The Agency: On Fire
He was half-tempted to turn around now and just head back home to wallow in his painful past but he was never one to do anything half-assed. 'all the way or not at all' he always said.
Size Matters
The collar was lifted up painfully past his ears, but then was gone as the heavyset bitch flung it off into the night darkened alley. he was staring with even more awe than before at adele's plump face as it came level once more with his own.
Love Locust - 2/3
painful past, i guess, we try not to rub his wounds." "understood, i won't ask him too many questions." "okay, vern... we're almost there. before we arrive, there are two things i'd like to ask you." "sure. what troubles you?"
Heads or Tails
It's_far_ from painful past there. i'd imagine the case is similar with um... simians?" "haha, no. we're not quite simians." she removed her hand to explain. i couldn't help but feel like this was a punishment for the gaps in my taxonomy knowledge.
The legend of a warrior; chapter 47: the training begins
She continued to be mysterious about her nature and her painful past and present inner struggles. somehow, she hated her own self almost as much as killer hated himself for his terrible darkness. but killer couldn't really understand what was wrong.
Love is a Number
I could sense a painful past without much difficulty. "so, journey, how long have you been in northmoorse?" i timidly queried, collaborating in my mind's eye for a reaction.
The legend of a warrior; chapter 49: building trust
Ira paused, looking over the distance, and killer let her take her time, feeling horrified by what he was hearing, and saddened by seeing not just the flames of the arsons in the jungle reflecting into ira's emerald eyes, but also the flames of a painful past
Book Two: Lost In The Mist *FULL LENGTH*
Mist pulled my sheath back all the way to the base, behind my knot, and even painfully past that. the sensation was only distant, though. i twisted my neck to watch him passively.
06a - The Song of the Island Children - Part 1
The badger groaned painfully. past the burning white light of his eyes, blood spilled onto his cheeks and turned to ash. "i'm overloading beast. you gots to tell me what to do." "bring him home, badger. bring max home.