Front Room Rodeo
He might have been seventeen but he knew better than to pick a verbal fight with his mother. he knew that sometimes, it was better to do what he was told.
Epilog -- Famous Last Words
I can confirm that my ability to provide raspberries has improved since i started my happy verbal sparring with seeker. what the discussions eventually unearthed was my love of movies, particularly those of the prior century.
The Royal Curse
She'd taken the job because of how she remembered amber - elegant, refined, even occasionally an intelligent verbal sparring partner. but this... this thing, the baby-brained woman smearing shit on her tits, this wasn't amber.
Woe to the Conquered
There would be no more waiting, no more verbal sparring. it was time for dailieli to earn her freedom. the lioness assumed her defensive stance, hands up, legs postured to spring at a moment's notice.
Iron Dragon Chapters 117-118
Roslyn threw the first punch, but the jocks started the verbal fight first. "i have to say for his and your age, you and frank can still throw a punch." samantha said, careful not to use the word 'old'.
Sweet Empathy: part 1 of 5
Other than a love for video games, they spent most of their time together in heated debates and verbal sparring, but somehow they both found it quite enjoyable. it was odd to say the least...but still not as odd as luke and blake together.
The Birth of A Soul And The Discover of A Life Time
They moved from verbal fighting to actual sparring and it proved to be just as they had earlier found out. cale was a titan of strength. in the short time he had studied those obscure arts he had learned enough to surpass most martial artists these days.
Badder Beer
It sounds like the two of you were having quite the meeting of minds." his verbal sparring partner said, looking back and forth between paula and xander, "debating the geopolitical ramifications of bioengineering? you have a take on that?"
The Dragon, the King and the Kobold (vol. 5)
It's a delicate scale between goading her into offering unintended information to make it seem like she's winning the verbal sparring match and keeping her from becoming angry. "i protect them from evil things like dragons!" she barked.
Syngeneia Kathairein part 6
She dismisses you, saying "i can handle myself in a verbal fight." you return to the table, thinking about what to do next. alec speaks up meekly "well... you guys need therapy" you feel he has a point. you agree. you hold koriza close.
The Summer Vacation
Getting into a verbal fight right now wouldn't help. it'd just distract him, and if he didn't keep pushing, an egg might get stuck inside him. he did, despite the effort of forcing the second egg out, notice that his "mate" frequently glanced at val.
Xenobiology
That, on top of his own libido unexpectedly raging as if he had started rutting the moment she had his pants off, meant he had neither the breath nor state of mind for the usual verbal sparring with her.