Within the Nightmare (Ch. 17)
As she looked into his eyes, she felt a familiar falling sensation. She was half serpent by blood, her soul was unbound by the explosive discharge of her magic, and her mind was unashamedly open to the guardian in her arms; she stared a little too...
Breakfast and a show (Ch. 16)
Kalokin let them kiss a little longer before he gave them a mental nudge that was about the equivalent of clearing his throat. _We both love you Shou, but I think we've said that enough. I hate to be the cruel task master, but you're hungry, and we're...
Knife and Sun (Ch. 15)
"I felt your lust all the way from the desserts, and I thought I'd drop by and say hello." Shelandra sounded bright and chipper, an odd contrast to a voice Khaesho was used to hearing as laden with lust. He almost said something, but Kalokin beat him...
Hybridized affairs (Ch. 14)
The dream destabilized and faded, as dreams often do, and Shou woke sometime later in the back of the car, still wrapped in Khaesho's scales. It looked impossible for him to be comfortable, contorted through half the vehicle, but he smiled and wiggled,...
The Catalyst, Ch. 3
I didn't know who he was, at the time. How could I have? It's not like he told me, not like anyone noticed. If I knew then what I knew now... maybe I would have taken his advice. It's funny sometimes, what key events the world turns on. A young man...
The Catalyst, Ch. 2
Chapter Two - "... and the board he rode in on." Do you know those pitiful people that have just the right combination of arrogance, nihilism, and sociopathic lack of empathy that degrading others brings them joy? What am I saying, of course you do....