rowanberries | Swiped from sotto

If you happen to be working on some creative writing project, fanfiction or NaNoWriMo or what have you, post exactly ~~one sentence~~ several lines from each of your current work(s) in progress in your journal. It should probably be your favourite or most intriguing ~~sentence~~ several lines so far, but what you choose is entirely your discretion. Mention the title (and genre) if you like, but don't mention anything else -- this is merely to whet the general appetite for your forthcoming work(s).

"All you want is to run away from things. Isn't that right? All we want is to chase you." She smiled, and the walls went dark. "So run."

"Bugger it all," Miriam stated through clenched teeth, and punched the girl in the stomach.

Alex almost sat up in indignation, then remembered that gut wounds are painful, bleed easily and oh dear there went the lights again. The on-duty nurse sighed.

The problem was solved when a woman with red hair that Havelock vaguely recognised opened the door, stared, and ran back upstairs shrieking something about 'taking it too bloody far this time.' (...DON'T JUDGE ME.)