Breaking Point, Chapter I: Hyperballad
_I go through all this_ _Before you wake up_ _So I can feel happier_ _To be safe again with you_ _(Björk)_ * * * "Tell me, how do you feel?" My fingers balled into a fist, digging into the soft earth. I swear, if he asked me that_one more...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter III: Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)
_When daddy comes home, you always start a fight_ _So the neighbors can dance in the police disco lights_ _(Arcade Fire)_ * * * I saw the little mink leaning against a tree, running a hand through his hair nervously as I arrived in Haverford Park a...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter I: Intervention
_Who's gonna throw the very first stone?_ _Oh! Who's gonna reset the bone?_ _(Arcade Fire)_ * * * "I can't believe we're having this conversation again, Tabitha," my father grumbled. "It's been, what, a week since your last write-up? This can't...
The Long, Cold Dark, Chapter I: Cliquot
But what melody will lead my lover from his bed? What melody will see him in my arms again? _(Beirut)_ * * * Vodka really _is_ the water of life. Isn't that what they say that word means? _?????._Countless distilleries had perfected their recipes...