Author's note: I know I'm a bit late this week, but hey, better late than never! (I hope.) Anyway, credit for the prompt for Rampage goes to QueenOfSwordsAndFire. She gave me inspiration in a lovely review for Quill.
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Rampage
"Rampage," Will mused. "What rhymes with rampage?"
Tessa cringed.
Jem, standing next to Tessa, turned to Will with a quizzical expression. "I thought you gave up on writing poetry."
"I did not give up. I merely lacked inspiration."
Tessa finally looked up at Will, mild curiosity shining in her eyes. "What form does your inspiration take?"
For a moment, Will didn't answer. His inspiration stood in front of him, but he could not tell her. He could not tell her how she made him want to write good poetry, how she made him want to be the best possible human being he could be, how she made him want to shout her praises from a rooftop. Another moment of silence passed before he came up with an excuse that would make her drop the topic.
But Tessa had waited long enough, apparently.
"Never mind, I do not think I wish to know," she said with a shake of her brown curls. "It must be something truly awful to inspire poetry like that."
Will felt a smile curve his lips up. "You have no idea, Miss Tessa."
Reckless
"Stop!"
Will ignored the cry behind him and plunged into the fray.
"William, please!"
He froze. Did she truly say that?
"You'll get yourself killed!"
He turned toward her, not daring to hope—and then his breath stuck in his throat.
Tessa was worried about him. After what he said to her, after all he did to push her away, she still worried for his safety. What kind of person did that?
Will shook the thought out of his head and deliberately turned his back to her.
She did not call out again, not even as the busy city street swallowed him in its chaos.
But that did not matter, for he had made a decision. There had to be a way to revoke this curse of his, and he would find it.
Because he finally had a good reason to live.
Thank you so very much for reading and please review! Oh s...snap, I just realized I don't have any Gideon/Sophie from Gideon's POV. What do my absolutely amazing readers think? Should I write it?