darkershadeofpale
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since: 04-30-11, id: 774960, Profile Updated: 09-02-12
country: Australia
Author has written 71 stories for Love, Life, Romance, and Sci-Fi.

there is nothing to writing. all you do is sit at a typewriter and bleed.
- Ernest Hemingway.


nineteen now, and becoming such a starter of trouble.
growing up kind of scares me.
almost allergic to backing off.

used to be a girl named kyrric. sometimes I still am.

there's a picture of me standing on tiptoe, looking at a flower growing ten centimetres off the ground.
someone special said that this picture is a very good explanation of me
I still don't know why.


1. Alice reviews
She doesn't really notice much of a difference in the world now that all of the clocks have stopped ticking.
Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 984 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-17-13 - Complete
2. butterfly in a bell jar » reviews
because, it's all about putting the rabbit back into the hat, and not spilling out your feelings onto the bedroom floor (a pillowbook - I didn't want to join this trend).
Poetry: Life - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 510 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-15-13
3. continuum reviews
of space and time and this distance between you and i.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 80 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 9-3-12 - Complete
4. that moment reviews
she says to him, that she just wanted, so badly, to be his definition of perfect.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 118 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 9-2-12 - Complete
5. cold reviews
there's an empty space inside that I promise you can fill
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 100 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-31-12 - Complete
6. ragdoll reviews
stop throwing your toys, because they break too.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Poetry/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 112 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-30-12 - Complete
7. firestarters reviews
with that hunger in his eyes it's a wonder that we haven't burnt anything yet.
Poetry: Love - Rated: M - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 174 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-7-12 - Complete
8. fall in love reviews
something joyful. the drips of oon whispers will stick like chorus singers on the insides of your ears.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 108 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-6-12
9. midnights reviews
we bring the stars out, and they sing.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 187 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-27-12 - Complete
10. hello, winter reviews
turns out, you're good for something, and if the nights are getting colder, i am not complaining.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 108 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-25-12 - Complete
11. curiosity reviews
baby, keep those blinkers on. you don't want to see what was actually there.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 164 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-23-12 - Complete
12. seaside reviews
or seasick. but the forecast isn't grim, and the sun shines on the seashells. clearly, the storm is in her head.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 222 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-22-12 - Complete
13. haunted reviews
this had to come out, though it should have stayed in. maybe there's merit to dry land after all.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 159 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-21-12 - Complete
14. notice: reviews
you're no longer welcome here.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Poetry/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 345 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3-7-12 - Complete
15. hit replay reviews
fast forward makes you miss all the tiny little things.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 171 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-5-12 - Complete
16. panic slowly reviews
it's going to take more than storm winds and rogue waves to sink this ship, love.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 99 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 2-24-12 - Complete
17. summer reviews
ugh, would you imagine? it's been the rainiest one in fifty years. so much for the optimism.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 213 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 2-18-12 - Complete
18. icarus reviews
but these wings are sturdy still, so don't blow out these candles; I'm ever so afraid that you will.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 206 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-17-12 - Complete
19. freedom reviews
even if you have to steal it.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 110 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-15-12 - Complete
20. aphorism reviews
too much time in the shade will make anyone fade away. so come with me, and step into the sunshine.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 111 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-15-12 - Complete
21. nyctophobia reviews
i'm not afraid of the night, but it's dark when you're not around.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 191 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11-8-11 - Complete
22. oceans reviews
when the tide stops coming in, she knows he isn't coming back. but anyway, she hopes.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 344 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-5-11 - Complete
23. just quietly reviews
sometimes the happiness overflows, and spills out into springtime.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 220 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-4-11
24. knowing reviews
i don't need to pluck daisy petals anymore.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 175 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-4-11 - Complete
25. storybooks reviews
sometimes it seems unfair, and sometimes you can't see that it will all be okay, but bad things have to fall apart so better things can fall together. it wouldn't be a story if there wasn't a problem to solve.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 135 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-2-11 - Complete
26. bravery: or lack thereof reviews
it appears i'm unsuited to cleverness, but i can't hold it in any longer.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 164 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 9-28-11 - Complete
27. frozen reviews
one of my favourite bedtime stories, which hasn't stopped giving me chills now that i'm too old to be tucked in.
Fiction: Romance - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,071 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 9-27-11 - Complete
28. confession reviews
i would scream this from the rooftops, i swear it.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 82 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 9-27-11 - Complete
29. jukebox reviews
this is what happens when you date a dancer.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 136 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 9-1-11 - Complete
30. secret reviews
because you're my favourite.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 101 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-31-11 - Complete
31. pretty bird, silly bird reviews
I always seem to compare myself to small things.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 112 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-29-11 - Complete
32. acquiescence reviews
you're like this and i'm like that.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 152 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-29-11 - Complete
33. mark reviews
yours is her favourite by far.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 64 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-28-11 - Complete
34. replay reviews
like a broken record, but without saying a word.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 343 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-26-11 - Complete
35. melody reviews
you should sing for me. just quietly.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 45 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-26-11 - Complete
36. snapshot reviews
only the pretty ones, please.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 247 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-4-11 - Complete
37. contact reviews
if only Eros and Psyche knew what they were missing.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 278 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-5-11 - Complete
38. fairytale reviews
i've never thought of that word in this way before. as mockery.
Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 69 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-4-11 - Complete
39. uncomplicated reviews
is exactly what I'm not, and what I wish I could be.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 177 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-3-11 - Complete
40. muse reviews
i like that you bring out the creativity in me.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 59 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 6-14-11 - Complete
41. perfect reviews
and that's how it feels whenever i'm with you.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 147 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-13-11 - Complete
42. Jack & Jill reviews
and their eyes speak without words.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 34 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-11-11 - Complete
43. monster reviews
With claws like knives, she steals your heart.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 105 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 6-10-11 - Complete
44. discovery reviews
a pretty realisation, the result of a wonderful set of moments.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 25 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-4-11 - Complete
45. chrysalis reviews
because life changes you.
Poetry: Life - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 296 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-3-11 - Complete
46. attention, reviews
this cause is officially lost. and it's mildly depressing, but ridiculously wonderful.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 290 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-2-11 - Complete
47. pirate song reviews
and those of us who are land-locked can't help but wish that we could be this way.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 350 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-1-11 - Complete
48. learning reviews
you fascinate me, in a way I don't quite understand. so I'm going to learn all about you, and draw pictures of what I find.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 210 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-1-11 - Complete
49. absolution reviews
of the worst possible kind.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 261 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-30-11 - Complete
50. battlecry reviews
warpaint on her face set in stone and this is what lies beneath the facade. She bites.
Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 245 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-29-11 - Complete
51. definition reviews
or, if you're a cynic, you can read it as desperation.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 250 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-28-11 - Complete
52. these are the promises reviews
for everything that is never going to change, neverland will always be the same. never grow up, never say die.
Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 291 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-28-11 - Complete
53. follow me reviews
take my hand, i'll make you feel alive. pick up the pace, play the music louder. I sing anyway.
Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 251 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-26-11 - Complete
54. good morning reviews
applies to us when the sun is up and down, and halfway in between. I think I could get used to this.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 253 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-25-11 - Complete
55. aposematism
you ignored the keep-away flashing warning colours. Why, I'm not sure.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 304 - Published: 5-23-11 - Complete
56. venus flytrap reviews
the allure is irresistible; i don't think I want to escape.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 106 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-23-11
57. self preservation reviews
The reaction is almost involuntary, because lying comes so easily to me.
Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 127 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-22-11 - Complete
58. i have to reviews
just things i need to remember, because i want to know everything about you.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 231 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-20-11 - Complete
59. he calls her a woman reviews
and she doesn't know why.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 401 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-19-11 - Complete
60. inappropriate reviews
it doesn't matter at all, as long as we don't care. And hey, it makes for some pretty good in-jokes, no?
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 157 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-18-11 - Complete
61. intoxication reviews
someone click their fingers and snap me out of this. He, in general, makes my senses reel. Good god, I never used to swoon.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 298 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-17-11 - Complete
62. guitarist reviews
he doesn't need to play a song to get me to dance to his tune.
Poetry: Love - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 134 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-16-11 - Complete
63. an explanation reviews
and this is how you know that yes, i really am that into you. so if you're still confused, well. kiss me.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 135 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-15-11 - Complete
64. first time for everything reviews
i suppose, this was always going to happen. but then, all clouds have pretty silver kisses for lining.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 289 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-12-11 - Complete
65. yours hopelessly reviews
and I'm not good at keeping it quiet, either.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 210 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-11-11 - Complete
66. start making sense reviews
and stop making the synapses in my brain struggle to figure you out.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 243 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-10-11 - Complete
67. liar reviews
a mask of distress to satifsy her sadism. maybe his too.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 102 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-10-11 - Complete
68. she was never going to stay reviews
gypsies wander, like the wind, like the ocean. she was never yours, but she gave you her heart.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 207 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-10-11 - Complete
69. coincidence reviews
a string of them that I followed, and they led me to you.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 195 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-9-11 - Complete
70. spoonful of sugar reviews
because this is every moment with you, and the rush is addictive.
Poetry: Love - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 335 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-5-11 - Complete
71. wickedness reviews
a different kind of Hades and Persephone.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 252 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-5-11 - Complete