“Flowers are happy things.”
- P. G. Wodehouse

Brodie was bored. Bored and frustrated about still being in the hospital when he felt fine. Well, maybe not entirely fine, but he was pretty sure there were other much less fine people whose butts could be in that hospital bed instead of his. He was picking moodily at a loose end of the micro-pore tape holding the IV line in his hand in place. He wanted to go home. Not that there was a whole lot at home for him to go to. It had sort of become a burrow for him, somewhere he hid away and hibernated in the dark when everything got too overwhelming for him to handle. Most days, Caleb would leave him to it. But there were still always days his best friend would fight for him and try to get him up, moving around, even just for a round of Guitar Hero to try to cheer him up.

( But then, Caleb didn't know Brodie's secret yet... )

Brodie Bradford // Original Character

"Because maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me." - Wonderwall, Oasis

I'm glad my hands are shaking too much as I write this to the point it will probably be illegible. It's not something I plan on re-reading. Contemplated letting Emilio read it later if he wants to. I'm not exactly skilled in knowing how to get people to understand me when I don't understand myself anymore. I have no idea why he wants to take this on... take me on. But I'm glad he's fighting for me. It's thinking about him that is keeping me propped up through this hell.

( I'm sick as dog, but somehow... I'm welcoming that... )

Cole Carrington
( original character )

( 1 ) Muse prompts (500+ words, first or third person)
- "So I'm thanking you today, because of you I am now me."
Fool For You, John Butler Trio

- "What we destroy today we might regret tomorrow."
We 3, David Pirner

- "Some die just to live."
Immortality, Eddie Vedder

( 2 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "I ain't too young to worry, and I ain't too old to cry." - Ride On, AC/DC
- "I believe when I fall in love with you it will be forever." - I Believe, Stevie Wonder
- "It seems to me, sorry seems to be the hardest word." - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word, Elton John

( 3 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Wrong
- Embrace
- Doubt

( 4 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten promises to yourself
- Ten naughty things you've done ( or ) Ten nice things you have done
- Ten things that make you tear up

( 5 ) Misc/Random
- “A book is a gift you can open again and again.” - Garrison Keillor
- “It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.” - Buddha
- “Confusion, when embraced, is the starting point for discovery, direction and decision.” - Richie Norton

( 6 ) Canon prompts (OOC)
- What sort of friend is your muse? What sort of friend does your muse think he/she is? What things do they value in themselves that they can offer to a friendship?
- Make a list of your muse's greatest strengths, and of their greatest weaknesses.
- What simple pleasures in your life does your muse enjoy?

WORD:

Asinine
adj. 1. extremely stupid or foolish. 2. obstinate or stupid. 3. of, relating to, or resembling an ass.

QUOTE:

“Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.”
- Roger Ebert