Intermission: France to the Desert
The paranoid europeans had sent them away, whether human or animal, while these strangers were willing to share the little that they had in exchange for company and news. it was...strange, but welcome.
Character Reference Sheet: Vincent
Flaws: - paranoid: vince finds it very hard to trust people, as he's afraid of being hurt or lied to. - spiteful: sometimes he uses his insight to take jabs at people, often to lash back or keep people he doesn't trust away.
Faith Containment Log: Diamond
You should know i'm not the kind of guy to just start thinking i'm being watched or people are listening in on me, i don't usually get paranoid.
Don't Fear the Reaper: Part 5 (Sequence 1)
"i'm a little bit paranoid; as i'm sure you've noticed. i'm a real sweetheart once ya get to know me!"
The White Horizon: Chapter Four: Dying
"nick, you're being paranoid." i said, trying to calm the husky down, he had already drew the attention of the group again. "is everything okay over there?" clay asked jokingly. "fuck off!" nick replied. "jeez, okay!"
Chapter 18 - To Thy Own Self Be True
Said diamond, slightly paranoid as he looked round the room. "but why just stop?" the room was an interesting, almost viking-like in design, with stone pillars descending down from the wooden ceiling.
Introduction To The WarZone
The agent continued to find similar evidence such as old tapes, dark photos, and the occasional paranoid eye-witness. one day, however, he discovered different kinds of evidence, evidence that could not be taken so lightly.
Skinwalkers, Chapter Two
"you're being paranoid. skylar _isn't_ spying on you. the pack _doesn't_ know where you live. stop scaring yourself and get ready for work!"
Back from hell
Simon yelled but stopped when i grabbed him, placing a combat knife to his neck out of instinct "still as paranoid, alvin?" he chuckled, causing me to blush "i'm sorry, it was instinct" i said, still blushing "who is he?"
A Boy and His Lucario Part 2
"i guess i'm just paranoid." john sighed. but then he heard the sound of chewing. he slowly looked back and saw a small black and blue dog like creature on his bed. "hey!" he shouted "that's my candy bar!"
The Golden One pt2
paranoid..." he would tell himself. he was probably just hearing things as he often did. however something inside him was telling him that there was a force at work, something that he could not understand.
As you know Bob, show don't tell: Srsly (7 shows, no tells!)
Is that really something you want to do in a novel where you wish to try and make your readers paranoid about whether or not the character comes out of the events a whole man?