Evanescence, anyone? The next couple are inspired by songs of theirs, too. Awesome band. Amy-Lee is my freaking hero.

Date: 21st January

Character: Bella

Stimulus: My Immortal

You watch the boy opposite you. His head is bent over the paper that he's studying. His long, dark hair falls over one shoulder, and he pushes it absent-mindedly away. He glances up, catches you staring, and smiles.

You feel a lump in your throat. It's not the same, you want to scream. It's not the same. The smile isn't crooked. The hair isn't that odd shade of bronze. The dark eyes aren't a brilliant gold. The skin is too dark, too warm, too soft. This isn't right. He can't replace him, no matter how hard he tries. You wonder, sometimes, if he knows that.

He's not your immortal. He never will be.

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone.
But though you're still with me,
I've been alone all along...