Two Worlds: Warriors Cry (15)
Kevin couldn't understand why this was happening to him, it was as if his own sanity was playing tricks to get revenge on him. but revenge for what?
Reunification: Part 1
Surely her mind was playing tricks on her. what she saw had been there for only a second and then it was gone. but she wasn't even sure what she saw.
Family Reunion - First Kiss
Her trembling fingers flipped the paper over to see if he was playing tricks on her but no the name of the scale was printed on the back along with today's date. she looked up into his calmly waiting eyes and blushed.
Dodekatheon Pantheon
Hermes more often plays tricks on titans and titanspawn than on his fellow gods, and that makes him useful.
Poem again x3
Was my mind playing tricks? no cry, no movement, not even a breath . . .
Perception
His mind was obviously playing tricks on him. it felt strange to him, because he was used to being the one playing tricks on others. looking away did sort of ease the tension though.. but he can't shake the feeling that it might still be there.
Coalescence Book I - Chapter 25 - Regret
He could barely move let alone walk, my eyes and imagination and stress were all converging to play tricks on me. still i felt uneasy as i stepped back out into the hall, peeking around and heading back into the kitchen and living room.
"The Gift", Richard's (SF) Introduction, Part 1
It wasn't all that long past that when my mind started playing tricks on me. i thought i was seeing shadows. i thought i was being watched and followed. i couldn't escape the feeling that there was someone, or some thing tailing me.
My Little Pony: Battle for Equestria pt 5
I stood up once more; i hoped that this wasn't all just my mind playing tricks on me...truly...i really hoped that it wasn't.
Making things right P4
I pause, briefly wondering if it's just the morning sun playing tricks. i don't pay it much mind, too caught up in how the scar looks less jagged, as though it's beginning to fade, however slowly. “perhaps," yuki replies quietly.
//?A Curious Sergal: Part 2.001
It must have been his mind playing tricks on him. or his body. after all, that was what mother had said about his 'condition', reduced stamina, hypersensitivity, and all the other things that came along with radiation poisoning.
RH's Hircine
He grew up on a ranch without much of care in the world, though his fairy heritage called out to him like siren's song, finding that playing tricks on humans was just as fun as playing his flute for them.