Strained
**_Strained_** The clatter of cutlery against plate sounded, bringing the idle chatter around the dinner table to a halt. "Whacha looking at, Kurt?" "Nuffin," the bulky, mud brown coyote mumbled from the seat opposite, smiling...
Against All Odds: Part 29 - Trial By Fire
**_Part 29 - Trial By Fire_** _(Nathan)_ _ _ The fire spread rapidly, transforming the countless wood chips peppering the ground into wickedly burning embers. A collective gasp rang out from the gang, each member having to stagger back from the...
Escaping the Storm: Part 1
**_Escaping the Storm_** **_Part 1_** "Come on, what in the gods is taking so long!?" Erik spun to the gap in the dreary warehouse's towering racking, frozen to the spot by the nasally roar of his supervisor rising to the skylights...
Against All Odds: Part 30 - From The Ashes
**_Part 30 - From The Ashes_** _(Alexei)_ Alexei's workshop smouldered in the streetlights' glow; the fire brigade arriving too late to prevent the flames from reducing it to a charred, broken shell. His apartment sat perched precariously above,...
Against All Odds: Part 18 - ...and Stark Realities
**_Part 18: ...and Stark Realities_** _(Alexei)_ Alexei glanced over towards the pavement on the other side of the road, a sickening sense of dread starting in his stomach once he found the call's source. "No... not this scum again." The gang...
Against All Odds: Part 32 - Distances
**_Part 32 - Distances_** _(Nathan)_ At times, it felt as if the twelve hour trip back to Polcia would never end. A slow, rocky ferry and an uncomfortably long flight sat separated by a two hour layover in Bolstrovo; something that did little to...
Against All Odds: Part 24 - Trauma
**_Part 24 - Trauma_** _(Alexei)_ "I... do not understand." Alexei staggered back, allowing Erik a half-step to the side and away from his intense grasp. His colleague's revelation had ploughed into him like a freight train, leaving the wolf...
Against All Odds: Part 42 - Last Goodbyes
**_Part 42 - Last Goodbyes_** _(Nathan)_ "Lights off," Nathan commanded, stepping out from his apartment. He turned to look back through the doorway, looking upon his home of the past two years. It lied empty now; most of its contents sold to...
Weight On My Shoulders
_ **Weight On My Shoulders** _ My eyes struggled to adjust. I threw up a hand to protect them from the summer sun, grimacing from the scalding heat. Like I needed any more reasons to turn tail and run back inside. Registration might've come and gone...
Against All Odds: Part 20 - Bridges
**_Part 20 - Bridges_** _(Alexei)_ Entering his grandfather's home had become much like stepping into a time capsule for Alexei in recent months, journeying back to a time when he too called this place home. Just like in those days, his paws sank...
Saturday Shift
Saturday Shift "...It's unbelievable," I heard Izzy yell. "The guy doesn't have a damn clue what he's doing." "Bit much maybe," Dane replied. "You're gonna defend him? Really?" "Hey, I ain't defending anyone--" "He's a fuckin'...
Against All Odds: Part 23 - Captive
**_Part 23 - Captive_** _(Nathan)_ Any length of time could have passed before Nathan saw light again, the zipper high above him finally reopening to disperse the enveloping blackness he'd been trapped within. The persistent, unforgiving...