Academic Defenses
The cremello-colored mare's pastel blue eyes focused sharply on the crystal screen before her, studying every word, mark of punctuation, and turn of phrase of the document that she was perusing. At one point, she snorted faintly, making the student on...
Best Served Cold
"Before we dig in, just a few words, please..." The field house never smelled better, all jokes about jocks after a summer scrimmage aside. As per usual for the time of year, Head Coach Elliott Bruno Stackhouse had arranged the catering of his...
Friends of the Dragon
The statue wasn't huge, in a literal sense - even with the plinth, it wasn't quite seven meters tall - but it sort of glowered down at you. The sainted warrior atop his feral horse was dour-faced and totally intent on his business. The dragon that...
Thong Theory Explained
_ **This one's for Cheetahpaws**..._ Harlan had never thought that wearing shorts and muscle shirt would make him feel overdressed, but this particular beach sported a crowd of males (and some few females) that were as close to "fur only" as he'd...
Presents
A light snow fell outside, enough to dust the lawns, to frost the windows, to bless the rooftops with a gentle nightcap for the perfect winter's nap. Barton sat contentedly by the fireside, a cup of hot chai and a few ginger snap cookies (both of...
Depositions
Although the old grandfather clock in the hall was indeed ticking, it wasn't nearly as ominous-sounding as it had been last night. Some unknown factors were now known, some uncertainties were set to rest, backs were firm and resolves stiffened....
Preparations
Barton's internal alarm clock was frequently more reliable than the one by his bed. This particular morning, he wasn't too worried about getting up with the proverbial chickens; Malik would open the salon at nine, the rest of the crew would shuffle...
Answers
Just as the lawyer seemed to be turning into a real furson, something in him shifted. Barton could almost hear the wheels and gears churning. "There may be some problems. My claim on the kits should supersede the wolves', based upon _nunc pro tunc_...
Questions
"All Saints Day," Barton said into the quiet. "Pardon?" "The day ye both came t' find me." Barton sat in his chair near the fire, while the twins sat on the sofa nearby. They wanted to be sitting in his lap, as they often had over the past week,...
Advocacy
Barton stood by the closed sauna door for a moment, feeling the doe's kiss on his cheek, feeling his continued hesitation about the young buck, feeling something deeply paternal toward both of them, and feeling Wallace's presence so much that he...
Waking
Lyris had slept soundly until she heard Lyal's cough, which woke her instantly. For just a moment, the doe felt a bit of panic; she was warm (which was unusual enough these days), and she was comfortable, and she smelled something other than herself...
Research
Technically, the night was still young, particularly for a Saturday, but Barton felt rather as if he'd already spent a whole week's worth of energy on the situation. Not unhappily, at least in terms of how things had ended up, but he was more tired...