Code of Dishonor: Flames of Temptation
The snake beast hissed in despondency, not used to failure. he brought his tail around, swinging it over ragnus before he stabbed into his abdomen with the tip, injecting him with venom the same way the beast lord had converted him.
Chimerical 112
They eat, drink, and talk with each other, but nish seems despondent and not at all like himself. jo’dehki notices, as does pecia, but neither of them pry, though pecia is certainly tempted.
Finding a New Self, Chapter 1: Reborn
On the road to allegos, she just became more and more despondent. i took to leading, to get her to speed up. and then i noticed i didn't hear her behind me. i turned, and she was coiled up ten lengths back, staring at her knife.
Chapter 4: No Help
He looked down despondently. ellie had been listening to jason's confession with morbid curiosity, but his last statement brought her back to the present. she grabbed his arm, "hey, you didn't ruin anything!
Sleek, Slobbery, Sticky Siblings
The brother and sister watched despondently but silently as kahnso got up from the beach chair, movements sluggish and muscles sore. they stood side by side, paw in paw, his rudder laying over hers, looking like bride and groom at a lutrine wedding.
fostered from hell 3
"double trouble from scabs huh gender and species poor boy, and the family situation i'm not surprised he's despondent."
All The Best Efforts
One ear twitched by itself, as lacey lifted his despondent head up just as the human boss dropped a large pile of paperwork on lacey's desk and looked down at the deer before him. "you feeling alright lacey?" come the low voice of the man beside him.
Living Majesty Epilogue
Sarai despondently said. “because the opposite of love isn’t hatred,” zima carefully explained, “it’s indifference.” “and i am not indifferent to you, sarai.”
Damnation Without Hesitation
They'd observed that specific females had a tendency to care for the hosts they chose to fill with their young, but this one seemed to be almost despondent that she couldn't find her chosen host.
Foundations, Ch. 9
Irritation suddenly gave way to shame and despondency. laying his book still open on his chest, blake asked himself why he should not want to be close to his father? he loved him, and what was wrong with that?
Against All Odds: Part 9 - Delays
"oh, hey," nathan said softly as alexei's muzzle dipped despondently. "i'm just playing. sorry." that won a happier expression from the big wolf. "it is okay." "you know." he scratched at his chin thoughtfully.
Changes - Part 2.6
Charlie entered spanish only seconds before the bell, so he quickly took the seat at the very back of the room in the first row, nearly opposite from the despondent akita. spanish today was practice in counting money. "¿cuánto cuesta?"