Learning to Swim - Part XI

"Mmm... How's the book hon?" "Oh, hey lover," Robyn grinned as she put down her book and slid onto her back in Ilaria's bed. "Have a good nap?" "Warm and full of scantily clad squirrel," Ari fired right back with a large smile. "Oh was it now?"...

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Learning to Swim - Part XII

Ilaria awoke to... something... in the middle of the night. She picked up her head quickly, immediately regretting that rash reactionary action when Robyn winced and curled up into a ball. In a way it was good though, the squirrel now no longer latched...

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Learning to Swim - Part XIX

"Damnit, this itching is killing me!" Iolvin whined at the top of his lungs. "Well you can shut up until your leg gets cut off!" retorted Ilaria. Robyn forced herself in between the two saying, "Enough of that, guys. Everyone's got issues but...

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Learning to Swim - Part XVIII

Was this a dream to which Ilaria woke? Perhaps she had died and gone to heaven. The warm fur of the squirrel laying beside the otter soon proved that déjà vu was a more likely culprit for her confused state of mind. The trance broke when Robyn lifted...

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Learning to Swim - Part XVII

"Aww! You can't lock me up all day!" Robyn drooped her head as she leaned against Ilaria's bedroom door. She stared at the others in the hallway for a few seconds and then slumped further to the floor. Ilaria dropped to her good knee and gave the girl...

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Learning to Swim - Part XVI

Ilaria fluttered open her eyes to the chirps of birds outside her window. A few seconds passed by as she took in the peaceful sound before Ari's gaze fell to the mess of tangled hair below her muzzle. A paw slid slowly up the curved body connected to...

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Learning to Swim - Part XV

Adrian sighed as he sat down on a bench by his rail station, paws clamping his head in a futile attempt to reduce his headache. He dropped his gaze down to the bag near his hindpaws and huffed again, his phone lit up with a missed message. A quick...

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Singularity - Part VI

Pale light filtered into the sterile tent via its fabric outer layer. A particular bright beam wormed through a tie hole in a corner and brushed over Adrian's eyes, teasing him awake. He fluttered his eyes a bit until he could make out the rest of the...

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