Rites of Becoming
Lheesi and I were wallowing in our own personal hells, and this outsider that had come for our rites wasn't helping things any. We'd been looking forward to this for so long, but now that it was here why did things have to get so complicated? ...
The Wild River - Relief
The sun crawled overhead at a sluggish pace. It couldn't hurt me. I sat beneath it, sipping my defiance in the form of my fourth sugary iced drink as I drifted down the river. Fuck you, you over-large bilious bag of hydrogen and...
Only the Bold - Pyke
"Yes, you're the best. Good puppy." Tibbit lounged across Hake's back, brushing between his ears while the wolf ate. He gave a soft muttered growl in between gulps of meat, but otherwise tolerated her. The kobold had her way with animals, and as...
A little seasoning
Warning! Warning! Warning! This story contains all those things your mom and dad said they'd tell you about when you grew up, in hopes you'd never ask again. Avert your eyes, lest this missage burns itself into your retinas, for I can't be held...
The Bargain at High River
**The Bargain at High River** "Don't tell me that I'm making it difficult to concentrate. If you do, I win." It wasn't the hands cupping his balls that had his focus in tatters--it was the mouth wrapped teasingly around his cock that was ruining it...
Lunch Break Pt. 2
Warning! Warning! Warning! This story contains all those things your mom and dad said they'd tell you about when you grew up, in hopes you'd never ask again. Avert your eyes, lest this missage burns itself into your retinas, for I can't be held...
All the Wrong Places
There was love here, once. Every day I ask myself why I still live here, where everything reminds me of her. The shitty art-nouveau sculptures on shiny pedestals scattered around my halls--she used to bring them home from London and Paris and Hong...
And Beyond
A distorted reflection of Hudson stared back at him in the lens of camera C-3. It lay embedded in the cockpit console, staring up at him conjoined with the piercing glare of a blue LED informing him that the camera was indeed functional and...
Lady of Negotiable Virtue
Lady of Negotiable Virtue By Kandrel Just as Cheba had once told me, there was a hole between the roots of the old oak. It was well hidden beneath the crook of one jagged root, and twisted as it descended into the earth to obscure any hint of light...
The Dog Star Miracle
The first solar shift began with a single pure tone, piped over the intercom. Almost as one, my brothers and I stopped in our travels and turned our heads skyward. The great shields--massive constructions of steel and lead and carbon--slid silently...
The Warmth of Campfires
"I had it! It was in my hands! Why did you guys have to kick the door down just then?" Jade's complaints were a constant part of our nightly ritual. I figure if Jade had nothing to complain about, it meant our adventure just hadn't...
Comfort Zone
Kiel once asked me what it was like to be an introvert. I hadn't answered him then. I knew what he wanted to hear, which meant I had to pick between a lie and a wrong answer. I didn't want a fight, so I said nothing--acted like I hadn't heard him. We'd...