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I Know That You’re Scared

100 Lyrics into Stories — No18

Jillian Spiridon
2 min readSep 16, 2023

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Do you realize that all heroes don’t wear capes?

They may not even have money. They may not even have able bodies.

They may just have kind smiles. They may just have sweet words.

It took a long time for me to realize this. I was a stupid kid who thought the world revolved around money and fame.

I know better now. Or, at least, I think I do.

I know I can’t convince Camellia or her guards I’m on her side anymore. I’ve given up.

But I’ll still try to save the world the only ways I know how.

This is my third take on the 100 Story Challenge! Lyrics define these stories, and this piece‘s title was inspired by “Golden” from Harry Styles (cover by AURORA).

For the other stories in this iteration, check out the link below:

100 Lyrics into Stories

100 stories

If you missed out on rounds one and two, I’ve linked both my original 100 Story Challenge list as well as my 100 Faces in 100 Stories list below for

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Jillian Spiridon
Jillian Spiridon

Written by Jillian Spiridon

just another writer with too many cats

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