Knock Knock (Ch. 12)
#16 of child of the sands shou has made her decision... will she survive it? kalokin started panicking even as khaesho smiled.
Timelost Chapter (Dominic)
Dominic Marcon stood motionless as the elevator ascended towards the penthouse. All his scheming, all his patience was about to pay off. The pistol he'd been handed weighed heavy in his grip, a physical burden emblematic of what was to come. He glanced...
Chapter 4
Fresh, legally purchased, not-stolen clothes were the first item on the agenda, and they quickly found an outfit that had Shouyousei whistling as he exited the changing room. With his black hair and dark skin, black denim looked good on him. He picked...
Chapter 6.5 Nightmares
Shouyousei's dream started pleasantly enough. A good night, good friends, and a warm romance waiting when darkness creeped through the windows. When the morning crested though, she was alone. She'd been abandoned, again. Familiar thoughts creeped into...
Oh, by the way... (Ch. 9)
#35 of child of the sands bit of a short chapter here, but i wanted a chapter break exactly where it was. 's just the way the cookie crumbles.
Chapter 7 Three questions
Shou awoke in a rush, mind abuzz with the frantic energy of a fast-fading dream. She had been amidst something quite important, hadn't she? She shook herself awake, freeing herself from the last vestiges of sleep. No, she hadn't, she'd been enjoying a...
Chapter 8 Life and The universe
“Are you happy with where you are? Are you satisfied with what you have made of your life?” Kalokin’s mask held a casual, relaxed look currently, but Shou sensed a deeper edge to this question. It struck her then that Kalokin seemed like the type who...
Chapter 5
Pizza Stop was an unassuming hole in the wall, the cheerfully enticing travelers to stop by for some pizza. Kesh eyed it warily, talking to Shou from the corner of his mouth. “With the way you went on about this place, I had assumed it to be some grand...
Chapter 9 Your Future
Shouyousei nodded slowly. She regretted asking now, but she couldn’t quite reconcile the idea with the being before her. Him? Artificial? Was it even possible to create a soul like that, much less encode it with intelligence and personality? And...
Chapter Six, Recalcitrance
Even half drunk, his feet remembered that rhythm. Clean. Clear. Methodical. His shoes hit the pavement in perfectly precise time as he tried to clear his head. If he closed his eyes for just a moment, he could almost be back in Ocala. The crisp autumn...
Chapter 10 Syncopation
“Wait, you can’t leave!” She sprinted to the door, making it there in time to stop him from storming out of her apartment, just barely. “I, um” she wasn’t quite able to think of something fast enough to prevent his response. “You what? Talked...
(Gambler's Dream. Redacted)
“All I'm offering you is a chance, Shouyousei." She stood before a man who defied description. It seemed like any time she tried to focus on one part of his face, the others sneakily shifted, and since his face was naught but falling sand to begin...