Holiday Horror Chapters 1 - 2
Chapter 2 in a small, self-contained community like whittier, very little escaped the public eye, and that which was able to escape rarely made it far before the rumor mill pulled things right back into focus.
Tabitha Crane, Chapter II: Rumour Has It
Fuck the stupid, vicious, petty rumor mill. if other people got mad, it wasn't given much of a second thought. but if _i_got angry, it was suddenly a huge deal. my ears were flat against my head and i was shaking slightly.
Old Nag (teaser)
I'd drop a few carefully-worded inquiries among the more trustworthy people in my department, and then i'd find out what kind of grist the rumor mill had been grinding lately...
Guardian Blue: Who Writes This?! - Chapter 1
Is that like ... the rumor mill?" she asked. nick laughed loudly at her. "you were buried in books and studies and learning everything possible about the law and being a cop, and you utterly missed half the culture around you!"
A New Start
The pup briefly thought how she could have known her name, but with the school rumor mill, everyfur probably knew it at this point. there was no point in denying it. she nodded. much to her surprise, the kitten sat down next to her.
Control
"i'm here to promise you that i'll keep you apprised of any changes, any facts that come to light, or anything else you need to know to help stop the rumor mill.
In After Dark
The results he got back were worrisome, but he knew from the interoffice rumor mill that aura's rockstar boytoy had an even bigger thing - and he intended to sit on that at some point. when the girl made her command, he smilingly uttered, "i'm sorry?"
The Horrors of Stonebury 13 - 14
Schafer, and even without the rumors mill being fed, she could have guessed that the same person capable of sneaking past her security would be the man who happened to have some kind of magical ability.
New Receptionist...NOT!
For drakehavok and necross by draconicon axel had been considering going for one of the other sluts he had hypnotized around the office when the rumor mill finally caught up with him.
Seeker's Tale Part 32
Without missing a beat rosalie picked up the story there, "over the next few days we began spending more time together and meeting secretly to avoid the rumor mills and from there things just kind of grew.
Pokéballs: Home Gym
Even the very best male fighters couldn't dodge every low kick -- and while she'd seen a _few_ men get through an entire male-vs-female match without an erection, the online rumor mill seemed pretty confident that those fighters were gay.
Bar Jocks: Story Two, Part 1
"so," the otter said, munching on a sandwich, "the rumor mill is agog over a certain moose seen strutting his stuff in a high-end strip bar. sources also say that he was quite the attraction there."