I. It's fire

is all

it's distractions

it's take what you can

(before it's too late?)

It's the (taste)

of

sin

of blood

of sweet melodies with underlying tones

II. He's unchanged

(not that anyone knows it)

she says that

the years have been

unkind

(but all they've done

is

pass)

It's the mask that's (come off)

faded

to pale tones

and dark eyes

and everything

that's been there right from the beginning.

III. such a crude language

crude words

crude blood

six stages

sick minds

in perfect correlation

alpha

beta

delta

IV. Me dire qui vous

aimez

et je vous dirai qui

vous ĂȘtes,

my love,

because we define each

other

(so much so that we're

hardly

alive

hardly in

life)

V. Born to

kiss and (kill?)

Never tell

always secrets

always wishing

always wanting what you

can have

but won't take

.

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A/N: Thanks to Eve (xxeviexx) for the beta, this girl is basically the cheese to my macaroni. Go check out her amazing stories, now.

Umm. What else? I like II the most, probably because it was the first character exploration that I did after theorizing that maybe Sweeney Todd isn't a new person, but just someone that was hidden. If you watch House, you'll see the resemblance to the character James Wilson (he's portrayed as sweet, gentle, and caring, but appears to have an underlying person - he's persistently flirty, somewhat vain, and has been married three times). So tell me what you think about the idea.

And I promise I'll get that Ben/Sweeney piece done soon, the idea continues to fascinate me.

OH. The French in stanza four translates to "Tell me whom you love and I'll tell you who you are." It's my absolute second favorite quote ever.

And I like how my author notes are always longer than the fic. Does anyone actually read this far? I actually occasionally say something useful . . .

xoxo

Nikki