wad of bills in her hand.
"Oh," she says, with a look of disappointment. "It's not the pizza."
Shirley can do nothing but stare.
Song Title: Born Again
Artist: Marilyn Manson
Characters/Pairings: Lelouch, Rivalz
"I will crush Britannia."
It was the first time Lelouch remembered being so certain of wanting to destroy his father's kingdom. He'd always dreamed of revenge off and on, but had never considered actually doing it. But when Suzaku's father had been killed -- when the carnage was over and the bodies stank on the ground and flies landed on their empty eye sockets and opened rib cages -- Lelouch's resolve stiffened.
And now he had the means. He stepped in front of the mirror, touching his eye in wonderment. He had power, now -- he could destroy them, he could change the world.
"Admiring yourself, Lelouch?" Rivalz asked, laughing at him as though it was just a normal day.
"If criticism of the bags under one's eyes can be considered admiration," Lelouch said, turning off the geass instantly, and putting a small smile on his face, and Rivalz snorted.
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I'm interested. :3
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I'm glad to see someone else is interested~! I've gotten only a few people's interest piqued, though ... do you know anyone else who might want to participate? If it's more than, say, just three or four people, I can make it tonight so we can do a February round.
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I need to stop being so vague.
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I also just decided to go ahead and make the community; I'll be making a post about it tonight!
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Yay for fics!
Thanks!
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But thank you~! I'm glad you liked them.
o-orz your icon. It kills me.
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And I guess "quirky" wasn't the right word for it. "Sad" would work. "Shortsighted" would also work. Also, "damned foolish", given how intelligent and strategic he normally is. Surely, he could at least have played upon their emotions a little bit?
Clovis' death was damn tragic, IMO. Maybe even more so than Euphie's. They both seemed to honestly care for Lelouch and Nunnally, and he only acted the way he did in order to avenge their supposed deaths, in a way. At least Euphie was a clear and imminent danger to everyone and everything. His death, on the other hand, was purely retributive and rather unneeded. Jeremiah is in the same boat, too. I felt honestly sorry for him, but he seemed to have gone crazy, so they at least have a viable out for the plot.
Whoa, didn't mean to go off on your comment thread about not-so-evil Britannians. Thanks again for the fics!
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XDD It's fiiiine~. I don't mind having conversations about CG. >.>
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But I can do that if you think it'd be better.
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they are short enough that ppl will probably browse all of them
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