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ANGST MEME

Sometimes we all want to play some angst and see just how far our characters will fall.

- Post your characters, name and series in the subject along with any preferences.

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1. just depressed.

Things are tough, you're feeling worn out, or whatever the case, you're depressed. You need help or someone else thinks you do anyway.

2. abandoned.

You were left behind by everyone you hold dear and now you're forced to see how well they've adjusted, how happy they all are while you're screaming inside.

3. sick.

Cold, flu, or something even worse, all you can do is lay back and let someone take care of you.

4. fight.

You've been fighting nonstop with the other person and it just keep escalating.

5. break up.

You're being broken up with and they won't reconsider... Damn.

6. separated.

For some reason, you've been separated from the other person for a long time.

7. kidnapped.

You've been held captive for how long now? Maybe they've been torturing you even, using your blood to write ransom notes, threatening to cut off fingers to send next, etc. Rescue is on the way though, right?

8. beaten up.

Just because someone didn't like you or maybe they wanted something you had, whatever the case is, you're coming home sporting some nasty wounds and bruises.

9. jealousy.

You just have this undeniable jealousy suddenly and you need to let it out.

10. cheated on.This goes beyond just suspicion and you have full on proof of what your lover has done. How do you handle it?

11. apathetic.

You're not sad, you're not happy, you just... don't feel much anymore. The sparkle of life has gone right out of you and you're just going through the motions now.

12. addicted.

Drugs, alcohol, whatever your drug of choice is, you can't fight the draw and you can't draw yourself out of the hole, but the other person is going to try.

13. bad romance.

You know this isn't good for either of you, but you can't stop now.

14. fear.

Nightmares, the feeling someone is following you, etc. You can't shake the feeling.

15. insanity.

You're seeing things and hearing them, waking up only to realize you've done things you don't remember or you're in a place you weren't before. You're losing it and you don't know what to do.

16. guilt.

It's eating you up inside and you have to tell someone about it now. You want to be punished and you won't take no for an answer.

17. loss

You've lost something dear to you.

18. wild card.

Combine some options or make your own!

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"Do you think I enjoy doing things wrong?" Hermione stared up at him, not in the least bit intimidated. It's been a long time since she was a sad, desperate-to-please first year and after facing someone actually trying to kill her Severus Snape was a little less terrifying. "I don't! And I certainly don't enjoy having to restart all my work! I am learning, Severus, and that means that, sometimes, you make mistakes."

Frustrated, Hermione began to gather the ingredients and set them to one side, cleaning up a little so she could begin again. If she was lucky, she wouldn't have to start entirely from scratch - she's used to the routine for the foundation of this particular potion, sadly. She ignores his shadow behind her, staring blankly at the page for a moment before she takes a deep breath, starting once more.

"Mistakes are one thing; completely failing to listen to my instructions, even after I've told you to start over twice, is something else entirely."

The way Granger turned back to what she was doing, dismissing him, made him bristle. He watched the back of her head and looked down at the way she was puttering about, fussing, always damn well fussing, and the irritation in him increased several notches.

The words that came out of his mouth next were as unthinkingly revealing about his feelings as they were deliberately spiteful towards her: "Perhaps you're not as invested in this as you claim to be. Perhaps you don't wish to do this anymore."

Feeling as though her heart had just stopped in her chest, Hermione turned to face Severus with slightly narrowed eyes, furious and, honestly, a little wounded. It stung, that he thought so little of her, that he imagined she'd abandon their work just because things had become a little trying.

"You're giving me far too little credit," she hisses, taking a moment to redo her hair to keep it out of her face. "If I didn't want to be here you know very well I would have left already! I don't waste my time on things that I have no intention on finishing! This is not some kind of obligation for me!"

Swallowing her pride, Hermione rubs her eyes and takes a deep, calming breath, trying not to explode. Severus was right, she had been off today, and it was entirely her fault. That didn't forgive his snippy behaviour, but it gave him a small out. "I want to be here. I want to learn, and I am enjoying myself. Today has been a particularly bad day but that doesn't mean I want to pack up and quit."