Alone in the Moonlight
Closing his eyes he flicks three silvery bells with his claw, their small songs echoing in the night. opening his eyes again, the cyan swirling in the iris, sparks of starry wonder within them, he vanishes.
The Beginning: Part 5
"colonel ehnds, what's the status on echo team?" the general's voice was commanding and fierce, even for a tiger. "sir, echo team hasn't reported since last night and their comms have been offline since they entered that forest."
And Mango Makes Three
"Sure you don't want to play this one?" Sydney asked. "Single player, my man" Carl said, relaxing on the couch, "Besides, watching you fail is pretty funny." Sydney gave him the middle finger, but eagerly started. "Babe, it's going to be...
(you're... someone else)
They say echo is gonna be a ghost town, soon. nobody left but the two of us. that's fine. why would i need anybody else? ...this never happened. this is what could have happened. what should have. what never will, now.
(this is a dream)
[THIS IS A DREAM] He actually looks surprised to hear me say that. Leo: I'm sorry, but I think you're just a memory of him. In my head. Leo: Saying what I wish he'd say. Leo: Being how I wish he'd be. He leans over the bar towards me, smiling...
(something bitter)
You knew he hated echo. you expected him to come back here for you? leo: dammit, if he really loves me he can compromise! so if you really loved him why couldn't you compromise? you could have left for him. followed him.
(something strong)
Chase: and i also know i'm desperate to get out of echo and stop feeling like i've been trapped here for a hundred years. have a life.
(how about you start me with something light and sweet)
I want to do something, change something, so we can stay in this pokey little giftshop forever, never get back on the bus, never go back to echo, never... but i can only do the things i know i did. i'm already doing them.
(continue down the road)
The highway only goes one place, it turns out. It dead ends at a low building with a gravel parking lot. There's a cloud of moths around a light over the door, but that's the only sign of life. The windows are painted over. There's a truck and a van...
Echo/Minotaur Hotel crossover
For now, they returned to echo with joy in their hearts, unaware that a sinister sister presence had been lurking underneath the hotel the entire time.
Deteriorating
He eventually found him outside, the air cold and dry in echo's morning, painting the fence. he looked every bit as dead inside as yesterday, and a few hiccups and dried tears made it clear he hadn't stopped crying.
(something light?)
Nothing anyone can do once echo decides it's got a claim on you. syd: but syd: there wasn't anything forcing me to call you a beaner or a fag, was there? just being a dumb kid who didn't know any better. syd: so i'm sorry.