A/N: (long and crappy A/N is long and crappy)

So this was just a way to make me write that I came up with, and yes I did complete it. The idea was to take three random lyrics from the middle of some songs and write ten lines + one grace line allowed (on your notebook, mercifully, so I could cheat a little bit ;p) drabbles on one pairing of your choosing. What comes before or after the lyrics, or what song they are from is none of your concern. You just have to write what you understood or felt from the three lines provided.

But I do have to say THIS is the most difficult thing I've written yet. I'm pretty sure these drabbles are absolutely crappy (not saying it to gather praise) but I'm still proud as hell cause this really took a lot of effort to write. The characters, the demands of the lyrics were totally out of my comfort zone. I hadn't even finished the book yet, had the vaguest idea of the characters' personalities. The good thing is Keiro and Attia are pretty strong characters (props to Catherine Fisher, she owns it all) by themselves. Their personalities are very distinctive. I just hope I somewhat managed to do justice to them. Feedback (any kind) will be loved. And if you haven't read Incarceron and Sapphique yet, I feel sorry for you cause you're missing an incredible piece of literary genius! The sheer imagination it requires is staggering. The quotes are awesome. Must read. Now I'll finish my Author's Note, and leave you to criticize my work. Proceed.

Feel the fire burning
inspire me with blood
of blue and green; I have hope

He hasn't had a privileged upbringing, is jaded beyond his years, and when he looks at Attia's enthusiasm at the beginning of every new day, every new adventure, at every new sight they get to see, it's beyond irritating. And the adoring, worshipful way with which she looks at Finn makes him want to throw up. He cannot understand what brought it about; surely he, Keiro, was much more handsome than Finn? But, he tells himself, what would a dog-slave know?

What he knows deep inside, what he isn't ready to face, but what he himself believes in, is what Finn represents to them both: Hope.