Stag Party
Stag Party Apollo was nervous, the deer reminded himself that these are the same friends since before the top surgery, this should be no different. It felt different, though. His chest...
Sand in the Gears
It wasn't easy to meet people. First you wanted someone who'd get past all the things that most people couldn't get past about you. That was already a big one, especially for someone like Rakim. Then you needed someone who'd be willing and able to...
Concerning Flight
Like the other teenagers at his high school, Rakim took an interest in video games. While the lower middle class meant his range of access could be somewhat limited, it became something he'd spent spare money on as soon as he had it, at least, for a...
Bat Outta Hell
Rakim and his mother moved to the West when he was but a child. He only remembered bits and pieces from those days, the way one tends to half-remember things from early childhood, before one is even of age for kindergarten. Buildings, landscapes,...
Saltwater
Mano had tried to have been just as optimistic about them moving from the Middle East to Brazil as she'd been about them having moved from India to the Middle East in the first place. Cephalopods were relentlessly curious creatures, always exploring...
Drunk Mom Crashes a Sleepover
_All characters are at least 18 years of age. And no, I couldn't think of a better title._ ================ "Kevin, you fucking cheater." Kevin laughed, and pressed his advantage. "You don't like it, you better grab the sniper before I do next...
The Sorcerer's Infestation
"Order up!" Rita shouted while sliding a stein across the bar countertop. A patron toward the end fumbled but caught his beer before it careened off the edge. "T'ank ya!" the gryphon slurred. He raised his mug in a cheer. The other...
House Pet Episode 1: Night of the Werepup
"Don't. Touch. Anything. Until I tell you to." Crista looked up from the book she was flipping through as Tazi entered the threshold, tone somehow even more stern and condescending than usual. Tazi immediately raised her handpaws up next to her...
Idle Hands
Rakim had sort of told himself ahead of time that his date probably wasn't going to work out to guard against disappointment. He discovered that he didn't fully have a plan for if his date actually did work out, that he wasn't sure if he was even...
Fire to Ashes, Ashes to Fire; I Will Remain
He flew over set after set of dried terraces 'tals farmed rice on, a brown-striped white variety, hardened past the southerly to survive here in the cooling season, and passed the lone administrative tower, while the mountains far to the sides took...
Lemmings
Rakim had flown to Ogun's for their gaming night this time - in the wake of what had happened, they'd become afraid to walk outside. "All right... Let's see, let's see, what do we have here..." The chimera sifted through his games absent-mindedly,...
The Redemption of Ix - Ch.2
_Chapter 2_ Tangent was hiding. Dressed in an inky black cloak over dark trews and soft-soled leather shoes, the young kobold held his breath in the deep shadows between two barrels, as a patrol of Invincible Dragon acolytes marched past. His eyes...