Epiphany
He seemed to have lost his sense of self preservation, because he planted his greying muzzle in my face and almost spat on me as he yelled. "you fucking killed her!" i grabbed him by the shoulder and squeezed. he felt it then, the fear, and so did i.
Oak in Grey Hollow - 1
Her own sense of self-respect kept her out of the taverns and brothels that seemed increasingly to be her only prospective source of employment.
Theo's Assent - Chapter 4 [Comm]
His awareness of his unique hobbies has not always given him the best sense of self-confidence and self-love. after finding himself at a low point theodore finds that friends to support you are always around the corner, or in this case living in the sky!
Burning Judgment - Macro Jackal TF
Whilst he claimed that no-one so far had been deemed worthy, that wasn’t the case - one person had been granted godhood, but they had enough willpower to retain their sense of self, and used their new powers to erase those memories for the head of the old
Hope and Dreams part 11
His grace, clever wit, personality, passion, calmness and his personal sense of self were all both infuriating and tantalizing.
The First Step Towards Rank Privileges
Some sense of self-preservation still remaining i crouch down and shuffle to another window in a desperate attempt to stay out of their gunfire. for a couple brief seconds the gunfire dies down and i hear another garbled transmission from outside.
Two Worlds Collide - Chapter 7 – Remembering the Past and Cursing the Future
Even though i was in what i had assumed was a safe environment not even a week ago, my sense of self-preservation...or was it paranoia?...couldn't allow me to not be armed. everything else went back into my bailout or suitcase as appropriate.
Broken Pieces. Chapter Thirty-Four.
Like a charging horse into a stake wall, gristle ran into them without a care for any sense of self-preservation. ironic, really, as the menagerie was built on the idea of protecting and preserving life.
Motes Played — Chapter 5
I am an adult…_ her sense of self lagged behind — a hint of a mote of a motes tethered to her body like a helium balloon on a string — as beholden carefully lifted her unsouled-yet-still-living body and hoisted her up to carry her from her studio — _the
HtD - Chapter 2
Whatever fear he felt was far outweighed by the sense of self-righteousness and anger he still felt smoldering within his mind. “garek, no." her voice cracked. “mother, i have to do this." “are you going to toss everything away? for this?
Mischievous Sands
I feel like i'm losing my whole sense of self. i can remember when i didn't believe in such a thing, but life just seemed easier when i said that i did.
Indigo Nights- Chapter 5: The Enigma
He loses all sense of self, his consciousness slipping until sometime later, when his vision fades back to the sight of boiling blood sliding down the sharp claws at his fingertips.