#osros

Bye Bye Bye- NSYNC

I'm doing this tonight

You're probably gonna start a fight

I know this can't be right

Hey baby come on

I loved you endlessly

When you weren't there for me

So now it's time to leave and make it alone

I’m not convinced I didn’t write Osros’s backstory with this song in mind, because it fits So Well but it was never on my playlist until a few months ago. Pretty self explanatory, unrequited love get’s rejected, time to Bounce.

Sleeping With A Friend - Neon Trees

Oh I said, ooh ooh

You got me in the mood mood

I'm scared but if my heart's gonna break

Before the night will end

I said, ooh ooh

We're in danger

Sleeping with a friend

Osros, bi disaster, flirts with danger. My “flaws” on my original character sheet said pretty much that. Would have made a good rogue or bard, really. But hey, who’s this hot elf trying to kill us?

Do I Wanna Know - Arctic Monkeys

(Do I wanna know) If this feeling flows both ways (Sad to see you go) Was sorta hoping that you'd stay (Baby we both know) That the nights were mainly made for saying things that you can't say tomorrow day

I flip-flopped between covers for a while on this, Beau + Luci were the next contenders, but I like the delivery of these lines best in this version. There's so many lines I could mention from both Osros’ and Talone’s perspectives but “Maybe I'm too busy being yours to fall for somebody new” (Talone, referencing the hair guy who’s name i will never remember) and “ I'm sorry to interrupt it's just I'm constantly//on the cusp of trying to kiss you//I don't know if you feel the same as I do//But we could be together, if you wanted to” (Kitchen Conversation) are worthwhile though.

Naked As We Came - Iron & Wine

She says, "Wake up, it's no use pretending"

I'll keep stealing, breathing her

Birds are leaving over autumn's ending

One of us will die inside these arms

Eyes wide open, naked as we came

One will spread our ashes around the yard

She says, "If I leave before you, darling

Don't you waste me in the ground"

I lay smiling like our sleeping children

One of us will die inside these arms

Eyes wide open, naked as we came

One will spread our ashes around the yard

I just copied the whole lyrics over here, because... damn Renee really wrote that death scene and killed me specifically emotionally. I love it. Does he get his happy ending? I guess we might never know. They had a good run, at least. Which brings us too...

Another Night On Mars - The Maine

This one goes out to my closest friends

The ones who make me feel less alien

I do not think I would be here if not for them

Osros faintly remembered Talone yelling. His hands were moving frantically, pointing, clenching into fists, chopping the air. Osros, however, couldn’t remember a single shouted word.

All he could remember is the heartbreak of Talone packing his things into a backpack, readying his horse, and leaving. Osros had lifted his hand, as if that could stop the angry elven man, but it was too late. It was done. Talone had left them. Talone had left him. 

Osros sat down hard into some chair in some room in the keep, tears falling freely. “But Talone... You’re all I’ve got.”

Cloak clutched Rae’wyn’s bloody hand, tears pricking at the corner of her eyes. The tears made the normally icy blue soft and watery and vulnerable and so un-Cloak. The elf princess was gasping for breath as blood gurgled in her throat, cutting off the airflow. Rae’wyn tried for a smile, her red-stained teeth barely peeking through dry lips. 

A drop of water splashed onto Rae’wyn’s cheek, causing dried blood to swirl and cascade down her face. Cloak realized with a start that it was a teardrop. Her teardrop. She was crying. Her tough, emotionless façade was splintering to pieces. The gnome furiously rubbed her cheeks, trying to get rid of the tears.

“Come on Rae’wyn. You can’t die.” Cloak whispered into their clasped hands. “You’re all I’ve got.”

Adrik figured it was time. Cloak had seen it, hell even Rae’wyn had seen it and she was oblivious to most things. So he waited until everyone retired to their rooms for the night, save for Sylreth and him. Clearing his throat nervously, the dwarf turned to the elf. Sylreth marked the page in the book he was reading, and looked up at Adrik.

He offered a warm smile. “Can I help you, Adrik?”

“I, uh, was wondering if you’d like to go to dinner sometime? Just the two of us?” Adrik anxiously smiled back.

A range of emotions flickered over Sylreth’s face. “Adrik, I’m sorry if I’ve led you on, but I simply don’t feel the same way.” the brunet coughed awkwardly, then stood up quickly, grabbing his book. “Uh, good night Adrik.”

The dwarf watched Sylreth’s retreating form and stood. He got a mug of ale and drank it quickly.