Privilege 4
And you were so kind to me that first evening we met, even thought i don't think you heard of my surname before that night." the she lay her head against him. "if you do not wish me, i understand, but i am yours to command in any way."
Love Lost, Chapter 7b: Projections, concluded.
A surname on a pokemon was uncommon, but not unheard-of; often it was done only as a legal matter when naming a pokemon as an inheritor or assigning power of attorney, but there were some owners who considered their pokemon equal members of their family and
TS: Prologue
"what's the surname again?" "lightning." "hmmm. marvin?" asked the nurse, turning to thorndike for confirmation. "nope," he replied. "hmmm, eric?" "he looks fierce to me," said the officer. "give him something fierce." "roland?"
Upriver
His surname became a punchline to an obscenely long joke.
Brotherly Love - The Last Dancer - Chapter Five
Kes would change his surname, to which he readily agreed, they would never speak of what kes and kelsie had done, and that kes would make a promise - if kelsie did take him back, that he would marry her.
Broken Prophecy (Book7, Chapter5)
She had no surname and was known only as 'keturah' until nathaniel came along and saved her. nathaniel means 'gift from god.' she was a vile, sinful creature of lust - an offspring of azazel, who tried to tempt abraham from the sacrifice.
Kat Tells a Story
It's the traditional surname for foundlings and orphans who are taken in by the city, like me. i was found on the beach north of waterdeep after a squall, packed into an empty water butt that had somehow stayed sealed and unbroken.
The Restraint Of Power
Matched with his surname and his species he'd been forced to endure a higher level of taunting growing up. ironically he soon had started going by the shortened moniker of zen.
Part One: A Dragon, A Vixen, and A Beginning
The surname error was minor as well. most would think very little of the difference between "shadowflame" and "darkfire".
The unsung hero pt. 2
"specimen number 37, surname acchan, you are a miracle unto itself!" he lifted me up in the air by my armpits and laughed, and i looked over at the colonel, who was staring at me with a stupified look on his face. "lee..."
College Life: Chapter 2
"leo what's your surname?" "agito. yours?" "sabre" "cool. why do you ask?" the wolf asked. diego typed something onto the laptop then looked up and gave leo another puzzled look. "you're not on facebook" "yeah, i really can't be bothered with it.
On the Rim, Ch 16: Sean "Claw" Badger
As a vat grown grunt, sean's name was given to him as a random assignment, and his surname 'badger' simply described his breed. it wasn't until nearly four years later when he earned the name he more commonly used: claw.