Burdens - Chapter 86: Sanctuary
Chapter 86: Sanctuary It was not long before the fox heard a knock on the door, as was usual. He got up from the couch he had previously been sitting on and opened it. There stood the wolf, just as tired as usual. He was holding onto his school bag...
Burdens - Chapter 85: Intent
Chapter 85: Intent It was a normal morning for Roger. The sun shone through just as it usually did into his room, but he was not present to enjoy it. Rather, he had taken his shower, dressed, and was heading to school. The walk was short, as it...
Burdens - Chapter 84: Heavy
Chapter 84: Heavy His face was struck with a blow he did not expect. Indeed he felt it immediately. It was warm at first, and then it spread. It tingled. He felt faint. He even let out a cry initially when he felt it. The thing that he did not expect...
Burdens - Chapter 83: Unveil
Chapter 83: Unveil Roger had found himself wide awake on the wolf's bed, the wolf's arm around him as it usually was, the covers keeping them warm. In actuality, he had not slept very well, or even much at all the previous night. He was restless, and...
Burdens - Chapter 82: Closure
Chapter 82: Closure Over the weeks after that certain event the two of them had gotten closer, because now they had shared an experience that friends normally did not. Roger had warned Hunter that what they did was meant to stay private, as others...
Burdens - Chapter 81: Erupt
Chapter 81: Erupt Roger gulped audibly. The situation had been different than how he imagined, yet it was what he had hoped for secretly. Being able to watch the wolf was something he figured would never happen, yet now it was being offered up to...
Burdens - Chapter 80: Instruction
Chapter 80: Instruction Roger's face was flush. He felt warm, and he scooted away from the wolf slightly. "That's, um... that's kind of something you, uh...." He knew what he should say, but the words would not come. Hunter had a pleading expression...
Burdens - Chapter 79: Addiction
Chapter 79: Addiction A test or two had come and gone for them, and the wolf's grades had improved substantially. He was now getting scores in the high eighties, as opposed to low seventies. Indeed, he was doing better than a lot of his peers, but not...
Burdens - Chapter 78: Introspection
Chapter 78: Introspection Over the weeks Roger had witnessed a lot of changes, in himself, and in the others around him; the wolf, their friends, their teachers, even those that they did not know. Every so often the fox could swear someone was looking...
Burdens - Chapter 77: Recovery
Chapter 77: Recovery Roger had watched the ferret and wolf practice for what almost seemed all day, but had really only been about an hour. "Okay, one more," Brandon said. He was breathing heavily and his clothes were damp from sweat and dew from the...
Burdens - Chapter 76: Necessity
Chapter 76: Necessity With redoubled effort, the two studied throughout the night. The school day ended up being normal for the most part, but it seemed that the wolf had lost much of his enthusiasm for school. Instead, it seemed as if he were merely...
Burdens - Chapter 75: Tension
Chapter 75: Tension The fox fidgeted where he stood when the hyena asked his question. The motivated feeling he had was diminishing from the stare that the coach gave him. "I... I, uh, came here to request that you, um..." the fox began. "Just spit...