Against All Odds: Part 41 - Final Steps
**_Part 41 - Final Steps_** _(Alexei)_ _ _ Afflicted by a near-unscalable mountain of paperwork along with interview after long, tedious interview, it took until long after the first leaves of autumn had fallen for Alexei's departure day to finally...
Against All Odds: Part 22 - Breaking The Walls
**_Part 22 - Breaking The Walls_** _(Alexei)_ Despite Erik's insistence on heading into the office to chat, he spent the first minute or so inside shuffling anxiously, lost to the world within his own thoughts. The wall of silence built up...
Against All Odds: Part 27 - ...Relapse
**_Part 27 - ...Relapse_** _(Alexei)_ "Alex!" A soft yet persistent pounding against his muzzle stole Alexei from his sleep. With a yawn, he forced his eyes open to a squint, spotting Nathan's little arms clinging to his nose through the...
Power Play (AaO Universe)
**_Power Play_** My neck jerked hard as my tired head slipped from the paw that'd somehow managed to hold it up. I gasped gently; shocked by the sight of my study desk racing towards me. Somehow, I caught myself before making contact. Dear gods,...
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 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 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...
Against All Odds: Part 40 - True Colours
**_Part 40 - True Colours_** _(Nathan)_ Nathan settled his head upon the sofa cushion, pulling his blanket up over himself just like he had done countless times already that weekend. Television images flashed non-descript in the hazy periphery of...
Breaking Away
Breaking Away I couldn't wait to get out the other side of this security checkpoint. that my high school history class had been pushed into and squeezed on through. The whole thing was a crowded, stuffy, blurry mess of bag checks and metal...
Fences (AaO Universe)
_ **Fences** _ Lili slammed closed the cabinet beside our stove. "You can't seriously be considering this?" "Actually..." I watched her storm across our tiny kitchen. "I am." "But why _you_?" She looked down, groaning loudly at her empty paws. "Have...
Against All Odds: Part 10 - Coalescence
Seems as if another Sunday's rolled around, which means it's time for Part 10 :) As always, comments are appreciated! * * * Part 10 - Coalescence A torrent of regret carried Nathan away the moment he opened his weary eyes the following morning,...