The Cult
It was his lifeline... though, he'd heard rumors the inner city cops took too long to respond... he glanced at the dark, decaying building alongside him.
Broken Pieces. Chapter Twenty-Three.
Even as they consoled each other like this, as they used to do back in school together, they weren’t each other’s lifelines. the support they had needed to get through each and every day. always there for each other.
Wild Pair
, she gasped out breathlessly, still holding onto the revolver as though her final lifeline. at that point, ferkot reached their little scuffle and roughly pried the gun out of the rodent's hand, nearly breaking her thumb in the process. "bad girl!"
Enemy, Chapter 1
I gripped my short carbine to my shoulder like a lifeline, ignoring the throb there. i crept slowly, making each step deliberate. my ears moved this way and that. it was eerily quiet. there wasn't anything out of the ordinary.
Coyote in the Henhouse
Clenching the rifle like it was a lifeline the rabbit made his way, somewhat unwillingly, to where his son was chained to the henhouse and yet could do nothing but watch. "please..."
Bull Daddy's Bedwarmer
The muscles clenched under the bludgeoning pressure, and the fox let out a whimper, nerves, fear, lust, and his paws grasped the sheets as a kind of a lifeline to keep himself in check.
Pokebrothel-Captured and Broken
She couldn't let any water into her only lifeline. if she tried to scream, it would all be over for her. it took a while for her to regain control of herself.
Mousetrap (Hard vore)
It was holding its tail close against its body, almost like some sort of lifeline, and reginald laughed. he had never seen anything look so vulnerable.
Finding an Answer, rewrite
Her mind was still, quiet...numb...as she turned toward the phone's base, mechanically lifting her gaze from her bosom and the receiver she still clutched there, hugging it as if it was some kind of lifeline.
The Mirror's Call
The plan hit him like a lifeline: take down every mirror in his home and cover anything that could reflect his face. if he couldn’t see himself, he couldn’t be tempted.
Scale and Shield (Part 1)
Given the human's earlier contrition, azacoatl would extend the smallest of lifelines. he looked to the sun and, once he got his bearings, pointed north-west, across a slow-moving stream.
Quiz Bowl Ep. 2 Let the Games Begin
"yellow, because you tried proving yourself earlier of your fifty gallon bladder, we've decided to let you risk calling a buddy from your lifeline. who would you want to call?"