2 : BlindSighted
Scilius hated waking up in the morning. He turned over to silence some incessant beeps that were radiating from his alarm clock. For a second a thought bounced in his mind, _what day is it?_ As he sobered from his sleep he had been able to answer that...
1 : BlindSighted
Scilius emerged from the bed, wiping his leathery eyes as he arose and saw the clock on his bedside table. [6:58], time to wake up. Once he stood fully up, feeling unusually tired this morning, he began his typical routine and withdrew a set of clothes...
A Tentative Night
I had the phone in my hand with a text box ready to be filled. Should I do this? I'm sure he wants to hang out, it's been a month since last time. I looked deeper at my phone, my eyes are unfocused. I'm always chickening out. How many times have I gone...
You Promissssed
"Really?" Matt was elated, about to get even more excited. They were sitting against the wall of Matt's room, having a conversation that they both knew would happen. Matt started clinging onto his friend's shoulder, his stubby feline tail waving,...
Roulette
Saddle stepped up to the familiar wooden porch, taking a second to check the time on his phone, and then stepped up to the door. He wasn't as late as he usually was. He clicked the doorbell twice with one of his claws and then leaned against the...
6 : Obscured
Scilius sat against the school wall, next to Maryan, each one of them holding a notebook and pencil in their laps. One hour and two sets of mathematics packets later had left them task-less. Scilius tapped his foot and waved his tail. His mind...
The Gaulic Bull
The sky that overlooked all of Gaul had been dormant; a faint gray haze washed over the land. The forests beneath were still: the fallen trees remained dead; axes were scattered on the settled dirt and leaves; even the branches were silent in the...