The Game We Play
Mark woke to a dull ache in his mouth and a swollen eye. He pushed his tongue around his mouth to assess the damage. _Blood, no loose teeth._ He squinted at his surroundings. _Oh, no..._ Sterile room. Metal table, to which his wrists were manacled;...
The Warrior and the Wizard
The warrior paced in his cell. It had been humiliating enough that he had been defeated, but the baron's men had caught him unawares in the river, naked. However, they had left his armour and weapons on the shore, and dragged him back to the town as...
The Field
The dirt road was dusty and dry in the autumn heat. Fields were to his left, and the long browning grass swayed in the breeze as leaves danced past him and towards the rise. Colour danced in the field, asters and daisies and cornflowers, and he could...
A Short Conversation
Chester was reclining on his couch with his laptop open when Mark entered the apartment with a knock. Whatever the bull had been doing - Mark suspected masturbating - he halted quickly and sat up nonchalantly, leaving a space on the couch for his...
Pebble Beach
Wilson picked his nose as he waited in the back of the bus, idly looking at the rest of the group. Various other males sat in their respective seats, but the bull had the back row to himself, mainly due to his height. He checked his watch and sighed as...
The Warm Chair
Arvin rubbed his nose and yawned as he went over the day's schedule. Cleaning checklist, security checklist, some paperwork. Nothing particularly special. The tabby, grey cat yawned again. It had been raining last night, and the day was cool. He'd...
Man of My Dreams
I don't remember when it started. It was so insidious, I just... One day, I didn't feel real. I didn't feel like a person. I thought it was just life, you know? As you get older, as you age, people drop out of your life. Family dies, or moves away,...