Hades and Philos: March (Epilogue)
Demeter arrived early as usual, guided by Hermes on the private boat. Philos and I held each other as we stared down the long underground tunnel. Souls still departed from Charon's boat as it floated on the subdued waters of the River Styx. Once...
Hades and Philos: February
My Queen's sixth and final month was spent in longing and melancholy togetherness. Philos' mournful demeanor lessened but did not disappear entirely. It followed him like a phantom or a memory too painful to forget. Yet a week following my...
Maverick Hotel Part 7
"I'm telling ya," Old Nick laughed behind the wheel of his taxicab, "the last two furs I drove wouldn't quit talkin' about that stunt you all pulled at Navy Pier with the sign!" "It wasn't a 'stunt'," Lowell clarified to the elder mongoose, "so much...
A (Horny) Perfume Heist (extended edition)
It seemed like a simple job. And an even simpler initiation test. The cool wind of an early spring blew against my cheekfurs as I stood atop a building adjacent to Olympia Tech's corporate headquarters--a twenty-story building in the center of the...
Hades and Philos: January
My Queen's fifth month began with happiness, only to slowly descend into hidden melancholy. I noticed Philos had often stared into the distance with sullen silence. For a while, I tried to convince myself this was only part of the beginning stages of...
Hades and Philos: December
My Queen's fourth month in Hades shifted between entwining together with me on our warm bed, performing our duties as God and Goddess of the Underworld, and lazily lounging about throughout our palace. All of it done together. December gave way to...
Offer from the Devil
They brought me to the basement nobody knew existed beneath Dicky's Bar. Those who did either knew it best to keep their maws shut or knew this would be their final resting place before they were 'silenced'. Others, especially the Lakertown Police...
Favors from the Mob
I did not grieve for the tiger. I did not mourn the pompous feline, offer him a meaningless prayer, or wish him the best in whatever afterlife he ended up in. That didn't mean I wasn't demanding answers though. The local news station only went so...
Between Salvation and Sin
My paws gripped the steering wheel in a sweaty vice as I stared down the busy highway. I reassured myself once in a while that my paranoia wasn't necessary. The occupants of passing cars probably had never even heard of my hometown, let alone even met...
Resonance Universe (V2) - United States map
_Villains and heroes are just an illusion. They're a fairy tale to tell your cubs and reassure them good people exist in this world, despite the contrary. The truth is that everybody contains a little sin. It's a black-and-grey need that can transform...
Maverick Hotel Part 10
As one of the Siamese cats silently bandaged the bruises on my lip and under my left eye, the Doberman--who clarified his name was Blu--calmed me down enough to explain their actions. Or, at the very least, explain them to me in a way that made...
Protecting Myself
Steady improvement could be seen in Cherry's form each day we trained together, under the sheet and outside the cabin. The 'Question Exchange' did wonders to motivate him, encouraging the ocelot to do his best in order to learn more about me, and...