Animalia // Barnes

Epigraph and Playlist

E P I G R A P H

"She's a ticking time-bomb, and a lot of people are going to die when she explodes."

OR

"I am not in danger. I am the danger."

P L A Y L I S T

Control - Halsey

"And all the kids cry out 'please stop you're scaring me', goddamned right you should be scared of me. Who is in control?"

Losing Your Memory - Ryan Star

"Remember the day, 'cause this is what dreams should always be. I just want to stay, I just want to keep this dream in me. You're losing your memory now."

This is War - Thirty Seconds to Mars

"To the soldier, the civilian,
The martyr, the victim,
This is war."

Demons - Imagine Dragons

"It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide."

Zombie - The Cranberries

"In your head, in your head they are cryin'. In your head, in your head, zombie, zombie, zombie, hey, hey. What's in your head, in your head? Zombie, zombie, zombie."

I'm So Sorry - Imagine Dragons

"So you gotta fire up, you gotta let go."

Writing's on the Wall -
Sam Smith

"Unprepared for this, I never shoot to miss, but I feel like a storm is coming. If I'm gonna make it through the day then there's no more use in running, this is something I've gotta face."

The Kill - Thirty Seconds to Mars

"Come break me down, bury me, bury me, I am finished with you. Look in my eyes. You're killing me, killing me. All I wanted was you."

Friction - Imagine Dragons

"Get down with the victim. We both know you need them. You're stuck in the middle of all irrelevance."

Skyfall - Adele

"This is the end. Hold your breath and count to ten. Feel the earth move and bend. Feel my heart burst... Again."

Castle - Halsey

"I'm headed straight for the castle. They wanna make me their queen."

Gasoline - Halsey

"You can't wake up, this is not a dream. You are part of a machine you are not a human being. With your far all lit up moving on a screen, low on self-esteem so you run on gasoline."

Heathens - Twenty Øne Piløts

"You'll never know the psychopath sitting next to you. You'll never know the murderer sitting next to you. You'll think, 'How'd I get here, sitting next to you?'"

Warriors - Imagine Dragons

"Here we are don't away now. We are the Warriors that built this town."

Strong - London Grammar

"Excuse me for a while, while I'm wide-eyed and I'm so damn cold in the middle."

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

"Mama, just killed a man. Put a gun against his head, pull my trigger now he's dead."

PREFACE

I wrote this fic when I was thirteen. I didn't have a plot until chapter 12, I didn't plan anything out and there are inconsistencies in character and who actually features in this fic. I'm now nineteen, am taking a creative writing course at university and adore what I do. If you have questions about why this is poorly written, the answer is that it's been six years - almost seven. I haven't revised this fic, rewritten anything or really thought much about it since it's been completed.

This fic brought me a lot of a joy, for a short time, and I hope it brings you joy too. But yes, this is not a great fic. I know. Please stop being rude about why plot points are inconsistent, or insulting me in the comments. I was thirteen. If you don't like this fic, by no means do you have to read it.

For those of you sticking around, I hope you enjoy! I'm more than happy to have a laugh in the comments.