Aimless Fate: Chapter 2
"look, there's been a death in the family." he growled, "i need to talk to her about it." the bouncer pulled his lips away from his teeth, and stray feared he was mere seconds away from having his ass handed to him.
Stay Ch. 02 [TF / MF / Were-dog]
death in the family. something other than this. it's all so absurd and embarrassing. i could just go and then figure out whether or not i come back.
The Risen Curtain - Chapter 4: Things We Can Do
Normally, unless you had suffered a death in the family or was so sick that you were actually in the risk of dying, taking a day off to "relax" was a sure way to get yourself fired.
Better Nights
--one week later...as depressing as deaths in the family were - even if i didn't much take a liking to my grandmother - they had the one benefit of bringin the whole family together again.
In The Doghouse: Chapter Thirteen
He fingers clicked away at the keyboard, "death in the family?" reid wet his lips and paused, "no." he wondered if it was appropriate to discuss the matter with the new hire.
Left for Dead
"i asked the school to let leslie stay in the dorm with his friends for a week .... due to a death in the family." silver looked over and noted the open robe, and that she had removed her prosthetic arm - a sure sign of carnal intent.
The Risen Curtain - Chapter 3: After the Storm
If it was a death in the family, it could surely take days, and you would never quite get over it. if it was the terrible destruction of a whole city and the death of its whole population, well, it surely it would take a while.
James and the Jock IV - Teamwork
"death in the family; grandfather i think. with travel, funeral, and all she won't be back until sometime during exams.
Trying Something New and Old 01
This story is a bit more solemn than i'm used to since i chose to focus on it as a way to cope with a recent death in the family. had to edit it a bunch of times, so it ended up being longer than usual.
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
"no problem, just took a death in the family for her to admit it." "i never kept it a secret from anyone who wouldn't judge me wrong by it." "and you figure your family would judge you wrong."
Defiled
A death in the family? none of those possibilities were the sort to wait on, and so he was off back to his room to check his phone.
A Theory of Attachment
She had accepted the card as gracefully as she could, stammering out a lie about a death in the family. the worst had been when hr had called her in one day for a meeting.