The Fire Burns
She was coughing, wheezing, and her hair and nightgown were stained with char and soot, but she was otherwise unharmed. all she could do was stand there and watch in horror as her home and place of business burned down in flames...
Astora part 2
He wiped the soot away from his eyes only to see a scorched land with shafts of lightning appearing from the sky then disappearing.
We Don't Just Fade Away
The windows, every single one of them, were covered from top to bottom with what looked like soot. i scratched at it with a fingernail but it wouldn't budge. it couldn't be soot.
Experiments in Sex
She did not look all that impressive in her work uniform that was covered in soot and ash, but his eyes lit up anyway. at least the date had not started with him being stood up.
If the Shoe Fits...
Taking a deep breath blowing the soot off of it. the young man hacked and wheezed, his overcoat and uniform covered in soot. “oh my deepest apologies!” “ah geez!” he spluttered spitting out dust and debris from the old box. “no harm done...”
Another Kind of Empathy - Prologue
He couldn't help but notice that she was bearing almost no ill effects to the heat and smoke other than streaks of black soot through her mostly white fur. he ignored her attentions, getting back to his feet of his own strength of will.
Hell on Earth. Chapter 20
The soot was still in the shape of a smiley face, with rune stones scattered about, the flickering candles remained phallicly positioned. rap’s robe moved a bit by itself.
Revaramek the Resplendent: Chapter Nine
A hearth built of uneven gray stone blocks sat at the far end, dusted with soot. nearby stringed instruments were displayed upon a semi-circular platform. more arched cross-beams supported the vaunted ceiling, carved with decorative knot work.
More Than A Monster: Chapters Twenty-Three and Twenty-Four
“i’m going to go wash this soot off my face.” “wash the blood off it while you’re at it, you look like a wild beast.” “i _am_ a wild beast,” i reminded her. and i was proud of it!
Summer tea with the Duchess
He once broke the arm of a chimney boy for getting soot on his boots. still he had passed some years ago and been replaced by his son-in-law, who had been a good man, kind of heart.
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 8
Just take a cup of warm milk and add a pinch of chimney soot for whatever ails you, results guaranteed!" kiana raised an eyebrow. "chimney soot? is that really supposed to cure a hangover?"
Christmas Balls
I let soot decide if tracy should be wearing pants and i’m pleased with her choice which led directly to the story title. this originally appeared in interviews.