I Resist the Muses

( Too many things were different )

That's a loaded question now isn't it?

Muse: Piper "Les" Allison
Fandom: Original Character
Words: 256

My life would be easier if...

Well, the obvious answer to this would be if I didn't have a damn barcode on the back of my neck.

[Locked Private]
It's not that I want to stop being a transgenic. It's what and who I am, I like being a transgenic. It's not even that I'm being hunted and feared because of it. I hate that every time I see it, I'm reminded that I'm considered a property. I'm not a person, or even a soldier in their eyes, I'm meat. Nothing more than something they cooked up in a lab and can do again.
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I've done laser removal of it, but it keeps popping up. I could pass it off as a cool tattoo and no one except for people in the government or Ames would know it was the real thing. That's not the point. The point is that the barcode is a pain in the ass, and my life would be easier without it.


Alec/X5-494 ~*~ Dark Angel ~*~ 161 words

My life would be easier if...

I wasn't the only Slayer. That's what I used to think. I used to think if there was an army of Slayers, I could just say screw it and spend the rest of my life being a normal girl.

I mean I paid my dues, right? Saved the world a lot. I deserved to be on the beaches of Maui and looking at all the handsome surfers. Then guess what? It happened. My best friend Willow activated the Slayer line and there are armies of Slayers. Literally. We have state of the art communication and everything. Do you see me on the beaches of Maui? That would be a no. You would see me covered in demon slime.

I realized when I finally had a choice that being a Slayer is more than a destiny, it's who I am. I couldn't stop doing what I do. I mean, how can I stop fighting darkness? I couldn't. I tried, but I couldn't do it. It's what I am. It's who I am.

Who knew that the shallow girl from Hemery High that only wanted to be popular would turn out to be someone that cared and wanted to help?


Muse: Buffy Summers
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Word Count: 198

(If I had a child...)

[private]

Well that's easy enough to answer. My life would be ever so much easier if my job description didn't involve killing people because the Mother demands it. It's not something I particularly enjoy, but it's what I have to do. Ah but things would be easy if that weren't part of my life.....

Muse:Killian Duggan
Fandom: Original Character

I used to think...

[Spoilers for S2 Finale]

Muse: Sam Winchester
Words: 206

Wow, this one seems like a loaded question. Many things would make my life easier.

[closed]*dryly* Being able to be married openly to Padme, is one.[/closed]

... Lots of times I feel misunderstood. People look at me as if I am a virus or worse. I didn't ask for any of this, but still there is no other place I'd rather be. My life helps me feel important.

I guess my life would be easier if I didn't have the need to be the best at everything. That in itself is the source of many fights.

Most of the time I wish people would just let me be. I think whatever gods there are that Obi-Wan knows me well enough to know when I need that quiet time/space.

I do know one thing - my life would NOT be easier with out him.

...*long pause*...

Actually, I think my life now is as easy as it's ever been. I no longer have any oath to worry about, there are no Silmarils, no father making my life difficult, no war, no fear of death or starvation, no Morgoth, no orcs, no responsibility to defend my country.

Now I live in a world where my most pressing concerns are getting my rent paid on time, and the discomfort of having to walk to the supermarket in the rain.

Actually my life would be easier if I had two hands. Curse Namo for sending me back to the Seventh age with only one. I suppose he thought it was funny. An artificial hand would be useful, if I could afford one, and if I had the patience to really learn how to use it properly. At least then I'd be able to open jars and tie shoelaces.

Character: Maedhros
Fandom: The Silmarillion

My life would be much easier if could forget a lot of my memories and have no more nightmares. I have constant nightmares because of the war and the things I did in it. Sometimes people come after me in these dreams. I haven't been able to sleep well for years now because of these dreams.

Even just getting rid of the nightmares would be good enough. The guilt will eventually become more bearable I think, especially as Marcus tells me that God is more forgiving than I think. Memories fade too.

I just would like to stop waking up in terror.

Jade Dragon
Original Character
Prompt #10: My life would be much easier if…
196 words
No warnings needed

I’m not sure how my life could be easier. If I could go home would things be easier? I don’t really think so. I would suddenly have some difficult decisions to make. I have made some very good friends here, what would happen to them if I could go home? Would I still be able to come back here and visit or would I be stuck home forever never to see Casey and the gang again? That is almost as horrifying to me as the thought of never being able to return home.

It would also be nice to have my dragon form back but I doubt that would make my life much easier either, not here anyway. I would probably stick out a bit if I were to shift in this world.

So I don’t think there is really anything that is going to make my life easier and that is really a good thing. I don’t need to sit here and think, “If only…” Yeah I’d like to go home, but I want to continue my adventure here as well. I find the best path to take is the one in front of me.

I can't really see my life ever being any easier. Maybe if I'd never joined the Air Force (though, you know, I can't see that being a very happy life because I'd have never learned to fly). Maybe if I'd ever learned to do as I was told without question.

That'd certainly make things easier, but it sure as hell wouldn't really be my life.

So yeah. It doesn't really get any easier.

Character: Elise (Ellie) Masterson
Fandom: Original character
Word Count: 289

My life would be much easier if there were more hours in the day, and I suppose most people would agree. But something specific to me? Not having to wait for a letter of credit for our patrons who intend to purchase some of our more expensive works of art and photographs. I don’t think we see this quite as often as some of the larger galleries do, or say a place like Sotheby’s, but every now and then we have someone who would like us to think they’re more wealthy or liquid than they really are and the lack of such a letter proves otherwise.

The gallery is still growing, and small enough that we can’t be as demanding as we’d like about credit – if we turn someone down because they don’t have it, we might not be able to find another buyer too easily. And then it’s a matter of both money and reputation for the artist, since a sale that seemed certain days ago is shaky at best if tested.

In a broader sense, about life being easier, it’d be to live closer to my parents so I’d get to see them on at least somewhat of a regular basis. Practically speaking, they can’t exactly move to Chicago, and well, I can’t really move back to Indiana, either. Things with Michael have been going exceptionally well, and his work and family are here. Add in the fact that southern Indiana isn’t even a blip on the art scene, and that’s why I’ll stay where I am for the foreseeable future. And I’m happy here, with him, for as long as we enjoy each other’s company, and I hope that that’s for a long time to come.

Cassandra Marshall
World of Darkness: Vampire the Requiem
Prompt #10 My life would be much easier if…
(225 words)
No warnings needed


My live would be much easier if there were fewer hours of daylight. It isn’t as if my body needs the rest, it is only that the sun drains us. Occasionally I can force myself to stay up during the daylight hours but it is quite difficult and often pointless. Not only do I need to stay inside to avoid the light but the mere presence of t he sun in the sky even when I can not see it weighs heavy on me. Everything I do is limited. It is like swimming in mud.

Summer is the worst; so much sunlight equals so little time to do all that I wish to do. Winter can be quite nice though. I’m not asking that we have 24 hours of darkness. I’m thinking that 6-8 hours of daylight would be sufficient. That would give me 16-18 hours of night to work with. I could deal with that.

I’m not even talking about this for the entire world. I understand that there are farming and crops to consider. I know that humans need real food to survive, that is cool. I’m only asking this for Queensport, it isn’t like we grow anything here anyway. Of course then all the vampires would want to move here, that might be a little problematic. It still might be nice though.

There are so many ways I could answer this question.

My life would be easier if we hadn't woken the Wraith. If one of the largest threats in this galaxy was still largely dormant, if we had more time to formulate a really good plan, if they were more manageable...

My life would be easier if we'd never met the Genii. If Cowen and Kolya hadn't taken an interest in getting their hands on our city, if we hadn't been caught off-guard during the storm, if we hadn't spent so much time and energy on them...

No, let's go further back than that. My life would be easier if I'd stayed on Earth. If I hadn't come to Atlantis, if I'd stuck with the Ancient outpost, if I'd let the first 'no' be the only one necessary, if I'd just put the whole thing out of my head and married Simon...

My life would be easier if I'd never taken the job at the SGC. If I'd continued to teach my classes at Georgetown, if I'd just kept walking my dog and hiding the trashy novels from Simon (even though he knew all my hiding places), if I'd been sensible instead of adventurous...

The truth is that none of those lives really would've been easier. Just different.

And I don't want them.

Powers. Schwarz. Computers. Even the kittens are amusing, and have their purpose in the grand scheme.

My life would be much easier if...