The Railroad - Terminus - 6.8
“...move forward in a roundabout way, he can’t keep firing like this forever...” bert was still trying to lead us out, finding ways to encourage us. “...we’re almost there.”
When your friend is far, far away
On a side street that went downhill and ended with two cul-de-sacs with roundabouts at the bottom, the boys prepared to have a skateboard race. the only rule was that you had to sit down on the skateboards.
Consortium 1-2: Shipment of Nothing Chapter 3
"what i want to know is why would ret be going around this in such a roundabout manner?" carol asks. "i have no idea," anon shrugs, "but that's why i didn't give any information about what the meeting was going to be about.
Natural Reaction
Obligatory content warning: this story contains sexual acts between a male and a transmale, bilaterally induced consent, size difference, rough sex, transphobia, and bad dates leading in roundabout ways to good times.
After Fenris' Mucked up Assignment...
The sounds of those closest to him made bruno calm down and remember that these people were his pack, though a very unnatural one in the most roundabout situation. these were his friends and his family.
Herotica #9a: Proper Form
He inquired around a bit, asking where he might find them, and was pointed, in somewhat roundabout fashion, to the personal quarters area.
Chapter 35: Just to Be Next to You
Yuri wanted to ask after him, to know if he was all right, but before she could find some roundabout way of asking, talib was suddenly kissing her mouth.
UTOverse: Glamorous Alien Rock & Roll part 8
So many turns, detours and roundabouts. all while strange looks from pedestrians became more frequent. their stares never lingered for more than a second, and always carried some blend of curiosity and ignorant disbelief.
Twokinds - Wolfboy
Albeit in a roundabout manner, perhaps. but still a yes, and now, she was following him, engrossed in his softly swishing tail, toned legs and broad, muscled back. those once distant fancies now playing out stronger and more vividly in her mind.
There's No Way, Chapter 64
Michael found out later that jacob had asked the taxi driver to drive a roundabout way to the train station. amanda was embarrassed and michael was laughing quietly as they rode along.
Here be Dragons: Chapter 5
“now it's my turn to be roundabout. do you know how dragons 'breathe fire?'" taren nodded slowly. “technically it's not 'breathing fire.' it's some sort of internal secretion that they spit." dazinara nodded. “yes! that's exactly it.
Ointments
I seem to remember roundabout, oh, two games into the season--" "this doesn't sound like something i would do." "--somebody made a prediction about how the season would go--" "'prediction' is very heavy-handed word choice."