"Sometimes it's not the strength, but gentleness that cracks the hardest shells."

Shelby had been depressed about her birthday. She could still remember the year before, when it had been a fantastic day on the racetrack. It had been the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, which she considered a home race given that she had been born in Los Angeles, and she had won it by the most exciting of margins over her hero. It was a special accomplishment for her, then some of the other drivers had presented her with a cake afterward that Helio had tried to shove her face into.

( That had all been perfect. But... )

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Shelby Manning
Need For Speed OC
527 words

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "I took the city 'bout one A.M, loaded, loaded
I'm all geared up to score again, loaded, loaded
I come alive in the neon light
That's when I make my moves right."
• Living After Midnight, Judas Priest

- "I've been standing in the rain
Drenched and soaked with pain
Tired of short time benefits
And being exposed to the elements
I'm homeward bound
Got my head turned around"
• Going Back to My Roots, Odyssey

- "I feel the night explode
When we're together
Emotion overload
In the heat of pleasure
Take me I'm yours
Into your arms
Never let me go
Tonight i really need to know."
• Tell It To My Heart, Taylor Dayne

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time." - Libba Bray

- "Sometimes its not the strength but gentleness that cracks the hardest shells." - Richard Paul Evans

- "Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take can sometimes be the most painful." - José N. Harris

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Love My Life
- Rain or Shine
- Give It Up

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Transition
- Turbulent
- Therapy

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things people falsely assume about you
- Ten things you've learnt about yourself recently
- Ten random facts about you

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Chocolate )
- ( Stream )
- ( I am somebody )

( 7 ) Misc/Random (Single lines from lyrics)
- "'Cause it takes something more this time."
- "So if I'm losing a piece of me, maybe I don't want heaven?"
- "I don't want to die, but I ain't keen on living either."

For more prompts require single sentence responses (that can be used as RP conversation starters), see our LATEST PROMPT SET @ musebysentence

WORD:

Abnegation
n. 1. The act of renouncing or rejecting something.


QUOTE:

"If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it."
- Jonathan Winters