Ladder Racing, spring 2019 (Chapter 13)
**Paul. April 22nd** My leg is not aching anymore now, and my ribs don't complain when I'm with him. I see the desire in his eyes when I pull him into my bedroom. Our bedroom now. Right then and there, nobody could have stopped me. After the...
Ladder Racing, spring 2019 (Chapter 6)
Paul March 29th The first thing I notice when I wake up is a pair of blue eyes, buried in a mass of dappled black and white, staring back at me. I'm groggy and sleepy still, and not entirely sober. The weight of his head on my shoulder has made my...
Aniversary (with audio)
"I really don't like all this get-up." It's our anniversary; four years and counting. My weasel frowns while folding his arms. The only crease in His Grace's trusted personal servant is his frown. "I've been planning this for a long time now," he...
Ladder Racing, spring 2019 (Chapter 12)
**April 21st** "What are you trying to tell us, Reece?" My dad's voice sounds fuzzy, I can tell that he's connected to the Bluetooth system in the car by the sound quality and the road noise. "I didn't make the grade... I failed." I...
Ladder Racing, spring 2019 (Chapter 11)
**April 15**** th** I've been visiting Paul in hospital as often as I have been able to. At first it was for long stretches of time, as soon as I could get out of class, staying by his side until it got dark and a nurse would ask me to leave. Lately,...
Ladder Racing, spring 2019 (Chapter 10)
**Reece. April 5** th That morning I wake up to the smell the coffee. Literally. When I manage to find and shut off my alarm, I can hear that Aiden is already up and walking around. I drop by my little kitchenette to exchange insults before going to...
Somebody's Got To Do The Dirty Work - Part 1
Dalmatia at night is a sight to behold. Provided you've got my night eyes, that is. If not, all you can see is torchlight, flickering like an upside down starfield. Moving amongst it, small dots of light move set paths. Guards with torches. One with a...
In Darkness, Every Rose Is Black - Chapter 04
## Chapter 4 I knock on the stranger's door. Asking to sleep in his room would only be mildly less disturbing. I don't wish to spend the night there either. If I can work things into my favour, I'd rather sleep under the open skies. Back in Nawesh, I...
Ladder Racing, spring 2019 (Chapter 9)
Reece. April 4th My parents are sitting in front of me, in the family wagon. Right there, a few feet away. It would be so easy to just say it. Easy being a relative term, of course. But then, after the inevitable argument, Paul could pick me up and...
Ladder Racing, spring 2019 (Chapter 8)
**March 31**** st** I spend this Tuesday morning doing laundry, before heading down to the track offices for a simulator session. I climb the stairs at the back of the garage and enter the offices above. I guess they look like any other offices, with...
In Darkness, Every Rose Is Black - Chapter 10
## Chapter 10 "About your rude interjection the other day," Duck opens as I enter his cabin late one evening, more than a week hence. "The weasel is predictably hesitant to explain his opinions of the captain, and I would dearly like to avoid...
In Darkness, Every Rose Is Black - Chapter 07
## Chapter 7 Today is the last day of the month I'd been given to consider my answer to the Dalmatian. And yet, I distract myself with my daily routines. Occasionally I try to sneak some minor improvement into Kit's dish without him noticing, but I'm...