Hi, I'm LiveLoveLyra, or Lyra.

About me: I'm in high school, I play the viola in my school's orchestra, I'm on my school's soccer team, and I sing in the choir. I also play clarinet in the marching band, although not very well... I love chocolate, history, movies, dogs, and reading.

I have an unhealthy obsession with fantasy novels like Harry Potter, the Chronicles of Narnia, the Hunger Games, and Tortall books.

Memorable Quotes:

"The [Sorcerer's] Stone was really not such a wonderful thing. As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them." Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love." Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

"Crabbe, loosen your hold a little. If Longbottom suffocates it will mean a lot of tedious paperwork and I am afraid I shall have to mention it on your reference if ever you apply for a job." Severus Snape, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets

"You place too much importance... on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!" Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

"It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more." Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

"You can't be wise and in love at the same time." Bob Dylan

"Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly." Leo Tolstoy in War and Peace (1865-1869)

"Guess the wolf's out of the bag!" Embry Call, New Moon

Quil Ateara: "That's why Sam is all black. Black heart, black fur."
Sam Uley: "And your chocolate fur reflects what? How sweet you are?"

CHRONICLES OF NARNIA

Warning Signs: Edmund/OC DISCONTINUED

TWILIGHT

Too Good to Be True: Kim/Jared; Seth/OC; Brady/OC; OC/OC
With three perfect siblings, Kim is the neglected middle child of her mother. But when a lucky glance sends long-time unrequited crush Jared her way, Kim finally begins to see the other side of perfection.

Of All the Luck: Kim/Jared; Embry/OC; and other pairings
Kim Connweller doesn't have a great track record with luck, of any sort. With an overly critical mother, three perfect siblings, an insane best friend, exceedingly awkward tendencies, and a lackluster social (and love) life--essentially, it'll take more than luck for her long-time unrequited crush Jared to notice her.

Love Hurts (Like A Cantaloupe to the Prefrontal Cortex): Embry/OC; Kim/Jared; Paul/OC;
Brash and reckless, Natalie Wright is basically a walking disaster, complete with asthma, minimal common sense, bad luck, and every allergy under the sun. But shy Kim Connweller has never minded being part caretaker ("You've got your inhaler, right?") as well as best friend; at least, she didn't before her longtime crush Jared Cameron brainwashed her. Naturally, Natalie's going to get her back. The fact that Embry Call won't leave her alone? A minor hiccup in the plan.

Beth Callaway's Guide to Modern Day Lycanthropy: (Paul/OC)
Confused on the best way to slay a vampire? Tired of constantly sharing your mind? Or have you just not quite gotten the hang of being a part-time canine? Yes? Well, then check out Beth Callaway's Guide to Modern Day Lycanthropy, your go-to guide for the guaranteed survival and mastery of vampire-slaying, pack telepathy, imprinting, and just general werewolf kick-assery as told through by a real-life werewolf. (Failure and you get your money back.)

Red Sun, Blue Moon: Seth/OC; OC/OC; Kim/Jared
Basically, a companion to Too Good to Be True, taking place around the same time but focusing more on Kim's siblings Rory and Alex as they grow up and into who they were meant to be, even with questionable imprintings. But, hey, opposites attract, right?
"Sympathy constitutes friendship; but in love there is a sort of antipathy, or opposing passion. Each strives to be the other, and both together make up one whole." -Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Of All the Luck Cast of Characters (so far):

Kim Connweller: a socially awkward sophomore introvert who's hopelessly in love with Jared Cameron

Jared Cameron: the object of Kim's (previously unreturned) affections who has just returned from a mysterious disappearance and appears to have been initiated into Sam Uley's "cult".

Natalie Wright: Kim's tomboyish and outgoing best friend who doesn't like Jared

Laura Connweller: Kim's beautiful, popular older sister and the favorite of their mother

Paul Lahote: A hot-tempered boy and an alleged new recruit in the La Push gang

Sam Uley: rumored drug dealer and gang leader who recruited Paul and Jared

Josephine Wright: Natalie's overbearing stay-at-home mother

Liana Callaway: Kim's demeaning and overly critical mother

Alex Connweller: Kim's popular, soccer-playing brother

Rory Connweller: Kim's aloof, genius sister