#usurperwip

Time: 110 mins

Words: 3086

Excerpt:

“You’ll draw the guards again with that racket, Ana.” Ryker said, crouched at the top of the alley wall like a dark bird of prey. His lips twisted into the barest of smiles, and Ana thought she might faint with relief then and there.

Theme: “Lovely (feat. Charlotte Buchholz)” - Time, the Valuator

Time: 30 mins

Words: 841

Excerpt:

Either it was the worst string of luck she’d ever experienced, or Ryker was methodically ruining her.

Theme: “The Art of Eye Contact” - Too Close to Touch

Thoughts: Quick writing sesh that was actually pretty productive! Got some mid-scenes done and I can finally get started on the end sequence.

Time: 60 mins

Words: 689

Excerpt:

He sent out his seeking shadows and ruined all their hard work. Bags of grain frayed and spilled out onto the sand, every scrap of leather and tack gnawed near to breaking, each and every canteen and barrel pierced and leaking lifesaving water onto the dirt.

Theme: “Nerve” - Myka, Relocate

Time: 40 mins

Words: 928

Excerpt:

“Is there any word of what this magic does?”

“Oh, makes a man crazy, so they say. Quiet and calm and frightnin’ as if he’s sleepwalkin’.”

Theme: “What a Shame” - Too Close to Touch

Time: 50 mins

Words: 1042

Excerpt:

Gods damn that little ice princess.

Zaria surveyed the wreckage of the camp of men—her men—all dead.

It didn’t matter that she had barely known their names, or that she hadn’t wanted to work with them in the first place. She’d taken them under her wing at Solis’ request, and so she’d taken responsibility for them. And no one, no one, deserved to die at the fangs of a werewolf.

Theme: “Falling Apart” - Caskets

Time: 55 mins

Words: 1443

Excerpt:

They were dark and dripping, doglike, with eyes that reflected red when the light hit right.

Theme: “Follow You” - Bring Me The Horizon

Time: 95 mins

Words: 2594

Excerpt:

There was something to be said about the old adage—if the desert doesn’t kill you, the swamp still might.

Theme: “The Lines” - Beartooth

Time: 20 mins

Words: 373

Excerpt:

Queens didn't shed tears where wolves might see.

Theme: “Hear Me Out” - Dream on Dreamer

Thoughts: I spent way too much time before writing today trying to figure out why my Bluetooth keyboard is disconnecting from my Mac. #firstworldproblems