Thanatophobia
You awake in a panic-fueled rush as the alarm clock blares loudly by your nightstand. Rubbing your eyes, you feel a heavy weight settle in your stomach as you take in the time: 9 AM. The girls are going to be late for school. You quickly throw off the...
Two Preds, One Prey W.I.P.
-end- giraffe (cinnamon) videographer, brown flemish giant rabbit (cream cheese), deer mouse (isa) prey, pine marten (tiko) prey flemish giant and marten kiss with mouse in mouths, accidental swallow by pine marten, giraffe records swallowing
The Tryout
The flemish giant had by now made his way into the ring, the ropes snapping back into place loudly as he removed his lumbering weight from the cords.
Struck!
The flemish giant's cheeks flared. his ears, tightly bound behind his head, singed. a twinge rattled his trucks as he watched mateo turn the corner and disappear into the art room.
The Ring
The flemish giant had by now made his way into the ring, the ropes snapping back into place loudly as he removed his lumbering weight from the cords.
Altruistic Intent - CH. 1-3
Another restless night you spend staring out from your bedroom window, out into the dark shadows of your once safe neighborhood for her. Your hand strains as you tightly clench the window drapes, trying to see any form in the dark that stands out among...
Altruistic Intent - CH. 9
"Where are we going, Dad?" You let out a quiet sigh at Amanda's question, now being the third daughter of the four to ask during the car trip. 'For such powerful ears, they sure don't want to listen', you muse. A part of you hopes this...
Altruistic Intent - CH. 4
It'd been a long time since you last considered drinking your worries away, so long that you even entertained the idea of just turning around, getting back into your car and heading home instead of actually going through with it. You've managed this...
Altruistic Intent - CH. 10
"Lily! How is looking out there?" you hear your co-worker ask in broken English. You raise your head from your hand and look back to answer the bearcat chef. "Still nothing. I told you, I'll let you know when someone comes by," you answer as you wipe...
Altruistic Intent - CH. 5
You feel your eyes open, though all you can see is pitch black darkness. You try to shift your arms and legs, though your movements feel restrained. You try to scream out as the cold realization of where you are strikes you, but even your shrieks were...
Altruistic Intent - CH. 6
To say you feel sick would be downplaying how you feel. Like a wrench cracking your skull, it all comes in an instant: All of the heat leaving your body cold and stiff, a disorienting snap of pain that begins to root and fester in your head, and a...
Altruistic Intent - Ch. 7
A tired, sluggish mix of a groan and grumble escapes your lips as the early signs of light bleeding through the curtain greets your eyes. With a quick check at the alarm beside you, you mumble quietly and try to bring your hand to wipe at your eyes,...